"Chasing the Dragon" is an unreleased song by Dua Lipa which was intended to be on her self-titled debut studio album "Dua Lipa", but was scrapped for unknown reasons.
Background[]
The song was recorded in 2016 for her debut album. Snippets of the song surfaced on SoundCloud on October 29, 2018. The full song was later leaked on December 14th, 2018.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Met a boy and he told me
"That life gon' burn you out"
You can go all four corners of the globe
Still won't know what you're about
You got your issues, your tissues, you cry every night
I'm melodramatic, I guess he was right
Livin' out of that suitcase
[Pre-Chorus]
He said, "Girl better get on your way
Keep chasing the dragon"
[Chorus]
I guess he's probably right
Keep chasing the dragon
That's just how I'll live my life
'Cause you know that, ooh
Nothing 'bout me is typical
I said, ooh, "You know I'll be chasing the dragon
Eh-eh-eh-eh-endlessly"
[Verse 2]
Another thing that he told me
"It's gonna be a long, lonely life"
He's the one I feel bad for
Don't have a passion like mine
I'll keep my issues, my tissues, keep runnin' the lights
I may be impulsive, but I do all right
Livin' out of my suitcase
[Pre-Chorus]
He said, "Girl better get on your way
Keep chasing the dragon"
[Chorus]
I guess he's probably right
Keep chasing the dragon
That's just how I'll live my life
'Cause you know that, ooh
Nothing 'bout me is typical
I said, ooh, "You know I'll be chasing the dragon
Eh-eh-eh-eh-endlessly"
[Bridge]
No matter what he said to me
I'm gonna be running free, ooh
I just wanna fly, you see
Ain't nothing stopping me, ooh
[Chorus]
Keep chasing the dragon
Eh-eh-eh-eh-endlessly
Keep chasing the dragon
Eh-eh-eh-eh-endlessly
'Cause you know that
Nothing 'bout me is typical
I said, ooh, "You know I'll be chasing the dragon
Eh-eh-eh-eh-endlessly"
Keep chasing the dragon
Eh-eh-eh-eh-endlessly
Audio[]
Trivia[]
The term "Chasing The Dragon" is an expression that refers to inhaling a psychoactive drug in the attempt at retrieving ("Chasing") an unattainable high.