20 Something
SZA Lyrics

How you ain't say you was movin' forward?
Why didn't you tell me you were moving on with your life?

Honesty hurts when you're gettin' older
Telling the truth becomes harder as you age and can cause pain.

I gotta say I'll miss the way you need me, yeah
I will miss feeling needed by you.

Why you ain't say you was gettin' bored?
Why didn't you communicate that you were losing interest?

Why you ain't say I was fallin' short?
Why didn't you tell me I wasn't living up to your expectations?

How you lead me out so far away?
Why did you guide me so far from where I wanted to be?

How could it be? 20 something
I can't believe I'm still in my twenties and haven't accomplished anything yet.

All alone still, not a thing in my name
I am still alone and haven't achieved anything significant.

Ain't got nothin', runnin' from love
I have nothing and am afraid of love.

Only know fear
I am consumed by fear.

That's me, Ms. 20 Something
I am, unfortunately, just a lost twenty-something trying to find my way.

Wish you were here, oh
I wish I had someone here with me.

Stuck in them 20 somethings, stuck in them 20 somethings
I feel stuck in my 20s with no direction.

Good luck on them 20 somethings, good luck on them 20 somethings
It's going to take a lot of luck to get through this difficult period of life.

God bless these 20 somethings
May God help us get through our 20s.

(God bless, oh God bless, oh God bless, oh God bless, oh)
A prayer for guidance and support from God.

Hopin' my 20 somethings won't end
I hope my 20s won't end without any significant achievements.

Hopin' to keep the rest of my friends
I hope to maintain my friendships throughout this challenging time.

Prayin' the 20 somethings don't kill me, don't kill me
I pray that these struggles don't break me.

Weird, took us so long to separate
It's strange that it took us so much time to break up.

I feel, it's permanent like a riptide, this time
This time, the break up feels permanent and overwhelming, like a powerful ocean current.

Waves crashing fast, I try
I am trying to cope with the fast and overwhelming emotions.

Think of the past, please stay
I wish the good times from the past could stay forever.

And if it's an illusion, I don't want to wake up
I don't want to face reality if it's worse than my current illusions.

I'm gonna hang on to it
I'm going to cling to these illusions to avoid feeling lost and hopeless.

Because the alternative is an abyss, is just a hole, a darkness, a nothingness
The alternative to my illusions is a feeling of emptiness and nothingness.

Who wants that? you know?
Who would want to feel that way?

So that's what I think about control
I'm trying to hold onto any sense of control in my life, even if it's an illusion.

And that's my story, and I'm stickin' to it
This is how I feel, and I'm standing by it.

That was beautiful mommy, that was perfect
A compliment from a child to their mother, unrelated to the rest of the song.