Hey
It's been a while since you saw my face
I haven't been doing so great
So I took a little break
So a lot of people are saying some things about me that aren't quite true
Doesn't matter if it's true though
Just as long as it's entertaining to you, right?
You guys having fun?

[Chorus]
All aboard the toxic gossip train
Chugging down the tracks of misinformation
The toxic gossip train
You got a one-way ticket to manipulation station
Toxic gossip train
Tie me to the tracks and harass me for my past
Those rumors look like facts if you don't mind the gaps
I won't survive in the crash, but hey
At least you're havin' fun

[Spoken]
Uh, hi, everyone
I've been wanting to come online and talk to you about a few things
Um, even though my team has strongly advised me to not say what I want to say
I recently realized that they never said that I couldn't sing what I wanna say, so
Here I am, and um, today, I only wanna talk about the facts
So I hope that you'll be willing to listen
Here we go
Many years ago, I used to message my fans
Uh, but not in a creepy way like a lot of you are trying to suggest
It was more of a loser kind of way
Where I was just trying to be besties with everybody
It was kinda like, uh, when you go to like a family gathering, you know?
And there's a weird aunt there who keeps coming up to you and going like, "Hey, girl, what's the tea?"
And you're like, "Eh"
Um, that was me, but in group chats with my fans, it was weird
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[Verse 1]
I've been sharing my life online for over fifteen years
I've poured my heart out to you, and because of that, I feel
Like I'm talking to my friends, but in the beginning of my career
I didn't really understand that maybe there should be some boundaries there
There were times in the DMs when I would overshare
Details of my life, which was really weird of me
I haven't done that for years, you see
'Cause I changed my behavior, and I took accountability

[Spoken]
But that's not very interesting, is it?

[Chorus]
So let's go on the toxic gossip train
The locomotive's fueled with hateful accusations
The toxic gossip train
Steamroll over someone's reputation
Toxic gossip train
Hop on board, but close your eyes, otherwise, you'll realize
That the train is made of lies and that person you despise
Maybe didn't deserve to die
But hey, at least you're havin' fun

[Spoken]
In all seriousness, I do think it's really important to hold people accountable for their mistakes
Um, you know, we should hope that everyone can learn from their mistakes
And grow and change their behavior and be a better person
This is something that I've always tried to do when I make mistakes
And it's something that I will continue to try to do—what?
Oh, you don't care? Oh, okay
[Verse 2]
I thought you wanted me to take accountability
But that's not the point of your mob mentality, is it? No
Your goal is to ruin the life of the person you despise
While you dramatize your lies and monetize their demise

[Spoken]
Yeah, um, I feel like I can already hear the comments on this video
"She's gaslighting, manipulating"
"Ugh, she's a narcissist and a rat"
"I would never make a mistake like that"

[Verse 3]
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize
That all of you are perfect, so please, criticize me
Bring out the daggers made from your perfect past
And stab me repeatedly in my bony little back
I'm sure you're disappointed in my ♥♥♥♥♥♥ little song
I know that you wanted me to say that I was one hundred percent in the wrong
Well, I'm sorry, I'm not gonna take that route
Of admitting to lies and rumors that you made up for clout

[Verse 4]
"Hey, everybody, I found someone new to harass
She did some things that I do not like in her past