On the aptly titled “traitor,” Olivia Rodrigo reflects on what went wrong in a past relationship, the feeling of being betrayed, and still missing what she had. She follows the same ideas in some of her other songs, such as her January 2021 breakout hit, “drivers license,” and “enough for you.”
The piano-driven ballad went trending upon release, with many fans and media speculating who the song was about.
Track information:
Produced By: Dan Nigro
Written By: Dan Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo
Release Date: May 21, 2021
Background Vocals: Dan Nigro
Piano: Dan Nigro
Synthesizer: Dan Nigro & Ryan Linvill
Drum Programmer: Dan Nigro & Ryan Linvill
Bass Guitar: Ryan Linvill
Acoustic Guitar: Dan Nigro
Electric Guitar: Dan Nigro
Mastering Engineer: Randy Merrill
Mixing Engineer: Mitch McCarthy
Recording Engineer: Dan Nigro
Distributor: Universal Music Group
Phonographic Copyright ℗: Olivia Rodrigo & Geffen Records
Copyright ©: Olivia Rodrigo & Geffen Records
Label: Geffen Records & Interscope Records
Lyrics:
[Intro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[Verse 1]
Brown guilty eyes, and
Little white lies, yeah
I played dumb, but I always knew
That you talked to her, maybe did even worse
I kept quiet so I could keep you
[Pre-Chorus]
And ain't it funny how you ran to her
The second that we called it quits?
And ain't it funny how you said you were friends?
Now it sure as hell don't look like it
[Chorus]
You betrayed me
And I know that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt, yeah
You talked to her when we were together
Loved you at your worst, but that didn't matter
It took you two weeks to go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat, but you're still a traitor
[Verse 2]
Now you bring her around just to shut me down
Show her off like she's a new trophy
And I know if you were true
There's no damn way that you
Could fall in love with somebody that quickly
[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't it funny? All the twisted games
All the questions you used to avoid
Ain't it funny? Remember I brought her up
And you told me I was paranoid?
[Chorus]
You betrayed me
And I know that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt, yeah
You talked to her when we were together
Loved you at your worst, but that didn't matter
It took you two weeks to go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat, but you're still a traitor
[Bridge]
(Ah-ah-ah)
God, I wish that you had thought this through
Before I went and fell in love with you
(Ah-ah-ah)
When she's sleepin' in the bed we made
Don't you dare forget about the way
[Chorus]
You betrayed me
'Cause I know that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt, yeah
You talked to her when we were together
You gave me your word, but that didn't matter
It took you two weeks to go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat, but you're still, you're still a traitor
(Ah-ah-ah)
Yeah, you're still a traitor
[Outro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh
God, I wish that you had thought this through
Before I went and fell in love with you
Other songs on the album "SOUR" (2021)
brutal
traitor
drivers license
1 step forward, 3 steps back
deja vu
good 4 u
enough for you
happier
jealousy, jealousy
favorite crime
hope ur ok