Lirik Present

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They always prayed on my downfall, you know they always said it
Now everybody show me big love like it's happy belated, oh
I see the hate all in they eyes
And when that hate don't work, they gon' start tellin' lies
But I ain't never gon' show not love 'cause mama raised me right

Now I got VVS on my necklace
Can't even spell Patek, they respect it
I got no more checks on my checklist
'Cause ain't no gifts like this in the present
No, the present is you
No, the present is you

Have to try and ease my mind
'Cause if I stay, I'll just be anxious
Stayed and tried to realign
If I don't make space, I can't keep chasin' (Chase)
Save this love and speak, it's fine, oh
But if I don't come home, just be patient
I know I'm not present now, I needed time
And if I don't call back, just keep waitin' (Waitin')

Now I got VVS on my necklace
Can't even spell Patek, they respect it
I got no more checks on my checklist
Ain't no gifts like this in the present
No, the present is you
No, the present is you

Ooh, uh, ooh
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-doo
Ooh, uh
Da-da-da-da-da-ooh

Makna di balik lagu 'Present '

Lagu Present dari Chris Brown menceritakan tentang seseorang yang menyadari bahwa cinta dari pasangannya jauh lebih bernilai dibandingkan semua kemewahan yang ia miliki. Chris ingin menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada barang mahal atau hal duniawi yang bisa mengalahkan arti seseorang yang selalu ada di sisinya.

Di balik kesan romantisnya, lagu ini juga menggambarkan perjalanan Chris dalam menghadapi orang-orang yang meragukan dan menjatuhkannya sebelum akhirnya meraih kesuksesan. Ia memilih untuk tidak terpengaruh oleh komentar negatif dan tetap melangkah dengan keyakinan yang ia dapatkan dari nasihat ibunya.