1) Cherish is an American R&B and hip hop quartet consisting of the sisters Farrah King (born February 17, 1984), Neosha King (born January 26, 1986), and twins Felisha and Fallon King (born June 5, 1987). The four sisters are originally from ]Illinois, but moved to Atlanta to further their musical career.
Cherish's first single, entitled "Miss P" was produced by Jermaine Dupri, written by Kandi and featured Da Brat, released by Warner Bros.' imprint Reprise Records. They can also be found on Da Brat's single "In Luv Wit Chu" in 2003. They also recorded 3 songs for The Powerpuff Girls: Power Pop soundtrack called "Chemical X", "Power of a Female" and "Me and My Girls". They completed a whole album named The Moment that was shelved for undisclosed reasons. After 3 years the group came back with the summer hit "Do It to It" which featured Sean Paul of the YoungBloodZ. The single hit the Billboard Hot 100 at number 12 and entered many other charts including the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs on Billboard and many more. The second single off the album was "Unappreciated".
Their sophomore album entitled The Truth was released on May 13, 2008. The first single, "Killa" hit the Top 40 on the Pop charts, while the follow-up is "Amnesia". In a recent interview member, Fallon, described the album as: "The biggest difference to me is the fact that you grow artistically whenever you’re being creative and we’ve been creative for the past couple of years. Our artistry has grown. When we wrote The Truth, we named the album The Truth because basically every song on the album is from personal experiences and we wanted to get personal with our fans. We want everybody to know that they’re not alone going through these things and we’re here."
2) Cherish is a Japanese Pop Folk band formed in 1968 that turned into a duo in 1972. It is made up of members Yoshitaka Matsuzaki and Etsuko Matsuzaki.
3) Cherish is a hardcore punk band from Sydney, Australia.
Before You Were My Man
Cherish Lyrics
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Baby take a seat, I got somethin' I wanna say to you,
Before things get crazy, I'm a need to let out the truth.
I wanna tell ya, no, I have to tell ya,
I gotta let this out before he do.
And before you say a word I'm a need your undivided please.
Until I'm finished just try not to say a thing.
Oh in a way it's just so complicated to fix my mouth and say these words to you.
See it's not what you're thinking, so don't jump to conclusions,
And it's really not that bad, don't wanna cause confusion.
Put yourself in my position, just hear me out and listen, understand my condition.
Gotta let you know so here I go...
[Chorus]
Before you were my man, I was chillin' with this guy,
Before you were my man, little did I know that he'd know you,
You should understand and know the circumstance
Didn't know he was your friend, before you were my man
I met him at this party, sittin' at the park he,
Walked right up to me, bought me some Bacardi,
Caught up in the moment, I was feeling lonely,
Don't know how it happened
But this was all before you were my man
Now that I confessed
I should explain myself, it lasted for so long
Swear that it was nothing else
Just take a minute to, take it all in
Even though it's hard for you to do
I can tell that you're upset, by the look you have upon your face
Let me apologize, for taking so long to say
That your his friend, huh, he was my man
I know it's hard for you to understand
See it's not what you're thinking, so don't jump to conclusions,
And it's really not that bad, don't wanna cause confusion.
Put yourself in my position just hear me out and listen, understand my condition.
Gotta let you know so here I go..
[Chorus]
I met him at this party
Sittin' at the park he,
Walked right up to me, bought me some Bacardi,
Caught up in the moment, I was feeling lonely,
Don't know how it happened
But this was all before you were my man
Yeah I know, it's crazy
Now when we come around, you think about what went down
You should have known, cause when we'd come through
I would up and leave the room, avoiding the truth.
[Chorus]
I met him at this party
Sittin' at the park
Walked right up to me, bought me some Bacardi,
Caught up in the moment, I was feeling lonely,
Don't know how it happened
But this was all before you were my man
My man, My man, My man,
Yo
(Oh oh)
It's crazy that I have to tell you this right here.
(Yea)
But it starts to get obvious when he came around
I'm glad I got this off my chest.
And I hope it doesn't change anything between us.
(Oh)
In Cherish's song 'Before You Were My Man,' the singer narrates a situation where she reveals to her man that she had a relationship with his friend before they met. She urges him to listen to what she has to say without interrupting because it is quite complicated for her to convey the details of the situation. She met the friend at a party, had a drink with him, and got carried away in the moment, feeling lonely. The song's lyrics show that Cherish's intentions for telling her man were to come clean and avoid keeping secrets, hence the line, "I gotta let this out before he do."
The chorus echoes her nostalgia for the past and how she wishes things would have played out differently. "Before you were my man, I was chillin' with this guy, little did I know that he'd know you." She knew she was in the wrong, which explains why she apologizes and tries to explain herself, hoping that her man can understand her reasoning. The song ends with her hoping that the revelation has not affected her relationship with her man.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby take a seat, I got somethin' I wanna say to you,
The singer wants to confess something to the listener.
Before things get crazy, I'm a need to let out the truth.
The singer wants to convey truth before things change.
I wanna tell ya, no, I have to tell ya,
The singer has a compulsion to convey something important to the listener.
I gotta let this out before he do.
The artist wants to be the first to convey her truth, before someone else does.
And before you say a word I'm a need your undivided please.
The artist wants the listener's undivided attention.
Until I'm finished just try not to say a thing.
The listener should wait until the singer has finished talking, before responding.
Oh in a way it's just so complicated to fix my mouth and say these words to you.
The singer finds it hard to state the truth upfront.
See it's not what you're thinking, so don't jump to conclusions,
The artist wants the listener not to assume anything, and wait for the truth to be conveyed.
And it's really not that bad, don't wanna cause confusion.
The artist doesn't want to create confusion by conveying the truth.
Put yourself in my position, just hear me out and listen, understand my condition.
The artist wants the listener to empathize with her situation and listen to her words.
Gotta let you know so here I go...
The singer is ready to convey her truth.
Before you were my man, I was chillin' with this guy,
The artist had a relationship with another man before the listener became her man.
Before you were my man, little did I know that he'd know you,
The singer wasn't aware of her previous man's connection to the listener, before they started dating.
You should understand and know the circumstance
The listener should understand the situation and consider the circumstance.
Didn't know he was your friend, before you were my man
The singer wasn't aware that her previous man was the listener's friend, before she became the listener's girlfriend.
Now that I confessed, I should explain myself, it lasted for so long
The artist wants to give an explanation for her past relationship which lasted for a long time.
Swear that it was nothing else, just take a minute to, take it all in
The artist promises that there was nothing else to her past relationship, and wants the listener to process the information.
Even though it's hard for you to do
The singer understands that accepting the truth is difficult.
I can tell that you're upset, by the look you have upon your face
The singer can tell that the listener is upset by their expression.
Let me apologize, for taking so long to say
The artist wants to apologize for not conveying the truth earlier.
That your his friend, huh, he was my man
The artist wants to convey the fact that her previous man and the listener are friends, and it was not something she knew when they started dating.
I know it's hard for you to understand
The artist realizes that the listener may have trouble comprehending the situation.
Yeah I know, it's crazy
The singer recognizes the craziness of the situation.
Now when we come around, you think about what went down
The listener thinks about what happened whenever the couple is around.
You should have known, cause when we'd come through, I would up and leave the room, avoiding the truth.
The singer avoids the truth when she's around the listener, implying that maybe the listener should have known.
My man, My man, My man
The singer is referencing her current man, the listener.
It's crazy that I have to tell you this right here.
The situation isn't ideal for the singer to be conveying the truth.
But it starts to get obvious when he came around
The artist is implying that the truth started getting inescapable once the listener and her previous man met.
I'm glad I got this off my chest.
The artist is glad that the truth is out.
And I hope it doesn't change anything between us.
The singer doesn't want their relationship to change after the truth is out.
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