10k Hours Lyrics
Yeah
One, two, check
Check, one, two
[Verse 1: Jhené Aiko]
I know what it's like to lose, do you? Do you?
Have you ever loved someone, then lost that one?
You can't even call they phone
You can't even ask how they day was
Nothing in life's guaranteed, you'll see, uh
I'm not being difficult, I just see things differently
When I say I wanna see you, that means something deeper to me
[Chorus: Jhené Aiko]
I've been missing you for ten thousand hours (Thousand hours)
I cannot let go, ten thousand memories (Memories)
I've been missing you for ten thousand hours (Thousand hours), yeah
I cannot let go, ten thousand memories (Memories)
[Verse 2: Jhené Aiko]
Have you ever loved someone, then lost that one?
Have you ever missed someone that ain't coming back? Uh
You can't even tell that one 'cause they're not here to hear it
Do you hear me?
Nothing in life's guaranteed, you'll see
I'm not being difficult, I just see things differently
You don't see the urgency (You don't see the urgency)
That really worries me (That really worries me)
The problem is that we think, naturally, we have time but you'll find
Anything can happen, don't take it for granted
You know
I've been missing you for ten thousand hours (Ten thousand hours)
I cannot let go, ten thousand memories (Ten thousand memories)
I've been missing you for ten thousand hours (Ten thousand hours), uh
I cannot let go (No), ten thousand memories (Ten thousand memories, yo)
[Verse 3: Nas]
Thinkin' back on some good times we had with some bad people, like
"I shoulda saw she was see through" or "He was evil", like
"I wasted my good experience with these people", like
"Guess it was meant to be, you was teaching me life"
So only half that memory's worthwhile
We had beef but at least there's a birth of a child
Cooled and flipped it, reminiscing bad times with good people's terrific
Beautifully different 'cause we still kick it
You said we can't be intimate, you said we can't go there
If this thing is going nowhere, it's so weird
Now it's cold, thought I had control, thought I took your soul
Nah, I took your mind, engraved my name
You told me that my mind is your favorite place to hang
Ten thousand hours turned to ten thousand bridal flowers
What was mine is ours
How many soulmates we get in this lifetime?
Right now's the right time, you the wife kind
[Outro: Jhené Aiko]
You could search your whole life tryna find
A love as good as the time we had, we had (We had)
Every person that comes in your life
Here for a limited time
So be fair, be there (Be there), uh
Always planning, never manifesting
Father, please help me send him this message
Always planning, never manifesting
Father, please help me send him this message
About
On “10k Hours”, Jhene meditates on loss and how it feels to lose a loved one. It features a verse from Nas in which he reminisces on a prior relationship and how he felt when it ended. It is their first collaboration. The track features a piano-heavy instrumental reminiscent of old school R&B.
Through her Twitter account, she explained more about the song’s meaning, describing how life is short and we should treasure the limited time we have with our loved ones.
Jhené also referred to the track as one of her favorites while answering fan questions on her Instagram Story on May 12th, 2019.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
I always had this concept sort of in my mind about who do I tell that I miss a person who’s gone ‘cause usually, you know, when the person is here you can call them, you can text them and say “I miss you”, but when there’s a person who’s passed away, there’s no one you can tell so that kinda is like a part of what this song is about. It’s explaining that to the person that is here. “Look, I know what is like to not be able to actually tell a person ‘I miss you’ or that I wanna see you.“ So, you know, when I tell you I wanna see you or that I miss you, it means something different because I’m coming from a place of knowing loss, like, real loss. […] The beat was so hip-hop to me […] and I just heard Nas’s voice on it and I asked him and he literally came the next day and pretty much did his part and that made me, while he was recording his part, and this always happens with rappers for me when they put their feature down, I get inspired and I have another verse, I have more that I wanna say, I have more that I could do. After I saw, you know, I was inspired to switch up the melody and say some more things
— Tidal’s “Car Test” series.
No! “10K Hours” is the first official collaboration between Jhené Aiko and Nas.
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- 5.B.S.
- 8.One Way St.
- 10.Surrender
- 11.Tryna Smoke
- 12.Born Tired
- 13.LOVE
- 14.10k Hours
- 16.Mourning Doves
- 17.Pray for You
- 19.Magic Hour
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