Sympathy is a knife featuring ariana grande

I-i-i-i-it's a knife when you know they're waitin' for you to choke
It's a knife when a journalist does a misquote
It's a knife when a friend is suddenly steppin' on your throat
It's a knife when they say that you've been doing things you don't
It's a knife when your old friends hate your new friends
When somebody says, "Charli, I think you've totally changed"
It's a knife when somebody says they like the old me and not the new me
And I'm like, "Who the fuck is she?"

'Cause it's a knife when you're finally on top
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall to the bottom
It's a knife when you're finally on top (on top)
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall-fall-fall

I-i-i-i-it's a knife when
It's a knife when, it's a knife when
All this sympathy is just a knife when
It's a knife when, it's a knife when
All this sympathy is just a-

It's a knife when you know they're counting on your mistakes
It's a knife when you're so pretty, they think you must be fake (mhm)
It's a knife when they dissect your body on the front page (mhm, ooh)
It's a knife when they won't believe you
Why should you explain? (Yeah)
It's a knife when the mean fans hate the nice fans
When somebody says, "Ari, I think you've totally changed" (no shit)
(It's a knife) when somebody says they like the old me and not the new me
And I'm like, "Who the fuck is she?"

'Cause it's a knife when you're finally on top (on top)
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall to the bottom
It's a knife when you're finally on top (on top, ooh)
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall-fall-fall

I-i-i-i-it's a knife when (it's a knife when)
It's a knife when (it's a knife when)
It's a knife when
All this sympathy is just a knife when (it's a knife when)
It's a knife when (it's a knife when)
It's a knife when (ah)
All this sympathy is just a kn—

All this expectation is a knife
All the things I've said are just a knife
All this expectation is a knife (mm)
Yeah
All this expectation is a knife
All the things I've said are just a knife
All this expectation is a knife-knife-knife-knife-knife-knife