Lost Souls Lyrics

[Intro]
Confusing self-conscious with self-confidence
Confusing self-conscious with self-confidence
Confusing self-conscious with self-confidence, uh, yeah

[Verse 1]
Confusing self-conscious with self-confidence
So you monogamous, but body positive
Post pills you swallowing for a following
What he got to offer? He don't see the kids that he fathering
If you don't bother then, why you responding then?
Careful where you plant them seeds before you water them
Say you empower women (Ayy)
But don't acknowledge them (Nah, nah)
Feminism not what you embodyin'
You false hope, you false positive, uh
But eat your fruit and drink your water then, uh
I don't clique up, I don't clique up, nah
I don't clique up, I don't clique up, that's why
I don't clique up, I don't clique up, ayy
I don't click up (Nah)
I don't clique up 'cause y'all a kiss up
Rep your set, then y'all switch up and don't pick up
But real friends don't ask for favors (Nah)
Say you betrayed like you supposed to pay 'em
Copped the White House like you supposed to save 'em
Ungrateful, wonder how I Kanye'd 'em, han
It's pressure to be an icon baby, han
Stressin' to be an icon lately, but
[Chorus]
A lost soul can't lead the people, no
A lost soul can't lead the people, nah
A lost soul can't lead the people, no
A lost soul can't lead the people, uh

[Verse 2]
Confusing the celebrity with your integrity
You drinkin' Hennessy for your therapy
Can't get no peace of mind, can't get no serenity
But the public ain't the enemy, it's the inner me, so, uh
What you gonna leave with your legacy? Uh
It's like we don't believe in longevity, uh
I was overseas and seems that
We the only people with dreams of material things (Right)
Confusing self-conscious with self-confidence (Self-confidence)
Confusing self-conscious with self-confidence (Self-confidence)
Confusing self-conscious with self-confidence (Yeah)
We lying to ourself that's what the problem is (No, no)

[Outro]
A lost soul can't lead the people, no
A lost soul can't lead the people, no, no
A lost soul can't lead the people, no
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
A lost soul can't, lost soul

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Genius Annotation

The EP begins with a song which pays tribute to legendary R&B singer Lauryn Hill’s classic, “Lost Ones”, with the latter’s music playing in the background.

H.E.R. underlines and mentions legacy, feminism, female empowerment, independence, fame, and deception, topics of which further elaborate on the ideas highlighted in the 1998 track.

Expressing her love and admiration for Lauryn Hill has not only been included in her songs and genre, but also in interviews. When speaking to VIBE, she noted how she was inspired by multiple artist—one of them being Hill—to become a multihyphenate artist:

”I wanted to be Lauryn Hill and touch the women and be empowering.”

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