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HipHopDX: On “From Time,” you say, “I love me enough for the both of us.” Can you break down those lyrics for us?
Jhene Aiko: That part was basically about—I feel the only way to love another person or to really know what love is, is to first know how to love yourself. When I said that, I meant that I love myself enough to where no matter how you feel about me, it doesn’t dictate how I feel about you, because I love myself enough to know what love is—which is unconditional and understanding. I feel a lot of people say, “I love you,” just so they can hear you say it back to them. I feel when you really love someone, you can tell them you feel that way and not really care about them giving you the same type of answer. It’s about loving yourself enough; it’s not about receiving it. Love is about giving. Even though it is a simple line, it does have this large-scale meaning, because there’s so many different ways you can take it.
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