With a slate of singles permeating radio and the Jamaican music charts including Giving It and Jamaican Girls, Christopher created history when he became the first Digicel Rising Stars alumni to score a hit single on any chart in Jamaica.
‘It has been a wonderful journey so far, filled with new and promising encounters. It is also challenging but I love what I am doing, so it makes that much easier’, Christopher remarked when asked about the journey from being an unknown to a popular personality.
Christopher’s growth as an artiste and an individual ever since he shot onto the scene in 2005 is quite evident. His vocal chops have improved drastically, he is now under the guidance of the Big Yard label which is one of the most prolific musical entities in Jamaica, and he has gained a lot of respect from his peers.
‘I’ve grown tremendously and I am more confident in my performance. My voice also seems more richer and I know exactly what it is I am capable of. I think I have gained the respect from others, due to the amount of work that I have been putting in’, said Martin.
Martin was born on Valentine’s Day in 1987 to parents Cleveland and Maxine Martin. He attended the Watermount All-Age School and later the St. Jago High School. It was during his high school years that his love for the dramatic arts and sports developed. He participated in various sporting activities including football and he even participated in the School’s Drama Festival where he was awarded the best actor award in 2003. That same year he was named Mr. St. Jago High and he also earned the sectional prize for Most Talented.
Additionally, Martin has won numerous awards for singing, throughout his high school years. In 2005, he was awarded the Gold Medal in the Jamaica National Skills competition in singing.
Christopher graduated from St. Jago High school in 2003. After winning the Digicel Rising Stars competition, Martin participated in Digicel’s Christmas promotions in 2005. His debut single Love is all We Need formed part of the promotional campaign.
Martin’s subsequent releases included Conscience, Christmas in Jamdown featuring the Katalys Crew, My Love for You, Take My Wings, Tonight, Giving It, and Jamaican Girls. He has worked with a number of top producers in the reggae/dancehall arena including Robert Livingston (Big Yard), Arif Cooper, Shane Brown and Christopher Birch.
He has performed on a number of stage shows, events, functions and entertainment events across Jamaica and even overseas. One of his major accomplishments in 2006 was signing a contract with Blue Cross of Jamaica. He will make appearances on the behalf of the company until June 2006. Martin’s parents have been the source of his motivation to pursue his musical ambitions. ‘My parents and my peers at school really motivated me. They always said that I would be a star’, he said. He said his main objective is to bring the music and his interpretation of the music to farther heights. ‘I want every household across the world to know and love my music and where I come from’, Martin added.
Martin is presently studying Business Management and Accounting at the University of Technology (UTECH) in Jamaica. His lifelong goal is to become an entrepreneur.
Martin lists singing, reading, socializing and baking among his hobbies. His website which can be seen by logging on to www.chrismartin.com.jm is up and running. His fans can interact with him via that medium. Very soon, a fan club will be officially launched where fans can get closer to him.
Too Big
Christopher Martin Lyrics
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Since you've being gone
I think it's grown it no fit no other girl
But to mate still look the same
Cause nothing change no
It's the same size you us to sit on
It's the same size you us to lay on and play on
Nothing change
It's the same size that fit you right
But it looks too big and it feels too big
Ma bed too big, my bed is too big without you
Feels like am swimming in a ocean all alone
Feels like am wondering and mountain space
Dying to come back home
Lonely nights you know mi cyan sleep right
Pillow them tough like stone
So mi need you fi come back beside mi girl
No meck mi ball over this phone
Another girl is on it now with the space don't tight hi nuff
And it don't feel as warm an plus the edges don't feel the same
And six out a ten time mi call are by yo name
Girl a wa you do to mi
Tell mi the name a the spell wa yo cost on mi
A no tie yo tie mi caw yo cyan cook
Baby tell mi wa yo do
Baby I should just throw this bed away
Without you
I don't think am gonna sleep here another day
Without you
Am a mess and I don't wanna stay this way
So won't you, won't you
Come back home today
The song "Too Big" by Christopher Martin is a heartfelt plea to a lost love to return. The lyrics revolve around the singer telling the girl that everything at home seems to have changed with her absence, except for his bed which still remains the same size - the same size she used to sit, lie and play on. He asks her to return to him as he feels incomplete without her. The lyrics are quite emotional and convey a sense of heartbreak and loneliness.
The singer talks about how he feels lonely and lost without his partner, and how he is unable to sleep properly without her. His bed, which was once shared by the two of them, now feels too big and empty without her. He talks about how another girl is now occupying the space, but it just doesn't feel right. He admits to calling out her name during intimate moments, lamenting the spell she has put him under.
Overall, the song is an emotional and heartfelt plea to a lost lover - asking them to return to fill the emptiness and the void left behind.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby girl you know I godda tell you this
I have to tell you something, my love
Since you've being gone
Since you left
I think it's grown it no fit no other girl
My love, you are the only one I want because nothing else fits me the same way as you do
But to mate still look the same
But it still looks the same on the outside
Cause nothing change no
Because nothing has changed
It's the same size you us to sit on
It's the same size that comfortably fit us both
It's the same size you us to lay on and play on
It's the same size we used to lie on and play on
Come back for it baby
Come back to me, my love
It's the same size that fit you right
It's the same size that fit you perfectly
But it looks too big and it feels too big
But without you it looks and feels too big for me
Ma bed too big, my bed is too big without you
My bed is too big for me to sleep in without you
Feels like am swimming in a ocean all alone
It feels like I am alone in a vast ocean
Feels like am wondering and mountain space
It feels like I am wandering in a vast mountain space
Dying to come back home
I am longing to come back home
Lonely nights you know mi cyan sleep right
I can't sleep right on these lonely nights
Pillow them tough like stone
My pillows are as hard as stones
So mi need you fi come back beside mi girl
I need you to come back beside me, my love
No meck mi ball over this phone
Don't let me cry over the phone
Another girl is on it now with the space don't tight hi nuff
Another girl is now in my bed, but it doesn't feel right
And it don't feel as warm an plus the edges don't feel the same
It doesn't feel as warm, and the edges don't feel the same as they did with you
And six out a ten time mi call are by yo name
Six out of ten times I call out your name
Girl a wa you do to mi
What have you done to me, my love?
Tell mi the name a the spell wa yo cost on mi
Tell me the name of the spell you've cast on me
A no tie yo tie mi caw yo cyan cook
It's not because you can't cook
Baby tell mi wa yo do
Tell me what you've done, my love
Baby I should just throw this bed away
My love, I should just throw this bed away
Without you
Without you here with me
I don't think am gonna sleep here another day
I don't think I can sleep in this bed another day without you
Am a mess and I don't wanna stay this way
I am a mess and I don't want to feel this way anymore
So won't you, won't you
So won't you, my love
Come back home today
Come back home to me today
Contributed by Julian S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Dianne Samuels
on Just Like You (Daddy a Mi General)
Verse1 - and not just Father's day alone
Chorus1 - mi never ever see yu diss my mommy
Chorus2 - Hug up and squeeze and caress my mommy
Vers2 - Genius bad yah dan
Robert SE
on Look On My Face
I love dis tune!.." Don't judge it by the look on my face"