In April 2013, SZA released her S EP to good critical reviewsโ in July of that same year, it was announced she was signed to Top Dawg Entertainment and began working on her Z EP, which would eventually become a full-fledged album. Z was released in April 2014.
Her debut album, CTRL was released on June 9, 2017 through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records. The album features guest appearances from Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar, James Fauntleroy, and Isaiah Rashad. Upon release, CTRL was a massive critical and commercial success, and catapulted SZA into fame. The record debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. The album then received acclaim from music critics, many praised its cohesiveness and production, as well as SZA's vocal delivery. In 2018, CTRL received 4 Grammy nominations. She was then nominated Best New Artist. The album was ranked at 472 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, her first to do so.
After a 5 year hiatus from music, SZA released her second studio album, SOS on December 9, 2022 through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records.The album features guest appearances from Don Toliver, Phoebe Bridgers, Travis Scott, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. Six singles were released between 2020 and 2023 to promote SOS, five were top-ten hits on the US Billboard Hot 100. The fifth, "Kill Bill", was SZA's first song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, SZA's first to do so, and also broke the record for the largest streaming week for an R&B album in the US alone. Several media publications ranked it as one of the best albums of 2022 and 2023. In 2023, it was ranked number 351 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, joining her debut album CTRL on the list.
To continue to promote the album, SZA had embarked on a North American, European, and Australian arena tour, the SOS Tour, from February 2023 to April 2024.
At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, the album and its tracks received a total of nine nominations, including Album of the Year, and won Best Progressive R&B Album. The record was a total commercial success.
SOS Deluxe: LANA is SZAโs re-issue of her sophomore album SOS (2022). The album was released on December 20th, 2024 through Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records. LANA was delayed due to final changes to the album's mixing. โSaturnโ was released as the album's lead single on February 22, 2024, and was teased and performed at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. SZA said herself that this deluxe album became a whole other album. The album has 15 songs and includes leaked songs from SOS. The deluxe was hinted at on December 10, 2023, through various photos posted on her Instagram captioned โLANAโ.
Crack Dreams
SZA Lyrics
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I'd rather die than be your slave
Slit my wrist wide and take this stage
Wipe blood out my eyes and you just lay there
You think I'm crazy, I am
I love you like I love crack-crack
I love you like I like to get high
I do
I love you like I love crack-crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I'm just a unicorn, come catch me
Strap me in chains until I bleed
You know I like it, that's why I stay here
Why should I fight it?
I won't
I love you like I love crack-crack (I won't)
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I do
I love you like I love crack-crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
Drove in from my small town
Looking for some action (action)
Thought I could curb the crazy
But I can't (I can't)
I just crave the pain, boy
I just love the thrill
I love you like I love crack-crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I do
I love you like I love crack-crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I'd do, for you, anything
I'd do anything
The lyrics of SZA's song "Crack Dreams" are emotionally charged, and they paint a picture of a woman who is desperately in love with a man, to the point of addiction. She is willing to do anything for him, including hurting herself. The opening line, "Tostitos are the shit," is somewhat of a non-sequitur, but it could be interpreted as an attempt to lighten the tone of the song with a humorous aside. However, the next line, "I'd rather die than be your slave," immediately brings the song back to its dark and serious subject matter.
The singer continues to describe her willingness to suffer for her love, even to the point of self-harm: "Slit my wrist wide and take this stage, wipe blood out my eyes and you just lay there." She acknowledges that some might see her as crazy, but she defiantly claims her own identity: "You think I'm crazy, I am." The chorus reinforces the comparison between her love for the man and an addiction to crack cocaine. The repetition of the lines "I love you like I love crack-crack, I do" and "I love you like I like to get high, I do" emphasizes the intensity of her feelings.
In the second verse, the singer describes herself as a "unicorn" who needs to be caught and chained up. This imagery symbolizes her desire to be dominated by the man, despite the pain it causes her. She even admits that she enjoys the pain, and that fighting against it would be pointless. The chorus is repeated again, but with added lines that suggest the singer's attempts to find fulfillment elsewhere have only led her back to her addiction: "Drove in from my small town looking for some action, thought I could curb the crazy but I can't."
Line by Line Meaning
Tostitos are the shit
I really like Tostitos
I'd rather die than be your slave
I'm not okay with being controlled by you
Slit my wrist wide and take this stage
I'll do anything to be on stage, even if it means harming myself
Wipe blood out my eyes and you just lay there
I'm putting in all the effort and you're not doing anything to help me
You think I'm crazy, I am
You're right, I am a little bit crazy
I love you like I love crack-crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I do
I love you like I love crack-crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I am addicted to you like I am addicted to drugs
I'm just a unicorn, come catch me
I'm unique and rare, so you should try to get me
Strap me in chains until I bleed
You know I like it, that's why I stay here
Why should I fight it?
I won't
I enjoy being treated poorly and will stay with you even if it hurts me
Drove in from my small town
Looking for some action (action)
Thought I could curb the crazy
But I can't (I can't)
I just crave the pain, boy
I just love the thrill
I thought moving to a bigger city would fix my addiction to pain and danger, but it hasn't
I'd do, for you, anything
I'd do anything
I am willing to do anything for you, no matter what it is
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Brandon Rudolph, Solana I. Rowe
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@michellesalter1591
Tostitos are the shit
I'd rather die than be your slave
Slit my wrist wide and take this stage
Wipe blood out my eyes and you just lay there
You think I'm crazy, I am
I love you like I love Crack-Crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I do
I love you like I love Crack-Crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I'm just a unicorn, come catch me
Strap me in chains until I bleed
You know I like it, that's why I stay here
Why should I fight it?
I won't, I won't
I love you like I love Crack-Crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I do
I love you like I love Crack-Crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
Drove in from my small town
Looking for some action
Thought I could curb the crazy
But I can't
I just crave the pain boy
I just love the thrill
I love you like I love Crack-Crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I do
I love you like I love Crack-Crack
I do
I love you like I like to get high
I'd do, for you, anything
I'd do anything
@moriahnegron408
I was looking for lyrics, didnโt see any so here they are;
I'd rather die than, be your slave
Slit my wrist wide and take this stage
Wipe blood out my eyes and
you jus lay, there
you think im crazy, . . i am
i love you like i love crack (i do)
i love you like i like to get high (i do)
i love you like i love crack (i do)
i love you like i like to get high
I'm jus a unicorn
come catch me
strip me in chains until i bleed
you know i like it
thats why should i stay here
why should i fight it?
i won't, i won't
(Chorus)
chosen from a small town
lookin for some action
thought i could??
but i can't
i just crave the pain boy
i just love the thrill
(Chorus)
i'd do for you
anything
i'd do anything
@kkealohanui
If you a real sza fan you be here ๐
@_JayPeg
I play all of her older songs (before CTRL) at least once a month ๐คฃ
@natalya5559
I'm so obsessed with her. Can't wait to hear a new album!
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@stephaniewescoup2437
There's not enough of her stuff on Spotify smh Glad its here tho!
@XxQueenChristinaxX
SZA Day 1s are here.
@DM-ge9rr
CHRISTI XX yup
@des7445
here
@FlowerPxwer93
Here and on the 100
@j0rdyne
here since 2012 ๐ตโจ