Higher

"Higher" finds Tems in a more expansive sonic space, the production opening up with gospel-adjacent warmth and textured layering. Her voice soars here in ways "Try Me" only hinted at, moving through registers with practiced grace. The lyrics reach toward transcendence — spiritual, emotional, aspirational all at once. There's a quality of yearning in it that never collapses into neediness; it's the yearning of someone actively climbing toward something better rather than waiting to be rescued. The cultural intersection of Lagos church culture and contemporary R&B feels natural rather than calculated. It's music for early mornings when something feels possible.