NIKI - Before (Official Lyric Video)
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- New NIKI album 'Buzz' out August 9th, 2024. Pre-order/pre-save: niki.lnk.to/Buzz
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Official lyric video for "Before" by NIKI - out now: NIKI.lnk.to/Be...
LYRICS:
You hid me in your dorm room
It was Halloweekend, I just flew
across the globe, 22 hours just to see you
Just to barely fit on your twin-sized bed
and talk about your cool new friend
who I never met
who you dated as soon as I left
Carolina autumn
It had been a year since I saw you, since we
Ended it, had a year to grow into the girl you always wanted
now we’re holding hands, as not quite friends, but not quite lovers,
but we’ll just pretend
You say “it’s complicated to make amends”
Well is that the way that we’re headed then?
And you couldn’t answer me
Though you could pull me in while I brushed my teeth and let your hands both freely speak like I wasn’t ever gonna leave
You were all I’d ever known
And now I’m supposed to love you from a distance, like it’s nothing like its instant
and youuuu say “let’s just see where this goes”
And I don’t know how or why you seem just fine coz I’m having to grasp that you’re somehow not mine anymore
It’s so cruel how things are only almost like they were before
(ah ah ah) Like they were before
(ah ah ah) Like they were before
(ah ah ah) Like they were before
We walk downtown and it’s charming
You’re alarmingly disarming
Yeah we’ve got 48 hours left
before I fly back to my death
while you stay just fine and feel alive
South of the Mason-Dixon line
where everyone closes shop at 9,
where you could somehow finally find
what you were desperately looking for
Funny how you thought that was gonna be New York
with our chalkboard walls and slanted floors
Oh, we could’ve had that and so much more
Ask your new lover what it’s like to be given
a real fighting chance before you bid her good riddance
Did anything ever really count
or was I just a two-year practice round
Youuuu were all I’d ever known
And now I’m feeling stupid, you’re forbidden
They say yeah we were something,
too bad we were children
Ooooh I don’t know where to go
and I don’t know how or why you seem just fine
coz I’m looking at you & God knows you’re not mine anymore
It’s so cruel how things will never be the way they were before
Like they were before
It’s almost just like how it was before
But it’s not anymore
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New album “Nicole” out August 12th. Pre-order/pre-save: niki.lnk.to/Nicole
I already expected anaheim, on the drive home and autumn of her new upcoming album because there is always a car in her new mv, yes I noticed it lol
Is the swimming pittie video part of the album too??
i dont like buzz, i like this
"Did anything ever really count, or was I just a two-year practice round?"
That line hit me
it really hit different
so deep
I cried on this line damn
Deep hit 💔
it hits because i ended a 2 year relationship a couple years back and the impact it had on me was a lot.
I like NIKI not only because of her voice but the meaningful lyrics
IKRR , THE LYRICS "TALK ABOUT YOUR NEW FRIEND WHO YOU DATE AS SOON AS I LEFT" IT HURRTSS
I like her only because of her voice
hello! i quite hard to understand this song lyrics since english isn't my first language. would you mind if you tell me what this song about? like... the main point? or maybe anyone? thank you!! ^^
@@violetasafiyaa It is a song about a couple drifting apart. As the song moves forward, you see the singer becoming more distant from her partner. At first being together is sweet, but then they break up. He quickly dates somebody else- someone he had earlier said he was just friends with.
But even after all that, they can't really get over each other. Now that they meet after their breakup, they aren't lovers but they aren't friends either, they are something in between. But they are scared to restart their relationship again, because things aren't the same. She says it's cruel, but it's just the way it is-things have changed. It seems she is working too hard for a relationship with a person she doesn't even know anymore.
@@tazeen3022 thank you so much for the explanation! you are the sweetest :DD
"It's so cruel how things are only almost like they were before"
This hit me
i don't know why but this gave me Taylor's folklore vibe and what a great song this is, well done Niki!
same
IKRRR. But i'm not suprised since Taylor is one of her fav singer
Yeahh i feel it too
Same. Sounds like Right Here You Left Me
That's what I thought
The fact that this song comes out while i'm experiencing what it's about makes it hurt so much but sound soooooooooo much better too 😂
Same
Sameee
Sameeee 🥺
ME TOO SJDJSJS
Why was it literally 2 years too
Niki is not only a singer, but also a story teller.
"Now we're holding hands
As not quite friends, but not quite lovers" i've felt that before. everything seems like we had that commitment except we don't. no label for 3 years.
"was i just a two-year practice round" myghad is this for me huhu. thank God,i somehow moved on. and yeah this is the way i am before. and the fact that my name is nicole made me feel so much butterflies and goosebumps.
this has minor evermore energy... if the new album sounds like this, it will be evermore's younger sister who stays in the city to pursue her dreams
pls i love this!! ur mind 😩😳
Dear NIKI, thank you for the masterpiece. I still remember the time when this song released. I cried, as the lyrics are unbearable. Now, I can't believe myself hyping up alone to this song in my room doing my job now. I'll open my arms widely to this song from now on. Cheers.
Her storytelling skill is so good. The imagery is just 👩🍳💋
I’m laughing out loud because this song is too close to home🤣 the difference is I didn’t fly 22 hours across the globe. But I DID visit him at early college year and met his new cool friends for the first time🤣 I bet i’d cry out loud if this song was realeased 5 years ago. Thank you for realeasing it today😅
the way she described it, it almost like im the one who went thru all that and im choking in my tears rn. bravo niki 🔥
1]
You hid me in your dorm room, it was Halloweekend
I just flew across the globe, 22 hours just to see you
Just to barely fit on your twin-sized bed
And talk about your cool new friend
Who I never met, who you dated as soon as I left
[Verse 2]
Carolina autumn, it had been a year since I saw ya
Since we ended it, had a year to grow into the girl you always wanted
Now we're holding hands
As not quite friends, but not quite lovers
Well, we'll just pretend
You say, "It's complicated to make amends"
Well, is that the way that we're headеd, then?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And you couldn't answer me
Though you could pull mе in while I brushed my teeth
And let your hands both freely speak
Like I wasn't ever gonna leave
[Chorus]
You were all I'd ever known
And now I'm supposed to love you from a distance
Like it's nothing, like it's instant
And you say, "Let's just see where this goes"
And I don't know how or why you seem just fine
'Cause I'm havin' to grasp that you're somehow not mine anymore
It's so cruel how things are only almost like they were before
[Post]
(Ah, ah, ah)
Like they were before (Ah, ah, ah)
Like they were before (Ah, ah, ah)
Like they were before (Ah, ah, ah)
[Verse 3]
We walk downtown and it's charming
You're alarmingly disarming
Yeah, we've got 48 hours left before I fly back to my death
While you stay just fine and feel alive
South of the Mason-Dixon line
Where everyone closes shop at 9
Where you could somehow finally find
[Pre-Chorus 2]
What you were desperately looking for
Funny how you thought that was gonna be New York
With our chalkboard walls and slanted floors
Oh, we could've had that and so much more
Ask your new lover what it's like to be given
A real fighting chance before you wish her, "Good riddance"
Did anything ever really count, or was I just a two-year practice round?
[Chorus]
You were all I'd ever known
And now I'm feeling stupid, you're forbidden
They say yeah we were something, too bad we were children
Oh, I don't know where to go
And I don't know how or why you seem just fine
'Cause I'm lookin' at you and God knows you're not mine anymore
It's so cruel how things will never be the way they were before
[Outro]
(Ah, ah, ah)
Like they were before (Ah, ah, ah)
It's almost just like how it was before (Ah, ah, ah)
But it's not anymore
Thank you
Thanks
“now i’m supposed to love you, from a distance, like it’s nothing, like it’s instant”
this line hits so hard with what i’m going thru at the moment :(
Never dissapointed with NIKI voice
Kak Niki, aku tidak pernah merasa sedekat ini dengan perasaanku sendiri, tapi lagumu ini membawaku mendekati, bahkan menyelami perasaan yang sedang aku alami. Terima kasih sudah membuat lagu-lagu yang "dekat" ini. Kuharap dengan lagu ini kamu menjadi dekat dengan semua orang yang kamu cintai, dan aku, kami, penggemarmu juga dekat denganmu. Have a nice day! 🌹
Eaa sa ae lu🤙🤓
Ayo kita bantu share lagu nya ini biar di react bnyak youtuber luar
another breakup song from queen Niki, I'm so deeply touched by the lyrics like I was experiencing the story behind the song. this song can be used as an OST of a series.
I'll always be glad to be her fan BEFORE she blows up!
:)
for the past 2 years niki always in my top 3 artists in spotify along with taylor swift & it's because both of them always write beautiful storylines with well-chosen vocab & this song may be in my top 5 song in 2022♡
NIKI's voice is like magic. So soothing that it keeps lingering in my mind.
like how could she puts stories of her own in such beautiful lyrics~ i cant get how geniusly talented some songwriters are
oh hail Queen Nicole "Mapanakit" Zefanya 😩💗
"now we're holding hands, as not quite friends, but not quite lovers, well we'll just pretend, you say it's complicated to make amends"
hit me real hard
Sh*t happens, well i guess i got my soundtrack to play on loop for stupid me
She deserves a grammy nomination. She never fails to amaze me and also makes me feel things, and pain - heartbreak that I haven't experienced yet. T-T
NIKI's voice always makes me feel like im chillin in a local bar thinking what my life has been
Acoustic version of Before as spotify single, hit me different. Good job Niki
"cause I'm having to grasp that you're somehow not mine anymore" really hit different
Niki so proud of you
Niki just took me back to 2017 and made me feel things damn
arghhhh i’m still here loving this songgg
NIKI speaks to what she believes in. I love her!
can't stop listening to this since yesterday. this easily becomes one of my favorite tracks from niki !!
Amazingly, wonderfully captured and conveyed. Niki, you certainly have this English (and music) thing mastered. I am completely impressed.
"They say yeah we were something,
too bad we were children" MY GOD NIKI
My beau and I are doing fine. Still, can't help but to feel sad and heartbroken with the lyrics. NIKI, YOU DA BEST!!!
Omg Niki this is so good omg
We love you NIKI.... 🇮🇩
I'm glad you bring back the high school ver of niki❤
the sound and lyrics are almost perfect again for me! Nicole always make me calm with her song
niki. i’m so proud.
Niki's really a great musician and lyricist because I haven't even got into a relationship yet but why i am crying over here feeling my heart's broken when i'm listening to this song
I am a dude, i mostly listen to electronic and rap music and i am usually not a fan of female music artists but niki is an exception. This is one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard. It's so melancholic and so very nice to listen to. Big fan
An ode of relationship closure mentioning Mason-Dixon line. I am in awe.
Luckily I came BEFORE this blows up
NIKI is indeed a masterpiece to touch the emotions of your soul
"Did anything ever really count, or was I just a two-year practice round?" really hit that hard huh 😶😶😶
My New favorite song ❤️
this song skins me alive and i am in a lot of pain while listening to it. (I have repeated this song for more than 538x)
Niki never disappointed us . My queen ❤ #LoveFromIndonesia
right on the 1st second then i just like this song!! oh niki this song caught me right from the 1st second!!! this is my new fav!!
Can't wait to see live version for this song, really love it. Thank you Nikiiii ❤️
I dont know how many times i break just by listening to this. The lyrics, the melody. Yes break me, tore me to my core so i feel nothing but just dust
neither her voice nor her lyrics ever failed to amaze me
Her voice and lyrics is amazing
I LOVE YOU NIKI!!!!
In this world, it's just us
You know it's not the same as it was
Gua lebih suka ketika sebuah lagu/lirik bercerita kaya gini,, seolah lu flashback ke memori yang bahkan lu gak pernah alamin sama sekali.. But somehow u can relate.
This is niki's all too well
Nung kami pa ng ex ko pinarinig niya sa akin mga kanta mo nikki kaya hanggang ngayon kapag narinig ko mga kanta mo naalala ko pa siya. Maganda kasi mga kanta mo☺
Listen to this makes me imagine something and start to crying in silent because of missing someone but idk who’s that someone 😂 the tune and vibes she give is just everything, truly my new favorite song now ❤️❤️❤️
if there is 1 hour loop of this song, probably i will cry for 1 straight fuckin hour 😭😭😭💜💜💜
Just yesterday everything ended exactly the way this song is about
LOVE YOU NIKIII!!
Ga pernah gagal lagunya niki😭😭😭💜
SONG OF THE YEAR!!!
Niki is absolutely a brilliant songwriter!
I LOVE HER SO MUCH!
SHE IS AMAZING WOMAN!
PEOPLE NIKI!
Love you so much Niki
NIKI I LOVE YOU
Today is my birthday and this feels like a present 🎁 to me. Song speaks to me 🥺
i love how poetic niki is
nicole zefanya vibes and i love it. always love her songs and the lyrics
Niki you’re the queen❤️ I kinda feel thri the song, really relate to my story now :(
niki i love u sm mygoddddd not a single bad song
That's me in past, thank you to make this song @NIKI 🥲
this hits hard especially if you're in a long distance relationship it fits so well 😢😢❤❤
NIKI such a real brilliant song lyricist
They said we were *something*
Too bad we were children
You hid me in your dorm room
It was Halloweekend, I just flew across the globe
Twenty-two hours just to see you
Just to barely fit on your twin-sized bed
And talk about your cool new friend
Who I never met, who you dated as soon as I left
Carolina autumn
It had been a year since I saw you
Since we ended it
Had a year to grow into the girl you always wanted
Now we're holding hands as not quite friends
But not quite lovers
Well, we'll just pretend
You say, "It's complicated to make amends"
Well, is that the way that we're headed then?
And you couldn't answer me
Though you could pull me in while I brushed my teeth
And let your hands both freely speak
Like I wasn't ever gonna leave, leave
You were all I'd ever known
And now I'm supposed to love you from a distance
Like it's nothing, like it's instant
And you say, "Let's just see where this goes"
And I don't know how or why you seem just fine
'Cause I'm having to grasp that you're somehow not mine anymore
It's so cruel how things are only almost like they were before
Like they were before
Like they were before
Like they were before
We walk downtown and it's charming
You're alarmingly disarming
Yeah, we've got forty-eight hours left
Before I fly back to my death
While you stay just fine and feel alive
South of the Mason-Dixon line
Where everyone closes shop at nine
Where you could somehow finally find
What you were desperately looking for
Funny how you thought that was gonna be New York
With our chalkboard walls and slanted floors
Oh, we could've had that and so much more
Ask your new lover what it's like to be given
A real fighting chance before you wish her, "Good riddance"
Did anything ever really count
Or was I just a two-year practice round?
You were all I'd ever known
And now I'm feeling stupid, you're forbidden
They say, yeah, we were something, too bad we were children
Ooh, I don't know where to go
And I don't know how or why you seem just fine
'Cause I'm looking at you and God knows you're not mine anymore
It's so cruel how things will never be the way they were before
Like they were before
It's almost just like how it was before
But it's not anymore
this channel just shown up on my yt screen this morning, and it so O-M-G, a cool song with best lyric ever..
_the lines are hitting me a lot_
Aaaa suka bangetttt, ka Nikii kereenn bangett
NIKI U SLAY
Yessss Niki I love you
Niki make me cry
OMGGG NIKI NEVER DISSAPOINTS😩😩
❤️ I LOVE YOU NIKI❤️ I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!!
OMGGGGG LOVE IT ❤️🔥❤️🔥
I loveeee this song so much!!!
Ganda naman nito. huhu. 😭
Congrtas niki
love NIKI
Love you NIKI Thanks to the Song OMGGG [Cry]
oh god... this is just exactly what i feel rn
Very beautiful sound❤️
my ears are so blessed today after Clinton dropped 14 here I am with queen Niki T.T
literally heartbreak szn!! love you babyy congrats on your new release 💗
N i k i ✨
Can’t wait to cry until august
Cheer~~~~during the period of time preceding a particular event or time.