Warm Winds Lyrics
[Intro: SZA]
Hey, hey, glory child, hey
[Verse 1]
Hey, glory child, don't you worry
Stuttering and shaken out of fear
Beauty's never given in a hurry
So condescending, leave your questions here
Hey, glory child, don't you worry
I can see your skeleton so clear
Doubting's only made your visions blurry
You're better off just looking in the mirror
[Chorus]
Show me a better way, I wish you could
Show me a better way, I wish you would
Come home today
You could come home today
[Verse 2]
I am shooting stars, don't you see me?
Watching over your every mistake
Digging out of graves is never easy
Handing you my shovel here to take
Always playing catch-me-if-you-can
Gingerbread—you heard I'm sweet to taste
Close your eyes, let go, and count to ten
I'll keep track of every moment wasted
Show me a better way, I wish you could
Show me a better way, I wish you would
Come home today
You could come home today
[Part 2]
[Intro: SZA + Isaiah Rashad]
Dear God, make me a bird
So I can fly far, far, far away
Dear God, make me a bird
So I can fly far, far, far away
Dear God, make me a bird
So I can fly far, far, far away
Warm winds on a space ride (space ride)
When I call your phone on a late night (late night)
I recall your soul had a taste like (taste like)
Gardens, flowers, Warm Winds
[Chorus: SZA + Isaiah Rashad]
The clouds below your feet
Quit clipping on your wings
Sometimes you hate to leave somebody
What's happening to we?
Warm winds on a space ride
When I call your phone on a late night
I recall your soul had a taste like
Gardens, flowers, Warm Winds
The clouds below your feet
Quit clipping on your wings
Sometimes you hate to leave somebody
What's happening to we?
Warm winds on a space ride
Sometimes I call your name out loud
Just to make sure it's you
Sometimes I crack my veins open
Just to see if it's blue
You clean me up
[Chorus: SZA + Isaiah Rashad]
The clouds below your feet
Clean
Quit clipping on your wings
Our wings, yeah
Sometimes you hate to leave somebody
You'll see
What's happening to we?
Warm winds on a space ride
When I call your phone on a late night
I recall your soul had a taste like...
Gardens, flowers, warm winds
The clouds below your feet
Quit clipping on your wings
Sometimes you hate to leave somebody
What's happening to we?
Warm winds on a space ride
[Verse 2: SZA]
Sometimes I bite my lips and close my eyes
Just to pretend it's you
Long live lonely thoughts on Thursday nights
That's when I think of you
We were all thirteen once (once)
Long live tramp stamps and Pepper Ann (Pepper Ann)
You will never judge me for that (Uh-uh)
You will always love me for that (Uh-huh)
Quit clipping on your wings
Sometimes you hate to leave somebody
Whats happening to we?
Warm winds on a space ride
When I call your phone on a late night
I recall your soul had taste like
Gardens, flowers
[Produced by Larry Fisherman]
About
“Warm Winds” contrasts conflicting feelings surrounding a breakup. For some it’s easy to get away, others are sucked right back in. SZA explores both sides in the form of a two-part song.
The first part is all about her partners mistakes and the ways in which he manages to consistently fail her.
The second part sees SZA expressing her own struggles with getting over a relationship.
Q&A
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Oh now she was the shit, the shit. She was so dope. Her hair was everything! People always say it’s important to live in the present, but I think I live in nostalgia. It’s really all over Z. I don’t know what I was doing all this time but I don’t know, I lived my life as a child but it doesn’t feel like I was really there. Now, I’m really taking this opportunity with my music to take a step back and just sort of look through everything. To ask myself what’s really going on? Who am I?
—via i-D
Him [Isaiah] and all his producers would kick open my door in the morning and jump on the bed and light blunts at 9 AM. Now we’re each other’s security blanket, in a way. We just get each other really well.
—via Billboard
SZA is actually why I started producing again. I was just rapping and not producing for a while. She came over and we made ‘Ur’ and ‘Warm Winds. She’s one of the awesomest writers as far as people I’ve been in the studio with. She writes her verses in five minutes. It’s incredible.
—via Billboard
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- 3.Julia
- 4.Warm Winds
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