“Strangers” by Kenya Grace
The lyrics of Kenya Grace’s “Strangers” describe a cyclical pattern of relationships where every new partner seems to echo the behaviors and actions of previous ones.
The narrator (Kenya) expresses deep frustration over the repetitive nature of her romantic encounters: starting with passion and closeness, and then eventually ending in distance and estrangement.
The mention of “déjà vu” reinforces the idea that she feels like she’s reliving the same relationship over and over again, even with different partners. This sad repetitive cycle makes her feel vulnerable and disillusioned, as she begins to see love as something temporary and fleeting.
The bridge brings a deeper introspection. Here, we find Kenya questioning the authenticity of past communications and whether genuine love can exist in such a repetitive pattern.
“We’ll get in your car and you’ll lean to kiss me
We’ll talk for hours and lie on the backseat
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh
Uh-huh, uh-huh
And then one random night when everything changes
You won’t reply and we’ll go back to strangers
Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh”
Release Date
Kenya released this on 1st September, 2023 via the support of these labels:
- Warner Records
- Major Recordings
Credits for “Strangers”
Kenya wrote “Strangers”. She worked with music producer Heavy Mellow to have this song produced. Aside assisting Kenya to produce “Strangers”, Heavy also plays guitar on this song.
A Personal Opinion
“Strangers” is spot on! ???? It’s like Kenya dove straight into my diary and put words to my tangled emotions. The ‘déjà vu’ part? Felt that. It’s so crazy how music can capture such complex feelings.????????
This song..it just gives me chills..it just sounds like..uhmm..how do you say it..idk it feels like relate to it but bro I never dated someone before 💀..but probably about something else about the same cycle all over again…maybe..like every time you wake up in the morning and everything is the same..something like that..