Album Name

BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US+

Artist

Jessie Reyez

Genre

R&B/Soul

Release Date

2020.09.25

Release Agency

Universal Music Group

I'd go to church every Sunday
But teenage love
still took my virgin skin
And the night after
my first time I cried 'cause I
Thought Heaven
wouldn't let me in
Meanwhile the priest
has got a boyfriend
And lots of teachers smoke
weed after school
When you're young
they try to keep you
in the cages but
Most of them don't follow
their own rules
Spend your whole life
being graded
Being told you're not enough
Being told go find the one
and sit and wait for death to come
But I don't wanna
I need to talk to God
there's things I just
don't understand
Like who am I when
no one's in the room
Who am I when no
one's in the room
Does the voice in my head
that talks me off the ledge
belong to me
Or does it come from the clouds
Who am I when
no one's in the room Hmm
Go to school and get a good job
Just to work your life
away and pay your debts
And even those who
live their dreams out
Cry 'cause all that glitters
ain't what you expect
Sometimes I don't want
to sing no more
Slit my throat and tak
my music back from evil men
They can put my body in the ocean
So I can die wearin' a smile
and maybe find peace again
Spend my whole life being graded
Being told I'm not enough
Being told go find the
one and sit and wait
for death to come
But I don't wanna
I need to talk to God
there's things I just
don't understand
Like who am I
when no one's in the room
Who am I when
no one's in the room
Does the voice in my head
that talks me off the ledge
belong to me
Or does it come from the clouds
Who am I when
no one's in the room Hmm
Vices only pacify for the moment
Vices that they made to hold our pain
Vices only pacify for the moment
Vices that they made to hold our pain
Spend your whole life being graded
Being told you're not enough
Being told go find the one
and sit and wait for death to come
But I don't wanna
I need to talk to God
there's things
I just don't understand
Like who am I
when no one's in the room
Who am I when
no one's in the room
Does the voice in my head
that talks me off the ledge
belong to me
Or does it come from the clouds
Who am I when
no one's in the room
Who am I when
no one's in the room