Powered by heavy bass and fast-paced beats, 'If Only' explores the theme of missed opportunities in life, from relationships to friendships and everything in between. Kendrick Lamar delivers raw and introspective verses, while SZA adds haunting background vocals that elevate the emotional depth of the track. This explicit hip-hop anthem serves as both a reminder of past regrets and a motivation to seize the moment in the present.
Intro (SZA):
If only, if only,
I could turn back time,
And rewrite my story.
Verse 1 (Kendrick Lamar):
Yo, I had dreams, I had plans,
Voice in my head like, 'Take a chance.'
Missed calls, late nights with the homies,
Ghosted by the girls, still feelin' lonely.
All these chances, I let fade,
Asking shorty out, my heart played.
When you young, feel invincible,
Now my thoughts just so divisible.
Hook (SZA):
If only I had said it right,
If only I could change the night,
If only I had wings to fly,
I'd go back and tell my past goodbye.
Verse 2 (Kendrick Lamar):
Old friends driftin', lost in the wind,
Naïve to the grind, where do I begin?
Late-night talks, memories on replay,
Now we just ghosts of the lost yesterday.
Risk it all for a moment's grace,
Now I'm sittin' here, lost in space.
If I could flip a switch, take it all back,
I’d run at the time, not stay on the track.
Hook (SZA):
If only I had said it right,
If only I could change the night,
If only I had wings to fly,
I'd go back and tell my past goodbye.
Bridge (Kendrick Lamar):
Life's a game, but I played slow,
A test of character, where do we go?
Call it fate or just my mistakes,
Whatever the reason, my heart still aches.
Verse 3 (Kendrick Lamar):
Now I'm grindin', stacking up my wins,
Keep my head high, I’m shedding my sins.
No more ‘if only,’ it’s do or die,
Seize the day, reach for the sky.
Outro (SZA):
If only, if only,
Learn from the past, live for the moment,
(Kendrick): Don't let it slip away,
This is my time, I won't delay.
If only, but now I see,
Life’s all about who I choose to be.
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this is an explicit song called "If Only". The genre is hip hop, rap, heavy bass, fast, and pump up. It is about al my missed opportunities in life whether that be asking a girl out, hanging out with old friends, and many other things (SZA should be background vocals rather than main)
Metro Boomin, J. Cole, Future, Kendrick Lamar, SZA