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  • čas přidán 1. 06. 2022
  • New NIKI album 'Buzz' out August 9th, 2024. Pre-order/pre-save: niki.lnk.to/Buzz
    NIKI tour dates & tickets: nikizefanya.com
    Official lyric video for "Before" by NIKI - out now: NIKI.lnk.to/Before
    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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Komentáře • 448

  • @88rising
    @88rising  Před 2 lety +40

    New album “Nicole” out August 12th. Pre-order/pre-save: niki.lnk.to/Nicole

    • @lalandrien
      @lalandrien Před 2 lety +1

      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

    • @Lil_Thiccy
      @Lil_Thiccy Před 2 lety +1

      Is the swimming pittie video part of the album too??

  • @kevinpham597
    @kevinpham597 Před 2 lety +776

    "Did anything ever really count, or was I just a two-year practice round?"
    That line hit me

  • @Jo-if9pr
    @Jo-if9pr Před 2 lety +799

    I like NIKI not only because of her voice but the meaningful lyrics

    • @icaizh
      @icaizh Před 2 lety +19

      IKRR , THE LYRICS "TALK ABOUT YOUR NEW FRIEND WHO YOU DATE AS SOON AS I LEFT" IT HURRTSS

    • @arkrou
      @arkrou Před 2 lety +2

      I like her only because of her voice

    • @violetasafiyaa
      @violetasafiyaa Před 2 lety +6

      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!! ^^

    • @tazeen3022
      @tazeen3022 Před 2 lety +26

      ​@@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.

    • @violetasafiyaa
      @violetasafiyaa Před 2 lety +1

      @@tazeen3022 thank you so much for the explanation! you are the sweetest :DD

  • @claudiamarie2613
    @claudiamarie2613 Před 2 lety +833

    i don't know why but this gave me Taylor's folklore vibe and what a great song this is, well done Niki!

  • @christdiati2037
    @christdiati2037 Před 2 lety +324

    "It's so cruel how things are only almost like they were before"
    This hit me

  • @electricfirework356
    @electricfirework356 Před 2 lety +472

    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 😂

  • @kydiecardillo
    @kydiecardillo Před 2 lety +146

    Niki is not only a singer, but also a story teller.

  • @stefanishinta1782
    @stefanishinta1782 Před 2 lety +71

    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

    • @loliithaay
      @loliithaay Před rokem

      pls i love this!! ur mind 😩😳

  • @eo7914
    @eo7914 Před 2 lety +98

    "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.

    • @eo7914
      @eo7914 Před 2 lety +9

      "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.

  • @TiaLiszawati
    @TiaLiszawati Před 2 lety +72

    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😅

  • @purypuspasary9575
    @purypuspasary9575 Před 2 lety +43

    "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

  • @randomgirl9307
    @randomgirl9307 Před 2 lety +112

    Her storytelling skill is so good. The imagery is just 👩‍🍳💋

  • @thedils5463
    @thedils5463 Před 2 lety +90

    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

  • @nikahannahangel
    @nikahannahangel Před 2 lety +160

    I'll always be glad to be her fan BEFORE she blows up!

  • @thoseshitufind9256
    @thoseshitufind9256 Před 2 lety +81

    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 🔥

  • @plaguedoctor3435
    @plaguedoctor3435 Před 2 lety +34

    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.

  • @cdee406
    @cdee406 Před 2 lety +20

    “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 :(

  • @1EndlessDream
    @1EndlessDream Před 2 lety +70

    Niki’s voice is so addicting. Great song. So soothing.

  • @ReyhanNaufal
    @ReyhanNaufal Před 2 lety +56

    Never dissapointed with NIKI voice

  • @KimTumamakMusicPH
    @KimTumamakMusicPH Před 2 lety +41

    NIKI's voice always makes me feel like im chillin in a local bar thinking what my life has been

  • @milmavincacantikkahidayat2581
    @milmavincacantikkahidayat2581 Před 8 měsíci +4

    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.

  • @bridgetejanice5011
    @bridgetejanice5011 Před 2 lety +8

    "cause I'm having to grasp that you're somehow not mine anymore" really hit different

  • @ayla-lm7sg
    @ayla-lm7sg Před rokem +17

    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

  • @feisty_17
    @feisty_17 Před 2 lety +35

    NIKI's voice is like magic. So soothing that it keeps lingering in my mind.

  • @rein1722
    @rein1722 Před 2 lety +4

    oh hail Queen Nicole "Mapanakit" Zefanya 😩💗

  • @awaruwidianto
    @awaruwidianto Před 2 lety +28

    like how could she puts stories of her own in such beautiful lyrics~ i cant get how geniusly talented some songwriters are

  • @heyifashere7541
    @heyifashere7541 Před 2 lety +33

    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! 🌹

    • @imhappy263
      @imhappy263 Před 2 lety +1

      Eaa sa ae lu🤙🤓

    • @babapojs5686
      @babapojs5686 Před 2 lety +1

      Ayo kita bantu share lagu nya ini biar di react bnyak youtuber luar

  • @doobydoba
    @doobydoba Před 2 lety +10

    Niki just took me back to 2017 and made me feel things damn

  • @LeBeautiful
    @LeBeautiful Před 2 lety +22

    NIKI speaks to what she believes in. I love her!

  • @aaronbaluyot9225
    @aaronbaluyot9225 Před 2 lety +12

    Luckily I came BEFORE this blows up

  • @youareallfeckinboring
    @youareallfeckinboring Před 7 měsíci +5

    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?
    GIRL DID I GIVE YOU ANY PERMISSION TO HURT ME LIKE THIS???

  • @cherie6759
    @cherie6759 Před 2 lety +25

    can't stop listening to this since yesterday. this easily becomes one of my favorite tracks from niki !!

  • @Iovegood
    @Iovegood Před 2 lety +9

    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♡

  • @thedils5463
    @thedils5463 Před 2 lety +19

    Niki so proud of you

  • @allengje
    @allengje Před 2 lety +21

    Amazingly, wonderfully captured and conveyed. Niki, you certainly have this English (and music) thing mastered. I am completely impressed.

  • @thepromo9979
    @thepromo9979 Před 2 lety +16

    if there is 1 hour loop of this song, probably i will cry for 1 straight fuckin hour 😭😭😭💜💜💜

  • @mariarossa2336
    @mariarossa2336 Před 2 lety +4

    "They say yeah we were something,
    too bad we were children" MY GOD NIKI

  • @kamal_fahmi
    @kamal_fahmi Před 2 lety +5

    "Did anything ever really count, or was I just a two-year practice round?" really hit that hard huh 😶😶😶

  • @__________________________Fred

    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

  • @jillvillavicencio2529
    @jillvillavicencio2529 Před 2 lety +5

    My beau and I are doing fine. Still, can't help but to feel sad and heartbroken with the lyrics. NIKI, YOU DA BEST!!!

  • @snvhu
    @snvhu Před 2 lety +2

    nicole zefanya vibes and i love it. always love her songs and the lyrics

  • @adeirfanu7486
    @adeirfanu7486 Před 2 lety +7

    Can't wait to see live version for this song, really love it. Thank you Nikiiii ❤️

  • @whentheskyisbluee2403
    @whentheskyisbluee2403 Před 2 lety +6

    Omg Niki this is so good omg

  • @justhendric7128
    @justhendric7128 Před 2 lety +10

    the sound and lyrics are almost perfect again for me! Nicole always make me calm with her song

  • @otsuraandes4382
    @otsuraandes4382 Před 2 lety +7

    NIKI is indeed a masterpiece to touch the emotions of your soul

  • @Epsd.0
    @Epsd.0 Před 2 lety +10

    Her voice and lyrics is amazing

  • @salmakaniaaaaaaa
    @salmakaniaaaaaaa Před 2 lety +2

    I'm glad you bring back the high school ver of niki❤

  • @blisstina7052
    @blisstina7052 Před 2 lety +11

    My New favorite song ❤️

  • @AndrewDaDrew
    @AndrewDaDrew Před 2 lety +4

    Niki is absolutely a brilliant songwriter!

  • @el7445
    @el7445 Před 2 lety +3

    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

  • @Likhangpuso1025
    @Likhangpuso1025 Před 2 lety +4

    I LOVE HER SO MUCH!
    SHE IS AMAZING WOMAN!
    PEOPLE NIKI!

  • @arifudinarif6566
    @arifudinarif6566 Před 2 lety +6

    We love you NIKI.... 🇮🇩

  • @jhimorcutamura2772
    @jhimorcutamura2772 Před 2 lety +3

    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☺

  • @cursedcatastrophe
    @cursedcatastrophe Před 5 měsíci +1

    arghhhh i’m still here loving this songgg

  • @frysmams
    @frysmams Před 2 lety +4

    Just yesterday everything ended exactly the way this song is about

  • @likeathousandstars
    @likeathousandstars Před 2 lety +2

    I loveeee this song so much!!!

  • @juliaastarina8763
    @juliaastarina8763 Před 2 lety +3

    An ode of relationship closure mentioning Mason-Dixon line. I am in awe.

  • @hinah.457
    @hinah.457 Před 2 lety +2

    So beautiful and soothing 😌🎵I love this💕

  • @user-sm4sf4ff2i
    @user-sm4sf4ff2i Před 3 měsíci

    Cheer~~~~during the period of time preceding a particular event or time.

  • @denysignatius7890
    @denysignatius7890 Před 2 lety +2

    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!!

  • @musicbox-id
    @musicbox-id Před 2 lety +2

    Love this talented voice.. Niki voice so addicting..

  • @stephaniewillz4371
    @stephaniewillz4371 Před 2 lety +1

    Niki you’re the queen❤️ I kinda feel thri the song, really relate to my story now :(

  • @ignatanggara870
    @ignatanggara870 Před 2 lety +1

    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.

  • @letsbakeitout
    @letsbakeitout Před rokem +5

    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 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @riaamelia9540
    @riaamelia9540 Před 2 lety +6

    I LOVE YOU NIKI!!!!

  • @asrir3736
    @asrir3736 Před 2 lety +7

    Niki never disappointed us . My queen ❤ #LoveFromIndonesia

  • @anolubis2829
    @anolubis2829 Před 2 lety +2

    Always easy listening and i like it. 💙

  • @yorihisagi6150
    @yorihisagi6150 Před 2 lety +5

    *I really really love this song 🎶*

  • @cjaarie
    @cjaarie Před 2 lety +3

    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_

  • @cimolceban
    @cimolceban Před 2 lety +3

    NIKI such a real brilliant song lyricist

  • @noorfachira2308
    @noorfachira2308 Před rokem +1

    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)

  • @raychandra8411
    @raychandra8411 Před 2 lety +1

    OMGGGGG LOVE IT ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

  • @dinchenledehaopeng
    @dinchenledehaopeng Před 2 lety +2

    i love how poetic niki is

  • @10_niwayanpadmasatyaprames29

    Ga pernah gagal lagunya niki😭😭😭💜

  • @rukhin-4676
    @rukhin-4676 Před 2 lety +3

    What a song. Salute Niki

  • @yuicandoit
    @yuicandoit Před 2 lety +9

    LOVE YOU NIKIII!!

  • @berlinmikhail9643
    @berlinmikhail9643 Před rokem +1

    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

  • @ptoktedia9011
    @ptoktedia9011 Před 2 lety +2

    neither her voice nor her lyrics ever failed to amaze me

  • @rajiraji3326
    @rajiraji3326 Před 2 lety +4

    ❤️ I LOVE YOU NIKI❤️ I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!!

  • @nov1792
    @nov1792 Před 2 lety +4

    NIKI NEVER FAILS WITH HER MUSIC!!!

  • @bagusdionkayana9018
    @bagusdionkayana9018 Před 2 lety +1

    Love you niki thanks for good music. Big love from bali 🍓

  • @evan-alive
    @evan-alive Před 2 lety +2

    In this world, it's just us
    You know it's not the same as it was

  • @rofiahmad8455
    @rofiahmad8455 Před 2 lety

    Love you NIKI Thanks to the Song OMGGG [Cry]

  • @wulansuryandari3316
    @wulansuryandari3316 Před 2 lety

    One of my fav song, i love your voice 😍

  • @stephen3107
    @stephen3107 Před 2 lety +4

    love this song

  • @Ahardyn98
    @Ahardyn98 Před 2 lety +1

    relaxing my mind.... ❤❤❤

  • @youjintiffa7445
    @youjintiffa7445 Před 2 lety +5

    mbak niki, beautiful voice, suka banget lagunya 🫠

  • @marycatherineroldan5727
    @marycatherineroldan5727 Před 2 lety +1

    LOVE YOU SO MUCH NIKIIIII!!!

  • @user-hg4jt3mo2t
    @user-hg4jt3mo2t Před 2 lety +1

    Today is my birthday and this feels like a present 🎁 to me. Song speaks to me 🥺

  • @dpedrosoliano
    @dpedrosoliano Před 2 lety +5

    this hits hard especially if you're in a long distance relationship it fits so well 😢😢❤❤

  • @hollyken3
    @hollyken3 Před 2 lety

    Wow, these lyrics are hitting me!

  • @joeyanimations4304
    @joeyanimations4304 Před 2 lety +1

    Yessss Niki I love you

  • @mauliditakirana
    @mauliditakirana Před 2 lety +3

    the lyric is magically meaningful, as always

  • @angelohapin5482
    @angelohapin5482 Před 2 lety

    Ganda naman nito. huhu. 😭

  • @whentheskyisbluee2403
    @whentheskyisbluee2403 Před 2 lety +1

    It's so beautiful

  • @lendra7445
    @lendra7445 Před 2 lety

    Can’t wait to cry until august

  • @elitronjp1131
    @elitronjp1131 Před 2 lety +2

    Beautiful song

  • @digita714
    @digita714 Před 2 lety +4

    Very beautiful sound❤️

  • @akunmanusia12
    @akunmanusia12 Před 2 lety +2

    Aaaa suka bangetttt, ka Nikii kereenn bangett

  • @wanderlustjay
    @wanderlustjay Před 2 lety +4

    Beautiful lyrics ❤️