COMPLICATED Lyrics – Jessie J

Jessie J turns the mirror on love’s messy side with Complicated, the mid-album gut-punch from her sixth record Don’t Tease Me With A Good Time, hitting November 28, 2025, through D.A.P. and her own label—and it creeps in like that one text at 2 a.m. that pulls you right back under, all tangled hooks and a voice that knows the hurt too well.

Jessie has poured eight years into this one since her last full drop, and you hear every bit of it in Complicated. She demoed early versions back in 2022, testing them live before the world got a real listen, and now it’s polished into this soulful R&B-pop hybrid with warm keys and a beat that simmers slow before it swells.

It’s her unpacking the push-pull of relationships that feel right but fall apart anyway—the kind where you’re all in but the timing’s off, or the words just don’t land. Lines about overthinking the silence or chasing what slips away hit like fragments from her own journals, especially after opening up about her breast cancer fight this year. No big features here, just Jessie co-writing and letting the vulnerability breathe, produced with that close-knit crew including Jesse Boykins III who knows how to layer her runs just so.

Don’t Tease Me With A Good Time isn’t a quick comeback; it’s a 16-track sprawl born from five years in LA studios, flipping through grief, joy, and everything in between like a scrapbook you can’t put down. The whole thing orbits life’s aftershocks—singles like the confessional No Secrets and the upbeat Living My Best Life set the tone, while cuts like Comes in Waves dive deeper into the waves of what comes next. Complicated sits at track nine, bridging the heavier stuff like I’ll Never Know Why to brighter spots like Colourful, all clocking around 50 minutes of that alt-R&B glow with nods to Ryan Tedder on a few. It’s her first since going indie, and yeah, it feels freer for it.

Jessie’s hitting this stride that’s all her own right now, fresh off rescheduling her No Secrets Tour for early 2026 after health scares that could’ve derailed everything. At 37, she’s traded the early frenzy for songs that hold space for the real stuff, turning personal storms into tracks that make you feel less alone in yours. This album’s like her saying she’s here for the long haul, scars and all.

Dive into the Complicated lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other Don’t Tease Me With A Good Time tracks for more of Jessie J’s fearless heart.