High Lyrics

[Verse 1: Dua Lipa]
You don't have to be so cautious if you practice what you preach
Counting up the stacks on the counter, a fucking disease
Don't ask me to be righteous if you practice what you teach
Counting all your blessings the second you're down on your knees

[Chorus: Dua Lipa]
So why, why
Don't we get a little high, high?

[Post-Chorus: Dua Lipa]
Don't we get a little, get a little
Don't we get a little high
Get a little high, high

[Verse 2: Dua Lipa]
Keep my head under the water, pride buried in my chest
Not counting all the minutes, the seconds, not holdin' my breath
Now sinking from the surface, swimming in my lungs
Losing all my vision, religion, I'm holding my tongue

[Chorus: Dua Lipa]
So why, why
Don't we get a little high, high?

[Post-Chorus: Dua Lipa]
Don't we get a little, get a little
Don't we get a little high
Get a little high, high
[Bridge: Dua Lipa]
Don't wanna pay attention to the writing on the wall
Painted with aggression, and dripping when you call
Not gonna learn my lesson, am I running out of time?
So, why, why, why?

[Post-Chorus: Dua Lipa]
Don't we get a little, get a little
Don't we get a little high
Get a little high, high

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About

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For the first time, London pop-star Dua Lipa teams up with 18 year old producer from Chicago –Whethan. The dark soulful track with powerful bass notes has Dua channeling her sexy side asking her lover to “get a little high” with her. It was released on February 8th a day before the Fifty Shades Freed movie and album came out. In an interview with The Fader, Whethan said his inspiration for the song came from alternative and bedroom pop:

“High” is a song that shows my alternative electronic direction and has the amazing Dua Lipa singing on it.

This is both of the artists' first songs for 2018. During an interview with Billboard, Dua said she was working on her sophomore album, which would include more of a soulful style. Whethan has been working on new music as well.

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