On “Look Up Kid,” Nokia assures someone (perhaps a friend, lover, or just the listener) that they “will be fine,” despite the hardships they are going through. The intro line on this song is also used on the previous track “For the Night.”
[Intro]
Smash my heart in pieces, it looks so good on the floor
[Verse 1]
Days slip into years of wounds that bleed fresh
Suffer in silence, is what you do best
You have no guidance, no person to tell
You're bleedin' on the inside but ain't nobody here can tell
Your smile is a mask, you wear it so well
The darkness you carry has given you hell
I know it gets scary but you will be fine
You won't have to deal with the voice in your mind
[Chorus]
Look up kid
I see your face, you are going through something
Look up kid
It gets better but you won't even know it
Look up kid
I see your face, you are going through something
Look up kid
[Verse 2]
Don't forget the darkness always turns to light
You will have to fight for the sanity you find
Go and find a corner, a place where you can pray
And hope to God you'll make it, with every second that you make
Destiny's callin' and I call your bluff
Tell me you're tryin', you can't give up
Moments that count 'cause in the end
You'll say you made it, you'll say that you'll win
[Chorus]
Look up kid
I see your face, you are going through something
Look up kid
It gets better but you won't even know it
Look up kid
I see your face, you are going through something
Look up kid
[Verse 3]
Don't hit the ground, don't turn around
I won't come back 'til you're safe and you're sound
Help you calm down, make you come 'round
I'll never leave you, I promise I'm down
If I'm out of town, if I'm out of bound
I will come get you sooner than now
I'm beggin' you now, I'm beggin' you now
(I'm beggin', I'm beggin', I'm beggin' you now)
[Chorus]
Look up kid
I see your face, you are going through something
Look up kid
It gets better but you won't even know it
Look up kid
I see your face, you are going through something
Look up kid
Look Up Kid was written by Princess Nokia.
Look Up Kid was produced by Elijah Rawk & Tony Seltzer.
Princess Nokia released Look Up Kid on Fri Apr 13 2018.