I'll never forget the summer of 14' when I became utterly obsessed with this "underground" music and completely submerged myself in Sza and Doja Cat -good time
@@muthaphackk I was there in 2013 when it came out and she had to explain because y'all were tripping with the Satanic shit then like I see them doing now after the Hit Different video dropped.🤷♂️🤦♂️
@@DaretoDreamHair glad someone said this, thought it was just me tbh, I absolutely love SZA but all honestly I prefer the old her (music wise) I don't get the same feeling with her new music (not bashing her btw)
@@smoothflowers this and ice moon were very developed songs. Some of her best works wish I could stream them instead of yt. It's another genre, not rnb. I love it. Came back I've listened to it the day it came out.
who produced this track!?!? My God, the drums and the bassline is just so deep and crisp!! SZA did amazing with the vocals but the beat really brought this track together.
Exactly what I was thinking wow... I could believe it was Wondagurl, because she uses similar style drums in Travi$ Scott songs... Like listen to The Prayer
***** this is the best comment ever. Atheists make no sense whatsoever and bring up dumb things to try to prove their point even if it has nothing to do with the topic
@@Samuraipegasus48 i am lol omg is that bad? i just don’t like all these yt ppl singing they heart out to sza when it’s clear her music and experiences come from the pov of a black woman. like the way they relate to her insecurities, mostly centered around being a black woman in america, i don’t get how more ppl don’t notice the subtext in her lyrics but whatever. anyway i think it’s weird to me!! u don’t gotta love my opinion but what did X do fr? he wasn’t a saint but such a talented young artist who had prolly the biggest potential compared to his peers so idk why being an X fan is a bad thing. i’m not even that big of a fan, just remorseful for not his artistry while he was here and see now how great he was and coulda been. SZA made me feel less alone with this song at a time when i felt like being black in the gay community is a curse. seeing how easy it is for yt gay twinks to get attention. ppl got their reasons, it doesn’t have to make sense to you either
@@shakiid7 that wasn't even the main discussion, we're on the topic of gatekeeping 💀 I can understand how you feel about relating to an artist definitely but people act like if someone never heard of an artist before they got recognized they shouldn't feel allowed to enjoy their old music Also yes I said X fan because X fans do the exact same shit Nothing against X I actually listened to him before he blew up crazy but I'm definitely not one of the gatekeeping mfs 😭
For me, this song represents the depression and anxiety I've been going through for the last few years. I'm only 15, so I've spent most of my pre-teen and now teens years depressed. Yes, I often feel lost and lonely without a lot of friends, but I really don't have a major reason to be depressed and can't explain why it keeps coming back. This depression doesn't know me, but it keeps coming closer and closer. It's killing my teen spirit.
Thing is you only find your way when you go find it. It’s not the yellow brick road but it’s definitely a light at the end of that tunnel. Just choose life people. Hope that helped someone
The song is called "Teen Spirit" so listen to the lyrics. Maybe she's talking about peer pressure and puberty and how kids are rushing each other to grow up. "You don't even know me" sounds like something a lot of teens would say to their parents, like they don't understand them. And it kinda sounds like she's in denial through out the song. Like she knows what's right and wrong but she wants to fit in and be something she's not. idk
To me I see it as she got raped or something like that. You hear stuff like "creeping on my shoulder, I hear you breathing." ( similar to that ). And "don't come close." But she loves that person and become some sort of slave to him hence "just do it." And she knows it isn't healthy but she can't stop. Or some kind of trauma has happened in her life. Idk just my thought
I have no clue what sza is talking about specifically, whether that be rape, depression, suicidal thoughts, an actual teenager or demonic etc. but I personally think it means for example how teens can be manipulated,foolish, easily influenced, and whatever sza is referring to she feel its consuming her, taking over her, she doesn't feel completely in control of herself, it's so powerful her inner being or soul feels childlike. so she refers to her spirit as a teen, teen spirit.
I listened to her at 16 knowing full well she was gonna be big one day didnt realise it wouldn't happen until I was 19/20 and now shes even more popping I'm 21
When XXXTENTACION sampled this n slowed it down the first part it took on a whole new meaning for me it was like my depression n everything creeping back on me to just get it over with,music is so beautiful.Life
She is literally has the female vibe of Kendrick on lock. She has the bass and beat with the eery feel Kendrick has but she has a different way of delivering it which makes her unique. She gives you the vibe that she is always daydreaming and never fully "here" in her songs. Sza is so on point, I would love to meet her.
really? i see her as more as having the female vibe of Ab-Soul...with the imagery she uses in her lyrics and all. kendricks music doesn't sound anything like this to me.
geeth4ng Ah- see, I raarely actually process lyrics just the instrumental, I could literally listen to a song with just humming and love it but for me it's that dragging, sloth like, hazy melody vs. the hard bass beat which gives me the same vibe as Kenderick but her melodic up and down delivery with the high pitched voice gives it the feminine touch. Abz music is really hip hop - fast layers of beats instead of the melody in my opinion.
BelizeHunni Omg I love you! I'm constantly saying the same thing to people. I don't really connect with someone's lyrics but more the background music and the melody that the lyrics are delivered with. I find most people are the opposite.
Glad artists like her, Frank Ocean and Jhene Aiko are leading the new R&B renaissance. Things were pretty whack for the past few years but they're bringing it back.
The song is expressing the usual stereotypes of a teen. Suicide, depression, and troubled behavior. Maybe it's a personal explanation - but the song uses an excuse if "voices" in your head, meaning it's just who I am. You think you know me. "Don't come close" is technically saying that the spirit in the teen is just depressed and doesn't want anyone around. Like when a teen tells their parent that they don't know them when they are going through an emo phase. Sza just took her unique neo soul sound and made an eerie yet awesome song. If you think it's demonic... well that's your opinion.
No one picking up on the suicide references here? A song named "Teen Spririt" named after Nirvana who's front man famously committed suicide. Her singing "just do it" so cryptic and beautifully? Sounds like an inner struggle to stay in this world or go to the next.
+Jah Mon so does Vince Staples. Every track on Prima Donna is a banger but it also has some really depressing undertones and interludes about his depression and suicide
That's what everybody on TDE somewhat does "This is your generation, show your pain" quote from Kendricks Section 80 album. Seems she's really into kid cudi as well. So she might be telling a real story or merely vividly explaining what happens to women in our society too often.
This song has always reminded me of suicide and the spiritual battles going on that we can’t see. These entities want our souls they want to take control and sometimes it pushes us to suicide.
Anyone else remember when they used to play this song on TeenNick in between shows? Never really cared for it then, but now that I'm older sooo obsessed.
Bring back old Sza!!!i remember when i first discovered her through this vibe,ice moon,sweet November etc omg i had never heard anything like it before and became so obsessed with her sound&originality🥰🥰Truly 2013/2014 Sza was such a vibe!All her old stuff like Seeszarun is just the best
Simone Farrell Seriously? After 11+ years she's finally gettin' her shine. The word overrated is overrated mostly b/c the internet allows us to access stuff more. Jhene & SZA are two of many of the upcoming R&B songbirds
SZA really changed the game. She brought new sound with her voice. You could later hear other singers kinda try to mimic her odd delivery of the way she says words. A time of Soundcloud gems & depression. Deep sea diving & finding gold. Also when I came across Mac Miller, he was on his hip-hop tip.
SZA hasn’t made a somewhat dark and serious song since this. She’s doing great where she is now but it’d be great to see her return to songs like this. Her being signed to TDE is what kinda made me think more music like this would come from her since a lot of the other members make a lot of darker music at times. Not saying I want her to completely return to this but just a couple songs or maybe an album that had this dark theme would be great
[Verse 1:] Ice under my heels, I hear it breaking Under my heels, I hear it cracking Foolish of me to think I had it Emmanuel, how foolish of me! To think I had it.. I hear your voice behind me Moving up my neck I hear you talking Creeping on my shoulder I hear you breathing In my head I hear you screaming Just do it.. [Hook:] Yeah yeah, I feel you talking Yeah yeah I feel you moving Yeah yeah let's do it already Yeah yeah.. [Verse 2:] Chipping away at boulders I conquer fire 40 days 40 nights No New Star Fuck your Third Eye! I be the One Neo of the Sun Give me simplicity To lonely seems like real fun I feel you Creeping up my leg I hear you talking Moving on my shoulder I hear you breathing In my head I hear you screaming Just do it [Bridge:] Don't come close Don't come close You don't even know me, know me Don't come close Don't come close [Pre-Hook:] You don't even know me You think you know me Yeah yeah, I feel ya talking Yeah yeah, I feel ya moving Lets do it already Mmhmm yeah yeah Yeah yeah, I feel ya talking Yeah yeah, I feel ya moving Lets do it already Mmhmm, yeah yeah Dont come close Dont come close You dont even know me, know Come close Dont come close You dont even know me You think you know me, yeah You dont even know me You think you know me, yeah You dont even know me, know me You think you know me Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Aww yeah
The first time i heard her music my daughter was listening to "Snooze" while singing Karoke and I'm like she has an angelic voice. I'm this type of person once I gravitate towards someone i have to look into them and after hearing her Z album I'm like damn she really been that girl from the beginning. I listened to the rest of her albums and I'm blown away how much she progress over the years. I watched so many interviews of hers and ppl back lashing her for being a liar and I'm just like yal are digging up the wrong artist let her make music and have fun. I see why she vanished she needed a break from ppl critizing her. Once she took a break she came back full throttle and ate every interview, every photo shoot, every song, and every concert up. Proud of her. I can comfortably say I'm a fan of hers and I'm not a fan with many artist.
I don't think SZA is trying to corrupt any spirits, and I think music does have the ability to effect it, seep into you sorta speak. Personally, I don't think I can be an active listener of hers, her songs move me the wrong way. I'm not getting positive vibes, and I bet im not suppose to considering where she is pulling this rawness from! it might be bc of the pain I harvest in myself gets a bit rustled when I hear her, and that REALLY makes me uncomfortable. unsettled. Not my wavelength. I hope one day I can use my voice as a form of expression! I appreciate what she is doing though yass! so nice to see a woman of color portraying herself in this light!
+Juneias Actually her music moves me in ONLY positive ways, whether it is ominous or heavenly. She is clearly highly spiritually aware & her music comes from a place of awareness. Which is the best way to be. (The opposite of oblivious ignorance.)
+Rebel Love kodos, Ik a lot of people can identify with what she is doing, music is subjective xP is what she's doing unique? totally and I appreciate that. It's just doesn't click with me and thats cool too.
+Rebel Love kodos, Ik a lot of people can identify with what she is doing, music is subjective xP is what she's doing unique? totally and I appreciate that. It's just doesn't click with me and thats cool too.
Still listening to this beautiful song! I remember when it came out. I was 17 1/2 going on 18. Going through a LOT as a teen. She was relatable - still IS! SZA was the essence I needed to hear from an artist 💗💗💗
Honestly the fact that this song is only on RU-vid worries me. It’s SO good and honestly I sometimes need something to play when I’m sad. She didn’t put the pain there, she gave it a voice for me to let it go.
Listening to her songs makes me feel a certain type of way that I'm unable to explain it. It's weird because I've had this on repeat paying attention to her voice and the video like I'm in love with the song BUT It's like I wasn't really listening to the lyrics, like I'm under some kind of trance. I still can't explain what she said throughout the video yet this is my 3rd time listening to it. Am I the only one?
