Charli XCX
enemy lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:43
They say, "Keep your friends close"
But you're closer, I love when you're here
I'm so far away sometimes, I'm distant, yeah
You might help me, intimacy, I'll admit, I'm scared
Maybe, maybe you can reach me, yeah
Maybe you're my enemy
Now I've finally let you come a little close to me, oh
Maybe you're my enemy
You're the only one who knows the way I really feel, oh
Now it's really clear to me
You could do a little damage, you could cut me deeper
Maybe you're my enemy
Baby, you're my enemy, yeah
Suddenly, you're in my bedroom under my sheets every night
Suddenly, I lose my fear, it feels good, yeah
I feel guilty, I feel nervous, I feel certain now
Maybe, maybe you can reach me, yeah
Maybe you're my enemy
Now I've finally let you come a little close to me, oh
Maybe you're my enemy
You're the only one who knows the way I really feel, oh
Now it's really clear to me
You could do a little damage, you could cut me deeper
Maybe you're my enemy
Baby, you're my enemy, yeah
Oh, yeah
Yeah, oh
Maybe you're my enemy
Baby, you're my enemy, yeah
So calm at the surface, I'm scared of nothin'
Underneath, I'm nervous
Can you reach me?
So calm at the surface, told you I'm scared of nothin'
Underneath, I'm nervous, yeah
Can you reach me?
I think a tough journey to be on
Whilst you're around a lot of people
I feel like I'm learning that about myself
And I don't fully really understand it yet
It hurts here, it like hurts here
Maybe you're my enemy
Now I've finally let you come a little close to me, oh
Maybe you're my enemy
You're the only one who knows the way I really feel, oh
Now it's really clear to me
You could do a little damage, you could cut me deeper
Maybe you're my enemy
Baby, you're my enemy, yeah
Can you reach me?
Can you reach me?
Maybe you're my enemy, yeah
Can you reach me?
Baby, you're my enemy, yeah
Can you reach me?
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Key vocabulary
- it's
- it is (contraction)A1
- sometimes
- now and thenA1
- think
- use your mind to form ideasA1
- under
- below; not higher thanA1
- understand
- know the meaningA1
- way
- method or directionA1
- myself
- me, aloneA2
- reach
- get to; touchA2
- scared
- afraidA2
- sheets
- large pieces of fabricA2
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About this song
Charli XCX is an English pop and hyperpop artist, born in 1992 in Essex, and known for writing and producing much of her own material as well as collaborating across mainstream and underground dance scenes. She is particularly associated with early breakthrough singles like "I Love It" and later left-field work such as the hyperpop-leaning Vroom Vroom era and the 2024 album BRAT.