Audrey Hobert’s “Sue Me” Lyrics Came After She Slept With Her Ex

If Audrey Hobert’s name rings a bell, it might be because her pen was behind one of your favorite songs last year. The singer, musical theater devotee, and dancer got bitten by the songwriting bug when she co-wrote a not-so-little track called “That’s So True” with her childhood best friend and Grammy nominee, Gracie Abrams. She also directed multiple music videos and has writing credits for seven songs on Gracie’s album, The Secret of Us.

Now, Audrey is singing into her own mic with an infectious debut single, “Sue Me,” which dropped today via RCA Records.

“It was the fifth song I ever wrote alone and one of the first I made with my producer Ricky Gourmet,” Audrey said of the track in a statement to Cosmopolitan. “I was with Ricky the week after I had slept with my ex, who I knew still had feelings for me. I felt pretty bad about it—although it was a nice evening with him, because deep in my heart, I knew I didn’t feel the same way.”

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While stans across the internet are scavenging for this year’s song of the summer, Audrey makes a stellar case with “Sue Me” and its self-directed music video. The buzzing indie sleaze-influenced production bridged with Audrey’s careless confessionals are giving pop the fresh take it’s been craving. And, if that wasn’t enough proof, the track has already received co-signs from Grammy nominees Gracie, Finneas, and Gayle.

That being said, now seems like a great time to learn the lyrics of Audrey Hobert’s “Sue Me”—because it’s definitely going to be stuck in your head.

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Lyrics written by Audrey Hobert and produced by Ricky Gourmet

[Verse 1]

I knew you’d be at the party

Drinking a Coke and Bacardi

Not that it matters, but I’m breaking patterns

And getting so good at pilates

Broke up with you in November

Sorry, I know you remember

Are you depressed, or are you feeling better?

Cause you're looking like it’s the latter

In the first verse, Audrey gives a life update of sorts and feeds into the idea of moving on from her ex by taking up pilates and “breaking patterns.” While sleeping with her ex isn’t exactly ideal, she decides to take the plunge anyway. Besides, healing isn’t linear and looks different for everyone.

[Pre-Chorus]

I’ve been so careful with you, babe

But I’m out late

And being a saint is exhausting

“We were at the same party and we were—put simply— vibing/reconnecting,” Audrey said of her past connection in a statement to Cosmopolitan. “It had been a while for me. I thought, Jeez why not? Hence, ‘Being a saint is exhausting.’ I wanna do it, okay? Let me do it.”

[Chorus]

Sue me, I wanna be wanted

Sue me, I wanna be, sue me, I wanna be

Sue me, I wanna be wanted

Sue me, I wanna be, sue me, I wanna be

Sue me, I wanna be wanted

When it came to the chorus, Audrey dished that its melody came together pretty quickly.

“This was one of the only instances in making all of my music where I said out loud to Ricky in his kitchen, ‘Sue me, I wanna be wanted,’” she explained in her statement. “Then I sang it to the melody. Then we made the beat. Then I took that beat home and it was just me and the pen, moonlight, and the truth.”

[Verse 2]

Just me or does he look amazing

When he’s all in his Amazon Basics

Let’s rip ’em off, top to bot

Let’s rock

Suddenly, all the lights are on

Taking it as a sign from God

(Sign from God)

And I’m saying it over and over again

The deed is being done, and as the lights come on, she second guesses her decision...but goes through with it, anyway. She’s only human.

[Pre-Chorus]

I’ve been so careful with you, babe

But your line’s bait

And I’m thinking I’m gonna cross it

[Chorus]

Sue me, I wanna be wanted

Sue me, I wanna be, sue me, I wanna be

Sue me, I wanna be wanted

Sue me, I wanna be toxic

Blow up your life like atomic

Sue me, I wanna be, sue me, I wanna be

Sue me, I wanna be wanted

[Bridge]

Your face, my face

It’s kismet babe

And I won’t make you wait ’cause I know that you want it

Your face, my place

It’s business, babe

And my roommate is here, so let’s Ménage à trois it

She makes it known that it’s no-strings-attached and nothing deep, and even pokes fun at the situation by suggesting her roomie joins them for a threesome.