‘The Breeze’ & ‘Just Me & You’ Lyrics: Paris Jackson Honors Late Father Michael Jackson With 2 New Songs, Explains Their Meaning

Paris Jackson is honoring her late father, Michael Jackson.

The 28-year-old singer and daughter of the late King of Pop and Debbie Rowe surprise released two new songs over the weekend via Republic Records: “the breeze” and “just me and you.”

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“It’s not a tribute. It’s not a commemoration. It’s not a demonstration of any kind. It is a letter. It is a poem of the sonic variety. It is my honest experience — with love, loss, and para-social relationships vs a personal one,” Paris said of the songs in a statement.

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She also sat down with Zane Lowe for an in-depth conversation about the two new tracks and the never-before-heard stories that inspired them, with the full interview set to debut on Monday (August 31) at 10 a.m. PT on Apple Music and YouTube. You can watch a preview inside…

“I’m so proud of this double single. I’m so proud of my coming into my own as a producer and coming into my own as a songwriter and also saying f–k the rules, we’re not gonna have a chorus, we’re not gonna have a bridge. The first one’s gonna be the letter, and the kind of spoken word, and the second one is gonna be some verses and a chorus with a weird instrumental thing at the end,” she said.

“But by no means does it feel like a complete message of, ‘well, this is all I have to say about this.’ It’s like I’m probably just gonna keep the rest of it to myself for now.”

The new songs follow the release of her sophomore album, HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE, created alongside Linda Perry, Butch Walker, and Jason Lader.

She is currently on her first headlining tour, called the Zombies Tour, across North America, while also supporting The Pretty Reckless on select dates, before going overseas for her first headline dates in Europe and the U.K. this fall. For all tour dates and ticket info, head to parisjacksonofficial.com.

Listen to “the breeze”…

Listen to “just me and you”…

Read the lyrics to “the breeze”…

[Chorus]
Is that you hidden in the breeze?
Can you hear me?
I’m on my knees
Can we just talk for a second, please?
Just a sliver, a little piece

[Verse]
What’s it for, all the pain?
Are the triumphs all in vain?
I know my faith won’t slip to the sea
But have your fingertips forgotten me?

[Verse]
Can we just meet for just a moment?
Can you hold me?
‘Cause I’m so broken
Lose a mask
Send me an omen
Take each task and I’ll stay focused

[Verse]
Can we just sit and just be?
And the constellation’s not lost on me
I’m begging, please, for an affirmation
Some inspiration with a bit of salvation

[Chorus]
So, is that you hidden in the breeze?
Can you hear me?
I’m on my knees
Can we just talk for a second, please?
Just a sliver, a little piece of you

[Outro: Michael Jackson & Paris Jackson]
Love you, Paris
I love you, Paris!
I love you

Read the lyrics to “just me and you”…

[Verse 1]
You should really see ‘em all going like this
I wonder if you know her, want to know the things you missed
All crowded in the bedlam like some feral kids, suffocating
It’s such a trip

[Verse 2]
Thumbprint scuffing on the coward’s glass
And if they cut themselves, they’ll use the blood to forge a one-way pact
Sucking on your bones is the final act
They ate you alive
Would you look at that?
Even in death, when there’s nothing left

[Chorus]
I’ll see you in my sleep
They won’t need to stare
It’s just you and me
There’s no need to keep them amused
Got nothing to prove when it’s me and you

[Verse 2]
It’s like playing bloody knuckles with a concrete wall
Anything that’s real will leave them outraged and apalled
Headless words’ll tell me that it’s all my fault
Hey, just for clicks, maybe it is
Keeping what I have left close to my heart
They’ll twist it and interpret it as something cold and stark
Tired of trying to mirror what they call their love
‘Cause it’s not enough and it never was
I’ll do something else
Keep you to myself

[Chorus]
I’ll see you in my sleep
They won’t need to stare
It’s just you and me
There’s no need to keep them amused
Got nothing to prove when it’s me and you

Via: Just Jared