Messy

Messy Song Released August 25, 2017 From The Album Fifth Harmony Recorded 2017 Length 3:14 Genre Electropop, R&B Credits Written By Dan James, Leah Haywood, Rob Ellmore, Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, Normani Kordei, Thomas Allen, Harold Brown, Orville Burrell, Morris Dickerson, Rickanrdo Ducent, Gerry Goldstein, Leroy Jordan, Lee Levitin, Charles Miller, Shaun Pizzonia, Howard Scott, Brian Thompson Production By Dreamlab & Ruffian Chronology Previous Angel Next Bridges

"Messy" is a song by Fifth Harmony included in their third studio album, Fifth Harmony, which debuted on August 25, 2017.

Background

“Messy” is the ninth track of Fifth Harmony’s self-titled album. According to Lauren, it was written by Normani and Ally. The girls first performed this song live at RockCorps 2017.

Normani: It kinda sounds like Pussycat Dolls’ “Stickwitu” – it has that throwback vibe. It’s the first time we have more than one song on the album where you can hear us be vulnerable.

Ally: We did that with Dreamlab. We heard the track, we got inspired and we just let everything out in that room. We had so many idea flowing for hours and hours and it was a beautiful process. And, you know, we made that song, which is one of our faves.

Lyrics

Dinah:
I'll tell you straight how I feel with no filter
No touchin' up what you see, there's no filter
I can be cruel sometimes, outta my mind
Insecure and out the door
I'm who I am and you won't have to wonder

Lauren:
I can be hot to handle
Dance around the house with nothin' but the radio on
I can be such a scandal, runnin' at the mouth
Then crying on the bedroom floor

Fifth Harmony:
I can be messy, I can be messy
Yeah, I admit
I can be messy, I can get crazy
Yeah, I admit
Oh, no changing
Oh, no changing
I can be messy, yeah I can be messy
Yeah, I admit

Normani:
No secrets here, it's just me with the lights on
Say what I'm feelin' 'cause I can't hold my tongue
I can be cruel sometimes, outta my mind
Insecure and out the door
I'm who I am and you won't have to wonder

Ally:
I can be hot to handle
Dance around the house with nothin' but the radio on
I can be such scandal, runnin at the mouth
Then crying on the bedroom floor

Fifth Harmony:
I can be messy (Normani: I can be messy), I can be messy
Yeah, I admit
I can be messy, I can get crazy
Yeah, I admit
Oh, no changing (Normani: Oh)
Oh, no changing (Dinah: No yeah)
I can be messy, yeah I can be messy
Yeah, I admit

Dinah (Normani):
Oh I admit, I admit it, I admit it
No apologies (Ooh yeah)

Ally (Normani):
Oh no changing (oh ooh), oh no changing, oh no changing
yeah, I admit it

Fifth Harmony:
I can be messy, I can be messy (Ally: Yeah)
Yeah, I admit
I can be messy, I can get crazy
Yeah, I admit
Oh, no changing
Oh, no changing
I can be messy, yeah I can be messy
Yeah, I admit

I can be messy
Yeah, I admit
I can be messy
Yeah, I admit
Oh, no changing
Oh, no changing (Ally: Yeah, hey)
I can be messy, yeah I can be messy
Yeah, I admit