 Genius Meanings
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SZA Is Caught Up In Complicated Love On New Song “Shirt”
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The song first surfaced in 2020.
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SZA – Shirt
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First previewed as a snippet posted on SZA’s Instagram story on October 7, 2020, “Shirt” gained traction on TikTok in early 2021 after a dance challenge using the audio originated
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SZA – Shirt (Demo)
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From snippet / [Verse 1] / Kiss me dangerous / Been so lost without you all around me / Get anxious / Lead me, don't look back / It's all about you / [Pre-Chorus] / In the dark
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SZA – Blind
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On “Blind,” SZA speaks about how she is blind to the good things in here life, while also touching on attempting to seek the things that are right in front of you.
The song was
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SZA – Shirt (Mixed) [Jan 2023]
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[Verse 1] / Kiss me, dangerous / Been so lost without you all around me / Get anxious / Lead me, don't look back / It's all about you / [Pre-Chorus] / In the dark right now
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SZA – Shirt (Mixed)
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[Verse 1] / Kiss me, dangerous / Been so lost without you all around me / Get anxious / Lead me, don't look back / It's all about you / [Pre-Chorus] / In the dark right now
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SZA – Love Language
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“Love Language” is the fifth track on SZA’s highly anticipated sophomore album, SOS.
The song samples SZA’s own 2020 single “Hit Different” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, and it also
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SZA – Kill Bill
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“Kill Bill” is the third single off of SZA’s sophomore full-length studio album, SOS. The harmonious murder ballad surrounds the topics of heartbreak and betrayal, resulting in SZA
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SZA – Snooze
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[Intro] / Ooh / I think I know / [Verse 1] / I'll touch that fire for you / I do that three, four times again, I testify for you / I told that lie, I'd kill that bitch / I do what
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SZA (Ft. Travis Scott) – Love Galore
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SZA enlists Travis Scott for “Love Galore"—a song where she touches on cravings for a past lover, rebirth after a regretful relationship, and putting herself first after a loveless
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SZA (Ft. Travis Scott) – Open Arms
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Marking SZA and Travis Scott’s fourth song together, “Open Arms” is about ultimately deciding that you must leave the one you love. Travis raps about being devoted to his partner
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The Highest-Charting Solo Hit Of SZA’s Career Wasn’t Meant To Be A Single
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“Good Days” recently reached No. 9 on the Hot 100 chart.
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SZA – I Hate U
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On August 22, 2021, SZA posted a snippet of a new song called “Joni” on her Instagram, then released it alongside “I Hate U” on her SoundCloud the same day.
After the song
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SZA (Ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard) – Forgiveless
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[Intro: Ol' Dirty Bastard] / Ayy, dawg, yo, yo, yo / Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo / I'm the original G-O-D / Makin' young ladies scream is my specialty / When I go da-da-da-da-da-da-da
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SZA – Good Days
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On “Good Days,” SZA tries to move away from past and present negativity, looking forward to the future instead.
Released on Christmas Day, the song was first teased on July 15
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SZA – Gone Girl
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On the tenth track of SOS, SZA references the critically acclaimed psychological crime thriller “Gone Girl” and channels its themes of love, relationships, and abandonment.
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SZA – SOS
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Rather than serving as a complete song, “SOS” is an introduction to the album’s themes as a whole. This is also the first time in SZA’s discography where we see a titular track
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SZA – Seek & Destroy
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[Verse 1] / You push me past my own capacity, boy / Permission to crash, collectin' damages, boy / No reachin' or grabbin' for more clarity now / Seek and destroy, all missiles
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SZA – Broken Clocks
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“Broken Clocks” is the third single released from SZA’s debut album Ctrl, following “Drew Barrymore” and “Love Galore”.
SZA reminisces about the imbalance between her love and
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SZA – Nobody Gets Me
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“Nobody Gets Me” is a break-up ballad that encapsulates SZA’s feelings through the last moments of her relationship with her ex-fiancé, who was the only person at the time that she
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SZA – Conceited
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[Verse 1] / I don't like nobody, I don't feel guilty about it / I just got my body done, ain't got no guilt about it / I just heard your opinion, I could've did without it / All
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SZA – Smoking on my Ex Pack
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[Verse] / Roll the clip and run it back, I'm really like that / I'm really not friendly, I need my credit, niggas hate that / I need the numbers / I need the data, got you talkin
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SZA – Notice Me
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[Verse 1] / You stay on my mind, I can't regret no times spent with you / And I still wonder if you notice me, yes / Out of my line if I box with you / Out of my line if I check
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Genius Traducciones al Español – SZA - Shirt (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "SZA - Shirt (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso] / Bésame peligrosamente / Todo ha estado tan perdido sin ti a mi alrededor / Me pongo ansiosa / Dirígeme, no mires atrás
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SZA – F2F
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“F2F” was released as the thirteenth track to SZA’s very highly anticipated sophomore album, SOS, on December 9, 2022. SZA ventures into rock, starting with acoustic strums before
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SZA (Ft. Phoebe Bridgers) – Ghost in the Machine
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“Ghost in the Machine” was revealed on December 5, 2022 via Twitter when SZA posted the album tracklist revealing Phoebe Bridgers feature. The following day SZA went to Twitter and
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SZA – Special
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On “Special,“ SZA discusses her own insecurities and regrets about a man, which is also a recurring theme on her debut album, Ctrl.
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SZA (Ft. Don Toliver) – Used
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[Intro: Norma Rowe] / Yeah, I'll cuss your ass out in a minute / [Verse 1: SZA] / Yes, I've been used to being used like this / Ain't no difference, I'm immortalized in my thoughts
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SZA (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Doves in the Wind
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In a song “dedicated to vaginas,” SZA enlists fellow TDE mate Kendrick Lamar to talk about how there is so much more to offer than sex and things people do to go out of their way
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SZA – Normal Girl
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Possibly from her past, SZA may never have been able to cope well in relationships. Typically they love her sex, how she’s aggressive. She knows how to run her bedroom but not her
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SZA (Ft. Chance the Rapper) – Childs Play
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On this track, SZA and Chance the Rapper express their feelings of nostalgia, as they reminisce old times through metaphors of children toys and games, such as Barbie dolls and
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SZA – The Weekend
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SZA has said that this song is about three women, not just two, all of whom are being played by the same man. However, one decided that they did not care.
The song serves to
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SZA – Supermodel
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On “Supermodel,” SZA discusses her insecurities and gets back at a previous boyfriend who did her wrong.
SZA described this song and its real-world context in a May 2016 interview
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SZA (Ft. Isaiah Rashad) – Pretty Little Birds
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SZA talks about how she’s a “Pretty Little Bird”. She speaks about she wants to be open with him/her and fly to the heavens. She speaks about how she’s been through things but she’
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Rihanna (Ft. SZA) – Consideration
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On “Consideration,” Rihanna considers the scope of her career. She wants to be considered a serious artist, not just an entertainer, which to Rih means writing and producing her
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SZA – Far
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[Intro: SZA & Sadhguru] / How do I deal with rejection? / I'm dealing with a lot of rejection right now / It makes me feel very small / Oh, that's great / If nobody wants you, you'
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SZA – Garden (Say It Like Dat)
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On “Garden”, SZA expresses her need for emotional vulnerability and support in a relationship while questioning whether she is worth it and deserving of it.
Despite this, at Vevo
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Summer Walker & SZA – No Love
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[Intro: Summer Walker] / Oh, ooh woah / Oh-oh, yeah / Yeah, yeah, yeah / [Verse 1: Summer Walker] / If I had you back (Back) / I wouldn't've did all that (That) / I would've played
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Genius Brasil Traduções – SZA - Shirt (Tradução em Português)
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[Tradução de "Shirt", de SZA] / [Verso 1] / Me beije perigosamente / Eu estava tão perdida sem você ao meu redor / Fico ansiosa / Me guie, não olhe pra trás / É tudo sobre você / [
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SZA – Prom
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The fifth track on SZA’s debut album, Ctrl is the most reminiscent of her previous EPs with a pop-disco sound.
She reflects about her insecurities on not maturing as quickly as
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SZA – Open Arms (Solo Version)
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[Intro: Norma Rowe] / When you do your best you ca—, I done told you / When you do your best, hell, that's all you can do / You and me and anybody else / So to hell with all that
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SZA (Ft. Doja Cat) – Kill Bill (Remix)
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After the immense success of SZA’s chart-topping hit “Kill Bill” about her own homicidal fantasies about an ex-lover, she now invites Doja Cat to feature on the track. The duo has
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SZA – Too Late
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[Intro] / Too late for us / We both dangerous / Movin' so close, we combust / Is it bad that I want more? / [Verse 1] / I been gone so long, I don't know where I'm going / You be
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SZA – 2AM
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SZA flips the script and sings from a female perspective of PARTYNEXTDOOR’s single featuring Drake, “Come and See Me”.
The original song found PND and Drake seeking 2 A.M. booty
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SZA – Anything
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“Anything” follows the previous track “Broken Clocks”, where SZA seemed to decide that ‘still love is still love’. On “Anything”, which samples “Spring Reprise” by Donna Summer
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