"Dumb & Poetic" is a song by Sabrina Carpenter, from her sixth album Short n' Sweet. It was written by Sabrina Carpenter, Amy Allen, Julia Michaels and John Ryan.
Background[]
On July 9, 2024, Carpenter posted a promotional video containing the Short n' Sweet track list on her social media, revealing the song's title and placement on the album.[1]
Lyrics[]
You're so dumb and poetic
It's just what I fall for, I like the aesthetic
Every self-help book, you've already read it
Cherry-pick lines like they're words you invented
Gold star for highbrow manipulation
And "love everyone" is your favorite quotation
Try to come off like you're soft and well-spoken
Jack off to lyrics by Leonard Cohen
Don't think you understand
Just 'cause you talk like one doesn't make you a man
You're so sad there's no communication
But, baby, you put us in this situation
You're running so fast from the hearts that you're breakin'
Save all your breath for your floor meditation
You're so empathetic, you'd make a great wife
And I promise the mushrooms aren't changing your life
Well, you crashed the car and abandoned the wreckage
Fuck with my head like it's some kind of fetish
Don't think you understand
Just 'cause you act like one doesn't make you a man
Don't think you understand
Just 'cause you leave like one doesn't make you a man
Trivia[]
- The song debuted at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
- The song was written in Paris, France in July 2023 during a ten-day break from Carpenter's Emails I Can't Send Tour.[3]
References[]
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| Taste • Please Please Please • Good Graces • Sharpest Tool • Coincidence • Bed Chem • Espresso • Dumb & Poetic • Slim Pickins • Juno • Lie to Girls • Don't Smile • 15 Minutes • Couldn't Make It Any Harder • Busy Woman • Bad Reviews • Needless to Say |