'Denial Is a River' Lyrics: See References & Meaning of Doechii's Viral Hit Song!
Doechii‘s new track is blowing up!
“Denial Is a River” is one of the songs featured on the 26-year-old superstar’s acclaimed mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal, and the song is going viral for her incredible performances and provocative, amusing lyrics.
While it was released at the end of the summer last year, the song has just recently broken into the Billboard Hot 100, and is continuing to climb.
Keep reading to find out more…
The song is a reference to a popular meme from Wendy Williams during her radio days, where she states to a caller: “Denial is a river in Egypt, your husband is gay!”
Doechii tells the tale of her ex-boyfriend cheating with another man while also outlining her rise to fame.
“Took a scroll through his IG / Just to get a DM from his wifey / I was so confused, what should Doechii do? / She didn’t know about me and I didn’t know ’bout Sue / I open up the messages and had to hit the zoom / Turns out the girl was really a dude?” she reveals.
“I moved on, dropped a couple of songs And then I went and got signed, now it’s 2021,” she said, referring to signing a deal with Top Dawg Entertainment and Capitol Records that year.
“Wrist watch, drip drop, label want the TikToks / Now I’m makin’ TikTok music, what the f-ck?” she reflects, referring to viral TikTok hits like “Crazy,” “What It Is” and ” Persuasive.”
In another popular part of the song, she rattles off all of her vices amid the fame: “I mean, f-ck, I like pills, I like drugs / I like gettin’ money, I like strippers, I like to f-ck / I like day-drinkin’ and day parties and Hollywood / I like doin’ Hollywood sh-t, snort it? Probably would / What can I say? The sh-t works, it feels good / And my self-worth’s at an all-time low / And just when it couldn’t get worse / My ex crashed my place and destroyed all I owned.”
Issa Rae also joined her to provide vocals live for the spoken interludes in the song!
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