SZA - Sobriety

SZA drowns in her sorrows on her break-up song “Sobriety.”: “Love will stunt your growth, love will make it hard to stay sober” and family (“My daddy still can’t stand me”) on the moody Thundercat-produced track.

Sobriety LYRICS
[Verse 1]
I had a dream last night you gave me a ring
With a fucking castle on it
And a diamond on top that's all I really wanted
Whoa oh
Whoa
Until two aliens came and chopped both our heads off
With samurai swords
At least we died together, that's what I thought
I woke up huggin' leather, am I out of pocket?

She ain't got no soul she ain't got no heart
Love will stunt your growth
Love will make it hard to stay sober
So hard to stay sober

[Chorus]
I'mma be fine anyway
I'mma be cool
I'mma keep calm
I'mma be right anyway
Better than you, better than her
I'mma be old anyway
I'mma be on/off anyway
I'mma be on/off anyway

[Verse 2]
I been through like six Swishers
In one day with one grape and one blueberry
What would my mother say? She want me to be married
And happy and whole not high and alone
Whoa, that Xanax make you trip, I still ain't got no whip
I still ain't got no friends
At least I got my family, bullshit
My daddy still can't stand me
That hate don't make you hard
Hate'll make you old
Haters gone too far
Hate is all I know
And I just can't stay sober
I can't stay sober

You should see the look on your face

[Chorus]

[Outro]
Just can't stay sober
I'm trying to stay alive
I can't stay sober
I'm just trying to stay alive
I can't stay sober, I
Alive
I don't know man

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[jupitersaurusxd]

SZA got me through the aftermath of an emotionally abusive relationship. I am grateful. I still struggle to this day, but she seems to read my soul and relay every part of me in her lyrics. She captures the complexity of human emotion in every single song. I am grateful.

[charnaycromwell]

this was my go-to song when I was dealing with severe depression. This version of SZA was raw and uncut. I love CTRL but I sometimes miss this.

[laland]

Almost 6 years later and I'm still high and alone.

[goldenxronnie]

I’ll never get over the poetry and how much of a classic this song is

[msm]

3 years ago.. this was considered "Weird Music" but now that she reached mainstream everybody loves her music...

[Blizerton]

This song is honestly therapeutic.. it's helping me get through my depression.

[svl]

crying my eyes out and listening to this at 2 am is one of my hobbies

[jasminelange]

Wow this song touched me the second verse....I love SZA. Thanks SoundCloud

[RyanWaite]

"Until two aliens came and chopped both our heads off
With samurai swords"

i swear RnB be having the most Amazing lyrics.

[shandianderson]

powerful verse for anyone who has ever been angry or hurt and went to alcohol or drugs to ease that hurt anger is toxic to us and drains youth
stay positive but always real
anger can become bitterness, being alienated by family
& loved ones hurts more than anything

My daddy still can't stand me
That hate don't make you hard
Hate'll make you old
Haters gone too far
Hate is all I know
And I just can't stay sober
I can't stay sober

[shannonhawkins]

Still my favorite Sza song. I miss this lowkey vibe to her music.

[carlamichaelson]

7 years later and I'm finally sober 🥲

[kweenkvnt]

Damn i remember when this only had like 600 views, I was probably 400 of them. Bless SZA, please never stop singing 💖

[Rarri_B]

I cant find this song on any streaming service anywhere but here 😩

[andreaj]

this is the first sza song i ever heard and i’ve never been the same

[destheolive]

Going mainstream robbed us man we had it all when sza was real asf 😭

[journeywithkeren]

Her music gives me chills. With the combination of her beats and her vocals, I started listening and instantly found myself in a state of ZEN

[allthingsingrid]

2014 when i discovered SZA 10 years and going

[heavenlykeyslukisha]

I just started listening to her I listen to Kendrick for 15 yrs. I have 7 days after listening to this. Thanks Sza 💕💃🏾 and God. 💯

[pattyn]

6 years later & this song still hits home.. i remember being 17-18 being so drunk & going thru it, listening to this song got me through those tough times & now i’m 22.. & all i got say, for anyone reading this.. believe me i know it’s hard to believe but everything gets better.. i didn’t believe that shit when it was told to me either, but it does get better.. you’ll learn how to love yourself, you’ll learn how to be yourself again.. & if no ones told you, i’m proud for how far you’ve gotten.. thank you, sza for this gem.. i couldn’t of done it without this song..