: Grande sings about being her partner's "only drug," suggesting she would rather they be "addicted" to her than to actual substances.
: In 2018, Grande confirmed on Twitter that "Sober" would not be on Sweetener , stating she felt it wasn't "meaningful enough" at the time. Later, she noted that the song eventually became too personal for her to release, particularly as it began to mirror her real-life relationship struggles. Lyrical Meaning Ariana Grande Sober mp3
: The hook famously includes the lines: "It’s like we’re not sober, when you come closer / Boy, I know, you know, that I’m tryna quit / But it’s way too lit" . : Grande sings about being her partner's "only