Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown in December 18, 1961, in Columbia, S… Read Full Bio ↴Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown in December 18, 1961, in Columbia, South Carolina) is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B, hip-hop, and neo-soul singer and actress. Stone's music possesses a clear old school soul music influence, and her singing vocals recall those of Aretha Franklin.

In the early 1980s, Stone (as 'Angie B'), was a member of The Sequence, the first major female hip-hop group. They had a hit in 1980 with "Funk You Up". She then worked with Mantronix, before teaming up and performing vocals and saxophone for Lenny Kravitz.

Angie Stone emerged during the 1990's as part of hip-hop/R&B trio Vertical Hold which released the popular single "Seems You're Much Too Busy" as well as two albums: A Matter Of Time (June 1993) and Head First (1995).

In 1996, she teamed up with Gerry Deveaux (Lenny Kravitz's cousin from The Bahamas) and together with Charlie Mole they formed Devox. One album received a Japanese-only release including Stone-penned or co-written material.

Angie Stone shared song-writing credits on D'Angelo's first two studio album's (1995 - Brown Sugar and 2000 - Voodoo) as well as providing backing vocals on tour with him.

She released her first solo album, Black Diamond, released on 28 September 1999 via Arista Records. She has since also released, via Clive Davis' J Records, Mahogany Soul on October 16, 2001 and Stone Love on July 6, 2004.

Much of Angie Stone's solo material has a significant hip-hop influence and features notable samples. For example, her first solo single, 1999's "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" samples Gladys Knight & the Pips' 1972 "Neither One Of Us (Want To Be The First To Say Goodbye)", and 2002 "Wish I Didn't Miss You" samples The O'Jays' 1972 "Back Stabbers".

Angie Stone sings the theme song for the UPN sitcom Girlfriends.
She has two children, a daughter and a son. The son is the child of neo-soul singer D'Angelo, whom she dated during the 1990's.

Official Website: http://www.angiestoneonline.net

Visions
Angie Stone Lyrics

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[Chorus]
Visions of you in my mind
Haven't thought about it for a long long time
Why you tryin' to creep back into my life
Now that I'm over you

Now you want me to be down
For lovin' you a second time

Ain't no way 'cause I'm doin' just fine
Now that I'm over you

There you go givin' me that same old vibe
You got that something something, baby
You know you rub me the right way
But we've been down this road
You took me for a ride
You left me stranded but I got over it
And got on with my life

[Chorus]

Why should I let you back in my life
'cause you'll only hurt me, hurt me baby
And I don't deserve to be treated that way
So I tell you what, what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna get the hell out of here
I'm not coming back to you, oh

[Chorus]

So whatcha gonna do?
'cause I'm not coming back to you, babe
Whatcha gon' do?
'cause I'm not comin' back

Whatcha gonna do?
'cause I'm not coming back to you, no
Whatcha gon' do?
'cause I'm not comin' back

[Chorus: Repeats]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Angie Stone's song Visions depict the emotions of a person who is dealing with the aftermath of a past relationship. The lyrics describe the feeling of having moved on from a relationship and then being unexpectedly confronted with feelings and memories of that person. The chorus repeats the line "visions of you in my mind" which represents the memories that the person is trying to push away. The person is confident in their decision to move on, as they repeat the line "now that I'm over you" throughout the song.

The verses describe how the person is being approached by their ex, who is trying to rekindle their relationship. The person is hesitant to get back together because they are afraid of getting hurt again. The lyrics "why should I let you back into my life cause you'll only hurt me" demonstrate the fear of being vulnerable again after being emotionally hurt in the past. Additionally, the line "you left me stranded but I got over it and got on with my life" shows that the person has come to terms with the past hurt and recognizes that they don't need their ex in their life to be happy.

Overall, the lyrics to Visions showcase the struggle of moving on from a past relationship and the unexpected emotions that can come up when confronted with memories of that person. However, the song also demonstrates the strength that comes with recognizing your own self-worth and moving on from a toxic situation.

Line by Line Meaning

Visions of you in my mind
I have memories and thoughts of you that keep recurring in my mind

Haven’t thought about it for a long long time
It’s been a while since I last had thoughts of you

Why you tryin’ to creep back into my life
Why are you attempting to get back into my life secretly or without my permission?

Now that I’m over you
I have moved on and finally gotten over the past that I had shared with you

Now you want me to be down
You want me to fall for you again

For lovin’ you a second time
Falling for you again, after the first time was over

Ain’t no way ‘cause I’m doin’ just fine
It’s impossible because I’m currently doing great without you

There you go givin’ me that same old vibe
You’re giving me the same feeling or impression that I’ve had before

You got that something something, baby
You have a certain quality or charm that makes you attractive to me

You know you rub me the right way
You know how to make me feel good or excited

But we’ve been down this road
We’ve already had a history or past experiences together

You took me for a ride
You played with my emotions or took advantage of me

You left me stranded but I got over it
You abandoned me, but I managed to move on from the pain

And got on with my life
I’ve continued to live my life and move forward

Why should I let you back in my life
I have no reason to allow you back into my life

‘cause you’ll only hurt me, hurt me baby
You will only cause me pain and sadness, my love

And I don’t deserve to be treated that way
I shouldn’t have to put up with that kind of treatment

So I tell you what, what I’m gonna do
This is what I’ve decided to do

I’m gonna get the hell out of here
I’m going to leave and not deal with this situation anymore

I’m not coming back to you, oh
I’ve made up my mind – I’m not returning to you

So whatcha gonna do?
What will you do to change this situation?

‘cause I’m not coming back to you, babe
Because I won’t return to you, my love

Whatcha gon’ do?
What will you decide to do?

‘cause I’m not comin’ back
Since I have no intention of coming back

Whatcha gonna do?
What actions will you take now?

‘cause I’m not coming back to you, no
Because I have no plans of going back to you

Chorus
This is the repeated chorus of the song

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRYAN MICHAEL COX, BRIAN CASEY, BRANDON CASEY, JERMAINE DUPRI, MICHAEL E. HENDERSON

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