The 1975
“Slut!” (Taylor’s Version) (Demo)
[Verse 1]
Flamingo pink, Sunrise Boulevard
Clink, clink, being this young is art
Aquamarine, moonlit swimming pool
What if, all I need is you?

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Got love-struck, went straight to my head
Got lovesick all over my bed
Love to think you’lll never forget
Handprints in wet cement
Adorned with smoke on my clothes
Lovelorn and nobody knows
Love thorns all over this rose
I’ll pay the price, you won’t

[Chorus]
But if I’m all dressed up
They might as well be looking at us
And if they call me a slut
You know it might be worth it for once
And if I’m gonna be drunk
I might as well be drunk in love

[Verse 2: Matty Healy]
Lights blink, losing my mind
What we think happens to rhyme
I drink, drink
Fortunate timing
Days shrink, into long nights now
Plus 44 on an American phone
Cat eye running down her cheekbone
But it’s elegant
I tell her, “You are not a slut
You’re just relevant”
And then she called me a gentleman
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Got love-struck, went straight to my head
Got lovesick all over my bed
Love to think you’lll never forget
We’ll pay the price, I guess

[Chorus]
But if I’m all dressed up
They might as well be looking at us
And if they call me a slut
You know it might be worth it for once
And if I’m gonna be drunk
I might as well be drunk in love

[Bridge]
Half asleep
Taking your time
In the tangerine, neon light
This is luxury
You’re not saying you’re in love with me
But you’re going to
Half awake
Taking your chances
It’s a big mistake
Might blow up in your pretty face
[Chorus]
And if they call me a slut
You know it might be worth it for once
And if I’m gonna be drunk
Might as well be drunk in love