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Commitment by Monica

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Monica

Commitment

Release date: 11th January 2019

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About This Track

Monica lays out the emotional architecture of a lasting partnership with precision and restraint. 'Commitment' is built on a simple premise: she doesn't ask for extravagance, only consistency. The song moves through a catalogue of quiet needs, attention, patience, the ability to listen without weaponising vulnerability, and frames them not as demands but as reasonable terms for intimacy. There's no performance here, no melodrama. She wants someone real, someone who can sit with her on difficult days and know what to say. The production holds steady beneath her voice, letting the lyrical specificity do the work. What emerges is a portrait of emotional labour that cuts against the grain of much contemporary R&B: no material hunger, no ego, just the unglamorous work of being known and trusted. Monica sings as someone who has learned the difference between desire and need, and who has decided to ask for the latter.

"Commitment" is a single by Monica, released 11th January 2019. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Monica

Monica

Lyrics

Commitment

It don't take much, a little affection
And some of your time
That's all that I'm asking for
Feels like this dream will never come true
I just want somebody who
Knows how to listen and give me attention
Who won't break my heart
Good intentions, I ain't hard to please
I don't need a lot
Just show me that you care
Can you be there when I need you most
And when I say I don't
Make me feel secure
Forever
I just need someone to love me
When it's hard to, I can trust with all my issues
Someone who is patient and consistent
I need good sex and commitment
From somebody loyal, understanding
Who won't change up, take advantage
Of my emotions or my feelings
I need good sex and commitment
I don't want money, I'd rather effort
Somebody real, I can be myself in front
Who makes me laugh, don't make me cry
Who knows what it means to sacrifice
If I'm having a bad day you know just what to say
I can show you all my thoughts and where my demons play
And you won't use them against me
You rather use them to lift me
Can you be there when I need you most
Make me feel beautiful
Give reassurance
Forever
I just need someone to love me
When it's hard to, I can trust with all my issues
Someone who is patient and consistent
I need good sex and commitment
From somebody loyal, understanding
Who won't change up, take advantage
Of my emotions, all feelings
I need good sex and commitment

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Commitment

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Blu June, Brittany Coney, Kxhris, Monica
    Producer
    NOVA WAV
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