There are at least three artists known as Case.

1. an R&B performer … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three artists known as Case.

1. an R&B performer from New York, NY, United States.
2. a British punk / ska / oi! band of the early 1980's (reformed in 2011)
3. a rapper, skateboarder and drummer from San Francisco, CA, United States

1. Case Woodard was born in New York City and was signed to Def Soul records. He first started working in the R&B industry as a backup singer, working with big name R&B artists like Usher. In 1996, Case released his self-titled debut album. The album featured "Touch Me Tease Me" with rapper Foxy Brown and R&B singer Mary J. Blige, the hit single from "The Nutty Professor". The single went gold, reaching #4 on the R&B charts and #14 on the Hot 100.

Case's second album,Personal Conversation, was released in 1999 and went gold. The album featured the hit single "Happily Ever After" which reached #3 on the R&B charts and #15 on the Hot 100. The album's other single, "Think Of You" failed to do well on the charts, managing to only reach #50 on the R&B charts.

Open Letter, Case's most well-known album was released in 2001. The album went gold, likely a result of the single "Missing You." "Missing You" is Case's only #1 single to date as it topped the R&B charts and reached #4 on the Hot 100.

After the success of “Open Letter”, Case moved to Atlanta to be closer to his children, and has over the last several years proven to be a real survivor. To say his seven years “away” from music have been interesting would be an understatement. In 2002 his true determination to survive was witnessed when Case accidentally shot himself in the throat. The bullet that went in through his throat and came out of the back of his neck was miraculously less than a centimeter away from paralyzing and killing him. To the shock of everyone around, Case was out of the hospital in four hours with just bandages around his neck.

With no damage done to his vocal chords Case continued to work on completing his fourth album, but due to professional differences Case asked to be released from Def Jam Records in 2004. He has since worked through the challenges of a changing music industry and partnered with manager Blue Williams to create and independent record label, Indigo Blue. Case is now poised to release his much anticipated album, The Rose Experience in Fall 2008.

A great deal of Case's success has been due to his appearance on movie soundtracks. Many of Case's most popular tracks appear on the soundtracks for Nutty Professor, Rush Hour, Nutty Professor II and The Best Man. These singles were "Touch Me Tease Me" (Nutty Professor), "Faded Pictures" (Rush Hour), "Best Man I Can Be" (The Best Man) and "Missing You" (Nutty Professor II).

2. Hailing from South London, United Kingdom, Case were a five-piece punk (sometimes ska-tinged) outfit led by vocalist Matthew Newman. Their best known line-up featured drummer Derwent, sax players Neil Pyzer and Micky Donnelly, guitarist Rob Brooks and bassist Marc Adams. Their only official release was the Wheat From The Chaff EP (1983), until all of their demo recordings were gathered up on the compilation CD, Ain't Gonna Dance (2011).

If
Case Lyrics

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[Chorus]
If you want me
Just whisper, you could let me know
Letting all my feelings go
Don't want to be in love alone
If you need me
What you need to do is let me go
And if I come back you know

How wrong it feels to be alone

It's sad that my love has gone away
And it's too bad the love I gave was too real to stay
Now loving you has become separate ways
So now I think I gotta leave
'Cause I really need my space
You...

[Chorus]

Understand that I don't really want to go away, no no
But you not trusting me, pushing me away
You seem to think that all I need
Is in-and-out from you
But I could go about anywhere
With someone to do the things you do
You...

[Chorus]

Break it down, break it down
Feels good
Excuse me
Whooaaa
Say whooaaaa whooaaa
You...

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Case's song "If" express the singer's desire to be wanted and needed by their partner, but also their need for space and independence. In the chorus, the singer presents two scenarios: if their partner wants them, they just need to communicate it and the singer will let go of their inhibitions; but if their partner needs them, they need to let the singer go and if they come back, they will understand the pain of being alone. The singer is conflicted because they don't want to leave their partner, but the lack of trust and constant push-pull in their relationship is becoming too much to bear.

In the verses, the singer reflects on the breakup of their past relationship that had begun with such promise but ultimately fell apart. They feel that their love was too intense and real to be sustainable, and now they must part ways. However, the singer's current relationship is also fraught with issues, and they feel that their partner doesn't understand their needs or trust them enough. The singer warns that if their partner continues to push them away, they won't be content with just casual interactions and will seek more fulfilling connections elsewhere. The breakdown in the middle of the song serves as a cathartic release for the singer, with vocal ad-libs and exclamations of "whoooaaa" emphasizing their frustration and desperation.

Line by Line Meaning

If you want me
If you have feelings for me

Just whisper, you could let me know
You can let me know in a subtle way that you have feelings for me

Letting all my feelings go
Letting go of all of my emotions and expressing them to you

Don't want to be in love alone
I don't want to be in love if it's one-sided

If you need me
If you have feelings for me as well

What you need to do is let me go
If you're not sure if you have feelings for me, you should let me go

And if I come back you know
If I come back to you, it's because my feelings haven't changed

How wrong it feels to be alone
It's painful to be alone when you have feelings for someone else

It's sad that my love has gone away
It's devastating that I lost the person I loved

And it's too bad the love I gave was too real to stay
It's unfortunate that the love I gave couldn't last

Now loving you has become separate ways
Our love has taken different paths

So now I think I gotta leave
I feel like I need to move on

'Cause I really need my space
I need time to be on my own

Understand that I don't really want to go away, no no
I don't want to leave, but it may be necessary

But you not trusting me, pushing me away
Your lack of trust is making me feel unwanted

You seem to think that all I need
You believe that all I need is a physical relationship

Is in-and-out from you
All I need is a casual relationship with you

But I could go about anywhere
I could go anywhere and be with anyone

With someone to do the things you do
I could find someone else who treats me the way you do

Break it down, break it down
Let's get to the heart of the matter

Feels good
It feels freeing to express my emotions

Excuse me
Pardon me for being so straightforward

Whooaaa
Wow, this is intense

Say whooaaaa whooaaa
Expressing my emotions is overwhelming

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: ANTHONY DENT, CASE E WOODARD, JEFFREY LORBER, JEFFREY H LORBER

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