Music of the Day : SZA - Kill Bill

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"Kill Bill" is a song by American singer-songwriter SZA and is the fifth single from her second studio album, SOS, released on December 9, 2022. It was written by Solana Rowe, Carter Lang and Rob Bisel and produced by Rob Bisel and Carter Lang. Influenced by the boom bap subgenre of hip hop, the song's production includes guitars, a bassline, and a flute sampled from the Prophet-6 synthesizer. "Kill Bill" is a pop and R&B murder ballad, built around a midtempo, groovy rhythm and a detuned melody. Source

SZA - Kill Bill (Audio)

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'm still a fan even though I was salty
Hate to see you with some other broad, know you happy
Hate to see you happy if I'm not the one drivin'

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm so mature, I'm so mature
I'm so mature, I got me a therapist to tell me there's other men
I don't want none, I just want you
If I can't have you, no one should

[Chorus]
I might
I might kill my ex, not the best idea
His new girlfriend's next, how'd I get here?
I might kill my ex, I still love him though
Rather be in jail than alone

[Verse 2]
I get the sense that it's a lost cause
I get the sense that you might really love her
This text gon' be evidence, this text is evidence
I tried to ration with you, no murders or crime of passion, but damn
You was out of reach
You was at the farmer's market with your perfect peach
Now I'm in the basement plannin' home invasion
Now you layin' face-down, got me singin' over a beat

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm so mature, I'm so mature
I'm so mature, I got me a therapist to tell me there's other men
I don't want none, I just want you
If I can't have you, no one will

[Chorus]
I might (I)
I might kill my ex, not the best idea
His new girlfriend's next, how'd I get here?
I might kill my ex, I still love him though
Rather be in jail than alone

[Bridge]
I did it all for love (Love)
I did it all on no drugs (Drugs)
I did all of this sober
I did it all for us, oh
I did it all for love (Love)
I did all of this on no drugs (Drugs)
I did all of this sober
Don't you know I did it all for us? (I'm gon' kill your ass tonight)

[Chorus]
Oh, I just killed my ex (My ex, oops), not the best idea (Idea)
Killed his girlfriend next, how'd I get here? (He left me no choice)
I just killed my ex (My ex), I still love him though (I do)
Rather be in Hell than alone

Songwriters: Solana I. Rowe / Carter Lang / Robert Clark Bisel
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"Kill Bill" is the signature single from SZA's landmark album SOS, and it also became a huge success worldwide. Additionally, it achieved great success in the charts. The song mirrors the plot of the Kill Bill movie duology, from which it is named. "Kill Bill"'s 2023 remix opens with a vivid scene of revenge rapped by Doja Cat, whose classic hip-hop sensibility brings out the boom-bap base of "Kill Bill. The lyrics discuss the fantasy of killing an ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend out of jealousy, and use humorous irony along with violent imagery that contrasts with SZA's soft vocals. I really liked the lyrics, cinematic narration, poetic quality of the song, and SZA's vocals are really good too.

SZA - Kill Bill - Video

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