Loving you, I thought I couldn't get no higher
Your November rain could set the night on fire, night on fire
But we could only burn so long
Counterfeit emotions only run skin deep
Know you're lyin' when you're lyin' next to me, next to me
How did we get so far gone?
[Pre-Chorus]
I should know by now
You should know by now
We should know by now
[Chorus]
Something's gotta give, something's gotta break
But all I do is give, and all you do is take
Something's gotta change, but I know that it won't
No reason to stay is a good reason to go
Is a good reason to go, ooh
[Verse 2]
I have never heard a silence quite so loud
I walk in the room and you don't make a sound, make a sound
You're good at makin' me feel small
If it doesn't hurt me, why do I still cry?
If it didn't kill me, then I'm half alive, half alive
How did we get so far gone?
I should know by now
You should know by now
We should know by now
[Chorus]
Something's gotta give, something's gotta break
But all I do is give, and all you do is take
Something's gotta change, but I know that it won't
No reason to stay is a good reason to go
Is a good reason to go
[Bridge]
I should know by now, you should know by now
I think I'm breakin' right now, oh
I should know by now, you should know by now
I think I'm breakin' right now
[Chorus]
Something's gotta give, something's gotta break
All I do is give, and all you do is take
Something's gotta change (Something's gotta change)
No, I know that it won't (I know that it won't)
No reason to stay is a good reason to go, oh yeah
Is a good reason to go, ooh
Something's gotta give
About
“Something’s Gotta Give, originally titled "A Good Reason To Go,” is a tear-jerker of a track, based on a relationship Camila had.
In a livestream, Camila revealed that “Something’s Gotta Give” is one of the songs that she was most nervous to share with her fans because “it’s really personal”. In a tweet, Camila confessed that she once sang “Something’s Gotta Give” and had to take a break because she broke down crying.
Camila revealed that this is her parents' favorite track on Camila. It was first performed live on the Never Be The Same Tour at Vancouver. There, Camila implied that “Something’s Gotta Give” might have a political or social meaning as well.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
I feel like that could’ve been the last song on The Hurting, The Healing, The Loving (before she changed the album name) if that makes sense. ‘Cause I feel like that’s the one song that perfectly sums up what the old theme would’ve been like. It was about this toxic thing that was going on and me deciding “this is not good for me.” Getting to a point of desperation like, “something has to change because I can’t really take this anymore.” The song is the perfect piece of that era (THTHTH), which is why I thought it was important to have it.
- 4.Havana
- 5.Inside Out
- 6.Consequences
- 7.Real Friends
- 8.Something’s Gotta Give
- 9.In the Dark
- 10.Into It
