Cover art for ​r u ok by Tate McRae

​r u ok

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​r u ok Lyrics

[Chorus]
Are you okay?
'Cause you're the one who needed space
And finally, now I'm doing fine
You would rather see me cry
Are you okay?
You're acting like we never changed
And finally, I can sleep at night
Makes you wanna lose your mind

(Are you okay?)

[Verse 1]
I know that you've been scared of love
And everything it did to us

But how am I supposed to open up
When you were just so good at closing off?

You're up and down, I'm inside out
You ripped my heart right from my mouth
And then I had to go and pick it up
And play it like I didn't give a fuck

[Pre-Chorus]
You called up my phone fifty times from that party
3 A.M., you thought I'd be there in a heartbeat
Your life but you might wanna put down the Bacardi
Mean this sincerely, dude

[Chorus]
Are you okay?
'Cause you're the one who needed space
And finally, now I'm doing fine
You would rather see me cry
Are you okay?
You're acting like we never changed
And finally, I can sleep at night
Makes you wanna lose your mind
(Are you okay?)

[Verse 2]
You called my friends, you called my dad
You begged for help to win me back
And they would never say it to your face
But no, they never liked you anyways
You missed my birthday and my shows
You made me feel so damn alone
And somehow now you got so much to say
Don't got time to listen anyway

[Pre-Chorus]
You called up my phone fifty times from that party
3 A.M., you thought I'd be there in a heartbeat
Your life but you might wanna put down the Bacardi
Mean this sincerely, dude
[Chorus]
Are you okay?
'Cause you're the one who needed space
And finally, now I'm doing fine
You would rather see me cry
Are you okay?

You're acting like we never changed
And finally, I can sleep at night
Makes you wanna lose your mind

[Outro]
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
(Are you okay?)

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Genius Annotation

This song is probably about Tate McRae and her past relationship. She is describing, for example, how her boyfriend told her he needs space and then texting her back. He is obviously trying his best to get back to her but she has already made her mind and is completely over him. Plus, she is describing how he treated her when they were together.

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Genius Answer

“r u ok” is a song that I never thought I’d write. It has a very sassy and feisty tone, which made it a challenge to dive into that perspective – as I think I’m quite the opposite. I love that in this song there is a lot of emotional meaning behind the lyrics, with very trappy, bright and contrasting production at the same time.

— Tate McRae via DIY

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December 10, 2020
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