"You Asked For This" (stylized in sentence case) is a song performed by Halsey. It is featured as the sixth track on their fourth studio album, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power. It was released on August 27, 2021 through Capitol Records.
Background[]
The song was announced via Amazon's virtual AI assistant, Alexa, on August 10, 2021.[1]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
I don't know what you want from me
Well, I'm sunburnt lips in summer heat
I'm tattered like these Levi jeans
Punch wasted on the dumbest scene
Now what the fuck does all this mean?
You know I'm still somebody's daughter, see
I spilled the milk you left on me
My tears are fallin' flawlessly now
[Chorus]
Go on and be a big girl
You asked for this now
Go on and be a big girl
Or everybody's gonna drown you out
Go on and be a big girl
You asked for this now
You better show 'em why you talk so loud
[Verse 2]
You wished upon a fallin' star
And then left behind mе avant-garde
Girl, lemonade and crystal glassеs
Picket fences, file taxes
Who the hell is in your bed?
You gotta kiss goodnight and give some head
And then next, the morning comes instead
Well, is this the life that lies ahead now?
[Chorus]
Go on and be a big girl
You asked for this now
Go on and be a big girl
Or everybody's gonna drown you out
Go on and be a big girl
You asked for this now
You better show 'em why you talk so loud
Well, go on and be a big girl
You asked for this now
Go on and be a big girl
Or everybody's gonna drown you out
Go on and be a big girl
You asked for this now
You better show 'em why you talk so loud
[Outro]
I want my cake on a silver plater
I want a fistful in my hands
I want a beautiful boy's despondent laughter
I wanna ruin all my plans
I want a fist around my throat
I wanna cry so hard, I choke
I want everything I ask for
Ah
Ah, ah
Ah, ah
References[]
| If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power | ||
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2021 • Capitol Records | ||
| Songs | ||
| Standard | 1 The Tradition • 2 Bells In Santa Fe • 3 Easier Than Lying • 4 Lilith • 5 Girl Is A Gun • 6 You Asked For This • 7 Darling • 8 1121 • 9 Honey • 10 Whispers • 11 I Am Not A Woman, I'm A God • 12 The Lighthouse • 13 Ya'aburnee | |
| Deluxe | Nightmare • Nightmare (Reprise) • People Disappear Here • Gasoline (Reimagined) | |
| Cut | I forgive you | |
| Artist(s) | ||
| Halsey | ||