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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06:  (L-R) Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter attend The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City.
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Sabrina Carpenter is milking her 15 minutes of fame, and for a good reason. Her new song “15 Minutes” off the deluxe version of Short n’ Sweet addresses what she’ll do during and after it’s over.

“15 Minutes” is about how Sabrina was destined to have her 15 minutes of fame, however with her ultra-star power, she was able to extend it for longer. Unlike other people who waste those “fleeting minutes,” she’s maximizing her fame potential with “pretty boys” and “funny business.” This could allude to her brief relationship with Barry Keoghan, but she maximized the relationship opportunity when he starred in her “Please, Please, Please” music video. And it’s not a Sabrina Carpenter song without a proper innuendo: “Only gonna take two to make you finish (No) / Piss some people off, show ’em what they’re missin’.”

Related: Expect to Hear About Sabrina Carpenter’s Barry Keoghan Heartbreak in Her Next Album—Look at Her Dating History

When Sabrina’s 15 minutes are up, she wants to be as unhinged as possible. She sings, “When my time’s up, baby / I’ll leak some pictures maybe / Say somethin’ batshit crazy.” Whether she means explicit pics or evidence that was damning for her breakup, we’ll always support her.

“15 Minutes” by Sabrina Carpenter Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The clock is tickin’ lately
Guess that means I’m doin’ something right
Been here a long time, baby
But gosh, I hope I make it through the night

[Pre-Chorus]
It’s fleetin’ like my battery life
Hard to hold on to like every guy
When you’re hot, it’s just a matter of time

[Chorus]
But I can do a lot with fifteen minutes
Lot of pretty boys, lot of funny business
Take a couple bucks, turn ’em into millions
You, you, you know I
I can do a lot with fifteen minutes
Only gonna take two to make you finish
Piss some people off, show ’em what they’re missin’
You, you, you know I can

[Verse 2]
Where did all these parties come from?
Whеn did all you bitches get so nice?
Runnin’ out of thе woodwork
And hopin’ there’s no brain between my eyes (My, my)

[Pre-Chorus]
Well, it’s fleetin’ like we’re all gonna die (All gonna die)
Hard to hold like conversations when high (Conversations when high)
When you’re hot, they’re gonna eat you alive (Alive, alive, alive)

[Chorus]
But I can do a lot with fifteen minutes (I can)
Lot of pretty boys, lot of funny business (Tell me I’m wrong)
Take a couple bucks, turn ’em into millions
You, you, you know I
I can do a lot with fifteen minutes (Sure can)
Only gonna take two to make you finish (No)
Piss some people off, show ’em what they’re missin’ (Ooh, you)
You, you, you know I can

[Post-Chorus]
I
You know I
You know I

[Bridge]
When my time’s up, baby (Na-na-na)
I’ll leak some pictures maybe
Say somethin’ batshit crazy
I’ll do it, don’t you make me
When my time’s up, baby (Time’s up, baby)
I’ll leak some pictures maybe
Say somethin’ batshit crazy
I’ll do it, don’t you make me, yeah, oh (Ah)

[Outro]
Uh-uh, uh, uh
Uh, I’ll do it
Oh, I’ll do it
Oh, I’ll do it, babe

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