[Skit: Mommy]
That is my greatest fear
That if, if I lost control
Or did not have control, things would just, you know
I would be fatal
[Verse 1]
I'm writing this letter to let you know I'm really leaving
And no, I'm not keeping your shit
Heard you got some new homies, got some new hobbies
Even a new ho too
Maybe she can come help you
Maybe she can come lick you
After we're done, what's done is done
I don't want nothing else to do with it
Let me tell you a secret
I've been secretly banging your homeboy
Why you in Vegas all up on Valentine's Day?
Why am I so easy to forget like that?
It can't be that easy for you to get like that
Oh, no, she didn't, ooh, yes, I did
Oh, no, she didn't, I'll do it again
[Chorus]
Leave me lonely for prettier women
You know I need too much attention for shit like that
You know you wrong for shit like that
I could be your supermodel if you believe
If you see it in me, see it in me, see it in me
I don't see myself
Why I can't stay alone just by myself?
Wish I was comfortable just with myself
But I need you, but I need you, but I need you
That is my greatest fear
That if, if I lost control
Or did not have control, things would just, you know
I would be fatal
[Verse 1]
I'm writing this letter to let you know I'm really leaving
And no, I'm not keeping your shit
Heard you got some new homies, got some new hobbies
Even a new ho too
Maybe she can come help you
Maybe she can come lick you
After we're done, what's done is done
I don't want nothing else to do with it
Let me tell you a secret
I've been secretly banging your homeboy
Why you in Vegas all up on Valentine's Day?
Why am I so easy to forget like that?
It can't be that easy for you to get like that
Oh, no, she didn't, ooh, yes, I did
Oh, no, she didn't, I'll do it again
[Chorus]
Leave me lonely for prettier women
You know I need too much attention for shit like that
You know you wrong for shit like that
I could be your supermodel if you believe
If you see it in me, see it in me, see it in me
I don't see myself
Why I can't stay alone just by myself?
Wish I was comfortable just with myself
But I need you, but I need you, but I need you
[Verse 2]
"Ooh, just get a load of them, they got chemistry"
All they could say, we like brother and sister
Look so good together
Bet they fuckin' for real, and they was right
That's why I stayed with ya, the, the dick was too good
It made me feel good for temporary love
You was a temporary lover
[Chorus]
Leave me lonely for prettier women
You know I need too much attention for shit like that
You know you wrong for shit like that
I could be your supermodel if you believe
If you see it in me, see it in me, see it in me
I don't see myself
Why I can't stay alone just by myself?
Wish I was comfortable just with myself
But I need you, but I need you, but I need you
"Ooh, just get a load of them, they got chemistry"
All they could say, we like brother and sister
Look so good together
Bet they fuckin' for real, and they was right
That's why I stayed with ya, the, the dick was too good
It made me feel good for temporary love
You was a temporary lover
[Chorus]
Leave me lonely for prettier women
You know I need too much attention for shit like that
You know you wrong for shit like that
I could be your supermodel if you believe
If you see it in me, see it in me, see it in me
I don't see myself
Why I can't stay alone just by myself?
Wish I was comfortable just with myself
But I need you, but I need you, but I need you
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On “Supermodel,” SZA discusses her insecurities and gets back at a previous boyfriend who did her wrong.
SZA described this song and its real-world context in a May 2016 interview with Entertainment Weekly:
I’m just getting ugly. All my dirty laundry is on the line. There’s a song where I talk about sleeping with my ex-boyfriend’s friend because he purposefully left me on Valentine’s Day, which will be the first time he hears about it.
The voice whispering at the end of the song belongs to Pharrell Williams and the voice in the intro is SZA’s mother in a message to her.
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- 2.Love Galore
- 5.Prom
- 6.The Weekend
- 7.Go Gina
- 10.Anything
- 11.Wavy (Interlude)
- 12.Normal Girl
- 14.20 Something
- 16.2AM
- 17.Miles
- 18.Percolator
- 19.Tread Carefully
- 20.Awkward
- 21.Jodie
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No Excuses Studio (Santa Monica, CA)
Released on
June 9, 2017
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