Love Me Still
Artist: Chaka Khan
Here is my hand for you to hold
Here's the part of me they have not sold
I've wandered far, I've had my fill
I need you now, do you love me still
Only you have seen the hidden part of me
Call me foolhardy if you will
But I loved you when, do you love me still
So many smiles and lies surround me
Empty expectations, faceless fears
Sometimes this life is a bitter pill
I love you now, do you love me still
You have been mine since time untold
Our love is immortal, don't you know
Others will come, and they will go
But I loved you young, I love you old
Only you have seen, the other side of me
Call me naive, I think you will
But I loved you then, do you love me still
Here are the eyes that only see you
Here is the mouth that only calls your name
Here is the soul that can not kill
I love you now, do you love me still
On Blast
Last night while riding the train home from work I had Chaka Khan’s Love Me Still (above) on repeat on my media player. The song has always held a special place in my heart, since I’m a big lyric man and the song has such simple, yet deep lyrics. The song speaks to my idea of what love means to me; loving someone young, old, through it all, really. If you’ve never heard this song, shame on you… listen to it today. Google the darn thing!
What song strikes a chord for you and puts your idea of love to music?
Keep passin’ the open windows…
8 comments:
It's no secret that Mariah is one of my all-time favorites for relationships... The song that probably brings me the biggest smile and makes my heart swell is...Always Be My Baby.
We were as one babe
For a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting
That you would always be mine
Now you want to be free
So I'll let you fly
'Cause I know in my heart babe
Our love will never die no
Chorus
You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of your indefinitely
Boy don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling 'cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're ever gonna shake me
Oh darling 'cause you'll always be my baby
I ain't gonna cry no
And i won't beg you to stay
If you're determined to leave boy
I will not stand in your way
But inevitably, you'll be back again
'Cause you know in your heart babe
Our love will never end no, no
Chorus
I know that you'll be back boy
When your days and your nights get a little bit colder oh
I know that you'll be right back baby
Oh baby believe me it's only a matter of time
Nothing like ending the week thinkin' about love... :)
Ashford and Simpson
It Seems To Hang On
Is it daylight, I can't tell no more
Never had this condition before
Everywhere I turn (It seems to hang on)
Everything I do (It seems to hang on)
Was I mistaken (It seems to hang on)
About you (It seems to hang on)
Aside from wantin' you (It seems to hang on)
Aside from needin' you (It seems to hang on)
Let me give you some idea (It seems to hang on)
It ain't just the tears, the fact of it is
I can't go nowhere
I can't be the same
I don't know my name
I can't understand just why
(It seems to hang on) Oh, ooh, why
(It seems to hang on)
Wasn't I clever
As only I can be
But tell me what's happenin'
What's botherin' me, yeah, yeah
Aside from dreams I had
Nothin' else exists
Honey, it's you I miss
Don't leave me like this
I can't go nowhere
I can't be the same
I don't know my name
I can't understand just why
(It seems to hang on) Why
(It seems to hang on)
Like a snowball rollin' down the hill (It seems to hang on)
I look behind me, it's there still (It seems to hang on)
Ooh, like a shadow it follows
Oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...
Oh...loose me, loose me, loose me please
I can't go nowhere
I can't be the same
I don't know my name
I can't understand just why
(It seems to hang on)
(It seems to hang on) I can't shake it
(It seems to hang on) I can't shake it
(It seems to hang on)
Like a snowball rollin' down the hill (It seems to hang on)
I look behind me, it's there still (It seems to hang on)
Ooh, it follows like a shadow
Oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...
Oh...loose me, loose me, loose me please, please
Please
{Hey} Hey
I can't go nowhere
I can't be the same
I don't know my name
I can't understand just why, why
(It seems to hang on) {Oh, oh} Why
(It seems to hang on)
(It seems to hang on)
(It seems to hang on) {Was it} Was it
Toniqua~
Damn you ALL really evoked some memories. I have really been getting into Chaka lately and love that joint.
Here is one of mine.
Baby Can I Hold You
Tracy Chapman
Sorry
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like sorry, like sorry
Forgive me
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like forgive me forgive me
But you can say baby
Baby can I hold you tonight
Maybe if I told you the right words
At the right time you'd be mine
I love you
Is all that you can't say
Years gone by and still
Words dont come easily
Like I love you I love you
But you can say Baby,
Baby can I hold you tonight.
Maybe if I told you the right words
At the right time you'd be mine.
Okay I don't post often but you have gone to a good topic for me. I sing a little and love Chaka, Sade, Anita, Regina, Stephanie and of course Whitney. Shoot I can dig Mariah too. But no matter how well all of these women can sing and they can sing the best singer with the most feeling in her words is the incomparable MINNIE RIPERTON. There is not a singer out her that compare. Mariah is the only one that I know of that can hit her notes but she lacks the class of Minnie and that makes her even better
Inside My Love
By Minnie Riperton
Two people, just meeting
Barely touching each other
Two spirits greeting
Trying to carry it further
You are one and I am another
We should be one inside each other
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
Do you wanna ride inside my love?
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
Do you wanna ride inside my love?
Two strangers, not strangers
only lacking the knowing
So willing, feeling, infinite growing
While we're here the whole world is turning
We should be one
Fulfilling our yearning
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
Do you wanna ride inside my love?
You can see inside me
Will you come inside me?
Do you wanna ride inside my love?
Now my all-time favorite singer is Jennifer Holliday. She rips at my soul and the way she enunciates her words makes my spirit shudder….
The best of the best by Jennifer Holliday is actually Givin’ Up… not her signature song of And I Am Telling You….The song is heartwrenching … check it out at…
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Givin Up (Written by Donny Hathaway…adapted by Jennifer Holliday)
Giving up is hard to do
When you really love someone
Giving up .... so hard to do
When you still depend upon
His warm and tender touch
His kiss and his caress
Oooooh that used to mean so much
And bring you happiness
Woooo ooooooooh
Giving up, so hard to do
I've tried
But it just ain't no use
Giving up, so hard to do
I said I've tried
But it just ain't no use
But my light of hope is burning dim
But
But in my heart I pray
That my love and faith in the man
My love...will bring him back someday
I'm talking 'bout when you really love someone
Whether
Whether he knows or not
He really needs me too..The man is all I got
Yes he is
And giving, giving up is hard to do
Giving up
So hard to do
Heey...giving up
So very hard to do
I said I've tried
Hey, but I just can't get loose
Giving up
So hard for me to do
I don't want to lose you
Cause you mean so much to me
Luther has been on my ipod for the past hour... and he is currently reminding me that...
Love has truly been good to me
Not even one sad day
Or minute have I had since you've come my way
I hope you know I'd gladly go
Anywhere you'd take me
It's so amazing to be loved
I'd follow you to the moon in the sky above
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...I'd go
Got to tell you how you thrill me
I'm happy as I can be
You have come and it's changed my whole world
Bye-bye sadness, hello mellow
What a wonderful day
It's so amazing to be loved
I'd follow you to the moon in the sky above
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...I'd go
And it's so amazing, amazing
I could stay forever, forever
Here in love and no, leave you never
'Cause we've got amazing love
Truly it's so amazing, amazing
Love brought us together, together
I will leave you never and never
I guess we've got amazing love
Ooh, so amazing and I've been wondering
For a love like you
It's so amazing to be loved
I'd follow you to the moon in the sky above
Oh, and it's so, it's so
It's so amazing to be loved
I'd follow you to the moon in the sky above
And you know, it's so
It's so amazing to be loved
I'd follow you to the moon in the sky above
Hey...hey...hey...yeah...it's so
It's so amazing to be loved
I'd follow you to the moon in the sky above
Hey...hey...yeah...hey...yeah...yeah...hey...it's so
It's so amazing to be loved
I'd follow you to the moon in the sky above
When I'm depress about our Youth..
Donnell Jones: Cry.. Powerful Words
She was 14 and he was 24
Shorty claimed she never had sex before
He's driving Benz and got a lot of dough
He takes her to the movies and buys her Nike's yo
And makes sure she think that she got it all
Ain't even recognizing the signs of a booty call
Better listen to what I'm telling y'all got to show her what she's worth
It makes me wanna cry
Cause the shorty's being treated just like a woman
It makes me wanna cry
Cause her parents ain't even trying to confront him
It makes me wanna cry
Black people we need to show our children a little loving
It makes me wanna cry
Get back in the church read your Bibles get out the struggle
It makes me wanna cry (ooh ooh)
Momma's trickin' to feed the baby yo
Cause daddy took the money and put it up his nose
He hits the hustler up for some credit yo
But never took the time to go buy some baby clothes
She's so adorable but she's on her own
Three months old and they left her home alone
Fire brakes out the little baby burns
Tell me when will we learn?
It makes me wanna cry
Cause the baby didn't ask for all this trouble
It makes me wanna cry
Cause the parents didn't see this baby suffer
It makes me wanna cry
Black people we need to show our children a little loving
Makes me wanna cry
Get back in the church and read your Bibles get out the struggle
It makes me wanna cry
yo listen up
Cause I done been all around the world every city has a ghetto
It makes me wanna cry (cry)
Nothin' but abandoned buildings look at the way my people living
It makes me wanna cry (cry)
Done been to so many places don't see no smile up on they faces
It makes me wanna cry (cry)
You got to get it together so your life can be much better (Oh Cry)
(Cry) this is going out to all the hoods around the world
Don't it make you wanna cry?
Cause black people we need to, got to show our children some lovin'
(Cry) you got to get back in church and study the word cause you know it will save you
(Cry) you don't have to cry
you don't have to cry no more, don't cry
you don't have to cry no more, don't cry
you don't have to cry no more, don't cry
you don't have to cry no more, don't cry
~Blue~
Keeping it hardcore...
Mary J. Blige and Method Man
"You're All I Need"
Shorty I'm there for you anytime you need me
For real girl, it's me in your world, believe me
Nuttin make a man feel better than a woman
Queen with a crown that be down for whatever
There are few things that's forever, my lady
We can make war or make babies
Back when I was nothin
You made a brother feel like he was somethin
That's why I'm with you to this day boo no frontin
Even when the skies were gray
You would rub me on my back and say "Baby it'll be okay"
Now that's real to a brother like me baby
Never ever give my cootie away and keep it tight aight
And I'ma walk these dogs so we can live
In a fat ass crib with thousands of kids
Word life you don't need a ring to be my wife
Just be there for me and I'ma make sure we
Be livin in the effin lap of luxury
I'm realizing that you didn't have to funk wit me
But you did, now I'm going all out kid
And I got mad love to give, you my nigga
Like sweet morning dew
I took one look at you
And it was plain to see
You were my destiny
With you I'll spend my time
I'll dedicate my life
I'll sacrifice for you
Dedicate my life for you
I got a love jonz for your body and your skin tone
Five minutes alone I'm already on the bone
Plus I love the fact you got a mind of your own
No need to shop around you got the good stuff at home
Even if I'm locked up North you in the world
Wrapped in three-fourths of cloth never showin your stuff off, boo
It be true me for you that's how it is
I be your Noah, you be my Wiz
I'm your Mister, you my Mrs. with hugs and kisses
Valentine cards and birthday wishes? Please
Be on another level of planning, of understanding
the bond between man and woman, and child
The highest elevation, cuz we above
All that romance crap, just show your love
-Tiffanie
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