i’m honestly surprised that i like the new NIKI album as much as i do. but nicole is certainly more lofi and more acoustic than what i heard at coachella, and much more melancholic too. so maybe it’s not that surprising at all, especially considering the acoustic version of la la lost you makes my heart ache every time i listen to it.
so after listening to the album essentially non-stop in the last three days, these lines are the ones running on loop through my head:
in the rare case that i do cross your mind—
you better know
you always cross mine.
- facebook friends
i’d give anything to stop time
and drive around anaheim at sundown
to teach my mind to put you first
here you are, a hero
you wanna be my new home
but baby let up
i won’t ever recognize these roads
‘cause i am lost, but not in you.
yes i am lost, but not in you.
- anaheim
you said, "don't fret love
someday i’ll be my own man, i’ll be free"
oh, but darling, did you mean
darling, did you mean free from me?
oh, how do we stay afloat?
when do i let go?
all you do is blindside me, it’s hard to be brave
but when the night cuts into the day, it’s your love i crave
- autumn
and i’m lettin' go
i’m givin' up your ghost
it’s come to a close
- oceans and engines
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keshi song and lyric analysis -- blue
this is gonna become a series of keshi song breakdowns, isn't it?
TW/CW: Mentioned intoxication, loss of self, drifting relationships.
-- All songs will be linked through Spotify!! --
blue -- keshi (Genre: Alt-Indie)
This is one of those songs that you blast on your radio as you drive seventy miles down a deserted highway at night. It references a blue moon-- an uncommon phenomenon but incredibly beautiful. The music video is gorgeous, you can watch that here. Overall, the aesthetic to very nostalgic to me and I have personal private connections to it. I love how the lyrics depict a gradual but still very dramatic shift in relationships that aren't quite noticed until it's too late. He expresses how change is difficult (and I agree. If change is easy for you, I both respect and fear you.) and how he copes with it. If you go onto genius lyrics, you can see keshi's direct annotations on what things mean. I'm going to talk about them, but you can read the genius stuff here. "Sixth Street" is a street full of bars in Austin, Texas and represents how one drinks their sorrows away. keshi's direct annotation of the lyrics "blue moon in different phases" is, and I quote, "been a long min." Blue moons usually appear every three years-- that's a fun transition into the next set of lines "three hours, three months away." I love the repeated use of the number three-- it's always been a really cool prime number. He references mundane life with common phrases like "date night" and "9-5" albeit most people don't work 9 to 5 anymore.
Overall, the song is quite wistful, referencing the unwillingness or inability to cope with the changes taking place in the individual's life. While site-specific locations may not necessarily be the case in everyone's life, many people can relate to hitting up a bar or feeling lost in the sea of life and feeling behind while everyone moves on. Everyone changes and adjusts at different paces. I hope where you are, you're in a good place. <3 :)
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guess who tried writing a song 🤡
i literally haven't sung in half a year what was i thinking AHSDBKASD i guess keshi's been getting to me lately? LOL
ah well... i've never songwritten in my life so uhhhhh proceed with caution??? this is literally just me tryna figure out how to even create a melody AKJSDBAS so its kinda a mess
but yeeeaaah :) hope it's okay??? ig??
(btw only the vocals and lyrics belong to me! the track was produced by XVN (all links in the description!!))
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Baby, I call in the dead of night
But you don't need me like I need you
Pray that I won't be alone
Baby, I call in the dead of night
But you don't need me like I need you
Pray that I won't be alone
Layin' on the bed
Waitin' for your text (be alone)
Babe, there's nothin' left
Faded, I'm a wreck (be alone)
Afraid what's comin' next
Wish we never met (be alone)
Layin' us to rest
But baby, I beg you (be alone)
Too soon with a drunk call (like I need you, pray that)
In the middle of the night (I won't be alone)
You took it, my fault
Didn't really mean to interrupt, yeah (be alone)
But if you change your mind then hit me up, no, yeah-he (be alone)
Pain, that's an option (baby, I)
No time for nonsense (call in the dead of night)
Can't ask you nothin'
Drank, feeling nauseous (you don't need me)
Too many toxins (like I need you)
Not even conscious (pray that I won't be alone)
Say nothin' more, say nothin' more, baby
Pain, that's an option (baby, I)
No time for nonsense (call in the dead of night)
Can't ask you nothin'
Drank, feeling nauseous (you don't need me...)
Too many toxins (like I need you)
Not even conscious (pray that I won't be alone)
Say nothin' more, say nothin' more, baby
We're better on our own
Tonight I'm gettin' throwed (you don't need me)
She never comin' home
Stay with me (pray that I won't be alone)
Say you'll leave, oh-oh (you don't need me, like I need you)
Oh-yeah (pray that I won't be alone)
Yeah-eh-eh-hey (be alone)
Pain, that's an option
No time for nonsense
Can't ask you nothin'
Drank, feeling nauseous (you don't need me)
Too many toxins (like I need you)
Not even conscious (pray that I won't be alone)
Say nothin' more
Say nothin' more, baby
Pain, that's an option (baby, I)
No time for nonsense (call in the dead of night)
Can't ask you nothin'
Drank, feeling nauseous (you don't need me)
Too many toxins (like I need you)
Not even conscious (pray that I won't be alone)
Say nothin' more
Say nothin' more, baby
Baby girl is sayin' that we just friends (be alone)
That we just friends, uh (you don't need me)
If we fuckin', are we just friends? (Be alone)
Are we just friend? No, no (you don't need me)
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Baby, I call in the dead of night
But you don't need me like I need you
Pray that I won't be alone
Layin' on the bed
Waitin' for your text (Be alone)
Babe, there's nothin' left
Faded I'm a wreck (Be alone)
Afraid what's coming next
Wished we never met (Be alone)
Laying us to rest but
Baby, I beg you (Be alone)
Too soon with a drunk call
In the middle of the night you
Took it, my fault (Be alone)
Didn't really mean to interrupt (Be alone)
But if you change your mind then hit me up (Be alone)
Pain, that's an option
No time for nonsense
Can't ask you nothing
Drank, feeling nauseous
Too many toxins
Not even conscious
Say nothin' more
Say nothin' more, baby
We're better on our own
Tonight I'm getting throwed (You don't need me)
She never coming home
Stay with me (Pray that I won't be alone)
Say you'll leave (You don't need me)
(Be alone)
Pain, that's an option
No time for nonsense
Can't ask you nothing
Drank, feeling nauseous
Too many toxins
Not even conscious
Say nothin' more
Say nothin' more, baby
Baby girl, it's saying
That we just friends, that we just friends
If we fucking are we just friends
Are we just friends?
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