On “Bad Intentions”—a raw but smoldering R&B ballad whose lyric video shot to more than a million views soon after its January 2014 release, largely on the strength of her staggering social-media presence—Niykee’s near-lifelong devotion to sharpening her songwriting is more than evident. “I realized early on that the only way to make my voice heard and say what I wanted to was through music,” says Niykee, whose older sister Rachel battled cancer for most of her life and died when Niykee was 12. “It was less like a hobby for me and more like a lifesaver,” she adds. Since her family couldn’t financially support her musical education, Niykee gave herself vocal training by singing along to a Diana Ross greatest-hits CD, and learned to play guitar by holing up in her room with an acoustic handed down to her by a family friend. And when it came to her songwriting, Niykee relied on a natural sense of rhythm she attributes both to her South African roots and passion for hip-hop, yet also drew a great deal of inspiration from the bare-bones authenticity of singer/songwriters like Bob Dylan and Tom Waits (two artists beloved by her sister and older brother).
In her early teens, Niykee began posting pop covers on YouTube while continuing to cultivate her songwriting. “On Friday and Saturday nights when all the other kids were going out, I was staying home and writing songs or, when I got a little older, driving hours to some broke-down bar and begging them to let me get up and play,” says Niykee, who struggled with bullying throughout her school years. “I was doing everything I could to move my music along, but nothing was working out at all.” Having promised her sister that she’d make an impact with her songs, Niykee told her parents that she’d put songwriting aside and go to college if her music career hadn’t made any major strides by the time she turned 18. Then, the day before her 18th birthday—and shortly after she’d ditched the pop covers and started posting her acoustic takes on tracks by hip-hop artists like Chief Keef, A$AP Rocky, Lil Wayne, and Pusha T—Niykee wound up on WorldstarHipHop and found herself fielding interest from a flood of record labels. Instead of aligning herself with a label right away, she graduated high school six months early and self-financed the recording of a host of her own songs, eventually signing with Steve Rifkind and Russell Simmons’ All Def Music and setting to work on her debut EP.
With her personal highlights so far including getting hand-picked by Snoop Dogg to accompany him onstage at the YouTube Brandcast in May 2013, Niykee has kept up a steady songwriting routine despite the whirlwind of recent years. Now a magnet for up-and-coming producers, she constantly combs through beats sent her way and finds that many end up sparking song ideas. “I’ll know if a beat’s good after the first five seconds, and then I’ll get a song in my head and start writing immediately,” she says. “I go out to my back porch with my guitar and the words just come, and usually it’s all done in under 30 minutes.” As she continues develop as a lyricist, Niykee notes that the pain of her past serves as an endless source of unlikely inspiration. “Even when I’m not writing literally about things that have happened to me, all the pain of my childhood and losing my sister ends up getting pushed into my music,” she says. “It shapes my songs and builds this deeper meaning under everything, which is one the most important things to me—I need to know that I could listen to any of my songs 20 years from now, and still be proud of what I had to say.”
Infinity
Niykee Heaton Lyrics
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I wanna walk to the edge of the earth
Scream your name'till the fire's gone from my lungs
I wanna drink till I don't feel the urge
To run back to you and lay down, make me yours
I can still feel your breath all over me, filling me
I could fuck with you for eternity, infinity
I could be the one for you and no one else at all
So how long will it be till you see how bad I need this?
I'll give you all if you please never leave, I need to keep it
I could fuck with you for infinity
I wish I never touched no one before
I envy the hearts that you've adored
Who you've loved
Don't wanna fight, so let's settle the score
Tear me apart
But don't let go
I can still feel your breath all over me, filling me
I could fuck with you for eternity, infinity
Takeoff and lights on, I could be your lover
I could be the one for you and no one else at all
So how long will it be till you see how bad I need this?
I'll give you all if you please never leave, I need to keep it
I could fuck with you for infinity
Tell me that I'm crazy, tell me I'm wrong
I will be your baby even when you're gone
'Cause I don't wanna take that I don't feel you at all
I'll be standing here when you call
I can still feel your breath all over me, filling me
I could fuck with you for eternity, infinity
Takeoff and lights on, I could be your lover
I could be the one for you and no one else at all
So how long will it take till you see how bad I need this?
I'll give you all if you please never leave, I need to keep it
I could fuck with you for infinity
I could fuck with you for infinity
I could fuck with you for infinity
The song "Infinity" by Niykee Heaton is a love song that expresses both the intensity and the depth of the singer's love for her partner. The lyrics convey the message of the singer's tireless devotion to her lover and reflects her willingness to explore the boundaries of love. She describes how she would go to the edge of the earth and scream her lover's name till she can no longer speak, an act that symbolizes the extent to which she is willing to go for love.
The lyrics also suggest the physical aspect of love as the singer portrays her desire to be intimate with her lover "for infinity". She describes how she wants to "drink till I don't feel the urge" and be "made" by her lover's affection. This seemingly intense desire reflects the passion she has for her lover, and the power that love has over her.
In essence, "Infinity" is a song about a love that is unconditional and limitless. The singer conveys her desire to be with her lover till the end of time, through thick and thin, and how her love for him will never fade away. The song is an emotional rollercoaster that illustrates the highs and lows of love and challenges the listener to believe in the power of love.
Line by Line Meaning
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Expression of excitement and anticipation
I wanna walk to the edge of the earth
I want to do anything and everything for you
Scream your name'till the fire's gone from my lungs
Expressing an intense desire and love for you
I wanna drink till I don't feel the urge
Will do anything to forget about the separation from you
To run back to you and lay down, make me yours
Reaffirming the desire to be with you, wants to be yours forever
I can still feel your breath all over me, filling me
The memory of you is still present and overpowering
I could fuck with you for eternity, infinity
Expressing the desire to be with you forever
Takeoff and lights on, I could be your lover
Willing to go to any lengths to be with you
I could be the one for you and no one else at all
Committed to being your ideal partner
So how long will it be till you see how bad I need this?
Asking how long it will take for you to understand the depth of their emotions
I'll give you all if you please never leave, I need to keep it
Offering everything they have to keep you and begging you to never leave
I could fuck with you for infinity
Expressing the desire to be with you forever
I wish I never touched no one before
Regret over being with other people before finding you
I envy the hearts that you've adored
Wishing to be the only one loved by you
Who you've loved
Asking about past lovers and feeling jealous
Don't wanna fight, so let's settle the score
Does not want to argue and wants to make things right
Tear me apart
Willing to go through anything for you
But don't let go
Begging you to not let go of them
Tell me that I'm crazy, tell me I'm wrong
Willing to accept any criticism from you, just wants to be with you
I will be your baby even when you're gone
Will always be there for you, even when you are not physically with them
'Cause I don't wanna take that I don't feel you at all
Cannot bear the thought of being without your love
I'll be standing here when you call
Will always be available for you, waiting for your call
I could fuck with you for infinity
Expressing the desire to be with you forever
I could fuck with you for infinity
Reiterating the desire to be with you forever
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: NICOLET ALETA HEATON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@leonevans3671
I wanna walk to the edge of the earth, scream your name,
till the fires gone, from my lungs
I wanna drink till I don’t feel the urge,
to run back to you and lay it down. make me yours
I can still feel your breath all over me. Filling me
I could fuck with you for eternity, infinity
Turn all the lights on. I could be your lover,
I could be the one for you, and no one else at all
So how long will it be till you see how bad I need this
I’ll give you all, if you please, never leave I need to keep it
I could fuck with you for infinity
I wish I never touched no one before
I envy the hearts, that you’ve adored, who you’ve loved
Don’t wanna fight so let’s settle the score.
Tear me apart, but don’t let go
I can still feel your breath all over me. Filling me
I could fuck with you for eternity, infinity
Turn all the lights on. I could be your lover,
I could be the one for you, and no one else at all
So how long will it be till you see how bad I need this
I’ll give you all, if you please, never leave I need to keep it
I could fuck with you for infinity
Tell me that I’m crazy, tell me I’m wrong
I will be your baby, even when you’re gone
Cuz I don’t want a day that I don’t feel you at all
I’ll be standing here when you call
I can still feel your breath all over me. Filling me
I could fuck with you for eternity, infinity
Turn all the lights on. I could be your lover,
I could be the one for you, and no one else at all
So how long will it be till you see how bad I need this
I’ll give you all, if you please, never leave I need to keep it
I could fuck with you for infinity
@BrandonHarding
Been looking for the name of this song for so long, listened to it well over 20 times now. It really gets in my head, I love it
@YungLyoko
Still pretty fucking gay.
@chendradavis694
Me too me too
@saranavarro3811
RedPill Looks money status your fucken gay
@teannalovinglife
Sexiest comment ever! Get it boiiii. 🎶
@titusdiodoros1876
you have good taste in music.
@bret9276
Still loving this song in 2023. To all my hopeless lovers out there we will be ok.....time heals everything.
@user-wx5lq4iq5y
Time doesn't heal everything believe me sweetie I wish it did. Unfortunately, for me Dementia or Alzheimer's would be healing...
@HannahPowell-ws1hg
I sure hope so
@dustinvincent3338
Totally agree❤