Built a world all in my mind
All on my own, will I survive? Oh
[Pre-Chorus: Charli XCX]
Century of tears
Sadness was my only smile, yeah
So I fall apart
But you're gone and I'm doing fine
I'm screaming out
[Chorus: Charli XCX]
Ooh, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
When you're not around, when you're not around, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
I'll finally cross you out
Ooh, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
When you're not around, when you're not around, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
I'll finally cross you out
[Verse 2: Sky Ferreira]
Melt me down one piece at a time
I seal these eyes wide shut
I wasn't mesmerized, no
Century of tears
Sadness was another denial, yeah
Thought I'd fall apart
But now you're gone, I'm doing fine
I'm screaming out
[Chorus: Charli XCX]
Ooh, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
When you're not around, when you're not around, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
I'll finally cross you out
Ooh, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
When you're not around, when you're not around, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
I'll finally cross you out
[Bridge: Sky Ferreira, Charli XCX, Both]
I've become someone better
I've become someone better
Yeah, yeah
Now I look in the mirror
And I love myself better
Yeah, yeah
I've become someone better
I've become someone better
Yeah, yeah
Now I look in the mirror
Feels so good to forget ya
Yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
When you're not around, when you're not around, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
I'll finally cross you out
Ooh, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
When you're not around, when you're not around, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
I'll finally cross you out
Ooh, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
When you're not around, when you're not around, ooh
When you're not around, when you're not around
I'll finally cross you out
About
“Cross You Out” is a synth-infused club banger and breakup song. The song features Sky Ferreira, as the two trade verses and harmonize seamlessly on the track.
After initially announcing the song’s appearance on Charli on the 14th of June 2019, Charli teased the song’s release on her Instagram account two days before its release.
The day before the song’s release, Charli took to Instagram to explain the song’s meaning and progression:
This song means a lot to me, for me it’s about leaving some pretty traumatic people from my past behind me. It feels euphoric that this song is about to be out in the world so soon.
“Cross You Out” was the first promotional single and overall fourth track to be pre-released from Charli’s third studio album Charli.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
We are an ICONIC duo tbh. No but seriously, Sky, I’m so happy this collaboration has happened. I’ve always been a fan of your music/your vision. You are unique and brilliant and even though the music we make separately is sonically quite different, I feel like we sort of came up together in some senses (remember that next level V mag cover & all the mice peeing on the givenchy 😬😬!!). This song means a lot to me, for me it’s about leaving some pretty traumatic people from my past behind me. It feels euphoric that this song is about to be out in the world so soon. Thank you for being a part of this with me.
— Charli XCX via Instagram post
Speaking to Apple Music, she also said:
I’m so happy that we got to make this song together. This was one of the first songs that kind of came to reality for this album. I sent this over to Shy, she felt it and came into the studio in LA with Linus Wiklund. She sounds so amazing and I’m so happy because Sky and I have known each other for quite a few years now. We kind of came up together in many ways, and we’ve shared a lot of the same producers. We’ve been on the same magazine covers together, and you know, I feel like we were on Myspace at the same time! I think her voice is really important and what she does is brilliant.
- 2.Gone
- 3.Cross You Out
- 4.1999
- 5.Click
- 6.Warm
- 7.Thoughts
- 10.Silver Cross
- 12.Official
- 13.Shake It
- 14.February 2017
- 15.2099
