Her breakout came with her debut single, "Pieces of Me", which was released in 2004, became a top-five hit in the United States, and topped the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart based on radio airplay. The success of the single and her reality show helped propel her debut album, Autobiography, also released in 2004, to the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart. The project sold over five million copies worldwide, making it her most successful album to date. Simpson had a leading role in the film Undiscovered (2005), which became a critical and commercial flop. The failure of the film, along with multiple critically panned performances, led to media scrutiny. Despite that, Simpson's second studio album, I Am Me (2005), debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming her second album to do so. The album went on to receive a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Following her appearance as Roxie Hart in the West End production of Chicago, Simpson announced that she had begun working on her third studio album. The album differed from the pop-rock sound of her previous efforts, featuring a dance-pop and 1980s-themed sound. Bittersweet World was released in 2008 with positive critical reception, but it saw a decline in sales. The effort reached number 4 on the Billboard 200. The following year, Simpson joined the main cast of the Melrose Place revamp, which was met with harsh critical reception. Later that year, she made her Broadway debut reprising her role as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway.
Simpson announced a fourth studio album that same year. She independently released the single "Bat for a Heart", though it failed to have success. Simpson eventually scrapped the album and focused on her child. Simpson reprised her role as Roxie Hart for the third time in a 2-dates special production in Hollywood Bowl in July 2013 directed by Brooke Shields. In October, Simpson and her husband Evan Ross released their debut EP by Ashlee + Evan through Access Records, which was supported by a tour in select cities across North America, and their TV reality show.
She was married to musician Pete Wentz from 2008 to 2011. The couple's son, Bronx Mowgli Wentz, was born on November 20, 2008. She appeared as Violet Foster, a small-town girl in The CW's 2009 Melrose Place, a revamp of the '90s drama of the same name.
Coming Back For More
Ashlee Simpson Lyrics
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I wake up alone in a big room
Got myself to blame for all of my bad moods
And I really wish that I didn't feel this way
I wanna break the circle but the circle won't break
I don't wanna spend another night
Trying to figure why you are always on my mind whoa
All I know you keep me coming back for more
When I tell you that it's over now that we're done ooh
Don't let go, just keep me coming back for more
I'm coming coming coming coming back
Two weeks and three whole days and I give in
I was doing so good but you always win
And I really wish sometimes that we would just move on
But what would I be doing if you were gone
I don't wanna spend another night
Trying to figure out why you are always on my mind whoa
All I know you keep me coming back for more
You always find a way to make me want to stay
You'll never get away from me
I don't wanna spend another night
Trying to figure out why you are always on my mind whoa
All I know you keep me coming back for more
Even when I think I've had enough
When I tell you that it's over now we're done oohh
Don't let go, just keep me coming back for more
You keep me coming coming coming coming back for more
Coming back for more
You keep me coming coming coming coming coming back for more
Just keep me coming back for more
The lyrics of Ashlee Simpson's song "Coming Back for More" explore the experience of having an on-again, off-again relationship with someone who you can't seem to let go of. The song is filled with frustration and a sense of helplessness, as the singer acknowledges that she's caught in a repetitive cycle that she can't break free from. The opening lines set the tone for the rest of the song, with a wistful lament about Sunday morning blues that are always about the same person. The second line emphasizes the singer's sense of isolation, as she wakes up alone in a big room.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the hold that this person has on the singer, with the repeated refrain of "All I know you keep me coming back for more." Despite her better judgment, the singer can't resist this person's charm and continues to let them back into her life, even when she knows it's not healthy for her. The bridge of the song provides a moment of reflection, with the singer acknowledging that she's tried to move on before but always finds herself giving in to this person. In the end, she resigns herself to the fact that this person will always have a hold on her and asks them to "just keep me coming back for more."
Overall, "Coming Back for More" is a poignant reflection on the difficulties of leaving a toxic relationship and the ways in which certain people can hold a powerful sway over our emotions and actions.
Line by Line Meaning
Sunday morning blues always about you
Every Sunday morning, I feel sad and low because you're always on my mind
I wake up alone in a big room
I wake up in my big room feeling empty and disconnected without you
Got myself to blame for all of my bad moods
I know I'm responsible for my bad moods but I can't help feeling this way because of you
And I really wish that I didn't feel this way
I wish I could stop feeling this way, but it's hard
I wanna break the circle but the circle won't break
I want to break away from this vicious cycle of loving you and then feeling hurt, but I can't
I don't wanna spend another night Trying to figure why you are always on my mind whoa
I don't want to waste any more time trying to figure out why you're always on my mind
All I know you keep me coming back for more
No matter how hard I try to move on, I keep coming back to you
Even when I think I've had enough When I tell you that it's over now that we're done ooh Don't let go, just keep me coming back for more
Even when I break up with you, don't let go because I know I'll be back for more
I'm coming coming coming coming back
I keep coming back to you over and over again
Two weeks and three whole days and I give in I was doing so good but you always win
I lasted two weeks and three days without you, but then I gave in. You always have a way of winning me over
And I really wish sometimes that we would just move on But what would I be doing if you were gone
Sometimes I wish we could just move on, but then I wonder what my life would be like without you
You always find a way to make me want to stay
You have a way of convincing me to stay with you, no matter what
You'll never get away from me
I will never let you go, no matter what happens
Just keep me coming back for more
Just keep me coming back to you for more, even when I know it's not good for me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ASHLEE SIMPSON, KARA DIOGUARDI, JOHN SHANKS
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