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Water by Kehlani

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Kehlani

Water

Release date: 7th May 2020

From It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
Track 5
2:03
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About This Track

A track from Kehlani's 2020 album 'It Was Good Until It Wasn't', 'Water' maps sexual chemistry through astrological shorthand. The singer frames desire in zodiac terms, Pisces, Scorpio, Cancer, before the metaphor collapses into plain physical detail. What starts as playful cosmic coding becomes a catalogue of intimacy, the title's double meaning doing most of the work. The production stays minimal, letting Kehlani's vocal carry the weight. Lyrically, she toggles between coy and explicit, the repetition of the title word functioning as both hook and punchline. The track sits fifth on a fifteen-song album that accumulated over 74 million on-demand streams in its first week, though 'Can I' became the official single rather than this cut.

"Water" is a track by Kehlani, from the album It Was Good Until It Wasn’t, released 7th May 2020. The track is 2:03 long. 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

Water

Swimming with a Pisces every night
Ain't really that deep, but he deep inside
Head like a Scorpio
Shy like a Cancer, water all in them planets
He said, "I wanna undress you
I wanna impress you, but I ain't gon' press you
I wanna undo the things I said before"
Damn, I ain't been this wet in years
Water, water
Water, water
Water, water
Water, water
It's the way you drink it all like you're thirsty
Tie me up, pin me down, show no mercy (ah-ah)
Nibble on it, kissing it like a Hershey (muah)
You could be the boss, I'll let you work me
I'll let you finish on the tat', it says tsunami
Bust down on your future baby mommy (bust down)
Uh, fuckin' in the whip, top off (ayy)
Do a quick dick drop off (drop off)
Guess your old bitch is all talk
I ain't never seen it on soft
Goddamn, I wanna undress you
I wanna impress you, but I ain't gon' stress you
I wanna undo the things I said before
Damn, I ain't been this wet in years
Water, water (ooh, water)
Water (water), water
Water (like), water (like water)
Water (uh-huh), water
Water, water
Water, water
Water, water
Water, water

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Track details

From It Was Good Until It Wasn’t

2:032020
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Album
It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
Kehlani
8th May 2020
Track number
5
Release year
2020
  1. 1Toxic
    2:48
  2. 2Can I
    2:48
  3. 3Bad News
    3:06
  4. 4Real Hot Girl Skit
    0:16
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Ambré, Dan Foster, DESTIN CONRAD, Kehlani, Louie Lastic
    Producer
    Dan Foster, Louie Lastic
    Engineer
    AJ Tucci
    A&R Administrator
    Nili Harary
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    DJ Riggins, Jacob Richards, Mike Seaberg
    Mastering Engineer
    Chris Athens
    Mixing Engineer
    Jaycen Joshua
    Programmer
    Dan Foster, Louie Lastic
    Vocal Producer
    Ambré, Elijah Blake
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