“Past Life” by Kid Cudi is about the emotional highs and lows of life. He reflects on feeling stuck between extremes, struggling with identity and pressure, while trying to hold onto the good moments and find balance.
[Verse 1]
A chandelier on a thin string, hangin' onto reality
I'm losin' faith more than time bleeds, at least I still got some air to breathe
Grain of sand in the hourglass, havin' fun while I still can
I wanna know what the end say, but I can't rush the story
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a winner and a loser in the same mind
And I love it and I hate it at the same time
Go to Heaven, go to hell, you're in the same line
Tryna jump ahead, you only rewind
[Chorus]
Past life, sometimes it feels like life's a distant memory of that night
Sometimes it feels like you're already next to me and that's why
Sometimes we fight, it's never wrong, it's never right and I
I try, I try, I try my best to taste the highs, past life
[Verse 2]
You know, humanity's a tuff crowd, sit you down when you stand out
Fit you into a checked box, it never ends, even on top
A piece of gum on a Louboutin, just a penny to a million
Painted in dust 'til we carry on, fake a smile and we play along
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I'm a winner and a loser in the same mind
And I love it and I hate it at the same time
Go to Heaven, go to hell, you're in the same line
Tryna jump ahead, you only rewind
[Chorus]
Past life, sometimes it feels like life's a distant memory of that night
Sometimes it feels like you're already next to me and that's why
Sometimes we fight, it's never wrong, it's never right and I
I try, I try, I try my best to taste the highs, past life
[Outro]
I try, I try, I try my best to taste the highs, past life
I try, I try, I try my best to taste the highs, past life
Past Life was written by Kid Cudi & Blush & Beau Nox & Eren Cannata & Jean Baptiste & Justin Tranter & Kareen Lomax & Ryland Blackinton.
Past Life was produced by Kid Cudi & Ryland Blackinton & Justin Tranter & Eren Cannata.