Today . http://www.npr.org/2014/11/18/364980330/sza-sobriety (Links up there 👆)——-It hits you right in the chest when you hear her say her mom just wants her to be “happy and whole, not high and alone.” Then she follows up that blow with another: “My daddy still can’t stand me.” By the time she gets back to the hook and rips out “I'ma be fine anyway,” she’s a fighter. Like she’s trying to convince herself as much as she is her ex, or her parents. LA’s go-to gun for hire Thundercat lays down a serious bassline on the track, keeping it moving forward, even as SZA slugs her way through uncomfortable truths.
But none of that matters by the end. In the last seconds of the song, she sweeps the fragments of her fractured feelings under the rug with an offhand “I don’t know, man.” Because sometimes — whether it’s getting over a breakup, struggling with sobriety or working on something different — you really just don’t know what to expect. Her lyrics don’t twist and befuddle us this time around. Now she’s the one who’s confused. And thank god she’s finally got her feet on the same ground we do, the same playing field where we’re all sorting our way through disapproval, love, loneliness and hope. That’s how we can tell “——>cc @NPR more over at Npr.org
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