[Verse 1]
You asked me for an answer
You’d already written down
I said no without a smile
Now I’m difficult somehow
You liked me when I nodded
When I made your version fit
But the second I had edges
You decided I was bad
[Pre-Chorus]
Go on, make it cinematic
Give me thunder, give me smoke
Put a crown above the caption
Make sure everybody knows
[Chorus]
If you’re gonna make me bad
Get my good side
Use the one where I look pretty
While you rewrite my whole life
Call me cold, call me cruel
Call me anything you like
If saying no makes me a diva
Get the lighting right
If you’re gonna make me bad
Get my good side
[Post-Chorus]
Tilt my chin
Fix the frame
Make me gorgeous
Take aim
One more pose?
No, I won’t
Fuck it—
Use that photo
[Verse 2]
You miss the girl who made it easy
Never ruined anybody’s plans
Who turned discomfort into manners
Made every boundary sound like yes
I spent years explaining softly
So nobody felt accused
Now I let the silence answer
And apparently that’s rude
[Pre-Chorus]
So go sharpen every detail
Make me larger than I am
If you need a woman guilty
For refusing your demand
[Chorus]
If you’re gonna make me bad
Get my good side
Use the one where I look pretty
While you rewrite my whole life
Call me cold, call me cruel
Call me anything you like
If saying no makes me a diva
Get the lighting right
If you’re gonna make me bad
Get my good side
[Post-Chorus]
Tilt my chin
Fix the frame
Make me gorgeous
Take aim
Say I changed
Say I’m vain
Talk your shit
Spell my name
[Bridge]
I used to hand out explanations
Like receipts beneath the door
Here’s the reason, here’s the context
Here’s a little something more
But you never wanted answers
You just wanted me ashamed
So I’m done auditioning for innocence
In a story you already made
Put me in the highest heels
Give me strings and give me brass
If a boundary needs a villain
I can make the entrance last
[Dance Break]
No apology
No reply
No permission
Not this time
Let them talk
Let them stare
You made the diva—
She’s right here
[Final Chorus]
If you’re gonna make me bad
Get my good side
Use the one where I’m still laughing
While you swear I ruined your life
Call me cold, call me cruel
Call me anything you like
If saying no makes me a diva
Then the dress fits right
If you’re gonna make me bad
Get my good side
[Final Post-Chorus]
Tilt my chin
Fix the frame
Make me gorgeous
Take aim
I won’t bend
I won’t hide
You get your story—
I get my life
[Outro]
Make sure you get my good side.
Actually—
Take the picture.
I’m not turning.
