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Olivia's debut album, SOUR, was seemingly inspired by her romance with Joshua, which resulted in him receiving a flux of death threats from fans online. Oh, I wish that I could open my eyes and the nightmare be overīut you sensationalize, keep fannin' the fire for the headlines Oh, what the hell am I supposed to do with that? My mama called 'cause she hеard I got death threats He seemingly calls out how she released an entire album and didn't elaborate on their drama beyond that with the line "You're messin' with my life as a career move / I can't help but wonder why you won't make it end."
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In the chorus, Joshua may be directly responding to songs like "Traitor" and "Good 4 U" - both of which reference how Olivia's counterpart "will never have to hurt" the way she did.
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I can't help but wonder why you won't make it end You're messin' with my life as a career move Half the shit you're sayin' is only half true On "Skin," Sabrina sings "You've been telling your side, so I'm telling mine."īut don't you dare act like I didn't love youĭon't you ever wonder if I'm okay after all you put me through? Following "Drivers License," Sabrina Carpenter released her song "Skin," which seemed like a response at the time. This can tie back to both Olivia and Sabrina Carpenter, who received tons of media attention because of an alleged love triangle. Joshua expresses that it's time for him to tell his account of the situation. In the same interview, he also admitted that "Olivia hasn't spoken to since 'Drivers License' came out."Īnd if you get to tell your truth, then so do IĪnd it's cool if you want me to play the bad guy "It sort of felt like a losing battle… If I try and defend myself in any way, it just felt impossible," he told the outlet. In an interview with GQ, Joshua said that his label wanted to take advantage of the "media swarm" during that time. He claims he doesn't even want to write the song in fear of the reaction it may receive. In the opening verse, Joshua opens up about his record label potentially pressuring him to release a response to the backlash he had been facing after Olivia Rodrigo dropped her song, "Drivers License," which was reportedly tied back to their romance. And here I am, guitar in my hand, in the middle of one, hmmĭon't know if I can, still holdin' back, still wanna run