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Lyrics of Heartbeat by Childish Gambino
chorus
I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around
Can′t speak, I can't speak
I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around
Can′t speak, I can't speak
verse
I know what your boy like, skinny tie and a cuff type
He go and make breakfast, you walkin' round naked
I might just text you, turn your phone over
When it′s all over, no settlin′ down
My text go to your screen, you know better than that
I come around when you least expect me
I'm sitting at the bar when your glass is empty
You thinking that this song′s coming on to tempt me
I need to be alone like the way you left me
You start calling
You start crying
I come over
I'm inside you
I can′t find you
The girl that I once had
But the sex that we have isn't half bad
Text say that "It′s not fair"
That's code for "He's not here"
And I′ma flirt with this new girl
And I′ma call if it don't work
So we fuck ′til it come to conclusions
All the things that we thought we were losing
I'm a ghost and you know this
That′s why we broke up in the first place
'Cause
chorus
I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around
Can′t speak, I can't speak
I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around
Can't speak, I can′t speak
verse
It′s late night Thursday, I know that you heard me
But you don't want the same thing
Well, two can play that game
So I′m chilling with my girlfriend
But she not my real girlfriend
She got a key to my place but
She not my real girlfriend
Stupid, so dummy
Say the wrong thing and wrong girls come runnin'
I′m paranoid that these girls want something from me
And it's hard to make a dime go one hundred
And my dude freakin′ out over a worse fate
She on time but she late for they first date
'Cause he went and tried out a new condom
Slipped off in a threesome, good problems?
Right? Wrong
Askin' ′em if she wanna play games
We the Super Smash Brothers, but none of them you
I miss the sex where you kiss whenever you through
Sixty-nine is the only dinner for two
I was wrong, but would you have listened to you?
Uh, you were crazy
I got a heart, but the art of choking′s
Only thing girls want when you in that smoke and light
chorus
I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around
Can't speak, I can′t speak
I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go
Heartbeat, my heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around
Can't speak, I can′t speak
verse
So we're done? This the real shit?
We used to hold hands like field trips
I′m a jerk, but your dude is a real dick
I read his posts on your wall and I feel sick
He ain't cool, he ball and all that
But he's just a fake nigga who blog in all caps
You couldn′t wait to date
I′m going straight for your thighs like the cake you ate
I give a fuck about the niggas that you say you ate
You know that I'm the best when I′m a-fake-tionate
I'm the best that you had, face it
J and Keyshia are related, racist
I give you money, then you burn me, then you made off
She ain′t a killer, but she'll fucking blow your head off
I know he wondering, "What the fuck you hiding?"
That we dated like raps about Bin Laden
Ayo, fuck this
Are we dating? Are we fucking?
Are we best friends?
Are we something in between that?
I wish we never fucked, and I mean that
outro
But not really
You say the nastiest shit in bed and it′s fuckin' awesome
Writer(s): Donald Mckinley Glover Ii
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The song 'Heartbeat' by Childish Gambino delves into a tumultuous relationship filled with jealousy, infidelity, and mixed emotions. The lyrics portray a complex dynamic where the protagonist struggles with feelings of love, lust, and betrayal, ultimately questioning the nature of the relationship and expressing a desire for clarity and honesty.
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Themes
Conflicted relationships
• I come around when you least expect me
• I wanted you to know that I am ready to go
• Are we dating? Are we fucking?
Desire and longing
• Heartbeat, my heartbeat
• Whenever you are around, Can't speak, I can't speak
Emotional turmoil
• I can't find you, The girl that I once had
• I wish we never fucked, and I mean that
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Moods
Love, heartbreak, anger, angst, nostalgia
Rating: R
Lyrics contain adult material, to be consumed with caution
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