Following the release of Jay Wile’s EP, Blue Patio, “Honest” began to circulate Reddit in late 2017 due to Jay’s perceived similarity to artist Frank Ocean.
In “Honest,” Jay depicts the slow realization of his failing relationship, perhaps due to issues of lying. With the knowledge that there’s not...
Chorus:
I keep falling outta love with the girl that I love
I can’t say that I’m gonna change when I know that I won’t
So if it is true, then I gotta make a move away, from you
(Yeah)
Verse:
You had your heart wide open, ready for me
I swear that I tried to be someone that you needed
But I was so caught up in my own misery
That I couldn't see that I left you in this purgatory
So since it is true, then I gotta make a move away, from you
Bridge:
Oh (x2)
So I’m sitting reminiscing over fond memories that we’ve made
I start to sliding, got me thinking about the good times that we’ve shared
And I, wanna go back in time
When we were honest girl about all our lies
Chorus:
I keep falling outta love with the girl that I love
I can’t say that I’m gonna change when I know that I won't
So if it is true, then I gotta make a move
It's something that I’ve gotta do
To get away, from you