Born in McComb, Mississippi, Norwood was raised in Carson, California, beginning her career as a backing vocalist for teen groups. After signing with Atlantic Records in 1993, she released her self-titled debut album, Brandy, the following year, which sold six million copies worldwide. Norwood ventured into acting with the UPN sitcom Moesha (1996–2001), which won her an NAACP Image Award, and resulted in numerous other roles, such as the titular character in the television film Cinderella (1997) and Karla Wilson in the slasher film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). Her musical breakthrough came with the wildly successful single "The Boy Is Mine" (1998), a duet with fellow R&B contemporary Monica, which went on to become one of the best selling female duets of all time. Her second album, Never Say Never, won Norwood her first Grammy Award. In 2002, Norwood starred in the reality series Brandy: Special Delivery, documenting the birth of her daughter. Her third and fourth albums, Full Moon (2002) and Afrodisiac (2004), were released to critical success.
Norwood served as a judge on the first season of America's Got Talent before being involved in a heavily publicized car accident in 2006. Norwood's fifth album, Human (2008), was released to positive reviews, although it was a commercial failure. In 2010, she returned to television as a contestant on the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars and starred in the reality series Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business. She was a series regular in the BET series The Game (2012–2015) and released her sixth album Two Eleven (2012) thereafter, both earning her critical praise. In April 2015, Norwood made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago. She starred in and executive produced a sitcom titled Zoe Ever After on BET which premiered in January 2016. In July 2020, Norwood released her seventh studio album, B7, also her first project as an independent artist, to critical acclaim. In 2021, Norwood starred alongside Naturi Naughton, Eve and Nadine Velazquez in American Broadcasting Company's music drama series Queens to critical acclaim.
In June 2022, Norwood announced her major label return after signing with Motown Records under which she is expected to preprare her eighth studio album.
Anybody
Brandy Lyrics
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Ah, ah, ah, ah
I didn't want to have to say this to you
It's not that I don't love you
I just can't be explaining to everyone why you hurt me
That's why I want to keep us between you and me
You'd understand if you were treated like me
When I am hurtin', they know it's not me
So don't make me the blame
You need to change
You say later, you're not ready
To make a commitment to me
It will take some time
Should've known before we started
You act one way when you are around me
When you are in public you are so different
I know that you treat me bad
But I can't get away
Let's just keep it undercover
I don't want to be embarrassed so
I don't want anybody to know (anybody)
Didn't we decide that
We don't want anybody to know (anybody)
What we do when we're alone
We don't want anybody to know (anybody)
Didn't we decide that
We don't want anybody to know (anybody)
What we do when we're alone
We don't want anybody to know (anybody)
I know that people would never understand me
'Cause they can only judge whatever they see
And I know what they'll say if they look at me
If I had all the answers that they would ask
Still they wouldn't realize the love that we have
So now I have to deal with living secretly
'Cause to me, love is worthless with no you and me
And it should be clear how I ride for you, but
You say later, you're not ready
To make a commitment to me
It will take some time
Should've known before we started
You act one way when you are around me
When you are in public you are so different
I know that you treat me bad
But I can't get away
Let's just keep it undercover
I don't want to be embarrassed so
I don't want anybody to know (don't want anybody to know)
Didn't we decide that (that we are together and so in love)
We don't want anybody to know (anybody)
What we do when we're alone (yeah, yeah)
We don't want anybody to know (anybody) (don't want anybody to know)
Didn't we decide that (didn't we decide all of this)
We don't want anybody to know (anybody)
What we do when we're alone
We don't want anybody to know
Tell me if I've made it clear to you
If you can't understand this, then maybe we need
To give up on each other until you believe
Everything we go through is all because of you
And you don't have to do the things that you do
'Cause I've been the same since we began
So baby, will you make a change? (We, yeah)
Don't want anybody to know (anybody) (don't want anybody)
Didn't we decide that (to question what we do)
We don't want anybody to know (don't want anybody)
What we do when we're alone
We don't want anybody to know (anybody) (it can stay in between me and you)
Didn't we decide that (didn't we decide that)
We don't want anybody to know (anybody) (nobody has to know)
What we do when we're alone
We don't want anybody to know (anybody)
Didn't we decide that (to question what we do)
We don't want anybody to know (don't want anybody)
What we do when we're alone
We don't want anybody to know
Didn't we decide that (didn't we decide that)
We don't want anybody to know (anybody) (don't want no one to know)
Ah, ah
We don't want anybody to know, ah-ah-ah
We don't want anybody to know, ah-ah-ah (we don't want no one to know)
We don't want anybody to know, ah-ah-ah (we don't want no one to know)
We don't want anybody to know, ah-ah-ah (we don't want)
We don't want anybody to know, ah-ah-ah (we don't want no one to know)
We don't want anybody to know, ah-ah-ah (we don't want no one to know)
We don't want anybody to know, ah-ah-ah (we don't want no one to know)
We don't want anybody to know
Brandy's song "Anybody" is about a woman in a complicated and toxic relationship. The lyrics describe her reluctance to reveal the nature of her relationship with her partner, despite the way he treats her badly. She feels embarrassed and doesn't want to explain herself to others because they wouldn't understand. The woman suggests that her partner needs to change, but he continuously says that he's not ready for a commitment, leaving her stuck in that relationship. The singer tries to keep everything between the two of them, even the mistreatment she experiences in the relationship. She wants to keep it a secret because she's ashamed of what others would think of her.
The chorus repeats the phrase, "I don't want anybody to know," emphasizing the secrecy and shame the woman feels in her relationship. She understands that people will not understand her situation and will judge her unfairly. The woman also acknowledges that she loves her partner despite the way he treats her and expresses her desire to be with him.
Line by Line Meaning
I didn't want to have to say this to you
I didn't want to tell you this
It's not that I don't love you
I love you
I just can't be explaining to everyone why you hurt me
I can't keep justifying your hurtful actions to others
That's why I want to keep us between you and me
That's why I want our relationship to be private
You'd understand if you were treated like me
You'd understand if you were in my position
It's not that people run me
I'm not controlled or influenced by others
But they can see when I am hurtin'
They can recognize when I'm in pain
They know it's not me
They know it's not my fault
So don't make me the blame
Don't blame me for your actions
You need to change
You need to change your behavior
You say later, you're not ready
You always say you're not ready
To make a commitment to me
To commit to me
It will take some time
You need time
Should've known before we started
You should have been honest from the beginning
You act one way when you are around me
You behave differently when you're with me
When you are in public you are so different
You act differently in public
I know that you treat me bad
I know you treat me poorly
But I can't get away
But I can't leave you
Let's just keep it undercover
Let's keep our relationship discreet
I don't want to be embarrassed so
I don't want to feel ashamed
I don't want anybody to know
I don't want anyone to find out
Didn't we decide that
Didn't we agree
What we do when we're alone
Our private activities
I know that people would never understand me
I know people won't understand my situation
'Cause they can only judge whatever they see
Because they only judge what they observe
And I know what they'll say if they look at me
I know what they'll say if they see me
If I had all the answers to what they would ask
Even if I had all the answers to their questions
Still they wouldn't realize the love that we have
They still wouldn't understand our love
So now I have to deal with living secretly
So now I have to live in secret
'Cause for me love is worthless with no you and me
Love is meaningless without us
And it should be clear how I ride for you but
It should be obvious how much I support you but
Tell me if I've made it clear to you
Let me know if I've explained it properly
If you can't understand this then maybe we need
If you don't get it, maybe we should
To give up on each other until you believe
To stop our relationship until you believe me
Everything we go through is all because of you
The problems in our relationship are all your fault
And you don't have to do the things that you do
You don't have to treat me badly
'Cause I've been the same since we began
I haven't changed since the beginning of our relationship
So baby, will you make a change?
Will you change for me, baby?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LaShawn Ameen Daniels, Fred Jerkins, Rodney Jerkins, Kenisha La Carol Pratt
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