Arti & Cerita Lagu
Lagu ini bercerita tentang Ariana yang menolak dikontrol oleh persepsi orang lain, terutama mantan kekasih/pihak yang terus menghakiminya. Ia memilih merasakan segala sesuatu (termasuk hal "beracun") daripada mati rasa demi menyenangkan orang. Tema lagu pemberontakan terhadap penilaian orang lain, pencarian identitas diri, dan pilihan untuk hidup autentik meski dianggap "beracun".
Lyrics Hampstead - Ariana Grande
I left my heart at a pub in Hampstead
And I misplaced my mind in a good way
Threw away my reputation but saved us more heartache
Yes I know it seems fucked up and you're right
But quite frankly you’re still wrong about everything
So far off your seat's nowhere near the table
But I find something sweet in your peculiar behavior
'Cause I think to be so dumb must be nice
I do I do I do I do
What makes you think you’re even invited?
The doors are closed with lights off inside and all the while
Therе's no one home you're still outsidе
I wonder why
What's wrong with a little bit of poison? Tell me
I would rather feel everything than nothing every time
Ooh fear me stranger a little bit of sugar danger
I'd rather be seen and alive than dying by your point of view
I do I do I do I do
I don't remember too much of the last year
But I knew who I was when I got here
'Cause I'm still the same but only entirely different
And my lover’s just some lines in some songs mm
You think you’ve read the book I'm still writing
I can’t imagine wanting so badly to be right
Guess I'm forever on your mind
I wonder why
What's wrong with a little bit of poison? Tell me (Tell me)
I would rather feel everything than nothing every time (Every every time)
Ooh fear me stranger (Stranger) a little bit of sugar (Sugar) danger (Danger)
I'd rather be seen and alive than dying by your point of view
Rather be swimming with you than drowning in a crowded room
I do I do I do I do
