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Who knew the song of the summer would be a breakup anthem? Sabrina Carpenter fans, probably.
After all, the “Espresso” singer was teasing a new song called “Manchild” on cheeky billboards before its release on June 5, causing many fans to speculate about the contents of a potential Barry Keoghan diss track. ICYMI: the 26-year-old pop star famously dated the 32-year-old Irish actor for a year before their split in December 2024.
It wouldn’t even be the first time Keoghan allegedly inspired one of Carpenter’s songs. “Who’s the cute boy with the white jacket and the thick accent?” she sings in the Short n’ Sweet track “Bed Chem.” Fans quickly pieced together that the duo first crossed paths at a Givenchy’s Paris Fashion Week runway show in September 2023. Of course, Carpenter was photographed wearing a sheer dress just like the one referenced in her song.
Keoghan eventually went on to star as Carpenter’s bad boy love interest in the music video for “Please Please Please,” which features the lyric, “I heard that you’re an actor, so act like a stand-up guy.”
So, does that mean Barry Keoghan embarrassed Sabrina Carpenter enough to inspire “Manchild”? Not so fast! Here’s everything we know.
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild” Lyrics
Let’s start with the lyrics themselves:
You said your phone was broken, just forgot to charge it
Whole outfit you’re wearing, God, I hope it’s ironic
Did you just say you’re finished? Didn’t know we started
It’s all just so familiar, baby, what do you call it?
Stupid
Or is it slow?
Maybe it’s useless
But there’s a cuter word for it, I know
Man-child
Why you always come a-running to me?
Fuck my life
Won’t you let an innocent woman be?
Never heard of self-care
Half your brain just ain’t there
Man-child
Why you always come a-running, taking all my loving from me?
Why so sexy if so dumb?
And how survive the Earth so long?
If I’m not there, it won’t get done
I choose to blame your mom
Why you always come a-running to me?
Fuck my life
Won’t you let an innocent woman be?
Never heard of self-care
Half your brain just ain’t there
Man-child
Why you always come a-running, taking all my loving from me?
Oh, I like my boys playing hard to get
And I like my men all incompetent
And I swear they choose me, I’m not choosing them
Amen, hey, men
Oh, I like my boys playing hard to get (Play hard to get)
And I like my men all incompetent (Incompetent)
And I swear they choose me, I’m not choosing them (Not choosing them)
Amen (Amen), hey, men (Hey, men)
Man-child
Why you always come a-running to me? (Always come a-running to me)
Fuck my life
Won’t you let an innocent woman be? (Amen)
Oh, I like my boys playing hard to get (Play hard to get)
And I like my men all incompetent (Incompetent)
And I swear they choose me, I’m not choosing them (Not choosing them)
Amen (Amen), hey, men (Hey, men)
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