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Khalid

Talk

Release date: 7th February 2019

From Free Spirit
R&B/SoulMusic
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About This Track

A highlight from Khalid's second studio album 'Free Spirit', released in April 2019 through RCA Records, 'Talk' arrived as one of four advance singles that built anticipation for the full-length project. Produced by Disclosure, the track found the American singer working with the British electronic duo to craft a smooth, measured approach to romantic uncertainty.

The lyric circles a single repeated question, Khalid asking for clarity before momentum carries a new relationship past the point of honest conversation. He frames desire as something that requires negotiation rather than assumption, the chorus returning to the plea for dialogue whilst the verses sketch small domestic details and the admission of unfamiliar feeling. The repetition feels deliberate rather than sparse, the hook built around the idea that communication itself is the difficult ask.

'Free Spirit' marked a follow-up to Khalid's 2017 debut 'American Teen' and the 2018 EP 'Suncity', positioning the singer as he reflected on what he'd learned in the intervening years. The album's seventeen tracks included contributions from John Mayer and SAFE, with Father John Misty writing one of the closing songs.

"Talk" is a track by Khalid, from the album Free Spirit, released 7th February 2019. It's filed under R&B/Soul. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Khalid.

About the Artist

Khalid

Khalid

Lyrics

Talk

[Chorus]

Can we just talk? Can we just talk?

Talk about where we're goin'

Before we get lost, lend me your thoughts

Can't get what we want without knowin'

I've never felt like this before

I apologize if I'm movin' too far

Can we just talk? Can we just talk?

Figure out where we're goin'

[Verse 1]

Yeah, started off right

I can see it in your eyes

I can tell that you're wantin' more

What's been on your mind?

There's no reason we should hide

Tell me somethin' I ain't heard before

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, I've been dreamin' 'bout it

And it's you I'm on

So stop thinkin' 'bout it

[Chorus]

Can we just talk? Can we just talk?

Talk about where we're goin'

Before we get lost, lend me your thoughts (Yeah)

Can't get what we want without knowin' (No)

I've never felt like this before

I apologize if I'm movin' too far

Can we just talk? Can we just talk?

Figure out where we're goin'

[Verse 2]

Oh, nah

Penthouse view, left some flowers in the room

I'll make sure I leave the door unlocked

Now I'm on the way, swear I won't be late

I'll be there by five o'clock

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, you've been dreamin' 'bout it

And I'm what you want

So stop thinkin' 'bout it

[Chorus]

Can we just talk? (Oh) Can we just talk?

Talk about where we're goin'

Before we get lost, lend me your thoughts

Can't get what we want without knowin'

I've never felt like this before

I apologize if I'm movin' too far

Can we just talk? Can we just talk?

Figure out where we're goin'

[Outro]

Figure out where we're goin'

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Free Spirit

2019
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Album
Free Spirit
Free Spirit
Khalid
5th April 2019
Release year
2019
  1. 1Intro
    3:32
  2. 2Bad Luck
    3:52
  3. 3My Bad
    2:44
  4. 6Right Back
    3:35
  5. 8Paradise
    2:54
  6. 9Hundred
    4:37
  7. 10Outta My Head (with John Mayer)
    2:57
  8. 11Free Spirit
    3:02
  9. 12Twenty One
    3:04
  10. 13Bluffin'
    3:19
  11. 14Self
    3:50
  12. 15Alive
    2:57
  13. 16Heaven
    3:33
  14. —Outta My Head
  15. —Talk
  16. —Don't Pretend

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Production & Engineering

Writer
Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, Khalid
Producer
Disclosure
Assistant Recording Engineer
SSJ Mike
Mastering Engineer
Colin Leonard, Dale Becker
Mixing Engineer
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