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Tove Lo - Suburbia
[Verse 1]
Now here I am with you
I never wanted babies
I know they're kinda cute
I never wanted marriage
But here I am with you
We love to live in chaos
There's nothin' in our way
Our love is deep but fragile
[Pre-Chorus]
No fake grass, no fake friends
That's our plan, yeah, that's our future dance
No pretend, no safe end
That's our plan, no circumstance
[Chorus]
I-I don't want suburbia
I don't need routines and lies
I hope you know that I know
You are the love of my life
But I-I-I can't be no Stepford wife
[Verse 2]
Just let me talk this through
So if we had a baby
You'd love them more than me?
What if I'm way too lazy
For the mom Olympic team? (Ah)
Will we still be romantic?
Will I still get my sleep? (Ah)
Will you be less pedantic?
[Pre-Chorus]
No fake grass, no fake friends
That's our plan, yeah, that's our future dance
No pretend, no safe end
That's our plan, no circumstance
[Chorus]
I-I don't want suburbia
I don't need routines and lies
I hope you know that I know
You are the love of my life
But I-I-I can't be no Stepford wife, oh
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What if I change my mind and want one
But then I can't have none?
Would you leave me then? Mm
What if I don't want the things I'm supposed to want?
What then?
But what if I do in the end?
[Chorus]
I-I don't want suburbia (No, no)
I don't need routines and lies (I don't need no lies)
I hope you know that I know (I know)
You are the love of my life
But I can't be no Stepford wife (Oh, no)
I hope you know that I know
You are the love of my life
But I-I-I can't be no Stepford wife
“A modern Madonna struggling with domestic life,” per Dirt Femme’s official album visualizer. ”It’s about never wanting marriage, not wanting children, and not feeling like that’s a life that I want. But then like, “What if I do?” All of my friends around me have kids—babies are adorable and I’m so happy for my friends—but whenever I say “I still don’t know if I want kids,” they take it so personally and get really offended by me saying that. Having a kid is a personal choice, isn’t it? When you live in a very woke bubble that I’m in with my friends who live very different lives, it’s not a big deal. But as soon as I move slightly outside of that, there’s a judgment cloud if you choose not to have children. — via Rolling Stone ”My husband and I both had fairly traditional childhoods, and I’ve always [sensed] a certain amount of confusion around my lifestyle—friends and family wondering when we’ll stop partying and settle down. In 2020, we eloped in Las Vegas, and the reaction was pretty uniform, like, ‘Oh, thank god, you did something normal! So when are you having kids?’ People seem to have this idea about how our life is supposed to look, and if that idea doesn’t appeal to you, it makes your head spin. You’re like, ‘Is there something wrong with me?’ We made a beat that sounded sad and upbeat at the same time, and it reminded me of the Stepford Wives—that eerie feeling you get in suburbia that everyone is hiding something.” – via Apple Music (October 14, 2022)
