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NIKI

Focus

Release date: 9th August 2024

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About This Track

'Focus' finds NIKI caught between wanting to fix someone and recognising she cannot. The song is structured around a simple, cutting demand: that the object of her attention actually examine himself, decide what he wants, and commit to it. She's tired of being one option among many, of excusing emotional evasiveness as trauma, of waiting for clarity that may never arrive. The lyrics move between pleading and contempt. She defends him to her friends, then pivots to seething jealousy at the mention of his last date. The chorus lands hardest: a dare wrapped in exasperation, the suggestion that honest self-examination might actually destroy him. By the final verse, the tone has shifted from hope to resignation. She knows the odds are against her. She knows she might just like his taste in music. The song closes not with resolution but with a weary repetition of its central plea, one that sounds increasingly like goodbye.

"Focus" is a track by NIKI, from the album Buzz, released 9th August 2024. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

NIKI

NIKI

Lyrics

Focus

[Verse 1]

You're a complicated puzzle

I so badly want to piece together to justify my mental strife

Could the big picture maybe

Muffle all the sirens going off

And then my friends can't say they were right

[Pre-Chorus]

No, guys, I swear he's not emotionally unavailable

He's just traumatized

No, guys, I swear he's not a lost cause

It's just he hasn't met the girl that'll fix his life (But who am I kidding?)

Your eyes ever-shifting

Something's always missing

Why can't you look at what's in front of you?

[Chorus]

Focus for once

What is it that you want?

You'd probably burst into flames

If you ask yourself that

I shouldn't stick around

You got a girl that's a friend in еvery town

Who's the cliché, who's the clown?

Which onе's me, which one's you?

Either way, it's true

Wish you'd focus on what's in front of you right now

[Post-Chorus]

Wish you'd focus on what's in front of you right now

[Verse 2]

Don't talk to me about your last date

I'm seething through my smile

I hope she stubs her toe next time she texts

Her name is probably Cecilia

She shops at Aritzia

And has your lips all over her neck

[Pre-Chorus]

What are the odds that you actually like me, not just the chase?

Probably embarrassingly low

Are you the exception or do I just like your music taste?

I can't tell, I don't know

What's important to you? (God knows!)

I keep lookin' for clues (Oh, no!)

Be a big boy and face the fucking truth

[Chorus]

Focus for once

What is it that you want?

You'd probably burst into flames

If you ask yourself that

I shouldn't stick around

You got a girl that's a friend in every town

Who's the cliché, who's the clown?

Which one's me, which one's you?

Either way it's true

Wish you'd focus on what's in front of you right now

[Post-Chorus]

Wish you'd focus on what's in front of you

[Outro]

(Focus for once)

(You know what you want)

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Track details

From Buzz

2024
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Album
Buzz
Buzz
NIKI
9th August 2024
Release year
2024
  1. —Magnets
  2. —Paths
  3. —Buzz
  4. —Heirloom Pain
  5. —Strong Girl
  6. —Too Much Of A Good Thing
  7. —Take Care
  8. —Did You Like Her In The Morning?
  9. —Nothing Can
  10. —Colossal Loss
  11. —Focus
  12. —Tsunami
  13. —Blue Moon

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
NIKI
Producer
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Assistant Mastering Engineer
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Mastering Engineer
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