This is one of the songs that you skip over countless times until you are busy doing something and let it play in its entirety. Only then do you realize how much of a gem it is.
fr it could show everyone slow dancing at an actual prom in slow motion while she just walks around singing in a pretty dress, this needs to happen lol
I really love this song because of how relatable it is. Not feeling as mature as her partner but in my case it’s my best friend and peers in general. I feel like I’m stuck in my middle school mindset and it’s really been bothering me lately. But knowing SZA might’ve felt the same way at some point considering she wrote a song about it is comforting. I know if SZA can grow and mature into the beautiful woman she is today then there’s no reason I can’t as well, as long as I try
I don't know about y'all, but I almost cry every time I listen to this song. It represents me so much, like, am I doing enough in my 20's life? Have I made my parents proud? Well done sza
I’m in the bathroom at my job crying rn,they told me go on break bc I was having a breakdown while working due to me feeling really overwhelmed and I started crying,bc this is my first week working here.I turned this song on and it’s helping so much rn, I just have to get through today and I’ll be okay :/
Reminds me of some 80's pop, a lil bit of the Police, Santigold, and Kelly Clarkson's "Since you been gone" but all whipped up into a very present original sonic like Crème brûlée.
Fearing not growing up Keeping me up at night Am I doing enough? Feel like I'm wasting time Promise to get a little Better as I get older And you're so patient And sick of waiting Promise to do better Shoulda coulda Prolly wanna let me go But you can't, oh Right now I feel it pouring I need a little bit Just a little bit Just a little bit Right now I feel it pouring I need a little bit Just a little bit Just a little bit Please don't take it, don't take it personal Like I know you usually do Please don't take it, don't take it personal Like I know you usually do Please, please Don't take it personal Don't take it personal Darling, like I know you will Forget to call your mama on the weekend You should put yourself in time out Shame, shame on you But lately you've been feeling so good I forget my future, never pull out Shame, shame on me Baby the money'll make it easier for me To run and hide out somewhere So far away Hopping through poppy fields Dodging evil witches These houses keep dropping everywhere Promise to get a little Better as I get older And you're so patient And sick of waiting Promise to do better Shoulda coulda Prolly wanna let me go But you can't, oh Right now I feel it pouring I need a little bit Just a little bit Just a little bit Right now it's really pouring I need a little bit Just a little bit Just a little bit Please don't take it, don't take it personal Like I know you usually do Please don't take it, take it personal Like I know you usually do Like winters fall on us, heavy Take it off me, all it off Winter, I can't stand this Snow is falling all on me
coochie destroyer well i’m a senior now I have a good GPA Didn’t do well on ACT but that’s not a problem a lot of schools are going test optional. My counselor told me she’s very proud of me! *cried* I’m applying for scholarships and schools as we speak ❤️
Update 4/30/21 I legit just got done taking my final A&P test and wanted to listen to prom for the feels I graduate school high school in like 2 weeks…. I got into a IT internship program and at the end of it I’ll have the option to work and go to school for software engineering or whatever computer Field I’d like…. Old me was worried for what?
I like this album and got nothing but love for SZA. On this song, I first thought she said, " I miss the kitty litter" @0:34 when it was "promise to get a little". lmao
i love it when she says “pleaseeee don’t take, don’t take it persssonal” cs thats usually what some people always do in relationships. try to find anything to make a problem about nothing
She’s speaking to herself. Is what I got out of it. Like we’re so hard on ourselves to meet a certain standard but were doing okay in life we can’t amount to other’s expectations not even our own. Just live and you’ll be fine 😊
I picture this video her walking through a rose garden opening a door way to the prom everyone staring at her and she just starts to do her own thing then girls get off the benches who weren't asked to prom and start dancing on the floor then sparkles start surrounding their feet when they dance lmao.
Thats too basic for sza, i imagine her being in her bedroom whilst prom is going on if there is even a scene a prom everyone is dressed up but i see her in joggers ( something shes comfortable in) the meaning behind this song is not to conform to anyones standards
this is the only song in history that made me cry in the first listening because for some reason, it reminded me to a dead pet of my cousin that I miss a lot:(
She doesn't say Prom in the song but she doesn't has to because the best literally makes you feel as if it should be in some high school movie or something. I love it
10/10 OH LAWD IS THIS SONG UNDERRATED only true sza fans know this true gem sza definitely ate this one 😍 i really hope she makes something like this again it gives me end of school year vibes I love it criminally underrated
After watching a few UA-cam videos on Drew Barrymore growing up I heard this song a little different, so much respect and admiration for Drew Barrymore and her strength to pull herself out of things she was going through so young 🫶🏼
[Verse 1] Fearin' not growin' up Keepin' me up at night Am I doin' enough? Feel like I'm wastin' time [Pre-Chorus] Promise to get a little Better as I get older And you're so patient And sick of waitin' Promise to do better Shoulda coulda Prolly wanna let me go But you can't, oh Right now I feel it pourin' I need a little bit Just a little bit Just a little bit Right now I feel it pourin' I need a little bit Just a little bit Just a little bit [Chorus] Please don't take it, don't take it personal Like I know you usually do Please don't take it, don't take it personal Like I know you usually do Please, please Don't take it personal Don't take it personal Darling, like I know you will
I have to..this song back then in 2017 was such a very very important vibe, aura, being, soul, entity, oneness....etc this song was so PURE PERFECTION. WORDS OF A HUMAN OR OF THIS WORLD WILL NEVER EXPLAIN THIS TYPE OF DEEPNESS AND ANSWER AND RAWNESS...THANK YOU SZA. THIS IS BEYOND BEYOND...JUST LIKE ME. SPEEXHLESS IS NO LONGER A FACTOR
I love that at parts she sounds like Wynter Gordon on this song. I was not expecting this 80s pop sound on this album, and I was so pleasantly surprised!
Jay Pierce 💀💀 after I read your comment I imagined Tracey skipping down the side walk or the camera panning around her in her overall jumper or something silly like that 😂😂
Man this should be on the radio and heard everywhere. SMH so many new songs are so underwhelming and frankly trash but SZA, man she has the goods consistently all the way 🙏🏽🙌🏽🔥
just realized...."prom" is short for "promise" which is what she said for most of the song.....wow
Woah.. wait a minute... You might be on to something 😳
Wow
mindblowinggggG
wow I have been listening for this song for so long and this is the first time I knew this…..wooow
Prom is half a promise lol
Love how the beat was simple at first but it grew into layers
who produced it?
i swear all of them beats on the album are amaxing.
melaninblossom YOU SAID IT.
his name is The Antydote
its not the beat that changes, its the instrumentation over it that is layered over it; synth washes and sparse guitar chords - amazing track.
It just matches up perfectly
This is one of the songs that you skip over countless times until you are busy doing something and let it play in its entirety. Only then do you realize how much of a gem it is.
yes this
exactlyyyy
So true
Omffgggggg that's exactly why I'm HEREE!!!!
YES EXACTLY
SZA KILLS EVERYTHING I SWEAR
Shotgun
A queen
Brandon Marshall I know she slayssssss
Prom
Brandon Marshall including me
This is the type song you listen to on a long train journey, staring out the window, day dreaming 😌
RiRi J you feell me
What other songs like this, this is so peaceful. It would work perfectly during sunset.
acc hearing this everyday on my train rides to school
i just went to Los Angeles and i'm from Milwaukee and that is exactly what i did.
perfect song for Amtrak rides
This song literally had me lost in musical ecstasy.
Nicole Forson well put
Nicole Forson me too lol
me too gurl me too
Best song on the album!!! Gives me a feeling I can't describe
True Brilliance I feel you
Same
Ikr they should have really made a music video for it
It's so short tho
I feel you 😊
this and drew barrymore are the best off ctrl no doubt
nroe toe fax
Foe sho
oh fuck yea
Jho I love Drew Barrymore 2💕💋
Noma M Garden* and Prom
feeling like shit but this album is frfr healing me
it has been 3 years, and i hope you’re doing better now🖤
4 years later I hope you're doing much better 💕
5 yrs later, I hope you're healed!
5 years ago you posted it. I sincerely hope you get better❤️❤️
me too
I'm sorry but how is prom not one of her most popular songs!?!
Frank Pearson this is all they play at my job now 😍
I COULD NOT AGREE MORE
underrated.
glad it isnt tho
hey i just released a remake version of 20 something for her 4 year anniversary of ctrl
it would mean a lot if you could check it out
Them girls nobody get at in high school turn into SZA 😍😍😍
TheTruehebrew I️ really hope this is true 😂❤️
Lol that's me
Me
Hell I still ain't got nobody and SZA is a part of me
Fr 😂
Man I wish she'd make a music video for this track
i wish i could direct the video
yessss like at an actual Prom
fr it could show everyone slow dancing at an actual prom in slow motion while she just walks around singing in a pretty dress, this needs to happen lol
spiffy. YOOO FR!!!
M2😭
Sza really done cooked some sauce!! This shit is dripping
Thaboy Dominic Too much sauce
I don't see anything dripping, what sauce?😕 I want some she look like she could cook!
I really love this song because of how relatable it is. Not feeling as mature as her partner but in my case it’s my best friend and peers in general. I feel like I’m stuck in my middle school mindset and it’s really been bothering me lately. But knowing SZA might’ve felt the same way at some point considering she wrote a song about it is comforting. I know if SZA can grow and mature into the beautiful woman she is today then there’s no reason I can’t as well, as long as I try
YES!!! I relate to this song because I have chronic health issues and because of that I am behind in life compared to my friends and former classmates
The production quality on this song is incredible.
Matt Levick this whole album
hey i just released a remake version of 20 something for her 4 year anniversary of ctrl
it would mean a lot if you could check it out
this gives me a late 80s vibe.
Prince-like drums and vibe
yess
hey i just released a remake version of 20 something for her 4 year anniversary of ctrl
it would mean a lot if you could check it out
More mid 80s. Late 80s was like hair metal
I don't know about y'all, but I almost cry every time I listen to this song. It represents me so much, like, am I doing enough in my 20's life? Have I made my parents proud? Well done sza
Me too
The part at 2:02-2:09 is amazing. I wish she'd done it more than once 💕😩
Literally my favorite part 🙌
That part gives me life every time I listen to it
oh my god it gives me chills, its such a great part.
That wizard of oz reference tho.
she really be snapping
I’m in the bathroom at my job crying rn,they told me go on break bc I was having a breakdown while working due to me feeling really overwhelmed and I started crying,bc this is my first week working here.I turned this song on and it’s helping so much rn, I just have to get through today and I’ll be okay :/
It’s going to be ok your gonna do amazing things ✌🏾❤️
awh baby you’ll be okay !!
ik its been a while since u commented but i hope you're doing better
Hope ur doing good
Awee i hope you feel better!!! 😣✊🏽💕❤
She talked about The Wizard of Oz at 2:00 : "Hopping through poppy fields, dodging evil witches, these houses be dropping everywhere." DAAM
David Shibiru I read that comment in the exact moment as the lyrics were being sung tho
Nara Melo same lol
That whole part was just wow
SHES A LYRICAL GENIUS
What does it mean?
SNAAAAATCHEEEEED , take my wigggg
Shawna Wright TDE production is on steroids
LMFAOOOO
lmao
Shawna Wright 😩😩😩 lmfaooooo
let me get your wig and refurbish it so i can resell it
This beat is awesome and the style of this song gives me the same vibe as her EPs. Almost like this is a tribute to that old sound. Very nice ♡.
Salome Francis I can see that 😌👌🏾
Renette Evans Yay :).
Exactly that! 💚
It's like S met Z. My favorite track on the album by far.
I love the whole album but this song. Ugh.
lBorn2Diel I completely agree. I love the album in its entirety, but I keep coming back to this song. The lyrics are also very relatable.
Reminds me of some 80's pop, a lil bit of the Police, Santigold, and Kelly Clarkson's "Since you been gone" but all whipped up into a very present original sonic like Crème brûlée.
Kwana Royal very well interpreted
All that plus Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream", you got it!
Kwana Royal and LÉON's sleep deprived !
The white pop girls could never!
Kwana Royal i dont understand any of that but i somehow can relate 💀
Fearing not growing up
Keeping me up at night
Am I doing enough?
Feel like I'm wasting time
Promise to get a little
Better as I get older
And you're so patient
And sick of waiting
Promise to do better
Shoulda coulda
Prolly wanna let me go
But you can't, oh
Right now I feel it pouring
I need a little bit
Just a little bit
Just a little bit
Right now I feel it pouring
I need a little bit
Just a little bit
Just a little bit
Please don't take it, don't take it personal
Like I know you usually do
Please don't take it, don't take it personal
Like I know you usually do
Please, please
Don't take it personal
Don't take it personal
Darling, like I know you will
Forget to call your mama on the weekend
You should put yourself in time out
Shame, shame on you
But lately you've been feeling so good
I forget my future, never pull out
Shame, shame on me
Baby the money'll make it easier for me
To run and hide out somewhere
So far away
Hopping through poppy fields
Dodging evil witches
These houses keep dropping everywhere
Promise to get a little
Better as I get older
And you're so patient
And sick of waiting
Promise to do better
Shoulda coulda
Prolly wanna let me go
But you can't, oh
Right now I feel it pouring
I need a little bit
Just a little bit
Just a little bit
Right now it's really pouring
I need a little bit
Just a little bit
Just a little bit
Please don't take it, don't take it personal
Like I know you usually do
Please don't take it, take it personal
Like I know you usually do
Like winters fall on us, heavy
Take it off me, all it off
Winter, I can't stand this
Snow is falling all on me
This is like an anthem who early 20 year olds who aren't doing shit with their lives
I feel so attacked
20 years old now and i hate how accurate this is
Colin Santos 21 years old and well fuck :(
Y’all are so young ! don’t stress till you’re almost 24 i promise you’re fine haha
I'm 22 and I wish I couldn't relate to this comment :(
Love this song so much. Some of the background vocals remind me of Imogen Heap songs. 💖
This song makes me feel as if I am on a magical journey. Can't stop listening!
ME TOO. IT GOT ME & MY IMAGINARY BOYFRIEND BALLROOM DANCING TO IT. ALL KINDS OF BALLROOM DANCE TLE, DIRTY DANCING. *sad face*
devine timing here
I wish that the part from 2:58 would just continue omg in love.
“Please don't take it, don't take it personal
Like I know you usually do”
This line still hits me soo deep 🥺
Same
ITS THE BEST
Remember listening this in the beginning of high school as a freshman praying that everything goes smoothly
Yeppp!
how is it going now 🥰🥺
coochie destroyer well i’m a senior now I have a good GPA Didn’t do well on ACT but that’s not a problem a lot of schools are going test optional. My counselor told me she’s very proud of me! *cried* I’m applying for scholarships and schools as we speak ❤️
Thatlameone thats amazing !!!! OMGOMGOMG im super proud of u :))
Update 4/30/21 I legit just got done taking my final A&P test and wanted to listen to prom for the feels I graduate school high school in like 2 weeks…. I got into a IT internship program and at the end of it I’ll have the option to work and go to school for software engineering or whatever computer Field I’d like…. Old me was worried for what?
This beat tho....
I am SO SORRY I am only JUST discovering this and your music. You're incredible! This song speaks right to me.
hey i just released a remake version of 20 something for her 4 year anniversary of ctrl
it would mean a lot if you could check it out
I like this album and got nothing but love for SZA. On this song, I first thought she said, " I miss the kitty litter" @0:34 when it was "promise to get a little". lmao
i love it when she says “pleaseeee don’t take,
don’t take it persssonal” cs thats usually what some people always do in relationships. try to find anything to make a problem about nothing
Prob my favorite SZA song ever!! love the whole album but keep coming back to this song
Same
Sitting at my desk listening to Sza at 5:45 a.m. in the dark brings me comfort. Her songs just wrap around you like a warm blanket.
this is like her best song?????
Damn am I the only one still jamming to this in 2024??
nope 😅
I am too
nope!
no!
Nopeee
Definitely heard this while I was on my plane ✈️ and I was day dreaming hard. Sza thank you for the peaceful beat
idk why this song makes me feel sad and nostalgic over nothing .. so weird but I love it
nah fr reminds me of junior year :(( so much nostalgia
Her runs are everything 😩
She’s speaking to herself. Is what I got out of it. Like we’re so hard on ourselves to meet a certain standard but were doing okay in life we can’t amount to other’s expectations not even our own. Just live and you’ll be fine 😊
take my money, my wig, my weave and my edges!!
Tionna stop 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Tionna h
Tionna 9
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This song is so underrated
It's like a mix between R&B and early 2000's pop rock. I'm in love with this song.
My favorite SZA song of all time!! Hearing it live at her concert on March 7 of this year was just surreal. I’ll never forget the feeling
it’s my favorite too. never gets old
feels like summer and a good time
I picture this video her walking through a rose garden opening a door way to the prom everyone staring at her and she just starts to do her own thing then girls get off the benches who weren't asked to prom and start dancing on the floor then sparkles start surrounding their feet when they dance lmao.
Yes
I’m shook this idea is the genius holy crap whatsnebekwsj
😍
Thats too basic for sza, i imagine her being in her bedroom whilst prom is going on if there is even a scene a prom everyone is dressed up but i see her in joggers ( something shes comfortable in) the meaning behind this song is not to conform to anyones standards
Omg is anyone else's day made! & it's only 8am!!!
devgovea I stayed up all night just to get this album
This song has crack in it istg.
This sounds like the type of song that would be playing at the end of a coming of age teen movie.
this is the only song in history that made me cry in the first listening because for some reason, it reminded me to a dead pet of my cousin that I miss a lot:(
Underrated song 😩😩
So in love with the chill vibe this gives off, but also a late night ride on a Friday vibe.
This songs makes me feel some kind of way. It’s just so relatable!
every song on this album was a fucking hit. best female artist of all time imo
aw sza you never disappointed me #since2014 ✨
This track prolly got ALI trippin hard. How you go from mixing rap to dream pop shit
FACTS!
She doesn't say Prom in the song but she doesn't has to because the best literally makes you feel as if it should be in some high school movie or something. I love it
halfway promises
So true! Every time I listen to it, I could here it playing in one of those teen Netflix films at a high school formal🤣
10/10 OH LAWD IS THIS SONG UNDERRATED only true sza fans know this true gem sza definitely ate this one 😍 i really hope she makes something like this again it gives me end of school year vibes I love it criminally underrated
god this song is so good. the beat, the lyrics, the melody its perfection
God bless, SZA.
One of the best tracks on the album 🙌🏾
This song will forever be my favourite song from this album 🖤
prom and pretty little birds are the hidden gems of the album, im not saying they are underrated cuz it’s our secret songs 💕
After watching a few UA-cam videos on Drew Barrymore growing up I heard this song a little different, so much respect and admiration for Drew Barrymore and her strength to pull herself out of things she was going through so young 🫶🏼
BEST SONG EVER
This song makes me feel like the main character who made a bad decision and currently regretting my life choices
[Verse 1]
Fearin' not growin' up
Keepin' me up at night
Am I doin' enough?
Feel like I'm wastin' time
[Pre-Chorus]
Promise to get a little
Better as I get older
And you're so patient
And sick of waitin'
Promise to do better
Shoulda coulda
Prolly wanna let me go
But you can't, oh
Right now I feel it pourin'
I need a little bit
Just a little bit
Just a little bit
Right now I feel it pourin'
I need a little bit
Just a little bit
Just a little bit
[Chorus]
Please don't take it, don't take it personal
Like I know you usually do
Please don't take it, don't take it personal
Like I know you usually do
Please, please
Don't take it personal
Don't take it personal
Darling, like I know you will
I used to skip this song until one day it caught me off guard 😂 and been a stan ever since.
SAME
my fave song from ctrl honestly
LIKE WINTERS FALL ON US HEAVY
TAKE IT OFF ME
ALL OF IT OFF
ITS RAININ
I CANT STAND THIS SNOW IS FALLIN
ON ME ALL THE
TIME
I have to..this song back then in 2017 was such a very very important vibe, aura, being, soul, entity, oneness....etc this song was so PURE PERFECTION. WORDS OF A HUMAN OR OF THIS WORLD WILL NEVER EXPLAIN THIS TYPE OF DEEPNESS AND ANSWER AND RAWNESS...THANK YOU SZA. THIS IS BEYOND BEYOND...JUST LIKE ME. SPEEXHLESS IS NO LONGER A FACTOR
This is probably my favorite song off the album. So simple but yet so beautiful.
I love that at parts she sounds like Wynter Gordon on this song. I was not expecting this 80s pop sound on this album, and I was so pleasantly surprised!
this & go gina are my favorites 👏🏾
same
Exactly
My absolute fave from the masterpiece that is Ctrl
y'all this song is timeless. and it don't matter how old it is, it'll always be a banger!!! ❤️🔥
Bro every time I listen to this song, it makes me cry.
Honestly one of the most versatile girlies ever. I love her.
such an underrated gem💫
Ok so just to be clear, "Prom" is a play on the phrase, "half a promise" right?
I think so yes
oh my god this song just transfers you to a different world
This is so underrated in my opinion this is one of the best songs in CTRL
Thank you Bretman Rock for this urgggg. Such gem 💎
one of the most underrated ones from the album
This is one of her best songs imo
Once of my favorite songs who here in 2024
This song puts me into a place i cannot explain, it’s just so beautiful omg
This is one of favorite albums fr, but listening to it now that I’m in my 20’s is definitely something else 🙃
This song is my favorite ever by sza. Ive always loved this song since forever
tbh this is something i'd hear in the chewing gum series
Jay Pierce I can really see that lol. I miss that show
Jay Pierce 💀💀 after I read your comment I imagined Tracey skipping down the side walk or the camera panning around her in her overall jumper or something silly like that 😂😂
ugh I swear that show needs to come back
i love when she says "shoulda, coulda prolly wanna let me go, but you cannot."
this that shit you didnt know you needed but you needed
In forgot how much I loved this song
This song deserves a video! It's amazing! I love her voice 💜
Man this should be on the radio and heard everywhere. SMH so many new songs are so underwhelming and frankly trash but SZA, man she has the goods consistently all the way 🙏🏽🙌🏽🔥
This Song kinda has a Up-beat Pop feel to it...I like it🔥💯🎶🔊
Love this song I be crying to it 🤣
for some reason I relate to this song for my ADHD. especially the part about not calling your mum at the weekend 😔
Wasn't readyyyyy