Go Gina

## Go GinaSong by SZA

"**Go Gina**" is the seventh track from SZA's debut album, *Ctrl*. It was released through Top Dawg and RCA on June 9, 2017.

“Go Gina” was first debuted at SZA’s show in Portland and then performed again a couple of weeks later at Coachella. It was also performed again during her live streamed performance at Jose Cuervo and Afropunk’s *No Cuervo No Cinco* event May 5th, 2016

## Background

“Go Gina” is used two different ways in this song. The most important line in the first verse is the last line….“you bring me out of character everytime again..” She is referencing whoever it is that has been talking about her or saying things about her that are not true. “Damn Gina” was also used on *Martin* in a negative way. When she would make Martin mad or mess something up, Martin would say….“Daaaaammmmnnn Ginnnnaaa” as if to say, here you go again. Now look back at the first verse and you get the sense that she is saying “Damn Gina” like here you go again with your stuck up self, talking about me when I’m doing me and living my life.“ “Them jeans must be uptight” simply references how stuck up the person is and “get right” means they need to relax and go until they actually GET RIGHT, with themselves and learn how to live a little.

The second verse is SZA explaining that she is free to do whatever she wants. Perhaps, she used to be like Gina, uptight and now she is doing her. This is where “go gina” is used in the positive, like a praise, a compliment, the way Martin used to say….“you go girl!”

## Lyrics

**[Verse]**

Hey love, I loves you babe

Picking up a penny with a press-on is

Easier than holding you down

Can't be any harder than holding you up now

To come clean I said

(To come clean is to come clean)

To be real is to be real, it's

Probably true what they say about me

Probably came from my inner circle

It usually come from your inner circle

Or lack thereof and I don't know who I can trust

I've been dropping out and

I've been hanging out with my high friends

And we too stoned to pay attention, now

(Much too cool for 7th grade)

I mean really, it's same me, it's old me

You know? Same shit

I've been on the low key grinding

(Grinding, grinding, grinding, grinding, grinding)

Learning on the low key, shining

Tryin' to keep to myself

But you bring me out of character

Every time again

**[Chorus]**

Damn Gina, damn Gina

Them jeans, they must be uptight mama

You need some get right mama

(Still works for me, it works for me, no)

Go Gina, go Gina

(It works for me, it works for me, no)

Go get that get right mama

(Still works for me, it works for me, no)

Go Gina, go Gina

(It works for me, it works for me, no)

Go 'til you get right mama

**[Verse 2]**

I belong to nobody, hope it don't bother you

You could mind your business

I belong to nobody, try not to disturb

And mind my business

**[Chorus]**

Still works for me, it works for me, no

It works for me, it works for me, no

(Go Gina, go Gina)

Still works for me, it works for me, no

It works for me, it works for me, no

(Go Gina, go Gina)

Still works for me, it works for me, no

It works for me, it works for me, no

(Go Gina, go Gina)

Still works for me, it works for me, no

It works for me, it works for me, no

(Go Gina, go Gina)

**[Instrumental outro]**