Open Arms Lyrics

[Intro: Norma Rowe]
When you do your best you ca—, I done told you
When you do your best, hell, that's all you can do
You and me and anybody else
So they always start talkin'

[Verse 1: SZA]
Runnin' away from where I'm from
Never can stay with no one
Lovin' you almost feels like something
When no one's around me
You lost and found me
I was surrounded
With open, open, open

[Chorus: SZA & Travis Scott]
Open arms (Ooh)
Open arms
You keep me open, I'm so devoted
You keep me open (Ooh)
Open arms
I'm so devoted to you, to you, to you

[Verse 2: SZA]
Spent your life bein' hopeless
Chokin' on insecurity
I know ownership's bad
But please put a leash on me anyway
Who needs self-esteem anyway?
I hate myself to make you stay
Push me away, I'll be right here
With open, open, open

[Chorus: SZA & Travis Scott]
Open arms (Ooh)
Open arms
You keep me open, I'm so devoted
You keep me open
Open arms
I'm so devoted to you, to you, to you

[Verse 3: Travis Scott]
No matter what come between us, yeah, I decided
I'm forever ridin', we forever guided
Pull up on an opp, hit his curb up, slide it (Brr)
Notice when you mad, ain't no words, just silence
Drew my favorite color, now you seein' every shade of me
You say that I'm trippin', I hit back like, "Where you takin' me?"
Locked in for life, on God, no replacin' me
Consequences, repercussions, karma keep on changin' me
For you, I try
Face card, valid ID
C'est la vie, go to Paris
It ain't five-star, it ain't me
Over-solid, keep it concrete
I'ma bet it on you, a whole fee
Just don't switch sides
I could fire piece your wrist, AP
Through the ups and downs and all the heat
Take a turn and tell you what it be
Backshots make you feel relief
Anything, just don't you ever leave

[Outro: SZA, Travis Scott, & Both]
I guess I gotta go (Ooh)
I guess it's time to go
I gotta let you go
(I'm so devoted)
You keep me open
Gotta let you go, gotta let you go
I gotta let you go, I must
But you're the only one that's holdin' me down (Ooh)
You're the only one holdin' me down (Only one)
'Cause you're the only one that's holdin' me down

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Genius Annotation

Marking SZA and Travis Scott’s fourth song together, “Open Arms” is about ultimately deciding that you must leave the one you love. Travis raps about being devoted to his partner despite their struggles, but ultimately SZA decides in the last verse that she must leave the relationship.

Track four of SOS, “Low”, also features background vocals from Travis Scott.

Q&A

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How did the song perform on the Billboard charts?

Genius Answer

“Open Arms” debuted at #54 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week ending of December 24, 2022.

What were the other four songs that SZA and Travis Scott collaborated on?

Genius Answer

Love Galore, which featured on SZA’s debut album, Ctrl
Low just earlier in SOS, with Scott providing backing vocals
Ok Alright, from the deluxe version of Rodeo, with SZA providing backing vocals
Power Is Power, a single for Game of Thrones that the duo performed with The Weeknd