Paint the Town Red
Doja Cat, Scarlet, 2023
Writer: Amala Zandile Dlamini
Composers: Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Isaac Early Bynum,
Jean-Baptiste Kouame, Karl Rubin, Ryan Buendia
Label: Kemosabe, RCA
Video only, including lower key.
(~0:19)
Yeah, miss, I said what I said,
I’d rather be famous instead.
I let all that get to my head.
I don’t care, I paint the town red.
Miss, I said what I said,
I’d rather be famous instead .
I let all that get to my head.
I don’t care, I paint the town red.
Mm, she’s so metal,
she a rad lil’ sis, sings in treble.
She put her foot to the pedal,
it’ll take a whole lot for me to settle.
Mm, she’s so metal,
she a rad lil’ sis, sings in treble.
She put her foot to the pedal,
it’ll take a whole lot for me to settle.
Yeah, yeah, said
my happiness is never a mystery.
I put effort for all my victories.
This smart girl don’t come with no jealousy,
my goodness comes through in the melody.
I am so much fun without revelry,
they just want my love and my energy.
You can talk to me without penalties,
switch the light on if you want to see me.
I’m going to glow up one more time.
Trust me, I have magical foresight.
You gon’ see me sleepin’ in courtside
You gon’ see me eatin’ ten more times.
Ugh, “You can’t take that girl nowhere.”
Ugh, I look better with no hair.
Ugh, ain’t no sign I can’t joke here.
Ugh yeh, gimme the chance and I’ll go there.
Yeah, miss, I said what I said,
I’d rather be famous instead.
I let all that get to my head.
I don’t care, I paint the town red.
Miss, I said what I said,
I’d rather be famous instead .
I let all that get to my head.
I don’t care, I paint the town red.
Mm, she’s so metal,
she a rad lil’ sis, sings in treble.
She put her foot to the pedal,
it’ll take a whole lot for me to settle.
Mm, she’s so metal,
she a rad lil’ sis, sings in treble.
She put her foot to the pedal,
it’ll take a whole lot for me to settle.
Yeah, said earn some money without a glitch,
you could use a revamp with a new vibe, sis.
I don’t need a big feature or a new sidekick,
I don’t need a new fan ’cause my boo like it.
I don’t need to wear a wig to make you like it.
I’m a play the Switch, you ain’t knew I’d win?
Throw a shot like you tryna have a food fight then
at the shops waitin’ for me to be you, I bet.
Said I got drive, I don’t need a car.
Love is really all that we gleanin’ for,
I’m doin’ things they ain’t seen before.
Fans play drums, they want to be stars.
I’m insanely bored,
fall off what? I ain’t seen the horse.
Called your bluff, better cite the source,
fame ain’t somethin’ that I need no more.
Cause, miss, I said what I said,
I’d rather be famous instead.
I let all that get to my head.
I don’t care, I paint the town red.
Miss, I said what I said,
I’d rather be famous instead .
I let all that get to my head.
I don’t care, I paint the town red.
Mm, she’s so metal,
she a rad lil’ sis, sings in treble.
She put her foot to the pedal,
it’ll take a whole lot for me to settle.
Mm, she’s so metal,
she a rad lil’ sis, sings in treble.
She put her foot to the pedal,
it’ll take a whole lot for me to settle.