The feeling Lyrics – Steve Lacy | Oh yeah?
Raw, restless, and achingly unresolved — Steve Lacy’s “The feeling” captures that precise moment when love refuses to be logical. It’s vulnerability worn like a bruise: desperate, self-aware, and impossibly honest about wanting someone who hasn’t yet decided they want you back.
Lyrics of The feeling by Steve Lacy
[Intro]
Nah-nah-nah-nah
Da-da-da-da
[Verse 1]
Something’s burning, I smell fire
The devil’s working hard to keep me alone, mm
I know we’re down to the wire
Why can’t I be without you?
I often wonder where your head is, so confused
[Pre-Chorus]
The heart takes what it wants (The heart takes what it wants)
I’m not scared to bleed, you know our history (Ooh)
After all, there’s one thing I don’t know
[Chorus]
Am I your baby? Am I your baby? (Am I your baby)
Am I your baby? Am I your baby? (Oh, oh)
[Verse 2]
Staring at your pictures, wishing that I was with you
Drunker than a b!tch, sure’d be nice to kiss you
I could let it go, but I’m not a quitter
I can’t let you go, I’m in love with you (I can’t let you go)
Sending all the signals, pay me somе attention
Fu*k it, I’ma call you, I’ma tell you I been hurting
Kept it to mysеlf ’cause I wanna be a burden
This ain’t gonna heal, if we don’t make a deal
[Refrain]
Why the fu*k you gotta test my patience? Mhm
‘Cause I could spend my whole life waiting
I’d rather not, so baby, let’s get on
Oh, please come take me, please come take me
[Pre-Chorus]
The heart takes what it wants (The heart takes what it wants)
I’m not scared to bleed, you know our history (Oh)
After all, there’s one thing I don’t know
[Chorus]
Am I your baby? Am I your baby? (Baby)
Baby, baby (Ooh)
Am I your baby? Am I your baby? (Baby)
Baby, baby (Ooh)
[Bridge]
When your hearts on your sleeve, but it don’t even matter (Baby, baby)
When you’re only a friend, don’t it just make you sadder (Baby, baby)
Uh, when your start writing songs just to stop thinking ’bout him (Baby, baby)
Oh, then you start writing songs and you make ’em about him (Baby, baby)
Uh, when we fu*ked on the rug, had me floating like Aladdin (Baby, baby)
When we tripped in the AirBnB, 2019 (Baby, baby)
When it seemed it was some kind of dream, but it happend (Baby, baby)
That’s the feeling tonight (Baby, baby)
That’s how feeling tonight, oh (Baby, baby)
[Outro]
Feeling
Feeling
Meaning of The feeling Lyrics
There’s a specific kind of pain Steve Lacy is documenting here — not heartbreak, exactly. It’s the limbo before heartbreak. The unbearable suspension of not knowing if you’re loved back. “The Feeling” lives entirely in that gap, and what makes it sting is how self-aware the singer is. He knows he’s spiraling. He calls himself out mid-spiral. That tension — between emotional intelligence and emotional helplessness — is the real undercurrent running through every line. Not desperation. Dignified desperation.
Which brings you straight to the bridge, and the line that stops you cold: “Kept it to myself ’cause I wanna be a burden.” Read it twice. He doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to be a burden — he means he does. He wants to matter enough to be an inconvenience. It’s a Freudian slip dressed as a confession, and it’s quietly one of the most psychologically precise things written in recent pop. One can’t help but notice how that single grammatical “error” reveals more about longing than an entire verse could. That’s not a mistake. That’s craft.
Culturally, this lands in a moment when Gen Z has made emotional transparency its defining artistic currency. Steve Lacy has always operated at that intersection — R&B bones, indie soul, queer and fluid and unapologetically personal. The bridge’s 2019 AirBnB reference, the rug, the specific sensory flash of a real memory — it’s a reminder that the best love songs aren’t universal because they’re vague. They’re universal because they’re too specific. The track leaves you feeling like you’ve read someone’s unsent text. Intimate in a way that’s almost uncomfortable. Almost.
The feeling Song Credits & Production Details
| Song Title | The feeling |
| Album | Oh yeah? |
| Singer(s) | Steve Lacy |
| Musician(s) | Steve Lacy |
| Lyricist(s) | Steve Lacy, Alice Smith, Matthew Castellanos |
| Release Date | June 5, 2026 |
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Language | English |
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Frequently Asked Questions About The feeling Song
Who is the singer of the song ‘The feeling’?
The song ‘The feeling’ is sung by Steve Lacy.
Who wrote the song ‘The feeling’ by Steve Lacy?
The song ‘The feeling’ by Steve Lacy is written by Steve Lacy, Alice Smith and Matthew Castellanos.
Who produced the music for the song ‘The feeling’?
Music of the song ‘The feeling’ is produced by Steve Lacy.
When was the song ‘The feeling’ officially released?
The song ‘The feeling’ is officially released on June 5, 2026, accompanied by its official music video.
What album is the song ‘The feeling’ from?
The song ‘The feeling’ is from the album titled ‘Oh yeah?’.
Which record label released the song ‘The feeling’?
The song ‘The feeling’ by Steve Lacy was released under the record label Sony Music Entertainment.
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