Miss Understood - Little Simz

Little Simz lays it all out — this isn’t just a track, it’s a therapy session over a beat. She’s telling us who Simbi really is beneath the name, the art, and the public eye. She lets us in on the chaos in her head, how heavy it is being her, and how exhausting it is being seen but not understood.

The Beat is stripped back, moody, soulful — it gives her room to breathe, to vent, to speak. And that sample? It brings a haunting beauty that elevates the whole thing. Adds this echo of pain that lingers even after the song’s done.

(Do-do-don’t stop) Little misleadin’

Misguided, misunderstood, misjudged

(Pain) Little mistaken

Heartbroken, that’s basic, mistrust

These lines sum it up. She’s carrying the weight of being misread — by the public, by people close to her, maybe even by herself. It’s about being seen as something you’re not, constantly being boxed in or second-guessed. That kind of emotional exhaustion? She paints it so clearly, it’s hard not to feel it with her.

And even with all that, all the mistrust and the heartbreak, she’s still asking for something soft — a head on her shoulder, a safe place, someone who gets it. someone who Understands her.

Thanks for reading.