This song reflects the state of a relationship in which you just miss this person so much you are detrimental to your own healthy. Montell in this piece is longing ‘Jamie" whether this is a person or other we do not know.
Jamie takes us on a journey of questioning if this person even desires us any...
[Intro]
We don't even speak no more
We don't even speak no more
I just wanna know how you're doin'
I just wanna know how you are
[Verse 1]
Jamie
Do you still love me?
Jamie
Why'd you come and leave?
[Chorus]
When I say, "I love ya," please know I do
When I say, "I love ya," just know it's true
When I say, "I love ya," please know I do
When I say, "I love ya," just know it's true
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh)
(Ooh)
(Ah, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh)
[Verse 2]
Jamie
The best thing that's happened to me
At least that's what I think
Gon' let it go, gon' let it go
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
It's just like that same thing, like
You know, you can love someone so much that
It's to the point of like destroying your own self
Like, you're so selfless and you're so—
Like, you care for them so much that you realize you're being a detriment to your own self
And it's like, is this healthy?
Is it healthy to like, love this much?
Jamie was written by Montell Fish.
Jamie was produced by Montell Fish.
Montell Fish released Jamie on Fri Jul 22 2022.
‘Jamie’ was like throwing you into the world [of the album], since the whole album is about the first process of grief. I felt those last words, ‘Jamie, the best thing that happened to me,’ represented that denial well.
— via Apple Music