SZA bares her soul on this track. Admitting that she doesn’t have her life together, hoping she keeps all her friends, and doesn’t have her love life together either. She calls the song “20 Something” because this is what many people in their 20’s go through. She prays for all of them because she kn...
[Verse 1]
How you ain't say you was movin' forward?
Honesty hurts when you're gettin' older
I gotta say, I'll miss the way you need me, yeah
Why you ain't say you was gettin' bored?
Why you ain't say I was fallin' short?
How you lead me out so far away?
[Pre-Chorus]
How could it be? Twenty-something
All alone, still not a thing in my name
Ain't got nothin', runnin' from love, only know fear
That's me, Ms. Twenty-Something
Ain't got nothin', runnin' from love
Wish you were here, oh
[Chorus]
Stuck in them twenty-somethings, stuck in them twenty-somethings
Good luck on them twenty-somethings, good luck on them twenty-somethings
But God bless these twenty-somethings
(God bless, oh, God bless, oh, God bless, oh, God bless, oh)
Hopin' my twenty-somethings won't end
Hopin' to keep the rest of my friends
Prayin' the twenty-somethings don't kill me, don't kill me
[Verse 2]
Weird
Took us so long to separate
I feel, it's permanent like a riptide, this time
Waves crashing fast, I try
Think of the past, please stay
(How could it be?)
[Pre-Chorus]
How could it be? Twenty-something
All alone still, not a phone in my name (Name)
Ain't got nothin', runnin' from love, only know fear
That's me, Ms. Twenty-Something
Ain't got nothin', runnin' from love
Wish you were here, oh
[Chorus]
Stuck in them twenty-somethings, stuck in them twenty-somethings
Good luck on them twenty-somethings, good luck on them twenty-somethings
But God bless these twenty-somethings
(God bless, oh, God bless, oh, God bless, oh, God bless, oh)
Hopin' my twenty-somethings won't end
Hopin' to keep the rest of my friends
Prayin' the twenty-somethings don't kill me, don't kill me
[Post-Chorus]
(God bless, oh, God bless, oh, God bless, oh, God bless, oh)
(God bless, oh, God bless, oh, God bless, oh, God bless, oh)
(God bless, oh, God bless, oh, God bless, oh, God bless, oh)
[Outro: Mommy & SZA]
And if it's an illusion, I don't want to wake up. I'm gonna hang on to it. Because the, the, the alternative is an abyss, it's just a hole, a darkness, a nothingness. Who wants that? You know? So that's what I think about control. And that's my story, and I'm stickin' to it
That was beautiful, mommy, that was perfect
20 Something was written by Carter Lang & The Antydote & SZA.
20 Something was produced by Carter Lang & The Antydote.
SZA released 20 Something on Fri Jun 09 2017.
SZA was born November 8, 1990
She calls it “20 Something” because this is what all people in their 20’s go through. She prays for all of them because she knows how hard it is to find your way out of your 20s.
On her Ctrl Tour, SZA closed out just about every show with this song. She would change the lyrics like “Prayin' the 20 somethings don’t kill me” to “kill us” and “Wish you were here” to “Glad you are here” to connect with her fellow 20 somethings in the crowd.
“20 Something” was certified gold by the RIAA on July 31, 2020.