Distraction Lyrics
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be—
[Verse 1]
Do me a favor, pick me up, take me out later
Don't worry about no paper
'Cause I got much stacked up for nights like this
My life can get crazy, I deal with shit on the daily
But baby, I'm thinkin' maybe
We could agree to work it out like this
[Pre-Chorus]
I need you (You, oh) to give me your time (Give me your time)
I need you (You, oh) to not wanna be mine
[Chorus]
Are you down to be a distraction, baby?
But don't distract me, let me ask you, baby
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be a distraction, baby?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be— (Yeah-yeah-yeah)
Are you down to be a distraction, baby?
But don't distract me, let me ask you, baby
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be a distraction, baby?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be—
[Verse 2]
I need you to respect it (Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)
Sometimes this shit get me stressin' (Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)
So I need you with me to keep me right and keep me up all night (Oh-oh, oh-oh)
We can get faded
This life can make you so jaded
So we can stay shaded just to us and try to get it right, oh-oh
I need you (You, oh) to give me your time (Give me your time)
I need you (You, oh) to not wanna be mine
[Chorus]
Are you down to be a distraction, baby?
But don't distract me, let me ask you, baby
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be a distraction, baby?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be— (Yeah-yeah-yeah)
Are you down to be a distraction, baby?
But don't distract me, let me ask you, baby
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be a distraction, baby?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be—
[Bridge]
I can't say I give my all
But tonight, I'd risk it all
Woah, woah, woah
Are you down to be—
[Chorus]
Are you down to be a distraction, baby?
But don't distract me, let me ask you, baby (Don't you, don't you, baby)
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be a distraction, baby?
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be— (Yeah-yeah-yeah)
Are you down to be a distraction, baby? (Let me ask you one question, baby)
But don't distract me, let me ask you, baby (Do you, do you, baby)
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be a distraction, baby? (Let me ask you, baby)
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna be— (I wanna know, I wanna know)
About
A week after debuting her new single “CRZY" Kehlani re-ups with “Distraction.” Produced by Pop & Oak and Some Randoms, the R&B track finds Kehlani looking for a casual relationship with someone who can give their time, but “not wanna be mine.”
A snippet of the song was first released by Kehlani’s friend and DJ: Noodz, while she was on tour.
The breezy R&B song finds Kehlani looking for someone romantic to draw her attention away from real life.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
This song is about a girl. I was in Philly making all these songs for the album with Pop & Oak, these dope producers. I was talking to this girl and I was like, it’s cool to have a little thing but right now I’m so in my vibe. So you got to be a distraction but you really can’t take away from what I got going on. I made it an Instagram caption first and then was like, “that was shit was fire,” and took off the caption—we made this song right after.
A lot of my songs are about women. Sometimes I don’t say “he” or “she”—I’m just talking. I don’t feel like I have to necessarily go over the top and make sure that I have to stuff it down people’s throats—that I like women and men.
In the context that I’m saying, it’s something fun and not serious, but not to where you don’t care about it. You’re like, “this is tight, you’re tigth, you’re super cool.” It’s like the homie but someone who respects what you got going on but still wants to make you feel good and stuff.
They played me the beat first and I was like, “Wooo this is so tight.” We usually just hook up the little mic in the main room and just freestyle, or I’ll just write for a second and then give like a rough take. Once I sang the intro they put that on the front of the song and I was like “Woah! This is going to smack people in the face everytime the song comes on.” The first thing they hear is that super 90s oh. Lots of harmonies
Oak is a super fire vocal producer—as someone who grew up in a choir, I love that. I love ,“Yo, do this and do this,” and I’m hearing this, “Just do this and do this.” He of pushes me to explore the vocal production realm too and now I‘m really into it because of him.
- 1.Intro
- 2.Keep On
- 3.Distraction
- 5.Undercover
- 6.CRZY
- 7.Personal
- 10.Advice
- 11.Do U Dirty
- 12.Escape
- 13.Too Much
- 14.Get Like
- 15.In My Feelings
- 17.Thank You
- 18.I Wanna Be
- 19.Gangsta
- 20.Did I
- 21.CRZY (Remix)