Grimes – Venus Fly Lyrics

Grimes – Venus Fly Lyrics

Venus Fly Lyrics by Grimes

“Venus Fly” features Janelle Monáe, and is one of Grimes‘ favorite tracks off her fourth record Art Angels.

This song encapsulates Boucher and Monáe interrogating someone for looking at them, using threats like changing their appearance in frightening ways and using conventional symbols of beauty as weapons.

“Venus Fly” may be the track Grimes described as being about “being too scary to be objectified.” The artwork for “Venus Fly” shows a monstrous-looking woman, which also suggests this interpretation.

It may also be one of the “diss tracks” that Boucher talked about in her Fader interview.

The song was also used in a commercial for POP, a new perfume by Stella McCartney.

[Intro: Grimes]
Hey, oh why you looking at me? (Against the music)
Hey, oh why you looking at me? (Baby I can use it)
(Pitty pat, doing that, talking smack, got my back
Pitty pat, call it black, talking smack)

[Pre-Chorus: Janelle Monáe (Grimes)]
Why you looking at me now?
Why you looking at me again?
What if I pulled my teeth?
Cut my hair underneath my chin
Wrap my curls all around the world
Throw my pearls all across the floor
Feeling my beat like a sniper girl
(‘Cause I want it more)

[Chorus: Grimes]
Hey, what about me?
Oh, why you looking at me?
Oh, why you looking at me?
(Against the music)
Hey, what about me?
Oh, why you looking at me?
Oh, why you looking at me? (Baby I can use it)

[Verse: Janelle Monáe]
Pitty, pitty, pitty pat
Why you always doing that?
Why you always talking smack?
Yeah, Grimes got my back
Pitty, pitty, pitty pat
Why you always call it black?
Why you always talking smack?
Yeah, Grimes-

[Pre-Chorus: Janelle Monáe (Grimes)]
Why you looking at me now?
Why you looking at me again?
What if I pulled my teeth?
Cut my hair underneath my chin
Wrap my curls all around the world
Throw my pearls all across the floor
Feeling my beat like a sniper girl
(‘Cause I want it more)

[Chorus: Grimes]
Hey, what about me?
Oh, why you looking at me?
Oh, why you looking at me?
(Against the music)
Hey, what about me?
Oh, why you looking at me?
Oh, why you looking at me? (Baby I can use it)

[Outro: Instrumental + Violin Solo]
(Venus fly!)
Hey! What about…
Again…
Hey! What about…
Oh, why you looking at me?
Again..
Again..
(Why you always talking smack…)
Hey!
Oh, why you looking at me?
Oh, why you looking at me?
Baby, I can use it
(All gotta freak, yeah, you a freak!
I said we all gotta freak, yeah, you a freak!
Freak, freak)