Tinashe

Released: November 21, 2019

Songwriter: Gabrielle “Goldiie” Nowee Tinashe

Producer: Killah B Bongo

[Part I: Know Better]

[Intro]
Bongo turn it up
Bongo by the way

[Verse 1]
Sitting here with my thoughts in a bottle
Every time I take a sip, I'm reminded of you
Like, how you been?
Wait a minute, what am I doing?
It feels different when you're not around

[Pre-Chorus]
Never thought that this would be us
I feel a way, I feel a way, baby
I was fighting, but you gave up
Now you feel a way, you feel a way
And I

[Chorus]
Wanna love you, but I know better, better
Wanna kiss you, but I know better
I know better, baby
Miss you, but I know better
Got me telling all my secrets
Got me in and out my feelings tonight

[Verse 2]
Who was wrong? Who was right? Doesn't matter
"It'll fade over time" is what I'll tell myself
Hit decline on my line when you call now
I'm distant, it's different with you, oh-ooh-ah

[Pre-Chorus]
All those nights I cried over us (Cried over us)
Where were you then? (Where were you then?)
Where were you then, baby? (Oh woah)
I don't wanna feel that again (Feel that again)
I'm still afraid, I'm still afraid
And I

[Chorus]
Wanna love you, but I know better, better
Wanna kiss you, but I know better
I know better, baby
Miss you, but I know better
Got me telling all my secrets
Got me in and out my feelings tonight
Wanna love you, but I know better, better (Know, yeah)
Wanna kiss you, but I know better
I know better, baby (Oh woah)
Miss you, but I know better (Better)
Got me telling all my secrets
Got me in and out my feelings tonight

[Outro]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh baby (Baby)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh baby (Yeah)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Got me telling all my secrets
Got me in and out my feelings tonight (Ooh, oh, hey)
(Telling all my secrets)
(In and out my feelings tonight)

[Part II: Did You Notice?]

[Verse]
Somewhere over the horizon
Sun is rising on you with no me
I would put my pride aside
If you could promise to be worth the wait
Hoping that you think about us
Sometimes, I'm still leaning on the lonely
Another broken heart, another day
When I fall in love, I guess I'm always gonna stay
Living like a ghost, I'm haunted
All I want is to feel like the old me
Fade away a little slower
I go over every word you told me
If it was all lies, then why did I feel
I'm in heaven when you hold me
Another broken heart, another day
When I fall in love, I guess I always find a way

[Pre-Chorus]
Still feels like I could fall to pieces when I hear your name
Hoping just a little that you feel the same, anyway
Honestly, what's another break up to a girl like me?
I could find another lover easily and you know it
Tell me

[Chorus]
Did you notice I've been doing just fine?
It's like you're never here and the tears have all dried
Did you notice, did you notice me?
Did you notice I've been doing okay?
Don't even think about you every single day
Did you notice me? Oh

[Bridge]
Ooh, ah
Ooh, oh
Ooh, ah

[Pre-Chorus]
Still feels like I could fall to pieces when I hear your name
Hoping just a little that you feel the same, anyway, oh
Honestly, what's another break up to a girl like me?
I could find another lover easily and you know it
Tell me

[Chorus]
Did you notice I've been doing just fine?
It's like you're never here and the tears have all dried
Did you notice, did you notice me?
Did you notice I've been doing okay?
Still think about you every single night and day
Did you notice me?

Tinashe Jorgenson Kachingwe, known mononymously as Tinashe, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and former model born in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in Los Angeles, California.

Born on February 6, 1993, her rise to fame began with her acting on shows such as Two and a Half Men. Initially making her debut in the music industry via the short-lived girl group The Stunners—which also featured Hayley Kiyoko—she garnered attention from online music blogs with her 2012 mixtape, In Case We Die. Signing with RCA Records shortly after, she released two further mixtapes later that year and in 2013: Reverie and Black Water respectively. “2 On” was released in January 2014 as the lead single from her debut album, Aquarius, and remains her biggest solo single to date. Released in October that year, the album was praised by critics for its merging of old-school R&B sounds and fresh 2010s trends. The follow-up was subjected to much-criticised although “Player” was billed as the collection’s lead single as early as October 2015, songs released from the project failed to reach the label’s expectations, resulting in the release of an album’s worth of outtakes from the album, Nightride, in November 2016. Joyride was finally released on April 13: it features the singles “No Drama”, “Faded Love” and “Me So Bad”.

On February 18, 2019, Tinashe parted ways with her longtime record label RCA. By November that year, she inked a new management deal with Roc Nation and self-released Songs for You, her fourth studio album.

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