Staring at the Sun Lyrics

[Intro: Post Malone]
Oh

[Verse 1: Post Malone]
Wait (Wait)
I know you got a lotta shit you'd like to say (To say, to say)
Slow down, think you gettin' lil' carried away
You're too close to the flame
But you don't wanna turn around
Like you got me figured out

[Pre-Chorus: Post Malone]
But, girl, what I can promise is I'll let you down
So don't put up a fight
You'll get lost in the light

[Chorus: Post Malone]
If you keep staring at the sun, you won't see
What you have become, this can't be
Everything you thought it was
Blinded by the thought of us, so
Give me a chance, I will
Fuck up again, I warned
You in advance
But you just keep on starin' at the sun
[Verse 2: SZA]
Wait (Yeah, yeah, wait)
I know I got a lot of shit going on with me (Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah)
Now we're free to loving anyone other than me
I try to rewind, I get reminded that time don't wait for nobody
Can't get too close and don't let it go

[Pre-Chorus: SZA]
'Cause I can count on you to let me down
I won't put up a fight
I got lost in the light (Oh)

[Chorus: Post Malone & SZA]
If you keep staring at the sun, you won't see
What you have become, this can't be
Everything you thought it was
Blinded by the thought of us, so
Give me a chance, I will
Fuck up again, I warned
You in advance
But you just keep on starin' at the sun

[Bridge: Post Malone, SZA & Both]
Wait
Got a couple little things I would like to say (Oh yeah)
Today is not your day
You should walk away (Oh yeah)
But you won't listen, you just keep on (Oh yeah)
[Chorus: Post Malone & SZA]
Staring at the sun, you won't see
What you have become, this can't be
Everything you thought it was
Blinded by the thought of us, so
Give me a chance, I will
Fuck up again, I warned
You in advance
But you just keep on starin' at the sun

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“Staring At The Sun” is an upbeat pop track that features SZA and Post trading verses while reminiscing about a past relationship.

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What has Post said about this song?
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Post Malone
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Genius Answer

An 80s type bounce with super uplifting sounds. The lyrics are deep themselves and SZA crushed it!

Is this Post Malone & SZA's first collaboration together?
Genius Answer

Although the two appeared alongside each other on Lorde’s “Homemade Dynamite Remix” with Khalid back in September of 2017, this is the pair’s first collaboration together as the only two main artists.

What did Post Malone say about "Staring at the Sun"?
Genius Answer

Announcing the song briefly on the 9th episode of Kerwin Frost’s Kerwin Frost Talks Youtube series, SZA hinted for the first time at the collaboration between the pair after she was asked about how she feels appearing on other artists' songs saying:

I could listen to this song that I just did with Post Malone and then be like – that’s me! – a little more.

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