Olivia Rodrigo - the cure Lyrics

Olivia Rodrigo Lyrics

"the cure"

All the pretty girls in the foreground of my mind
I thought I'd done enough, but they keep moving the line
I thought I found the antidote this time
I thought I found the antidote this time

And all the nights I spent fighting bad thoughts in my room
Feeling so alone, might as well be on the moon
I thought I found the antidote with you
I thought I found the antidote with you

But my head is full of poison, and my heart is full of doubt
I got toxins in my bloodstream, you tried hard to suck 'em out
And it feels like medication, and it's good for me, I'm sure
But it don't matter how your love feels anymore
It'll never be the cure
It'll never be the cure

Used to play a game in my head when I'd date a guy
Tally up the girls that he fucked 'til I start to cry
I thought I found the antidote this time
I thought I found the antidote this time

But I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)

And my head is full of poison, and my heart is full of doubt
I got toxins in my bloodstream, you tried hard to suck 'em out
And it feels like medication, and it's good for me, I'm sure
But it don't matter how your love feels anymore
It will never be the cure
It'll never be the cure, oh

'Cause, baby, I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled)
I'm unraveled (I'm unraveled, I'm unraveled)

Why can't you come stitch me up? (I'm unraveled)
Why can't it ever be enough? (I'm unraveled)
Why can't you come stitch me up? (I'm unraveled)
Why can't it ever be enough? (I'm unraveled)
It's not enough

Oh, because my head is full of poison, and my heart is full of doubt (I'm unraveled)
I got toxins in my bloodstream you tried so hard to suck out (I'm unraveled)
And it feels like medication, and it's good for me, I'm sure (I'm unraveled)
But it don't matter how your love feels anymore (I'm unraveled)
It'll never be the cure
It will never be the cure
It'll never be

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Writer(s): Nigro Daniel Leonard, Olivia Rodrigo

"The Cure" is the second single from Olivia Rodrigo's third studio album, "You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love" (2026). The song was premiered on May 22, 2026, accompanied by the music video. "'The Cure' comes out this Friday. It's my favorite song on the album and one of my favorite songs I've ever made. Couldn't be more excited for you guys to hear it," posted she on her Instagram account two days prior to the release. In the post's picture, she held a red thread which formed the title of the song.

To tease this song, two snippets of its lyrics were painted on Olivia Rodrigo's wall mural in Los Angeles on the 18th of May, 2026: "Why can't you come stitch me up?" and "It'll never be the cure". The title of the album was also painted there.

Speaking in an interview with iHeartRadio, Olivia Rodrigo said the following about the meaning of "The Cure", "It's just sort of about how when you're younger, you think falling in love with someone will fix all of your problems and then, when you face love and reality, you realize that's not the truth. So, it's just me coming to terms with things that I wanted to be fixed about myself, or things that I thought that love would solve, and lo and behold, it didn't."

album: "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love" (2026)

Olivia Rodrigo - you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love album cover

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