FOR YOU Lyrics – The Kid LAROI | from “BEFORE I FORGET”

The Kid LAROI is pouring his heart out again with FOR YOU, the emotional centerpiece from his sophomore album BEFORE I FORGET, set to release on January 9, 2026, through Columbia Records, and it hits like that 3 a.m. voice memo you send when you finally admit how much someone still means, even after everything.

LAROI wrote this one in the thick of a rough patch last year, holed up in a Sydney studio with just a guitar and a loop pedal, trying to make sense of the breakup that fueled half the record. The beat is minimal at first, soft acoustic strums and distant keys, then it swells into this lush, almost cinematic drop that feels like the moment you stop fighting the tears. His voice cracks in all the right places, flipping between quiet pleas and that desperate “I’d do anything” energy we know from his Juice WRLD-era collabs, but more grown now. It’s got that same raw honesty as F*CK LOVE, only this time he’s on the other side of the pain, looking back and realizing some people stick no matter how hard you try to shake them.

FOR YOU lands around track eight on BEFORE I FORGET’s 14-song run, right in the emotional gut of an album that’s basically a diary of the last two years, from the highs of stadium tours to the nights he almost walked away from music. You’ve got bangers like the lead single HEAVEN up top, some ragey cuts with Central Cee and Lil Tecca in the middle, then it slows into these stripped confessions, with this one bridging the chaos to the quieter closers. The whole thing clocks just under 45 minutes but feels heavier, like he finally said everything he needed to say.

At 22, LAROI’s in this fascinating spot, fresh off headlining festivals and that documentary that peeled back the layers, and this album feels like the real coming-of-age moment. He’s not the heartbroken teen anymore; he’s the guy who knows the scars don’t fade but you learn to carry them.