Between 2007 and 2011, Tinashe was a member of the girl group the Stunners. Following their disbandment, she released the positively-reviewed self-recorded mixtapes In Case We Die (2012) and Reverie (2012). Following their success, Tinashe signed with RCA Records and released her third mixtape, Black Water (2013). Her debut single, "2 On" (featuring Schoolboy Q; produced by Mustard), reached number one on the Rhythmic airplay chart, and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Her debut studio album, Aquarius (2014), was noted by music critics as one of the most "solid" debuts by a new female artist in years. The album garnered her nominations for Soul Train and BET Awards.[5] Her collaboration with Snakehips and Chance the Rapper, "All My Friends", won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song in 2016.[6] The same year, Tinashe appeared on Britney Spears' single "Slumber Party", which topped Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart. Tinashe's second studio album, Nightride (2016), reached number eight on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the US. Joyride (2018), her third studio album, peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200 chart and reached number six on the UK R&B Albums chart. After departing RCA, Tinashe independently released the albums Songs for You (2019), 333 (2021) and BB/Ang3l (2023).
Just Like You
Tinashe Lyrics
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Just like you
Get you turned on with my breath on your neck
Just like you
Wish I could leave with you out of my head
Just like you
Make you come over again and again
No really - I ain't mad at ya
I'm just bein' honest i'll be bad to ya
So good that it's bad for ya
And I'll make that a promise
And I ain't mad at ya
No really - I ain't mad at ya
I'm just bein' honest i'll be bad to ya
So good that it's bad for ya
(Bad for ya, bad for)
Just like you (ohoh, ohoh)
Just like you (ohoh, ohoh)
So good that it's bad for you
Just like you, like you
(ohoh, ohoh) , just like you
Just like you baby
Just like you (ohoh, ohoh)
So good that it's bad for you
I'm gonna leave all the lights on at night
Just like you
Only use my tongue and still blow your mind
Just like you cause all of these double
Standards don't apply-y (oh, that's true)
Make you feel some kind of
Way and don't even try (don't even try)
I ain't mad at ya (no)
No really - I ain't mad at ya
(I ain't mad at ya) i'm just bein' honest
I'll be bad to ya
So good that it's bad for you
And I'll make that a promise
And I ain't mad at ya
No really - I ain't mad at ya
(I ain't mad at ya) i'm just bein' honest
I'll be bad to ya
So good that it's bad for ya
(Bad for ya, bad for)
Just like you (ohoh, ohoh, uh, oh I)
Just like you (ohoh, ohoh)
So good that it's bad for you
So-so good that it's bad for you
Just like you (ohoh, ohoh)
So good that it's bad for you
So bad for ya so good that it's bad for ya
So bad that it's good for ya
I'm so bad to ya so bad for ya
I'm so bad that it's good to ya
I'm so good that it's bad for ya
I'm so bad to ya
I ain't mad at ya
No really - I ain't mad at ya
(I ain't mad at ya) i'm just bein' honest
I'll be bad to ya
So good that it's bad for you
And I'll make that a promise
And I ain't mad at ya
No really - I ain't mad at ya
I'm just bein' honest i'll be bad to ya
So good that it's bad for ya
(Bad for ya, bad for)
Just like you (ohoh, ohoh) , like you
Just like you, just like you though boy
Just like you
(ohoh, ohoh, like you, like you, like you)
So good that it's bad for you
Just like you (ohoh, ohoh)
So good that it's bad for you
The lyrics of Tinashe's song "Just Like You" depict a passionate and intense desire to emulate the experiences and pleasures that her partner enjoys. She expresses a yearning to throw her partner onto the bed, turn them on with her breath on their neck, and have them linger in her thoughts like she does for them. The artist portrays a sense of confidence and assertiveness, asserting that she will be bad to her partner in a way that is so good that it becomes bad for them. She admits that these double standards do not apply to her, and she can make her partner feel a certain way effortlessly.
Line by Line Meaning
Wish I could throw you right here on the bed
I desire to passionately initiate intimacy with you, just as you would with me
Just like you
In the same way that you would initiate intimacy, I want to do so as well
Get you turned on with my breath on your neck
I want to arouse and excite you with the sensation of my breath against your neck
Wish I could leave with you out of my head
I long to escape the thoughts of you and be fully consumed by our physical connection
Make you come over again and again
I want to bring you pleasure repeatedly and have you seek me out eagerly
I ain't mad at ya
I bear no resentment towards you
No really - I ain't mad at ya
I genuinely have no anger or ill feelings towards you
I'm just bein' honest i'll be bad to ya
I am honestly confessing that I will engage in passionate and intense acts with you
So good that it's bad for ya
The pleasure and satisfaction I will provide will be so intense that it may have negative consequences
And I'll make that a promise
I assure you that I will deliver on these intense and pleasurable experiences
I'm gonna leave all the lights on at night
I want to engage in intimate moments with you fully illuminated, with no secrets or shadows
Only use my tongue and still blow your mind
I will use my skills and techniques to satisfy you solely with my mouth, and it will be mind-blowing
Cause all of these double standards don't apply-y
Traditional societal expectations and biases should not restrict our expression of passion and pleasure
Make you feel some kind of way and don't even try
I will effortlessly evoke strong emotions and sensations within you without exerting much effort
So bad for ya so good that it's bad for ya
The intensity and pleasure I provide may have negative repercussions, but it will still be irresistibly satisfying
So bad that it's good for ya
Despite the potential drawbacks, the intense experiences with me will ultimately be beneficial for you
I'm so bad to ya so bad for ya
I engage in actions that may have negative consequences, but they are irresistible and exhilarating for you
I'm so bad that it's good to ya
My intensity and passion, despite the potential downsides, bring you immense pleasure and satisfaction
I'm so good that it's bad for ya
My ability to provide immense pleasure and satisfaction may have negative consequences for you
Like you, like you, like you
I want to engage in intimate experiences with you just as you desire and enact them with me
So good that it's bad for you
The intensity of pleasure I provide is so overwhelming that it may have undesirable outcomes for you
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