Games Lyrics
Stop playing games, games, games...
[Verse 1]
Text on 'read', and it ain't no accident
Boy, I ain't gon' ask again
Now you got me in my head
Waiting by the phone at night, that's shit that I don't do
And I just can't explain what's happening
[Pre-Chorus]
Sending all these messages alone at night, on Patron at night, ah
In the morning, different story, ain't that right?
[Chorus]
I don't know why you play these games
Come on, now say what you wanna say
Careful when you play these games
You might find out the hard way that two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, play these games
And you know it's driving me insane
Careful when you play these games
You might find out the hard way that two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play, yeah
I date men, but you're acting like a little boy
And no, I ain't your little toy
Honey, I don't need new friends
Figure out just what you want, and what the hell you're waiting on
Before you hit my phone again
[Pre-Chorus]
Sending all these messages alone at night, Patron at night, ah
In the morning, different story, ain't that right?
[Chorus]
I don't know why you play these games
C'mon, now say what you wanna say
Careful when you play these games
You might find out the hard way that two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, play these games
And you know it's driving me insane
Careful when you play these games
You might find out the hard way that two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play, yeah
Now I know you're used to winning
And I'm tired of keeping score
But if you're ready to quit it, maybe I can be yours
[Chorus]
I don't know why you play these games
C'mon, now say what you wanna say
Careful when you play these games
You might find out the hard way that two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, play these games
And you know it's driving me insane
Careful when you play these games
You might find out the hard way that two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play, yeah
About
The 10th song of Lovato’s 2017 album, TMYLM (Tell Me You Love Me), Games is a song about Lovato’s relationship with a playboy who seemingly plays hard-to-get. In this song, Lovato stresses how, though she does harbor romantic feelings for him, she could play the same game he does, and that if he stops doing so, they could be a real couple. Cry Baby, the 9th song of her album, is theorized to be the aftermath of this, where she depicts herself being the heart-breaker who is heart-broken, indicating that he did not take her message seriously, and continued playing games.
Q&A
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Music is such a great outlet for expressing emotions, and I wrote this song during a very frustrating time. It’s about playing games when I got out of a relationship and started dating again. This was something that was totally foreign to me, so it caused a lot of confusion and frustrations. And that’s what I wrote this song about."
Via Billboard
- 5.Daddy Issues
- 7.Only Forever
- 8.Lonely
- 9.Cry Baby
- 10.Games
- 11.Concentrate
- 12.Hitchhiker
- 13.Instruction
- 15.No Promises
- 16.Smoke & Mirrors
- 17.Ready for Ya