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In “Jukai”, Jhenè transitions to the “forest”, as we gain a much deeper insight into her mind.
The song is a meditation on mortality, indeed the “Jukai”, is a forest located on Mount Fuji, also known as the Suicide Forest or Seas of Trees and is sometimes referred to as the most popular site for s...
[Intro]
Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I
Oh I, oh I, oh I
[Verse]
If anyone should try and find me
Just know I'm where I wanna be
I left the house all clean and tidy
Don't come searchin', please
I've made my way down to the forest
Way down to the sea of trees (the sea of trees)
The ego grows, it gets enormous
And then it has to bleed
All the way out, all the way out
On my way out, I found a way out
Up in a tree, up in a tree
Could you believe it?
Wouldn't you believe, hell is not a place
Hell is not a certain evil, hell is other people
Or the lack thereof, and their lack of love
And their lack of love
I tried, but my feet kept touchin' the ground (touch the ground)
If I died, would it even make a sound in the sea of trees? (sea of trees)
No need to bother lookin' for me
(Don't come, don't come, don't come searchin' for me)
You don't get to die until you get it right, you said
I envy the dead, yeah
I'm way out, I'm way out
I'm way down in the sea of trees, I'm way out
What is that I see? Starin' back at me
Okay now, I'm okay now
Alive, alive
Made it out alive, made it out alive
Surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise
I'm out alive
Made it out alive, made it out alive
Oh I, oh I, oh I
[Outro]
What are you doing out here?
I don't know
What's your name?
Penny
Are you okay?
I think you saved me
Jukai was written by Mac Robinson & Brian Warfield & Jhené Aiko.
Jukai was produced by The Fisticuffs.
Jhené Aiko released Jukai on Fri Sep 22 2017.
Jhené explained on Beats 1 Radio:
One night I was in [the studio] with the Fisticuffs and we were partaking in marijuana and we were watching a documentary about Aokigahara, the suicide forest in Japan. My great-grandmother was born in Hawaii, but she’s actually Japanese. My grandfather is Japanese...