Khalid Donnel Robinson was born on February 11, 1998, in Fort Stewart, Georgia. He is of African-American and Mexican descent. His family moved to El Paso, Texas, when he was small, and he attended high school there. He began making music at an early age, writing his first song at the age of 15 and posting it on SoundCloud.
In July 2016, Khalid released his debut single, "Location". The song was an immediate success, peaking at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. It also peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. The song has received over 645 million streams on Spotify.
Khalid's debut studio album, American Teen, was released on March 3, 2017. The album peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. It was also certified gold in the UK and Australia. The album was nominated for four Grammy Awards, including Best Urban Contemporary Album.
In 2018, Khalid released his second studio album, Suncity, which debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA. His third studio album, Free Spirit, was released in April 2019 and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. He also released his fourth studio album, Up All Night, in October 2019.
Throughout his career, Khalid has collaborated with numerous artists, including Normani, H.E.R., Calvin Harris, and Disclosure. He has appeared on television shows like Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He has also appeared in commercials for the video game Just Dance 2020 and the streaming service Hulu.
In 2020, Khalid won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video for his song "Talk". He also became the youngest artist ever to have three albums certified platinum by the RIAA.
Khalid is an advocate for mental health awareness, and has spoken openly about his struggles with anxiety and depression. He has also been involved in numerous charity initiatives, including the El Paso Shooting Victims' Fund and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
365
Khalid Lyrics
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My absolution nearer, I'll reappear discretely
Calling underground people,
With your underground hearts;
You could start a mainstream fire
With your underground sparks.
Keeping all your underground thoughts
Realize it is inside those minds
Where revolutions start.
Your only failure will be thinking you see right through me.
When things become much clearer, I'll know just where you have been.
On and on I feel you slide
Deep into my memory, slowly.
I look behind to find you stood in front of me,
Adding to elements of subtraction.
Taken from that backwards heart,
And mistaken for love,
I search for ways to compensate for
Simple words no longer true to me.
My resolution this year? I'll disappear completely.
My absolution nearer, I'll reappear.
Your only failure will be thinking you see right through me.
When things become much clearer, I'll know just where you have been.
Suddenly I'm in a place I've never seen before.
In front of me a faceless figure that I've seen before;
Undeterred by motions of distraction, and it's coming to me.
Your life (undeterred my motions of distractions)
You're right (and it's coming to me)
You're alive (undeterred by motions of distraction)
But your mind wont think what it's supposed to.
In Khalid's song "365," he speaks on his resolution for the year, which is to disappear completely and later reappear discreetly. The lyrics go on to speak about underground people and their underground thoughts, hoping to start a mainstream fire with their underground sparks. Khalid seems to admire these people and believes that revolutions start within their minds. The next verse speaks on someone failing to see through him, and as things become clearer, he will know where they have been. The song then takes a shift in tone when Khalid speaks on suddenly finding himself in a place he's never seen before with a faceless figure he's seen before. He takes note of the figure's undeterred motions of distraction, attributing it to the mind not thinking what it's supposed to.
The lyrics in this song showcase Khalid's ability to create a unique and thought-provoking song that allows the listener to draw their meaning from it. It speaks on the power of the mind and how it can be distracted but still achieve greatness, as seen in the underground people. Khalid also touches on the idea of disappearing and reappearing, which could mean a fresh start or trying to escape something or someone.
Line by Line Meaning
My resolution this year? I'll disappear completely.
I plan to start anew and disappear from the past.
My absolution nearer, I'll reappear discretely
I will wait patiently for my absolution and return discreetly.
Calling underground people,
Addressing those who are on the outskirts of society,
With your underground hearts;
Who have hearts that beat to a different rhythm.
You could start a mainstream fire
You have the power to ignite a movement that could become popular.
With your underground sparks.
With sparks that have yet to see the light of day.
Keeping all your underground thoughts
Having thoughts that stay buried inside.
From the surface above,
Away from the eyes of the mainstream society.
Realize it is inside those minds
Understand that it is within the minds of these individuals.
Where revolutions start.
Where revolutions find their roots.
Your only failure will be thinking you see right through me.
The mistake you’ll make is thinking that you have figured me out.
When things become much clearer, I'll know just where you have been.
When I see things clearly, I will be able to understand where you are coming from.
On and on I feel you slide
I can sense you slipping deeper into my memories.
Deep into my memory, slowly.
I remember every detail of our past slowly but surely.
I look behind to find you stood in front of me,
I am amazed to see you standing right in front of me after all this time.
Adding to elements of subtraction.
Complicating the situation and making things harder to understand.
Taken from that backwards heart,
Derived from a heart that is stuck in the past.
And mistaken for love,
It may have been mistaken for love, but it's not anymore.
I search for ways to compensate for
I look for ways to make up for the things I’ve lost.
Simple words no longer true to me.
Words that used to mean everything to me are now meaningless.
Suddenly I'm in a place I've never seen before.
I find myself in a completely new place that I’ve never been before.
In front of me a faceless figure that I've seen before;
In front of me stands a familiar figure, but it appears faceless.
Undeterred by motions of distraction,
Unaffected by any distractions that may come our way.
and it's coming to me.
It's slowly starting to make sense to me.
Your life (undeterred my motions of distractions)
Nothing can distract you from living your life to the fullest.
You're right (and it's coming to me)
You were right about something, and I am starting to understand it.
You're alive (undeterred by motions of distraction)
You have fully embraced life and refuse to let any distractions get in your way.
But your mind won't think what it's supposed to.
But, you are not thinking in the way that others think you should.
Writer(s): Butler Terence Damien, Greasley Jonathan Keith, Huckvale Andrew Charles, Macan Louis Richard
Contributed by Samantha N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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ikr
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ONE of the best songs. Hold down the city is by far my favorite.
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