Selena Gomez and Cardi B’s ‘Pick It Up’ Lyrics Are Obsessive and Steamy

THE RUNDOWN

• Cardi B released her second studio album, Am I the Drama?, on Friday.
• She teamed up with Selena Gomez on the passionate track, “Pick It Up.”
• The collaboration captures the longing for love and intimacy in a waning relationship.

Cardi B and Selena Gomez know that some romances are too intoxicating to quit.

On September 19, Cardi released her sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, debuting a sensual collaboration with Gomez. The song, “Pick It Up,” is an anthem for longing, desire, and love that doesn’t fade.

Gomez opens the track with a confession: “Holdin’ myself ’cause I need it, babe/ (I’m so) I’m so obsessed, you got me checkin’ my phone / (Every) Every second like, I hope you ask if I’m home.” She captures the restless anticipation of a rekindled flame. With every minute that passes, she becomes more impatient, waiting for a sign that the fling isn’t over.

In the chorus, Cardi and Gomez explore that tension further, singing: “Pick it up, where we left off, can’t give it up / I’ve been missin’ ya / Let me know if this a dub / I said your love is like a drug / You got me stuck, so pick it up.” It’s the hook of the song, and the heart of the story. Who among us hasn’t been stuck on a connection that’s stagnant but somehow irresistible?

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Balancing Gomez’s sultry vocals, Cardi comes in with a witty, sharp-tongued verse. She raps, “Pick it up now, why is you dubbin’ me? / Either it’s me or Little Miss Ugly (Yeah) / I don’t see nothin’ but broke bitches subbin’ me / Most of these bitches can’t even have company (Uh).” Her brazen punchlines soften as she admits that her lover has pull, despite her attempts to move on: “And I still ain't find nobody who do it like you,” she says.

Together, Cardi and Gomez create a relatable track that thrives in messy, magnetic wishful thinking. Read the lyrics below, courtesy of Genius:

[Intro](Hold on)[Verse 1: Selena Gomez]Back on my bullshit, I mean itI see your number, thank God I didn’t delete it (No, babe)I look at your picture, I’m fiendin’

It don’

t feel overHoldin’ myself ’cause I need it, babe(I’m so) I’m so obsessed, you got me checkin’ my phone(Every) Every second like, I hope you ask if I’m home(So come) So come over so I can prove it to you (Prove it to you)

Said you’re on my mind, I just can’t let it go (Ooh)

[Chorus: Selena Gomez & Cardi B]

Pick it up, where we left off, can’t give it up

I’ve been missin’ yaLet me know if this a dubI said your love is like a drugYou got me stuck, so pick it up

Pick it up, where we left off, can’t give it up

I’ve been missin’ yaLet me know if this a dubI said your love is like a drug (Your love, a drug)

You got me stuck, so pick it up (Me stuck)

[Verse 2: Cardi B]Pick it up now, why is you dubbin’ me?Either it’s me or Little Miss Ugly (Yeah)I don’t see nothin’ but broke bitches subbin’ meMost of these bitches can’t even have company (Uh)Why can’t we pick it up like a bitch just dropped it?Pick it up like we just went shoppin’Pick it up if that bitch keep callin’Or pick it up like we went off topic (Woo, ah)

I’m tryna be mad, but whenever he pick me up, I wanna put it down

And he be up in it like I think I like it, yeah, I think I'm ’bout to go look around (Ayy)Ooh, why you so fine? Mine? I don't have the timeThey just gotta book me now (Nope)I mean that n**** changed me, I get up and clean his shit

I even be cookin’ now (Haha), uh, uh

And I still ain’t find nobody who do it like you (You, you, you; you)I tried, but the dick wasn’t as goodGotta be satisfied (Satisfied)He don't hit the finish line (Finish line)

So baby, tell me how you feelin’ like

And when I call, you better[Chorus: Selena Gomez & Cardi B]

Pick it up, where we left off, can’t give it up

I’ve been missin’ yaLet me know if this a dubI said your love is like a drug (Your love, a drug)You got me stuck, so pick it up (Me stuck)Pick it up, where we left off, can't give it up

I’ve been missin

’ yaLet me know if this a dub (Ooh)I said your love is like a drug (Your love, a drug)

You got me stuck, so pick it up (Me stuck)

[Outro: Selena Gomez]Pick it up