Role Model gives another preview of 'Chuck Timely & The Hourglass' with 'Joy'•
Erin LeCount is hosting a free songwriting and production masterclass at Abbey Road•
Nia Archives has recruited Jorja Smith for her new single 'Get Me Down'•
The Linda Lindas' next album is called 'GOTTA GET OUT', and Hayley Williams is on the new single
•
Nell Mescal has released new single 'Settles' ahead of an intimate London pop-up show•
Jacob Alon has announced 'Live From The Roundhouse' and shared a cover of Nirvana's 'All Apologies'•
Frost Children have released their new EP 'Tweaker Poem' and shared a video for 'Creep'•
The Last Dinner Party have shared 'Knocking At The Sky' and its Hollywood-inspired video•
Lucy Dacus celebrates Richmond in her self-directed ‘Planting Tomatoes’ video•
Alessi Rose has shared vulnerable new single 'Dependent' ahead of her summer festival run•
KATSEYE are bringing new film 'WILD HEARTS' to cinemas worldwide•
Little Grandad have shared new 1940s-inspired single ‘Babe, We’ve Run Out Of Time’ and announced their biggest London headline show yet•
Gilla Band have announced their new album ‘Pugnello’ and two intimate UK shows•
Violet Grohl has upgraded her Manchester show and added a new Brighton date•
Beyoncé is celebrating 'B'Day' with her first new song in two years, ‘Morning Dew (Donk)’•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Role Model gives another preview of 'Chuck Timely & The Hourglass' with 'Joy'•
Erin LeCount is hosting a free songwriting and production masterclass at Abbey Road•
Nia Archives has recruited Jorja Smith for her new single 'Get Me Down'•
The Linda Lindas' next album is called 'GOTTA GET OUT', and Hayley Williams is on the new single•
Nell Mescal has released new single 'Settles' ahead of an intimate London pop-up show•
Jacob Alon has announced 'Live From The Roundhouse' and shared a cover of Nirvana's 'All Apologies'•
Frost Children have released their new EP 'Tweaker Poem' and shared a video for 'Creep'•
The Last Dinner Party have shared 'Knocking At The Sky' and its Hollywood-inspired video•
Lucy Dacus celebrates Richmond in her self-directed ‘Planting Tomatoes’ video•
Alessi Rose has shared vulnerable new single 'Dependent' ahead of her summer festival run•
KATSEYE are bringing new film 'WILD HEARTS' to cinemas worldwide•
Little Grandad have shared new 1940s-inspired single ‘Babe, We’ve Run Out Of Time’ and announced their biggest London headline show yet•
Gilla Band have announced their new album ‘Pugnello’ and two intimate UK shows•
Violet Grohl has upgraded her Manchester show and added a new Brighton date•
Beyoncé is celebrating 'B'Day' with her first new song in two years, ‘Morning Dew (Donk)’•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Dork
News
Features
Reviews
Magazine
Shop
Listings
Directory
Festivals
Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
Festival Guides-YOUR ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL COMPANION
Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Mixtape-DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS
Play-DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT
Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
Playlist Covers
Playlist Directory
Recommender
Before Doors-LIVE SESSIONS
Music Video Directory
Down With Boring-THE DORK PODCAST
Chart Attack-UK NUMBER ONES, DISSECTED
Dork Live
Dork Radio
Live
Live 24/7
Dork Radio
Dork
Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

August 2026

Latest issue variants

View archive
Dork, August 2026 (Fat Dog cover)

Fat Dog

Dork, August 2026 (Ravyn Lenae cover)

Ravyn Lenae

Dork, August 2026 (Yard Act cover)

Yard Act

Advertise
|
Support|
About Dork|
Privacy Policy|
Genres|
Years|
Sitemap|
RSS|
Cookie settings
© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Powered by PlaywireAdvertise on this site.
  1. Tracks
  2. Kehlani
  3. It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
  4. Grieving

TRACK

Kehlani

Grieving

Release date: 8th May 2020

From It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
R&B/SoulMusic
Spotify More on Kehlani

About This Track

Kehlani traces the aftermath of a relationship's collapse with unflinching clarity. She moves through the stages of loss, from the exhaustion of giving everything to the hard choice to walk away. The lyrics pivot between accusation and self-reckoning, naming the cycles that wore her down while acknowledging her own complicity in staying. What emerges is not anger but a deeper fatigue, a need for the silence that only distance can bring. James Blake's presence in the bridge shifts the song's perspective, offering a counterpoint that deepens rather than resolves the tension. His voice introduces a kind of rueful poetry to the dynamic, naming the ways two people can be drawn to each other's damage. Together they build a portrait of a love that was compelling precisely because it was broken, and the grief that follows is not for what was lost but for what was never quite real.

"Grieving" is a track by Kehlani, from the album It Was Good Until It Wasn’t, released 8th May 2020. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 9 articles about Kehlani.

About the Artist

Kehlani

Kehlani

Lyrics

Grieving

[Verse 1: Kehlani]

Askin' for space, I'd give my leg for it

I've reached a point, it's like I beg for it

I give my sweat and tears, damn, I bled for it

No one would bet that you would lose me like that

No one would guess I had the strength to fall back

[Pre-Chorus: Kehlani]

Now all I want is peace and quiet

For peace of mind, yeah

Peace and time, yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Kehlani]

While I'm grievin' uh, oh

Grievin' us

I'm still grievin' uh, oh

Grievin' us

[Post-Chorus: Kehlani]

The option was to stay and ride

Or to let it die

I picked a side, now I'm just grievin' uh, oh

Grievin' us

[Verse 2: Kehlani]

You just can't slow it down, drink too much, can't pour it out

It's a merry-go-round from sun-up to sundown

You want me to stay here, mother all your sons now

This shit ain't no fun now, I just think it's funny how

Funny how you made me feel that

Turn around and made me feel bad

Name a bitch patient like that

Name a bitch to cater like that

[Pre-Chorus: Kehlani]

Now all I want is peace and quiet

For peace of mind, yeah

Peace and time, yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Kehlani]

While I'm grievin' uh, oh

Grievin' us

I'm still grievin' uh, oh

Grievin' us

[Bridge: James Blake]

Well, I can understand how you

Would be attracted to me

Me, an ashtray for your habits

You, a moon to my sea

Well, me, the juice to your squeeze

And you a stone I would keep

In the best room of the palace

And pretend it could weep

No one has ever given so many chances as I have (No one has ever)

No one was ever given as many chances as I have

[Chorus: Kehlani & James Blake]

Well, I'm grievin' uh, oh

Grievin' us

I'm still grievin' uh, oh

Grievin' us

I'm grievin' uh, oh

(Grievin' us)

I'm still grievin' uh, oh

Grievin' us

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

View full lyrics page →

Track details

From It Was Good Until It Wasn’t

2020
Listen
Album
It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
Kehlani
8th May 2020
Release year
2020
  1. 1Toxic
    2:48
  2. 2Can I
    2:48
  3. 3Bad News
    3:06
  4. 4Real Hot Girl Skit
    0:16
  5. 5Water
    2:03
  6. 6Change Your Life (feat. Jhené Aiko)
    3:11
  7. 7Belong to the Streets Skit
    0:27
  8. 8Everybody Business
    2:45
  9. 9Hate the Club (feat. Masego)
    4:39
  10. 10Serial Lover
    2:26
  11. 11F&MU
    2:15
  12. 12Can You Blame Me (feat. Lucky Daye)
    3:03
  13. 13Grieving (feat. James Blake)
    3:51
  14. 14Open (Passionate)
    4:06
  15. 15Lexii's Outro
    1:44
  16. —Hate The Club
  17. —Can You Blame Me
  18. —Change Your Life
  19. —Grieving

More from Kehlani

Albums & EPs

Kehlani
Kehlani
2026
While We Wait 2
While We Wait 2
2024
CRASH
CRASH
2024
blue water road
blue water road
2022
While We Wait
While We Wait
2019
SweetSexySavage (Deluxe)
SweetSexySavage (Deluxe)
2017

Explore

More tracks by Kehlani

  1. Anotha Luva (feat. Lil Wayne)
  2. Back and Forth (feat. Missy Elliott)Kehlani
    3:35
  3. Call Me Back (feat. T-Pain & Lil Jon)
  4. Call Me Back (feat. T-Pain & Lil Jon)Kehlani
    3:20
  5. Cruise Control
  6. I Need You (feat. Brandy)
  7. Lights On (feat. Big Sean)
  8. Lights On (feat. Big Sean)Kehlani
    2:59
  9. No Such Thing (feat. Clipse)Kehlani
    3:40
  10. OoohKehlani
    4:08

Showing 10 of 20

If you like Kehlani

Kiana Ledé

Kiana Ledé

Summer Walker

Summer Walker

kwn

kwn

Victoria Monét

Victoria Monét

Coco Jones

Coco Jones

Ella Mai

Ella Mai

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Boi-1da, Jahaan Sweet, James Blake, Kehlani, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, Leon Thomas, YogiTheProducer
Producer
Boi-1da, Jahaan Sweet, The Rascals, YogiTheProducer
A&R Administrator
Nili Harary
Mastering Engineer
Chris Athens
Mixing Engineer
Jaycen Joshua
Recording Engineer
AJ Tucci
Strings
Peter Lee Johnson
READ MORE ABOUT KEHLANIREAD MORE ABOUT KEHLANIREAD MORE ABOUT KEHLANIREAD MORE ABOUT KEHLANI
READ MORE ABOUT KEHLANIREAD MORE ABOUT KEHLANIREAD MORE ABOUT KEHLANIREAD MORE ABOUT KEHLANI
Zara Larsson has released her all-female remix album ‘Midnight Sun: Girls Trip’, feat. Shakira, Robyn and more
News

Zara Larsson has released her all-female remix album ‘Midnight Sun: Girls Trip’, feat. Shakira, Robyn and more

PinkPantheress, Kehlani and JT also feature on the reimagined record.

1 May 2026 • 8:38 am
Kehlani has dropped her new self-titled record, featuring Cardi B, Lil Wayne, Usher, Missy Elliott and more
News

Kehlani has dropped her new self-titled record, featuring Cardi B, Lil Wayne, Usher, Missy Elliott and more

Festival appearances at Essence Festival, Afronation Portugal, and Roots Picnic are among the live plans confirmed in support of the record.

24 Apr 2026 • 3:14 pm
Kehlani has announced her new self-titled album
News

Kehlani has announced her new self-titled album

The personal new record arrives in April with signed editions available to pre-order now.

17 Mar 2026 • 5:14 pm
Radio 1’s Big Weekend has added Olivia Dean, Niall Horan and Kehlani to its Sunderland takeover
News

Radio 1’s Big Weekend has added Olivia Dean, Niall Horan and Kehlani to its Sunderland takeover

Tickets go on sale 5pm, Wednesday 11th March.

10 Mar 2026 • 11:08 am
Kehlani has teamed up with Justin Bieber for a new track, 'up at night'
News

Kehlani has teamed up with Justin Bieber for a new track, 'up at night'

It's taken from her third album 'blue water road' - set for release on 29th April.

31 Mar 2022 • 10:02 am
Kehlani has shared the release date for her new album 'Blue Water Road'
News

Kehlani has shared the release date for her new album 'Blue Water Road'

Following up on the already revealed singles 'Little Story' and 'Altar', the record is set to arrive on 29th April.

24 Mar 2022 • 7:23 pm