Kehlani has one of the most compelling voices in the market today, making her a true R&B pioneer, delivering vocal runs that come second-to-none.
Her albums are unforgettable and her live performances are a truly magical experience. From her crisp live vocals to her dance moves that left us speechless, Kehlani always puts on a great show. Kehlani knows who she is, and whether it’s on stage, in an interview or on social media, she represents her authentic self. She holds these values of being authentic and genuine with her fans every day, and she’s never been more real than with her self-titled album, KEHLANI. Below, you’ll find 80+ of her best lyrics, including favorites from KEHLANI and It Was Good Until It Wasn’t, that make perfect Instagram captions for every photo you post.
For that messy buy necessary evolution:
“Growth doesn’t always sound pretty at first. Sometimes it cracks, sometimes it bends, but it always finds its way to the light.”
-“Intro”
(KEHLANI via Atlantic Records)
For craving the one you can’t have:
“I know you’re not mine, telling myself. But every time that I rewind, I don’t want nobody else, no one else.”
-“Anotha Luva”
For letting yourself stay stuck in the past:
“I tried to move on, but I just don’t wanna, but I just don’t wanna.”
-“Anotha Luva”
For that hard-fought love:
“Finally found a love that’s picture perfect, and it’s about damn time ’cause I deserve it.”
-“No Such Thing”
For having an endless capacity for love:
“No such thing as I love you too much.”
-“No Such Thing”
For when they’re the only thing on your mind:
“It’s so silly of me to act like I don’t need you bad, when all, all I can think about is us since I seen you last.”
-“Folded”
For when you don’t need some big, romantic gesture:
“I don’t need roses, just need some flowers from my garden.”
-“Folded”
For not communicating what needs to be said:
“It’s more of what we don’t say that gets in our way.”
-“I Need You”
For when they’re your first thought every day:
“Woke up this morning thinking about you.”
-“Oooh”
For knowing there can be danger in silence:
“Why you so quiet? The silence hit like sirens.”
-“Back and Forth”
For making up your mind:
“I ain’t goin’ back and forth tonight, I’m goin’ out.”
-“Back and Forth”
For wishing you’d been better informed:
“I would’ve made a decision that was better than this instead of wasting my time.”
-“Shoulda Never”
For making a decision you regret:
“Tried to stop myself in time. I did it anyway.”
-“Shoulda Never”
For wanting an escape from the real world:
“Can you close the blinds, cut the lights so I can lose my worries?”
-“You Got It”
For the one who makes you feel safe like no one else:
“I don’t mean I need you to save me when I ask you for safety.”
-“You Got It”
For knowing you messed everything up:
“But I know I’m to blame. I played in your face. Too little, too late.”
-“Out the Window”
For when love feels like a real batle:
“I got half a mind to lose my mind. Love is war, no valentines.”
-“Still”
For not needing to pull up your contacts:
“How the hell I know your number by heart?”
-“Call Me Back”
For when all they have to do is say the word:
“And you should know I leave in a heartbeat just ’cause you ask.”
-“Call Me Back”
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For finally giving them every bit of your attention:
“It’s your time, and I’m center stage with ya.”
-“Lights On”
For apologizing for being a little flaky:
“I know it’s been many times that I said get ready and I didn’t come through.”
-“Sweet Nuthins”
For embracing the single life:
“I been alone so long and I’m proud to be.”
-“Cruise Control”
For knowing you need to take things slow:
“Things can get ugly if we speed this road. You don’t wanna rush me, let’s just keep this on cruise control.”
-“Cruise Control”
For working against your argumentative nature:
“And I used to fight just to win the fight. Throw words like knives in the middle of night.”
-“Unlearn”
For learning to let go of the things that hurt you:
“I blame the past, but the past ain’t me. I carry scars like they set me free.”
-“Unlearn”
For when people doubted you:
“They didn’t want me then, they want me now.”
-“How That Taste”
For telling someone to shut it:
“Too loud, callate la boca.”
-“Can I”
For when you’re debating a relationship:
“And your heart says, just stay.”
-“Down For You”
For always wanting them:
“Could you blame me for needing you?”
-“Can You Blame Me”
For doing your best to ignore the haters:
“I hear every word they talk, try not to care at all.”
-“Everybody Business”
For needing to be alone:
“Askin’ for space, I’d give my leg for it.”
-“Grieving”
For needing some time on your own:
“I think I should be single for a while.”
-“Serial Lover”
For knowing you could be the one for them:
“Baby, let me change your life.”
-“Change Your Life”
For praying not to see them:
“Tired of going out, scared I’ll run into you.”
-“Hate the Club”
For enjoying some silence and solitude:
“Now all I want is peace and quiet for peace of mind.”
-“Grieving”
For shading someone trying to cause drama in your life:
“I hate drama.”
-“You Know Wassup”
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For an ‘honesty is the best policy’ attitude:
“But still, cheers to bein’ honest.”
-“Footsteps”
For wanting to spend forever with them:
“Wanna be a hubby? You can wife me up.”
-“Change Your Life”
For when it hurts, even if you’re the one who broke it off:
“I picked a side, now I’m just grievin’ uh, oh grievin’ us.
-“Grieving”
For refusing to do anything at all:
“Working on self control, oh baby, no, oh. Finna get antisocial on ya.”
-“Hate the Club”
For when you want people to stay out of your business:
“None of your biz.”
-“Nunya”
For a post eluding to a breakup:
“Feel like it’s too hard to fall in love again.”
“Nights Like This”
For trying your very best:
“Lord knows my intentions are pure and my heart full of gold.”
-“Serial Lover”
For acknowledging your perceptiveness:
“I hear right through every fairytale lie.”
-“RPG”
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For when you want to show compromise:
“Never wanna be on two separate pages.”
-“Love Language”
For when you want to own up to your mistakes:
“I get real accountable when I’m alone.”
-“Toxic”
For keeping your secrets to yourself:
“I got bodies I’ma take to the grave.”
-“Serial Lover”
For being fearless:
“I’m never scared, no fear.”
-“Bad News”
For when you rekindle a relationship:
“And you just keep on taking me back.”
-“Keep On”
For when a relationship with you is a hazard:
“Understand you’re entering at your own risk.”
-“Serial Lover”
For when it’s on again, off again:
“We both know it’s never really goodbye. I swear it’s like we do this all the time now.”
-“F&MU”
For watching someone’s rise from nothing:
“I watched you turn yourself to a made man, all the little things that make you.”
-“Bad News”
For when you’ve both been equally toxic:
“Damn right, we take turns bein’ wrong.”
-“Toxic”
For making it clear that life can be hectic sometimes:
“My life can get crazy.”
-“Distraction”
For offering a chance to unwind:
“You could slow the time down with me, babe.”
-“Bad News”
For when you’re trying something you haven’t done in a long time:
“Tryin’ to get back to all the hobbies from my old days.”
-“Piece of Mind”
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For people that don’t want to see you win:
“They don’t wanna see it happen.”
-“Undercover”
For making your presence known:
“Know I make it hard to ignore me.”
-“F&MU”
For when you’ve seen and done it all:
“At my big ol’ age, I can’t be fazed.”
-“Everybody Business”
For expressing something you love:
“Everything I do, I do it with a passion.”
-“CRZY”
For when they’ve got all the emotion of their water sign:
“And you ain’t never had to ask for that. It’s included in the packaging.”
-“Water”
For missing your favorite person:
“I need you here, my safe haven.”
-“Can You Blame Me”
For when they’re addictive and bad for you all at once:
“You a damn drug, you’re toxic.”
-“Toxic”
For when you go out, just in case:
“You know I hate the club, but I came ’cause I knew you’d show up.”
-“Hate the Club”
For needing them to understand how much they matter:
“All I want you to know is I care, you best believe I care.”
-“Bad News”
For when you need to do some inner reflection:
“It’s time to take my own advice.”
-“Advice”
For never expecting anything in return:
“I paid for that. You ain’t never have to pay me back.”
-“Everybody Business”
For when you enjoy someone’s company:
“You’re like a drug, never enough”
-“In My Feelings”
For when you have a new crush:
“Thoughts of you keep me up at night.”
-“up at night”
For when you’ve been prioritizing your career over love:
“Always focus on your paper. Don’t got time to wager with your heart.”
-“Change Your Life”
For recognizing there is always room for growth:
“I was lackin’, I ain’t proud of it.”
-“wish i never”
For when you’ve accomplished your dreams:
“Yeah I’ve already done everything I’ve dreamed.”
-“Good Thing”
For a picture with your No. 1 bestie:
“Ride or die with me.”
-“Gangsta”
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For when you want to live your life your way and no one else’s:
“Let me live, let me live”
-“Let Me Live”
For when you have a positive outlook on the future:
“Life’s only getting greater.”
-“Good Life”
For helping them make time to rest and relax:
“I’m tryin’ to switch up your cadence, book flights and vaca-ca-cations.”
-“Change Your Life”
(It Was Good Until It Wasn’t via TSNMI)
For yearning for your next relationship :
“I think I’m addicted to romance.”
-“Serial Lover”
For always going the extra mile for your special someone:
“And you ain’t never had to ask for that. It’s included in the packaging.”
-“Everybody Business”
For when you need a friend:
“And I say I’m okay, but I guess I’m a liar.”
-“Faking It”
For attempting to broaden their narrow perspective:
“Is the lens you see me through just way too focused?”
-“Open (Passionate)”
For when it turns out something was too good to be true:
“But all that glitters isn’t gold, I was blinded.”
-“Nights Like This”
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