McRae gave more context in a"Behind the Song" videoon TikTok.
That sparked a back-and-forth among the songwriters.
“We’re like, ‘Okay, and then he says this, and then I say this.
“And we start painting this story.”
Who is being ‘Greedy’ in the song’s lyrics?
“And it ended up feeling like this really cool female empowerment song, which I loved.”
“‘Can’t you tell that I want you?'”
“I say, yeah.”
She launches into the chorus with a confident, “I would want myself.”
He’s unsure if she really dislikes him or if she’s flirting back.
/ I said, ‘Lemme check,’ yeah.”
So that’s very special to me," she said.
