As a sophomore in high school, Lenae spent $300 for a studio session that would ultimately produce her first single, "Greetings." Soon after, in 2015, she was featured on Monte Bookerโs song, "Baby." Booker and Lenae along with rapper, Smino, formed the original core of the music collective, Zero Fatigue, which was brought together by Chris "Classick" Innumerable at his recording studio, Classick Studios. Lenae's first EP, Moon Shoes, was originally released as a free download in August 2015, but was later reissued by Atlantic Records and the Three Twenty Three Music Group in 2016. It drew praise from critics for her "fluid vocals and spare, poetic lyrics."
In 2016, Lenae was officially signed to Atlantic Records. She also appeared as a featured performer on Mick Jenkins' album The Healing Component and on Noname's song "Forever." She would go on to tour with and open for Noname on her Telefone Tour from January to March 2017. Lenae also performed at WBEZ's Winter Block Party alongside fellow members of the underground collective Medicine Woman: Drea Smith, Via Rosa, and Jean Deau.
She released her second EP Midnight Moonlight on March 3, 2017. Later that month, she performed at SXSW, was featured on Smino's "Glass Flows," and was listed by Rolling Stone as one of "10 New Artists You Need to Know." In the following three months, she would go on to perform at several other festivals, including Mamby on the Beach in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood and Culture Shock in Purchase, New York. Beginning in August 2017, Lenae opened for SZA on her Ctrl Tour. The tour ended in December 2017. On February 9, she released her third EP, entirely produced by Steve Lacy, titled Crush.
On February 1, 2022, she released Skin Tight with Steve Lacy, the first single of her debut album, Hypnos. Following, she released her debut album on May 20, 2022. Featuring vocals and production from Monte Booker, Steve Lacy, KAYTRANAD , Fousheรฉ, Mereba, Smino, Sango, Luke Titus, IAMNOBODI, Phoelix and Teo Halm.
Free Room
Ravyn Lenae Lyrics
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In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies
The eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies
I-I run out of stuff so I don't know what to do
You-you walk until you find the
Things you thought you knew (knew-knew)
It's-It's-It's weird 'cause I was listening to their
Conversation the other day
He said, "I like this, you don't know me?"
You don't know me anymore
The eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies
You don't know me anymore
The eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies
I run until I find my lungs, I thought you had a clue
You walk, you walk until you find the things in me you thought you knew
I run until I find my lungs I thought you had a clue
You walk, you walk until you find the things in me you thought you knew
And I don't know you
There's zero judgement, there's a free room
You don't know me anymore
The eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies
You don't know me anymore
You think you're runnin' away
You think you're gettin' away (hey-hey-hey)
You think you're runnin' away
You think you're gettin' away
You think you go high, but
I got your mind on mine
You really runnin' and you get so fast on it
Wishes are common so let you get that far
Lady, you're a star
Darling, lead the way
I'll be down if I leave you and don't find you (whoo)
You don't know me anymore
(I thought you had a clue)
You don't know me anymore
(Find the things in me you thought you knew)
You think you're runnin' away
You think you're gettin' away
(Find the things in me you thought you knew)
You think you're runnin' away
You think you're gettin' away
(Find the things in me you thought you knew)
You think you runnin' away
You think you know you going-going, you going
In Ravyn Lenae's song "Free Room," the lyrics speak to the idea of misunderstanding and lack of knowledge about one another. The repeated line "the eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs in a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies" speaks to the awkwardness or discomfort that can come with being in a room with someone you don't know well, or someone with whom there is tension. The verses describe a sense of running away or searching for something, but feeling lost or confused in the process. The line "I run until I find my lungs, I thought you had a clue, you walk until you find the things in me you thought you knew" highlights the disconnect between people, as they each try to find their way without understanding each other's perspective.
The chorus repeats the phrase "you don't know me anymore," emphasizing the idea that people can change and evolve over time, making it difficult to understand one another. The lyric "there's zero judgment, there's a free room" suggests that perhaps the key to overcoming this disconnect is to create a space where people feel free to be themselves without fear of judgment.
As a whole, the song evokes a sense of uncertainty and tension, but also hints at the possibility of finding common ground and connection through empathy and understanding.
Line by Line Meaning
The eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of despair and hopelessness, one's natural reaction may be to feel anxious or uncomfortable
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies
The environment in this room is saturated with negativity and destruction
I-I run out of stuff so I don't know what to do
Feeling lost and uncertain due to lack of direction or inspiration
You-you walk until you find the
Things you thought you knew (knew-knew)
Exploration and self-discovery can often lead to rediscovering things once thought to be familiar
It's-It's-It's weird 'cause I was listening to their
Conversation the other day
He said, "I like this, you don't know me?"
Overhearing a conversation where someone claims to enjoy something, yet feels misunderstood or unknown by others
You don't know me anymore
The relationship between two people has changed and one party no longer feels understood or recognized by the other
I run until I find my lungs, I thought you had a clue
Exerting oneself to the point of exhaustion in search of a deeper understanding or realization, despite previously thinking someone else may have had insight into the situation
You walk, you walk until you find the things in me you thought you knew
The other party is also searching for answers or familiar aspects in this relationship
And I don't know you
There's zero judgement, there's a free room
Despite feeling unknown or misunderstood, there is no judgement and space is open for deeper connection and understanding
You think you're runnin' away
You think you're gettin' away (hey-hey-hey)
You think you're runnin' away
You think you're gettin' away
You think you go high, but
I got your mind on mine
You really runnin' and you get so fast on it
Wishes are common so let you get that far
Lady, you're a star
Darling, lead the way
I'll be down if I leave you and don't find you (whoo)
Despite efforts to escape or disconnect, the artist is still on the other person's mind and is willing to follow and support them
You don't know me anymore
(I thought you had a clue)
You don't know me anymore
(Find the things in me you thought you knew)
Reiterating the feeling of being misunderstood and urging the other party to actively search for deeper understanding
You think you're runnin' away
You think you're gettin' away
(Find the things in me you thought you knew)
You think you're runnin' away
You think you're gettin' away
(Find the things in me you thought you knew)
You think you runnin' away
You think you know you going-going, you going
Repeating the sentiment that the other party needs to actively search for deeper understanding and connection, despite efforts to run or escape
Writer(s): Ahmanti Booker, Ravyn Lenae, Justin Appleby
Contributed by Ian D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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[Intro]
The eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies
The eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies
[Verse 1]
I-I run out of stuff so I don't know what to do
You-you walk until you find the things you thought you knew (knew-knew)
[Spoken]
It's-It's-It's weird 'cause I was listening to their conversation the other day, he said, "I like this, you don't know me?"
[Chorus]
You don't know me anymore
The eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies
You don't know me anymore
The eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies
[Verse 2]
I run until I find my lungs I thought you had a clue
You walk-you walk until you find the things in me you thought you knew
I run until I find my lungs I thought you had a clue
(The, eyes you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies)
You walk-you walk until you find the things in me you thought you knew
(The eyes, you'd think you'd shake your thighs
In a room full of fallen hope and tainted skies)
@meannasolomon3911
SHE WAS A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN SHE MADE THIS WOW THIS IS TALENT
@beastlaser9611
Damn i thought she was older !
@AndreOliveira-zn4ob
@@beastlaser9611 Me too but she's so younger
@Exu1t_
She has tattoos tho...
@noodlesuzuki5513
Mourgan the song not the video
@DillHurley7
@@Exu1t_ what sheltered place so you exist in where 17 year olds don't have tattoos ๐ค
@doomhead2
this is def going on a cute ass playlist alongside Estelle's "american boy" :D
@hi-ix2zs
toothforaneye 8 SAME
@kiersten8970
toothforaneye 8 HONESTLY ME TO
@zoraidavazquez8505
Omg yess I've actually been listening to that song all day and I found this song on Instagram from a meme and I'm like this sounds like another song and I can't believe I'm the only one that thinks that๐