All KAINA Lyrics (en) Total 14
KAINA - Love From Another World{Verse 1} The stars are looking out across the sky I never could believe that I’d Be living in a moment quite like the one I’m living now With you by my side
KAINA - Flooded{Verse 1} Stumbling forward, my heart on the floor Drowning in feelings, so hard to ignore The wei-ei-eight of it The wei-ei-eight of it Pressure keeps rising, gets
KAINA - Shine a Light{Intro} Life It can pass you by It can be a road - a road worth traveling Life It can weigh you down It can be a start - a new beginning
KAINA - Green{Chorus} Sky could be blue as can be Grass could be green, green, too My love the same as them They're facts, it's true, it's true Sky could be blue as
KAINA - F*cked upWhen it was purple out I was peak, peak, peakin' Sit around think about All the times we didn’t kiss Fucked up Fucked up I've been caught Seen
KAINA - Cry{Verse 1} Sunny day won't take you love for granted Just stay this way, there's nothing better than you And the warmth that makes The bad things get much
KAINA - HappyMy head's on right where it should be When you stand close to me My smile jumps to a starlit night When you are happy My head's on right where it should be When you
KAINA - So Small / So Vast{Chorus} I am so small, so vast So small, so vast I am so small, so vast So small, so vast I am so small, so vast So small, so vast I am so small, so
KAINA - Could Be a Curse{Chorus: KAINA} Lay in my bed, lay in my bed What if I die here, holding my breath? Could be a curse, or is it the day? Is it the day? Is it the day?
KAINA - Joei’s Secret{Intro} Okay, so if you're having boy trouble And you really like this boy in school or somewhere else Uh-huh? Um, you can, like, ask them, do you like them Do
KAINA - Waiting on a Day{Verse 1} I have a silly way of saying nothing at all I can't recall the last time that I ever felt this blank {Chorus} Waiting on the day to feel
KAINA - What’s a Girl{Verse 1} Sick of not having shit, stuck in between having Everything and nothing at all I'm tired of feeling the world in my hands Open up my palms see myself
KAINA - Next to The Sun{Chorus} Put me in the clouds Right under heaven Next to the sun The sun Wanna feel it all The burn and the lesson The fall {Verse
KAINA - Ghost{Chorus} There's a ghost in my heart (Lingering too long) There's a shadow in the dark There's a ghost in my heart (Lingering too long) There's a shadow
KAINA
KAINA is a first-generation Latina, born and raised in Chicago. Apart from her parents and brother, she didn’t grow up around any other blood family in her hometown, which ultimately led to a detachment from her cultural identity. “I think ‘Green’ is the piece that connects it all for me,” she says. “I feel alone a lot, but I also know that it took so many people for me to exist and collectively, us as generations have seen many days and times and ‘moons.’ I am always connected even when I’m literally far away, or even lineages away — or my history has been taken from me, or I didn’t get to learn it.” While lineage has always been at the root of KAINA’s music, “Green” marks a pivotal moment for the 23-year-old; a moment where she finds peace with her sense of self.
From her debut EP, 2016’s sweet asl. to 2018’s 4U, and her anticipated album Next To The Sun, KAINA has continued to push this narrative through her brand of sweet-hearted optimism, which she uses as a means to connect with and lift her listener’s spirit. From collaborating with peers like Saba, The O’My’s, and Sen Morimoto, and through multidisciplinary work around the city with various organizations, she has found a sound for herself that is gentle, yet full of intent.
Songwriting has thus become a vital aspect of KAINA’s personal canon. “I don’t write songs until I feel it coming up,” she says. “I don’t really edit my songs either; I feel like I said what I said and meant it the way I said it.” A listener can feel the intimacy resonating in her lyrics, as she pens odes about love, legacy, and ancestry, and how those concepts become more complex as one grows older.
KAINA folds all of her fears and hopes about identity into Next To The Sun. Spanning nine songs, the album is indebted to Latin music while remaining bound to the soulfulness of Chicago. “Green” is a nod to salsa, while the bassline on the title track is an acknowledgment of Latin music’s sultry aesthetics; the Morimoto-supported “Could Be A Curse” — the album’s only feature — is akin to bolero. But on songs like “Ghost,” “What’s A Girl,” and “Waiting On A Day,” KAINA switches hats with ease, the album’s Latin-inspired sonics blending seamlessly with Chicago soul, R&B, and blues.
“Put me in the clouds, right under heaven, next to the sun / Wanna feel it all, the burn and the lesson, the fall,” she sings on the title track. Above all, Next To The Sun is cathartic, a space for KAINA to expose herself to the often painful process of self-exploration. With her, together, we experience life’s warmth and beauty, while also enduring its growing pains.
Tara Mahadevan
From her debut EP, 2016’s sweet asl. to 2018’s 4U, and her anticipated album Next To The Sun, KAINA has continued to push this narrative through her brand of sweet-hearted optimism, which she uses as a means to connect with and lift her listener’s spirit. From collaborating with peers like Saba, The O’My’s, and Sen Morimoto, and through multidisciplinary work around the city with various organizations, she has found a sound for herself that is gentle, yet full of intent.
Songwriting has thus become a vital aspect of KAINA’s personal canon. “I don’t write songs until I feel it coming up,” she says. “I don’t really edit my songs either; I feel like I said what I said and meant it the way I said it.” A listener can feel the intimacy resonating in her lyrics, as she pens odes about love, legacy, and ancestry, and how those concepts become more complex as one grows older.
KAINA folds all of her fears and hopes about identity into Next To The Sun. Spanning nine songs, the album is indebted to Latin music while remaining bound to the soulfulness of Chicago. “Green” is a nod to salsa, while the bassline on the title track is an acknowledgment of Latin music’s sultry aesthetics; the Morimoto-supported “Could Be A Curse” — the album’s only feature — is akin to bolero. But on songs like “Ghost,” “What’s A Girl,” and “Waiting On A Day,” KAINA switches hats with ease, the album’s Latin-inspired sonics blending seamlessly with Chicago soul, R&B, and blues.
“Put me in the clouds, right under heaven, next to the sun / Wanna feel it all, the burn and the lesson, the fall,” she sings on the title track. Above all, Next To The Sun is cathartic, a space for KAINA to expose herself to the often painful process of self-exploration. With her, together, we experience life’s warmth and beauty, while also enduring its growing pains.
Tara Mahadevan