Why

Song by Rema

1 mins • 2020

While songs like Dumebi and Corny were the playful, dance-ready hits of Rema’s debut, “Why” offers a sharp contrast. Released in 2019 on his first EP, Rema, this track shows a more vulnerable, raw side of the artist. “Why” leans heavily into the sound of Trap music mixed with R&B/Soul elements. Based on the lyrics of the song “Why”, it is a painful account of rejection and the sting of being judged.

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[Intro]
Ayy, yeah, ayy, ayy
Skrrt, I love you
Skrrt (Yeah, ayy, yeah, ayy)

[Pre-Chorus]
With my heart and my soul, I look in your eyes
And the way that I feel, girl, I can't deny
With my gang and my dogs, we live in the wild
Girl, I send a lot of texts but you don’t reply

[Verse]
Ayy, I said "Hi" (Ayy)
She said, "Who you is?" (Ayy)
I said Remmy boy (Ooh)
She said we don't fit (Ayy)
Girl, gimme a chance (Ayy)
’Cause of that, I'd burst up the ground (Ayy)
I know I wasn't in school (Ooh)
She be like, "What do you do?" (Yeah)
"You ain't got no cash (Ayy)
You look so, so razz (Ayy)
I am not your type" (Ayy)
Damn I almost cried (Woah)

[Bridge]
I know you are hard to get and I'm not the one
I know you would find me when I'm moving on
Maybe 'cause I had no cash and I wasn't cool
And you treated me so bad, I felt like a fool
Why? Yeah
I wish you was mine
I wish you was mine
I wish you was mine

[Pre-Chorus]
With my heart and my soul, I look in your eyes
And the way that I feel, girl, I can’t deny
With my gang and my dogs, we live in the wild
Girl, I send a lot of texts but you don’t reply

[Chorus]
Why? Yeah
I just wonder why, I just wonder why
And I travelled mile, yeah
Damn girl, you know I travelled miles
I want you in my life, girl, I want you in my life, yeah
Even if it's for a little while
I wanna see you smile, girl, I wanna see you smile
See you smile, yeah, for a while, yeah
Can you try? Yeah, hold you tight, yeah
[Outro]
Damn girl, you know I travelled miles
I want you in my life, girl, I want you in my life, yeah
Even if it’s for a little while
I wanna see you smile, girl, I wanna see you smile
See you smile, yeah, for a while, yeah
Can you try? Yeah, hold you tight, yeah

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Uploaded by: Precious • Upload date: 10/21/2025

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