About this song

Ruminating is a track by Lily Allen, taken from the album “West End Girl”, released October 24, 2025 on BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.. It runs 3:30 and carries an explicit content notice. Use the Deezer link above to stream the full song.

I'm giving up on getting sleep tonight It's 4 a.m. and I'm in fight or flight Ruminating, ruminating, ruminating, ruminating (Ruminating, ruminating) And I can't shake the image of her naked On top of you and I'm dissociated Ruminating, ruminating, ruminating, ruminating (Ruminating, ruminating) And I'm not hateful but you make me hate her She gets to sleep next to my medicator You're mine, mine, mine, mine, you're mine, mine, mine, mine You're mine, mine, mine, mine, you're mine, mine, mine And now I'm ruminating, ruminating, now I'm in my head Ruminating, ruminating all the things you said Why can't you wait for me to come home? This conversation's too big for a phone call Ruminating, ruminating, I've been up all night Did you kiss her on the lips and look into her eyes? Did you have fun? Now that it's done Baby, won't you tell me that I'm still your number one? 'Cause you're my number one I told you all of this has been too brutal You told me that you felt the same, it's mutual And then you came out with this line, so crucial Yeah, "If it has to happen, baby, do you want to know?" "If it has to happen, baby, do you want to know?" "If it has to happen, baby, do you want to know?" I don't know, I don't know I don't know, I don't know But what a line, line, line What a fucking line, line, line What a fucking line, line, line What a fucking line, line, line What a fucking line, line, line What a fucking line What a fucking line Ruminating, ruminating, now I'm in my head Ruminating, ruminating all the things you said Why can't you wait for me to come home? (Come home) This conversation's too big for a phone call Ruminating, ruminating, I've been up all night (All night) Did you kiss her on the lips and look into her eyes? (Her eyes) Did you have fun? Now that it's done (It's done) Baby, won't you tell me that I'm still your number one? (Ruminating, ruminating, ruminating, ruminating) 'Cause you're my number one (Ruminating, ruminating, ruminating, ruminating) (Ruminating, ruminating, ruminating, ruminating) (Ruminating, ruminating, ruminating, ruminating) (Ruminating, ruminating, ruminating, ruminating) (Ruminating, ruminating, ruminating, ruminating) (Ruminating, ruminating, ruminating, ruminating) (Ruminating, ruminating, ruminating, ruminating) Ruminating, ruminating, now I'm in my head Ruminating, ruminating all the things you said Why can't you wait for me to come home? This conversation's too big for a phone call Ruminating, ruminating, I've been up all night Did you kiss her on the lips and look into her eyes? Did you have fun? Now that it's done Baby, won't you tell me that I'm still your number one?

Lyrics supplied by lyrics.ovh.

More from West End Girl

Full tracklist

  1. 01 West End Girl 4:07
  2. 02 Sleepwalking E 2:57
  3. 03 Tennis E 2:30
  4. 04 Madeline E 2:54
  5. 05 Relapse E 4:22
  6. 06 Pussy Palace E 4:02
  7. 07 4chan Stan 3:05
  8. 08 Nonmonogamummy E 2:41
  9. 09 Just Enough 3:10
  10. 10 Dallas Major 3:12
  11. 11 Beg For Me 3:02
  12. 12 Let You W/In E 2:09