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The WhatsApp Shakespeare. – RAYE

RAYE

The WhatsApp Shakespeare. lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
2026
Genre
Pop, R&B
Length
3:56
  1. Once upon a time there was a (girl)

  2. Girl, and there was a serpent (serpent)

  3. Oh, and her name was Eve (Eve)

  4. And she took a bite from the apple (apple)

  5. And the story ain't this dissimilar

  6. Many, many, many, many moons later

  7. She'd be deceived by her very own traitor

  8. And he weren't even my type on paper

  1. Such sweet poetry he would write

  2. The WhatsApp Shakespeare Killer we call him

  3. Lies just to climb into your bedroom door

  4. Now you're fighting for your life on your bedroom floor

  5. And, and a devil did send him, heart of blue, black venom

  6. My mother knew when she met him

  7. Wolf in sheep's clothes, oh, but in this case, denim

  8. Uh, cold-blood felon

  9. Oh, how Mother would then mourn the ghost of her daughter

  10. As he lured me in like a lamb to the slaughter

  11. Yeah, yeah, sounds very dramatic, don't it?

  12. A modern-day tragedy I call it

  13. It's a true story, it happened

  14. Oh, how he romanced (romanced) on me, on me, on me

  15. He'd WhatsApp call me, call me with a

  16. "Wherefore art thou, true love?"

  17. He strikes again, ooh, he's a cursive kisser

  18. He romanced on me, on me, on me

  19. Romeo, oh no, I was a fool to love you, damn

  20. Juliet must run, (Juliet) Juliet must vanish

  21. Damn it, cut him off savage, he must be banished

  22. The WhatsApp Shakespeare Killer

  23. I was still breathing, baby, just barely (barely)

  24. Grandma had to bring her Bible (Bible)

  25. Sister wanna hunt him down, but only Jesus can save him now

  26. Like, like, like Lazarus I did rise

  27. What a miracle she could survive, last text sent in the dead of the night

  28. When the light in her eyes left with him

  29. Hold sis earrings, go get him

  30. Oh, how Mother would then mourn the ghost of her daughter

  31. As he lured me in like a lamb to the slaughter

  32. Yeah, yeah, sounds very dramatic, don't it?

  33. A modern-day tragedy I call it

  34. Not with thy flesh, but with thy words, he would

  35. Romance (romance) on me, on me, on me

  36. He'd WhatsApp call me, call me with a

  37. "Wherefore are thou, true love?"

  38. He strikes again, ooh, he's a cursive kisser

  39. He romanced on me, on me, on me

  40. Romeo, oh no, I was a fool to love you, damn

  41. Juliet must run, (Juliet) Juliet must vanish

  42. Damn it, cut him off savage, he must be banished

  43. The WhatsApp Shakespeare Killer

  44. Run, Juliet, run, Juliet, run, silence all notifications

  45. Forward this text to at least ten people, please

  46. Thy words I plead from thy tongue, his weapons of mass seduction

  47. My midsummer night nightmare, don't end up like me

  48. He's still out there, Romeo Fraud

  49. He's a 6'2" sick mother-, five months minimum recovery

  50. From a sweet lie to the all-out Shakespearean voice-notery

  51. Though I'd like to clarify, no one did die in the story

  52. But I did inside, when I found out I was one of seven other leading ladies

  53. Starring in the new romantic thriller

  54. Presenting the WhatsApp Shakespeare Killer

  55. Ooh, he's a cursive kisser (Romeo Fraud)

  56. He'd WhatsApp call me (call me, call me with the) mm (wow)

  57. Wherefore (ooh) art thou (mm), true love?

  58. Oh (bam, bam, bam, bam, bam)

  59. He would romance

  60. Where once I lived in the palm of his hand

  61. And at the time, how could I understand?

  62. Why now I ask you to forward this message

  63. Or face seven months' sadness

  64. You better run

  65. Stick it to the man

  66. You better run while you can

  67. Fact, your Uber's outside

  68. Must learn the art of airtime

  69. You never must reply

  70. You must escape the clutches of this Fake Prince Charming

  71. A.k.a. the WhatsApp Shakespeare, darling, dun-dun, dun-dun-dun

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Key vocabulary

again
one more timeA1
apple
round fruitA1
people
human beingsA1
poetry
rhyming writingB1
such
of that kindA2
upon
onB1
what
which thingA1
write
make letters or wordsA1
fake
not realB2
art
creative visual worksA1

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About this song

RAYE is a British South London singer-songwriter born Rachel Agatha Keen. She works across contemporary pop, R&B, dancehall, and gospel and is known for her debut album My 21st Century Blues and charting hits such as “Escapism.”

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🇬🇧 RAYE

The WhatsApp Shakespeare.

Once upon a time there was a (girl)

Girl, and there was a serpent (serpent)

Oh, and her name was Eve (Eve)

And she took a bite from the apple (apple)

And the story ain't this dissimilar

Many, many, many, many moons later

She'd be deceived by her very own traitor

And he weren't even my type on paper

Such sweet poetry he would write

The WhatsApp Shakespeare Killer we call him

Lies just to climb into your bedroom door

Now you're fighting for your life on your bedroom floor

And, and a devil did send him, heart of blue, black venom

My mother knew when she met him

Wolf in sheep's clothes, oh, but in this case, denim

Uh, cold-blood felon

Oh, how Mother would then mourn the ghost of her daughter

As he lured me in like a lamb to the slaughter

Yeah, yeah, sounds very dramatic, don't it?

A modern-day tragedy I call it

It's a true story, it happened

Oh, how he romanced (romanced) on me, on me, on me

He'd WhatsApp call me, call me with a

"Wherefore art thou, true love?"

He strikes again, ooh, he's a cursive kisser

He romanced on me, on me, on me

Romeo, oh no, I was a fool to love you, damn

Juliet must run, (Juliet) Juliet must vanish

Damn it, cut him off savage, he must be banished

The WhatsApp Shakespeare Killer

I was still breathing, baby, just barely (barely)

Grandma had to bring her Bible (Bible)

Sister wanna hunt him down, but only Jesus can save him now

Like, like, like Lazarus I did rise

What a miracle she could survive, last text sent in the dead of the night

When the light in her eyes left with him

Hold sis earrings, go get him

Oh, how Mother would then mourn the ghost of her daughter

As he lured me in like a lamb to the slaughter

Yeah, yeah, sounds very dramatic, don't it?

A modern-day tragedy I call it

Not with thy flesh, but with thy words, he would

Romance (romance) on me, on me, on me

He'd WhatsApp call me, call me with a

"Wherefore are thou, true love?"

He strikes again, ooh, he's a cursive kisser

He romanced on me, on me, on me

Romeo, oh no, I was a fool to love you, damn

Juliet must run, (Juliet) Juliet must vanish

Damn it, cut him off savage, he must be banished

The WhatsApp Shakespeare Killer

Run, Juliet, run, Juliet, run, silence all notifications

Forward this text to at least ten people, please

Thy words I plead from thy tongue, his weapons of mass seduction

My midsummer night nightmare, don't end up like me

He's still out there, Romeo Fraud

He's a 6'2" sick mother-, five months minimum recovery

From a sweet lie to the all-out Shakespearean voice-notery

Though I'd like to clarify, no one did die in the story

But I did inside, when I found out I was one of seven other leading ladies

Starring in the new romantic thriller

Presenting the WhatsApp Shakespeare Killer

Ooh, he's a cursive kisser (Romeo Fraud)

He'd WhatsApp call me (call me, call me with the) mm (wow)

Wherefore (ooh) art thou (mm), true love?

Oh (bam, bam, bam, bam, bam)

He would romance

Where once I lived in the palm of his hand

And at the time, how could I understand?

Why now I ask you to forward this message

Or face seven months' sadness

You better run

Stick it to the man

You better run while you can

Fact, your Uber's outside

Must learn the art of airtime

You never must reply

You must escape the clutches of this Fake Prince Charming

A.k.a. the WhatsApp Shakespeare, darling, dun-dun, dun-dun-dun

The WhatsApp Shakespeare.

🇬🇧 RAYE
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