Olivia Rodrigo, too, has fallen victim to the “I can fix him” trap. And she sings about it on “Logical,” a piano ballad from her new album, Guts.
On the seventh track of the record, Rodrigo’s voice soars as she recalls a toxic relationship with an ex—someone she was so smitten with, she was blind to his flaws and was even fooled into thinking he could change for the better. “‘Cause if rain don’t pour and sun don’t shine / Then changing you is possible / No, love is never logical,” Rodrigo sings in the chorus. She expressed regret for not doing anything to stop the relationship.
As for which relationship she’s referring to (assuming it’s not fictional), Rodrigo won’t be divulging details. In an interview The Guardian ahead of the album release, she said she doesn’t ever plan to disclose the subjects of her songs. “I mean, I never want to say who any of my songs are about,” she said. “I’ve never done that before in my career and probably won’t. I think it’s better to not pigeonhole a song to being about this one thing.”
She was answering a question about “Vampire” at the time, but the sentiment likely still applies.
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[Verse 1]
Master manipulator
God, you’re so good at what you do
Come to me as a savior
And I’d put myself through hell for you
Listen to the rumors
What you have always denied
And I fell for you like water
Falls from the February sky
But now the current’s stronger
No, I couldn’t get out if I tried
You convinced me, Baby
I was only thinking about myself[Chorus]
Thinkin’ two plus two equals five, and
I’m the love of your life
‘Cause if rain don’t pour and sun don’t shine
You can change yourself (Ah, Ah)
No, love never makes sense[Verse 2]
You built a huge castle
With walls so high I couldn’t see
The way everything unravelled
All the things that you did to me
You lied, you lied, you lied, oh[Chorus]
And now you got me thinkin’
Two plus two equals five
And I’m the love of your life
‘Cause if rain don’t pour and sun don’t shine
It is possible to change you.
I don’t think love is logical
The grass is red, but the sky is green
You really meant all the words you said
I’m sure that girl is really your friend
We can solve all of our problems
‘Cause loving you is loving every[Bridge]
I’m not sure what you are saying to me.
You could have brought up girls instead
You said I was too young and I was too floppy
Can’t take a joke, can’t get you off
Why am I doing this?
I’m so stupid[Chorus]
Thinkin’ two plus two equals five, and
I’m the love of your life
‘Cause if rain don’t pour and sun don’t shine
It is then possible to change you (Ah, Ah)
No, love never makes sense[Outro]
Logical
Love is not logical
I know I’m half responsible
It makes me feel awful
Oh, logic, logic
Love is not a logical concept
I know I could’ve stopped it all
God, why didn’t I stop it all?
Oh, logic, logic
Love is not logical
I know I’m half responsible
It makes me feel awful
Love is not logical.
I know I could’ve stopped it all
God, why didn’t I stop it all?
Erica Gonzales is Senior Culture editor at ELLE.com. She oversees coverage of TV, films, music, books and more. She was an editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com. It’s 75 percent likely that she is listening to Lorde at this moment.