{"id":2034801,"date":"2025-09-19T16:29:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2034801"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:29:24","slug":"selena-gomez-and-cardi-bs-pick-it-up-lyrics-are-obsessive-and-steamy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/selena-gomez-and-cardi-bs-pick-it-up-lyrics-are-obsessive-and-steamy\/","title":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez and Cardi B\u2019s \u2018Pick It Up\u2019 Lyrics Are Obsessive and Steamy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cardi B released her second studio album, Am I the Drama?, on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She teamed up with Selena Gomez on the passionate track, \u201cPick It Up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The collaboration captures the longing for love and intimacy in a waning relationship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cardi B and Selena Gomez know that some romances are too intoxicating to quit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On September 19, Cardi released her sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, debuting a sensual collaboration with Gomez. The song, \u201cPick It Up,\u201d is an anthem for longing, desire, and love that doesn\u2019t fade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gomez opens the track with a confession: \u201cHoldin\u2019 myself \u2019cause I need it, babe\/ (I\u2019m so) I\u2019m so obsessed, you got me checkin\u2019 my phone \/ (Every) Every second like, I hope you ask if I\u2019m home.\u201d 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\u2019t over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the chorus, Cardi and Gomez explore that tension further, singing: \u201cPick it up, where we left off, can\u2019t give it up \/ I\u2019ve been missin\u2019 ya \/ Let me know if this a dub \/ I said your love is like a drug \/ You got me stuck, so pick it up.\u201d It\u2019s the hook of the song, and the heart of the story. Who among us hasn\u2019t been stuck on a connection that\u2019s stagnant but somehow irresistible?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Balancing Gomez\u2019s sultry vocals, Cardi comes in with a witty, sharp-tongued verse. She raps, \u201cPick it up now, why is you dubbin\u2019 me? \/ Either it\u2019s me or Little Miss Ugly (Yeah) \/ I don\u2019t see nothin\u2019 but broke bitches subbin\u2019 me \/ Most of these bitches can\u2019t even have company (Uh).\u201d Her brazen punchlines soften as she admits that her lover has pull, despite her attempts to move on: \u201cAnd I still ain&#8217;t find nobody who do it like you,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Together, Cardi and Gomez create a relatable track that thrives in messy, magnetic wishful thinking. Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Cardi-b-pick-it-up-lyrics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:lyrics;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><u>lyrics<\/u><\/a> below, courtesy of Genius:<\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">[Intro]<br \/>(Hold on)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1: Selena Gomez]<br \/>Back on my bullshit, I mean it<br \/>I see your number, thank God I didn\u2019t delete it (No, babe)<br \/>I look at your picture, I\u2019m fiendin\u2019<br \/>It don\u2019t feel over<br \/>Holdin\u2019 myself \u2019cause I need it, babe<br \/>(I\u2019m so) I\u2019m so obsessed, you got me checkin\u2019 my phone<br \/>(Every) Every second like, I hope you ask if I\u2019m home<br \/>(So come) So come over so I can prove it to you (Prove it to you)<br \/>Said you\u2019re on my mind, I just can\u2019t let it go (Ooh)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus: Selena Gomez &amp; Cardi B]<br \/>Pick it up, where we left off, can\u2019t give it up<br \/>I\u2019ve been missin\u2019 ya<br \/>Let me know if this a dub<br \/>I said your love is like a drug<br \/>You got me stuck, so pick it up<br \/>Pick it up, where we left off, can\u2019t give it up<br \/>I\u2019ve been missin\u2019 ya<br \/>Let me know if this a dub<br \/>I said your love is like a drug (Your love, a drug)<br \/>You got me stuck, so pick it up (Me stuck)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">[Verse 2: Cardi B]<br \/>Pick it up now, why is you dubbin\u2019 me?<br \/>Either it\u2019s me or Little Miss Ugly (Yeah)<br \/>I don\u2019t see nothin\u2019 but broke bitches subbin\u2019 me<br \/>Most of these bitches can\u2019t even have company (Uh)<br \/>Why can\u2019t we pick it up like a bitch just dropped it?<br \/>Pick it up like we just went shoppin\u2019<br \/>Pick it up if that bitch keep callin\u2019<br \/>Or pick it up like we went off topic (Woo, ah)<br \/>I\u2019m tryna be mad, but whenever he pick me up, I wanna put it down<br \/>And he be up in it like I think I like it, yeah, I think I&#8217;m \u2019bout to go look around (Ayy)<br \/>Ooh, why you so fine? Mine? I don&#8217;t have the time<br \/>They just gotta book me now (Nope)<br \/>I mean that n**** changed me, I get up and clean his shit<br \/>I even be cookin\u2019 now (Haha), uh, uh<br \/>And I still ain\u2019t find nobody who do it like you (You, you, you; you)<br \/>I tried, but the dick wasn\u2019t as good<br \/>Gotta be satisfied (Satisfied)<br \/>He don&#8217;t hit the finish line (Finish line)<br \/>So baby, tell me how you feelin\u2019 like<br \/>And when I call, you better<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus: Selena Gomez &amp; Cardi B]<br \/>Pick it up, where we left off, can\u2019t give it up<br \/>I\u2019ve been missin\u2019 ya<br \/>Let me know if this a dub<br \/>I said your love is like a drug (Your love, a drug)<br \/>You got me stuck, so pick it up (Me stuck)<br \/>Pick it up, where we left off, can&#8217;t give it up<br \/>I\u2019ve been missin\u2019 ya<br \/>Let me know if this a dub (Ooh)<br \/>I said your love is like a drug (Your love, a drug)<br \/>You got me stuck, so pick it up (Me stuck)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">[Outro: Selena Gomez]<br \/>Pick it up<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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, \u201cPick It Up.\u201d 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. 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