The song “Doves in the Wind” by SZA is about how much more there is in a true loving relationship than just sex; SZA cites Forrest Gump as an example.

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“Forrest Gump had a lot goin' for him
Never without pussy
Y'know, Jenny almost gave it all up for him
Never even pushed for the pussy
Where's Forrest now when you need him?” 

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For some backstory: the movie Forrest Gump tells a story about a tender man named Forrest. In one scene he reunites with his old childhood friend Jenny Curran and proposes to her. Though she declines, she was temporarily charmed by his kindness and makes love to him even though he wasn’t looking for sex. SZA uses Forrest’s famous quote, “Life is like a box of chocolates” to represent everything she has to offer to a romantic partner. 

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Besides noting the role of sex and relationship through the song, SZA adds that the track is “dedicated to vaginas.” It’s quite self-explanatory as the word “pussy” is used 28 times. In the song, SZA sings in a verse: "High key, your dick is weak buddy / It's only replaced by a rubber substitute.” SZA is stating that men can be replaced with a rubber substitute for pleasure and we don’t need a man for their dick, meaning that we don’t really need them for our pleasure. 

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“Real niggas do not deserve pussy
Meaning it’s more, you see right through walls
Ain’t talking about pussy
Meaning you deserve the whole box of chocolates”

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Within the lines, SZA is saying that she’s worth more than the "good stuff "and men know that. They also know that they don’t deserve sex because there is so much more to an intimate relationship than that.

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As you listen to the song more, we hear about the lengths a man will go to for sex and the power of pussy itself. Kendrick Lamar speaks on how men will do so much for women but they have trouble when it comes to committing or respecting women. His verse gets to the extent that a man will go through for pleasure whether it is pretending to be someone else, being flat out bold, or changing their appearance.

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After the line “Solana, middle fingers up, speak your truth,” SZA begins singing about the trifling ways of men attempting to make women seem as if they (and their body parts) aren’t as important as they truly are. SZA’s question still comes out on top: “Where’s Forrest now when you need him?” 

 

 

Fun fact, the majority of the songs from the album Ctrl by SZA have a film reference included in them.