"Dog Years" is a song by Halsey that is featured as the third track on her fifth album The Great Impersonator. The song was released through Columbia Records on October 25, 2024.
Background[]
On September 25, 2024, the song's title was revealed and was also confirmed to be the third track on the album.
On October 8, 2024, Halsey posted a snippet of the song on her socials along with photos and a video of her dressed as English singer-songwriter PJ Harvey as part of the countdown to the album's release, with the snippet being for the song being released on day two of the countdown.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
They said I have a universal blood type
I can give to anyone in need
But only receive (only receive) from someone exactly like me (mhm)
And I'm trying to B positive, but O, it's really hard (O, it's really hard)
I'm a loner, I'm a loser
Won't you shoot me in the yard? (shoot me in the yard)
Put me down like a lame horse
Or send me to the farm
Where all the dogs go (Oh)
[Chorus]
I've been a really good dog, can I come inside?
Yeah, I've been such a good girl, can we go for a ride?
I'm on a real short leash, but I like it tight
You know, I'm such a sweet girl, but I can really bite (I can really bite)
[Verse 2]
'Cause my dog died last year
He fell asleep in my embrace
And the very last thing I told him
Was, "See you soon and we can race"
You know a mercy kill is what I seek
I didn't ask to live, but dying's up to me
[Chorus]
I've been a really good dog, can I come inside?
Yeah, I've been such a good girl, can we go for a ride?
I'm on a real short leash, but I like it tight
You know I'm such a sweet girl, but I can really bite (Ahh, ahh)
[Verse 3]
Well, they say all dogs go to Heaven
Well, what about a bitch?
What about an evil girl
Left lying in a ditch?
Tell the three people who asked that I am in a better place
With lots of trees and lots of grass
And lots of, lots of chocolate cake
[Bridge]
'Cause I'm not old, but I am tired
I'm not strong, I'm very weak
I'm not old, but I am tired
I'm not here, I'm somewhere else
I'm not old, but I am tired
I'm one hundred ninety-six in dog years
I have seen enough, I've seen it all
[Chorus]
I've been a really good dog, can I come inside?
Yeah, I've been such a good girl, can I go for a ride?
I'm on a real short leash, but I like it tight
You know I'm such a sweet girl, but I can really bite
[Outro]
Down like a lame horse
Or send me to the farm
Where all the dogs go
Trivia[]
- In a post on October 7, 2024, Halsey said she would be impersonating different artists every day and teasing a snippet of a song they inspired on the album.
- It was revealed in the posts on October 8, 2024 that PJ Harvey was the inspiration for the song "Dog Years"
| The Great Impersonator | ||
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2024 • Columbia Records | ||
| Songs | ||
| Standard | 1 Only Living Girl in L.A. • 2 Ego • 3 Dog Years • 4 Letter to God (1974) • 5 Panic Attack • 6 The End • 7 I Believe in Magic • 8 Letter to God (1983) • 9 Hometown • 10 I Never Loved You • 11 Darwinism • 12 Lonely is the Muse • 13 Arsonist • 14 Life of the Spider (Draft) • 15 Hurt Feelings • 16 Lucky • 17 Letter to God (1998) • 18 The Great Impersonator | |
| Digital Exclusives | Charades (1970's) • Lessons (1980's) • Nothing! (1990's) • Alice of the Upper Class (Y2K) • Afraid of the Dark (Demo) (Bonus) | |
| Artist(s) | ||
| Halsey | ||