Genius Meanings
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Kehlani (Ft. Tory Lanez) – Can I
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Kehlani teams up with Canadian rapper and singer Tory Lanez for the first time on “Can I,” one of the standout tracks on her sophomore studio album, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
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Kehlani (Ft. Lucky Daye) – Can You Blame Me
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[Verse 1: Kehlani] / I need you here, my safe haven (Safe) / Rather go at it than not speak at all / How you made me feel, it was dangerous / [Pre-Chorus: Kehlani] / Oh, you know
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Kehlani – Can I (Solo Version)
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[Verse 1] / This shit's so good, should be illegal / Need round two, I need a sequel / Hit the backboard like a free throw / You next level, you a cheat code / In so deep, you hit
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Kehlani (Ft. Ty Dolla $ign) – Nights Like This
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“Nights Like This” serves as Kehlani’s first single of 2019 and features Ty Dolla $ign, marking the first collaboration between the two artists. Premiered exclusively on Zane Lowe’
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Kehlani – melt
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[Verse 1] / I can't tell where your hair ends and mine begins / If I ain't have all these tattoos, I would think that it's your skin / If I move too quick past you, I would think
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Kehlani – Distraction
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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
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Kehlani – Can I (solo)
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Verse 1] / This shit's so good, should be illegal / Need round two, I need a sequel / Hit the backboard like a free throw / You next level, you a cheat code / In so deep, you hit
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Kehlani – shooter interlude
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Although blue water road is full of light and love, Kehlani takes two minutes with “shooter interlude” to speak candidly about some of their experiences as an artist. First teased
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Kehlani – Open (Passionate)
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[Part I: Open] / [Verse 1] / 3 AM in Vegas / All day, been faded / You're on tour, in and out them stadiums / And there's bitches backstage / Tryna upstage me / How am I to know
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Kehlani – Do U Dirty
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In Do U Dirty Kehlani guides the listener through her love life. She is young and hard-working and hasn’t got the time to maintain a relationship, this song serves as a warning to
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Kehlani – Escape
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“Escape” is about Lani longing for an unattatched relationship, so her lover can feel free and continue to be driven and successful, and not distracted by anything too serious
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Dreamville & Kehlani – Shadows
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[Intro: Kehlani] / Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) / Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) / [Verse 1: Kehlani] / I can tell (I can tell) / That there's somethin' lurkin
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Kehlani – Piece of Mind
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“Piece of Mind” finds Kehlani optimistically looking forward to the rest of her life, while remaining conscious of her past and her reality. It is an anthem of self-confidence and
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Kehlani – You Should Be Here
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The 1st ‘'real’‘ track on the album.
Where the intro really is an intro, on the 2nd track of the album Kehlani starts singing.
The song is about a relationship which is about to
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Kehlani – Gangsta
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Kehlani’s “Gangsta” is a track from the Suicide Squad soundtrack. “Gangsta” premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats1. The film’s director David Ayer describes the track as having a “raw
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Kehlani – The Letter
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One of Kehlani’s more emotional songs on YSBH, “The Letter” is about a loved one who was not around when they needed to be. Lani mentions her mother who was not around for her when
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Cardi B (Ft. Kehlani) – Ring
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The budding companion and possible part 1 to “Thru Your Phone”, sees Cardi with guest feature Kehlani both express their doubts of their partner’s interest.
The themes of
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Kehlani – tangerine
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[Verse 1] / I get jealous, jealous of every sip / Pineapple water, I can taste it on your lips / Spendin' time paintin' the walls from the floor to the ceilin' / Lotus flower
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Kehlani – CRZY
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Two months after dropping “24/7,” Kehlani released “CRZY,” the first single off her debut album, SweetSexySavage.
“CRZY” is a defiant ode to take back the reigns on her own
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Kehlani – Everybody Business
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“Everybody Business” is a song where Kehlani expressed her love life and the love she has for people she’s encountered. She also addresses all the rumours people had surrounding
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Kehlani – Did I
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“Did I” reflects on stunting on someone who was doubtful of Kehlani’s talent, was phony but is now doing the things she is doing/wants to be down with TSNMI. She asks if she hurt
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Kehlani – altar
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After a series of collaborations since the beginning of 2021, Kehlani returns on September 17 with “altar”—the lead single from their third studio album, blue water road.
The
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Kehlani (Ft. Chance the Rapper) – The Way
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“The Way” is about a relationship filled with mutual respect and crazy love.
Kehlani and Chance The Rapper have worked together before with Kehlani providing background vocals on
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Kehlani – Honey
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“Honey” is Kehlani’s second release since January 2017’s SweetSexySavage, the first being her G-Eazy collaboration “Good Life.” The song, written for her lover, sees Kehlani using
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Yung Bleu & Kehlani – Beautiful Lies
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[Intro: Kehlani & Bleu] / Oh, oh / Mm, mm / Oh, oh / [Refrain: Bleu & Kehlani] / You had me at hello (Mm-mm, mm-mm) / Could never make you happy, girl, it must be the devil (Mm-mm
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Kehlani – Water
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Water is “an astrological seduction, smolder with sexual appetite that masquerades as control and confidence,” as described in the Apple Music Editor’s Note.
On the album release
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Kehlani – everything
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[Verse 1] / I could blame it on the physical / I could blame it on your lips, your touch, your kiss / You know, real traditional / But your love's too original / You are anything
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Kehlani – Bad News
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[Verse 1] / I watched you turn yourself to a made man / All the little things that make you / You can count the ways that I stay down / Can't nobody tell me I ain't true / Take a
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Kehlani’s Tory Lanez Collaboration “Can I” Flips A Classic Aaliyah Hit
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She interpolates “Come Over” for the second time.
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Kehlani – Again
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“Again” is the first single in 2018 released by Kehlani. The track was first teased by snippets of lyrics on her Instagram in late January. On February 2nd, she dropped the song on
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Kehlani – You Know Wassup
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“You Know Wassup” consists of an open, personal response from Lani towards allegations of her boyfriend and rapper YG’s infidelity during a drunken night of Halloween. She becomes
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Kehlani Vows To Do Better On New Song “little story”
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It’s the second single off the singer’s third album.
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Arin Ray & Kehlani – Change
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[Verse 1: Arin Ray] / You've got me all in my feelings, oh / Girl, I know that you're tired from running through my mind, ayy / You stole my heart and I mean it / 'Cause you can't
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Kehlani (Ft. Justin Bieber) – up at night
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Kehlani reunites with Justin Bieber on “up at night,” an upbeat and rhythmic song that sees the two artists singing about their pride and their love for their respective
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Kehlani – In My Feelings
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“In My Feelings” is a track from Kehlani’s SweetSexySavage album. Lyrically, the song is about being stuck in a relationship that’s been going on for so long even though the love
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Kehlani (Ft. Musiq Soulchild) – Footsteps
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“Footsteps” is the opening track on Kehlani’s 2019 mixtape While We Wait. It interpolates lyrics from Omarion’s 2006 song Ice Box and features Musiq Soulchild, who Kehlani has
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Kehlani Tells Lovers To Beware On Her New Single “Do U Dirty”
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“You think you love me now, I think you should be worried.”
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Kehlani (Ft. BJ the Chicago Kid) – Down For You
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[Verse 1: Kehlani] / Best friends and lovers / Can't seem to draw the line between each other / What is defined means nothing to a brother / You just don't give a damn, that's why
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Kehlani (Ft. Jhené Aiko) – Change Your Life
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Change Your Life, the sixth track from Kehlani’s sophomore album, It was Good Until It Wasn’t, was first hinted at in the music video for Kehlani’s previous single, All Me
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Kehlani (Ft. James Blake) – Grieving
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On “Grieving,” Kehlani employs London-born artist James Blake to help her convey the complex combination of relief and regret that come from separating a relationship.
During the
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Kehlani – wish i never
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[Intro] / And I, and I wish I never / You, yeah, yeah, yeah / [Verse 1] / I never let 'em win 'less I say so / And I don't show my cards, but I play though / Then put 'em in my bag
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