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

The Kid LAROI’s BEFORE I FORGET is barreling toward us in three days—January 9 via Columbia Records—and “ME + YOU” kicks it off like that first awkward glance across a crowded room, a shimmering pop plea that’s equal parts nostalgia and what-if ache.

As the album opener, this one’s produced by the wizardly Dopamine (think those shimmering synths from his Without Me days), lands as the album’s emotional gut-check: melodic trap beats that bubble with ’80s nostalgia—sparkly keys, half-sung flows, and a chorus that loops like a broken record of “Me and you, girl.” It’s LAROI at his most confessional, unpacking the slow rot of a ride-or-die romance turned sour. Verses spill specifics—the Cadillac drives to her condo, Bluetooth-syncing playlists, that six-day island escape promising forever—before flipping to the fallout: spite posts, bestie beefs, and the sting of choosing “them” over him.

Themes? Straight-up relational autopsy—loyalty betrayed, memories weaponized, that foggy valley haze where plans dissolve into “what happened to us?” It’s vulnerable without the pity party, Dopamine’s touch keeping it radio-sleek yet bedroom-real, like if Post Malone crashed a therapy sesh with The Weeknd.

BEFORE I FORGET marks LAROI’s true sophomore swing—15 tracks of scraped-together soul, born from ditching a near-finished album (save one holdover) and rebuilding in a frantic four-month blur. It’s his most personal drop yet, a hazy mosaic of love’s wreckage: think the icy regret of “A COLD PLAY,” the wistful sway of “A PERFECT WORLD,” and heartbreak chasers like “JULY” or “NEVER CAME BACK.” Features pop with Lithe on “RATHER BE,” Andrew Aged trading bars on “5:21 AM,” and Clara La San elevating “THE MOMENT,” all wrapped in interludes like “HER INTERLUDE” for that diary-flip intimacy. Clocking around 40 minutes, the concept’s simple but seismic—don’t let the good, the bad, or the blurry fade—revealed via a cheeky LA billboard on January 4 that lit up TikTok with tracklist breakdowns.

At 22, LAROI’s owning the glow-down after THE FIRST TIME’s 2023 chaos and that Bieber-fueled STAY supernova still echoing in streams. He’s traded teen angst for something wiser, touring scars and all—sold-out Aussie runs last fall, therapy shoutouts in interviews—proving he’s not just surviving fame’s grind but weaponizing it into anthems that hit like home. This era? It’s him finally forgetting to filter, letting the mess breathe.

Dive into the ME + YOU lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other BEFORE I FORGET tracks for more of The Kid LAROI’s raw emotional pop vibes.