Cover art for Insomnia by Normani

Insomnia

Track 6 on DOPAMINE 

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Jun. 14, 20241 viewer15.8K views

Insomnia Lyrics

[Verse 1: Normani]
I thought that I've been going crazy
But I'm doing better lately
I finally stopped the tears from runnin'
And I know that's gotta count for somethin'
But when you decide to hit me
I'll reminisce on all the history
And if it ain't because of the whiskey
I wonder if you really miss me


[Pre-Chorus: Normani]
Oh, you got some device that tells you when I'm fine
'Cause it's the very moment that you hit my line
I wonder how you know that I've been movin' on
'Cause it seems like you really love to make that shit impossible


[Chorus: Normani & Brandy]
I wish you didn't call me
There's so much it reminds me of
'Cause every time you call me
It's givin' me insomnia (I wish you didn't)

I wish you didn't call me, yeah (I wish you didn't, yeah, I wish you didn't)
There's so much it reminds me of (I wish you didn't, I wish you didn't)
'Cause every time you call me (I wish you didn't, I wish you didn't)
It's givin' me insomnia
[Post-Chorus: Normani]
Insomnia, ah
It's givin' me insomnia
Insomnia, ah (Insomnia)
It's givin' me insomnia

[Verse 2: Normani]
Turned into an inconvenience
You only want me when convenient
I know that I could probably block you
But for some reason, I wanna see you
And you know I give a damn about you
You got me sittin' here thinkin' about you
And how your name triggers all my emotions
And turn my eyes into an ocean

[Pre-Chorus: Normani]
Like you got some device that tells you when I'm fine
'Cause it's the very moment that you hit my line
I wonder how you know that I've been movin' on
'Cause it seems like you really love to make that shit impossible

[Chorus: Normani & Brandy]
I wish you didn't call me (Call me)
There's so much it reminds me of
'Cause every time you call me (Oh yeah)
It's givin' me insomnia (I wish you didn't call me, I wish you didn't)
I wish you didn't call me, yeah (I wish you didn't, there's so much it reminds me of)
There's so much it reminds me of (I wish you didn't, I wish you didn't)
'Cause every time you call me, yeah (I wish you didn't, I wish you didn't)
It's givin' me insomnia
[Post-Chorus: Normani]
Insomnia, ah (Insomnia)
It's givin' me insomnia
Insomnia, ah (Insomnia)
It's givin' me insomnia

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro: Normani & Brandy]
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Insomnia, ah
It's givin' me insomnia
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
I wish you didn't call me (I wish you didn't)
Somethin' it reminds me of (I wish you didn't, I wish you didn't)
'Cause every time you call me (I wish you didn't, I wish you didn't, insomnia)
Yeah, there's so much it reminds me of (I wish you didn't)
Insomnia, ah (I wish you didn't)
'Cause every time you call me (I wish you didn't call me, call me, insomnia)
Insomnia, ah
Insomnia, ah

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Genius Annotation

“Insomnia” is the sixth track off Normani’s debut album DOPAMINE. Inspired by the Brandy song “A Capella (Something’s Missing)”, the song features backing vocals from Brandy herself, as well as Victoria Monét (who both also co-wrote the song).

The song sees Normani singing about an ex-lover and their attempt to reconnect with her as she’s moving on. Normani realises how it has since made her reminisce more about their past relationship, now struggling to get over it.

Q&A

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What did Normani say about "Insomnia"?
Genius Answer

“Insomnia” is a very beautiful song. At one point, it was actually taken off and put back on, and I’m glad it was. It feels nostalgic of what I grew up listening to. One of my favorite artists is also on the record, and she actually inspired it. As relevant as it felt then, it feels just as relevant now. And anytime you get that with a record, that means you have something special. It’s Brandy. She’s such a light and so encouraging. It was a full-circle moment, because it was inspired by her record “[A Capella] (Something Is Missing).” I wanted a lot of beautiful vocal production, layers, backgrounds, harmonies, countermelodies, and I think we did a good job of capturing that.

— via Bustle

What did Normani say about working with Brandy?
Genius Answer

I actually remember going into the studio with Stargate [a producer on the album] and being like, “I want to do something like this”—like Brandy’s “Something’s Missing.” That was everything I wanted to capture, so she was definitely the inspiration from the very beginning with that song. And then I decided to just shoot my shot, and ask if Brandy could help with the vocal production, because obviously she’s a master of her voice and of vocal production. She’s someone that I’ve always been influenced and inspired by since I was young—she was one of the very first artists that I fell in love with. So it felt like a full-circle moment. The fact that she actually loved the song just as much as I did and believed in it enough to want to jump on it really meant a lot to me. Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith.

— via Vogue

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