"Keep It to Myself" is a song by American singer Ellise. It was released on January 11th, 2019, followed by its official music video on February 8th, 2019.
There is an alternate version of this song than the one on YouTube, used in streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. The only differences were one lyric, and the cover art.
Background[]
On December 18th, 2018, Ellise teased a 15 second snippet of the opening of the song, captioned "january...👼🖤☠💘"[1]
On January 5th, 2019, Ellise teased a 22 second snippet of the opening of the alternate version of the song, captioned "friday 🖤👼"[2]
Theme[]
This song is about being romantically interested in a boy who is already in a relationship.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Honestly when we speak
Feels like it's behind her back
'Cause if she saw the chemistry
The dominoes would all collapse
She's not the one you call
At night when you feel lonely
We say we're friends, we know we're not
[Chorus]
I know that I should keep it to myself
But I can't, I can't help
That I just wanna keep you to myself
It's a rush, it's a problem
Do you think she knows about us?
Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might
I should keep it to myself
Can you tell? I can't help it
That I just wanna keep you to myself
[Verse 2]
Wanna say everything
Everything except the truth
Scared to sit close to you
'Cause I don't trust what I might do
You stay here a bit too long
My heart, it beats unsteady
We say we're friends, we know we're not
[Chorus]
I know that I should keep it to myself
But I can't, I can't help
That I just wanna keep you to myself
It's a rush, it's a problem
Do you think she knows about us?
Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might
I should keep it to myself
Can you tell? I can't help it
That I just wanna keep you to myself
[Bridge]
Don't wanna let you go but you gotta know
That I need you, I need you badly
Oh, so tell me why, why you're still with her
When you know that deep down you want me
Don't wanna let you go but you gotta know
That I need you, I need you badly
Oh, so tell me why (tell me why), why you're still with her (still with her)
When you know that deep down you want me
[Chorus]
I know that I should keep it to myself
But I can't (I can't), I can't help
That I just wanna keep you to myself (myself)
It's a rush (it's a rush), it's a problem
Do you think she knows about us?
Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might
I should keep it to myself (to myself)
Can you tell (can you tell)? I can't help it
That I just wanna keep you to myself
[Verse 1]
Honestly when we speak
Feels like it's behind her back
'Cause if she saw the chemistry
I know that it would hurt her bad
She's not the one you call
At night when you feel lonely
We say we're friends, we know we're not
[Chorus]
I know that I should keep it to myself
But I can't, I can't help
That I just wanna keep you to myself
It's a rush, it's a problem
Do you think she knows about us?
Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might
I should keep it to myself
Can you tell? I can't help it
That I just wanna keep you to myself
[Verse 2]
Wanna say everything
Everything except the truth
Scared to sit close to you
'Cause I don't trust what I might do
You stay here a bit too long
My heart, it beats unsteady
We say we're friends, we know we're not
[Chorus]
I know that I should keep it to myself
But I can't, I can't help
That I just wanna keep you to myself
It's a rush, it's a problem
Do you think she knows about us?
Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might
I should keep it to myself
Can you tell? I can't help it
That I just wanna keep you to myself
[Bridge]
Don't wanna let you go but you gotta know
That I need you, I need you badly
Oh, so tell me why, why you're still with her
When you know that deep down you want me
Don't wanna let you go but you gotta know
That I need you, I need you badly
Oh, so tell me why (tell me why), why you're still with her (still with her)
When you know that deep down you want me
[Chorus]
I know that I should keep it to myself
But I can't (I can't), I can't help
That I just wanna keep you to myself (myself)
It's a rush (it's a rush), it's a problem
Do you think she knows about us?
Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might
I should keep it to myself (to myself)
Can you tell (can you tell)? I can't help it
That I just wanna keep you to myself
Live performance[]
Cross-References[]
- "The dominoes would all collapse." is a reference to her song "Dominoes".
Trivia[]
- On May 1st, 2021, Ellise stated that she doesn't know why the version in other music streaming services is different. She mentioned that it changed the same day the cover art changed.
- Ellise has stated that she wrote this song from a fictional perspective.
- This song follows the same structure as "Bubblegum Brain".
- The opening of the instrumental samples "Cry Me A River" by Justin Timberlake.
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