“Heavy” ft. Jenifer Lewis has Kiana delivering her honest take on how life can be heavy. She speaks about dealing with her anxiety even when things seem to be working out; she still feels the weight of the world.
[Verse 1: Kiana Ledé]
I don't got my priorities straight
Don’t know who I'm gonna be today
I'm no victim, but I deal with shit on the daily
Something pullin’, I can't get away
Never livin' outside of my head
I don't like showin' weakness, so I always fake it
[Chorus: Kiana Ledé]
Maybe some day, I will gain composure
Maybe when I'm older, I'm scared, I'm scared, I’m scared
’Cause something feels like it's weighing me down
It takes control, turns my faith into doubt
Even when it’s all workin' out
I'm on my feet, then I pull out the ground
So heavy, oh
[Verse 2: Kiana Ledé]
And when you lay up, damn, I feel needy
I just can't take it if it ain’t you who love me when I naked
Fuck all my problems, wish I could show 'em
Don't feel that, don't feel that, don't feel that wavy
I can't get up in the mornin', it's too hard if I even try it
You ain't here to tell me turn my anxiety into excitement
[Chorus: Kiana Ledé]
Maybe one day, I will gain composure
Maybe when I'm older, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
'Cause something feels like it's weighing me down, yeah
It takes control, turns my faith into doubt
Even when it's all workin' out
I'm on my feet, then I pull out the ground
[Bridge: Kiana Ledé]
I wanna be light, I wanna be light
Someone help me just feel alive
Is there a potion you got I could take?
I wanna be light, feel like nothing's right
If you got the answers, I swear that I'll listen
I'm ready now, ready now, yeah
[Chorus: Kiana Ledé]
Something feels like it's weighing me down, yeah
It takes control, turns my faith into doubt, hey
Even when it's all workin' out, uh
I'm on my feet, then I pull out the ground
So heavy
[Outro: Jenifer Lewis]
There's nowhere to run, if there was I'd have been there
You take yourself with you, you can't run from yourself
You can't go down to the neighbor's house
You can't run, you need to confront what's goin' on in your own house
You have to confront it
Heavy was written by Patrick McManus & Michael McCall & Chelsea Lena & Jennifer Lewis & Kiana Ledé.
Heavy was produced by Patrick McManus.
Kiana Ledé released Heavy on Fri Jun 07 2019.
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