Charli XCX said that ‘Brat’ track ‘Sympathy Is a Knife’ is about her own self-doubt rather than anyone specific, like Taylor Swift
Some Charli XCX fans are convinced that the Brat track “Sympathy Is a Knife” is about Taylor Swift, but Charli says that’s not exactly the case.
Fans seized on the song as a possible Swift diss track because of the lyrics, “Don't wanna see her backstage at my boyfriend's show / Fingers crossed behind my back, I hope they break up quick.” In another verse, Charli sings, “'Cause I couldn't even be her if I tried / I'm opposite, I'm on the other side.”
In her New York interview, Charli hinted that the line was more about being intimidated by the size of venues that The 1975 plays. “Sometimes I’d look onstage and be like, ‘Oh, my God … I’m never going to play these rooms, ever,’” she recalled. “That made me feel jealous. I told Matty that. And George. They were both like, ‘Shut up. What are you talking about?’”
Ahead of Brat’s June 7 release, Charli issued a “PSA” via TikTok where she warned fans that there were no “diss tracks” on the album. “It’s so complicated … a female artist, where you are pitted against your peers but also expected to be best friends with every single person constantly,” she said in the May clip. “If you’re not, you’re deemed a bad feminist.”
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