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Cigarettes & Alcohol Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Like cigarettes and alcohol
Baby, you're my downfall
Dressed up in that pretty blue shirt
Damn, you're really gonna hurt me
Hate it when you don't call
Warning signals all along
Flowers dying deep in the dirt
Damn, you're really gonna hurt--
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh, fell really hard for you
You're breaking my heart in two
But I knew all along
And I still played along
Oh, fell really hard for you
You're so damn predictable
And I knew all along, oh
[Chorus]
Only you can make me feel like I'm the prettiest in the room
But then you make me feel invisible
I'm better when I'm--
Hanging at the party with your friends, they think I'm cool
Then you show up and make me feel so small
I'm better when you're gone
Like cigarettes and alcohol
Baby, you're my downfall
Dressed up in that pretty blue shirt
Damn, you're really gonna hurt me
Hate it when you don't call
Warning signals all along
Flowers dying deep in the dirt
Damn, you're really gonna hurt--
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh, fell really hard for you
You're breaking my heart in two
But I knew all along
And I still played along
Oh, fell really hard for you
You're so damn predictable
And I knew all along, oh
[Chorus]
Only you can make me feel like I'm the prettiest in the room
But then you make me feel invisible
I'm better when I'm--
Hanging at the party with your friends, they think I'm cool
Then you show up and make me feel so small
I'm better when you're gone
[Post-Chorus]
Better, better
I'm better when you're gone
So much better, better off
I'm better when you're gone
Better, better
I'm better when you're gone
So much better, better off
I'm better when you're gone
[Verse 2]
Left my clothes at your house
You can go and throw 'em out
Laying in that pretty blue shirt
Only makes me think about
Selective memories, but forget all the bad ones
Like I'm seventeen, I'll believe you're a good one
The reality is your love is my poison, uh
I still can't believe that--
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Oh, fell super hard for you
You broke my heart in two
But I knew all along
[Chorus]
Only you can make me feel like I'm the prettiest in the room
But then you make me feel invisible
I'm better when I'm--
Hanging at the party with your friends, they think I'm cool
Then you show up and make me feel so small
I'm better when you're gone
Better, better
I'm better when you're gone
So much better, better off
I'm better when you're gone
Better, better
I'm better when you're gone
So much better, better off
I'm better when you're gone
[Verse 2]
Left my clothes at your house
You can go and throw 'em out
Laying in that pretty blue shirt
Only makes me think about
Selective memories, but forget all the bad ones
Like I'm seventeen, I'll believe you're a good one
The reality is your love is my poison, uh
I still can't believe that--
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Oh, fell super hard for you
You broke my heart in two
But I knew all along
[Chorus]
Only you can make me feel like I'm the prettiest in the room
But then you make me feel invisible
I'm better when I'm--
Hanging at the party with your friends, they think I'm cool
Then you show up and make me feel so small
I'm better when you're gone
[Post-Chorus]
Better, better
I'm better when you're gone
So much better, better off
I'm better when you're gone
Better, better
I'm better when you're gone
So much better, better off
I'm better when you're-
[Outro]
You can make me feel like I'm the prettiest in the room
But then you make me feel invisible
I'm better when I'm--
Hanging at the party with your friends, they think I'm cool
Then you show up and make me feel so small
I'm better when you're gone
Better, better
I'm better when you're gone
So much better, better off
I'm better when you're gone
Better, better
I'm better when you're gone
So much better, better off
I'm better when you're-
[Outro]
You can make me feel like I'm the prettiest in the room
But then you make me feel invisible
I'm better when I'm--
Hanging at the party with your friends, they think I'm cool
Then you show up and make me feel so small
I'm better when you're gone
About
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Genius Annotation
“Cigarettes & Alcohol” (also known as “Better When You’re Gone”) is an unreleased song by English singer-songwriter Charli XCX.
The song was recorded sometime in 2018, speculated to be during the “Charli” album recording sessions.
The song was written with frequent collaborators, Noonie Bao and Lotus IV, with the latter holding production credits aswell.
Multiple snippets of the song have surfaced online however, the song has yet to be leaked or released officially.
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