Tems – First
Nigerian powerhouse Tems opens her “Love Is A Kingdom EP” with “First,” a track that sets the tone for vulnerability and strength.
Her vocal delivery glides with raw emotion, moving between tender whispers and soaring declarations that demand attention.
The production is minimal yet striking, with subtle percussion and airy synths — a perfect canvas for Tems’ velvet‑smooth voice on the Love Is A Kingdom EP.
Add “First” to your rotation immediately — it’s the kind of song that speaks straight to the soul.
Tems – First
First Lyrics:
Giving me more, I give it back
That's the way I light it up
Hanging by myself these days
That's the way it's going now
Pull me back, you know you can't
But I know you wanna try
Yeah, I know you'd like to try
They know I'm different, different
All because I'm moving different, different
They can't stop me now, I'm different, different
I be moving anyway
But now they acting like they know me
They keep trying to control me
They don't care how much it hurts me
And so I have to change the story, story, story
That's why I put me first-first, first-first
And every single day, I'm coming first-first, first-first
If you're gonna run, I'ma come through first-first, first-first
Yeah, I'm gonna do it how I want to first-first, first-first
See, I'm not going back
I'm all new, I'm all-in
In my life, I know why
But I move in silence
I'm sorry, they not me, but you know they can't be
They can't be
I know [?], I no compete, I no compete
I know they watching, they still checking about me
And yet, I know that without God, I nobody
Eternity is real, that's the way I feel, I feel, mm
That's why I put me first-first, first-first
And every single day, I'm coming first-first, first-first
If you're gonna run, I'ma come through first-first, first-first
Yeah, I'm gonna do it how I want to first-first, first-first
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Love Is A Kingdom EP
Tems • 2025
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