Born in Chicago, Illinois, Jones' upbringing was rough. He struggled between wanting to be a musician and to be a member of a street gang. After a brush with death, Jones left the gang and focused on a music career forming the group Porscha. However, Jones was gaining notice as a writer penning songs for established R&B acts such as Usher, producing the singer's 1995 hit, "Think of You", 702's "Get It Together" and also wrote for groups such as Brownstone and Silk.
In 1996, he signed with LaFace Records and released his debut album, My Heart, which included his hit cover of Stevie Wonder's 1976 ballad "Knocks Me Off My Feet". It wasn't until 1999 however that Jones began to establish himself as a R&B hit maker with the album, Where I Wanna Be. The album yielded the number-one hits such as "U Know What's Up", which featured TLC member Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes and the title track. Other hits included "Shorty (Got Her Eyes on Me)" and "This Luv".
In 2002, Jones released the gold-selling Life Goes On album, which featured the hits, "You Know That I Love You" and "Put Me Down" featuring Styles P.. Four years later, he released his fourth album, Journey of a Gemini, which featured the Tim & Bob hit, "I'm Gonna Be", which became a big hit on Urban AC. Jones is currently writing songs for Usher, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey on their upcoming albums.
still
Donell Jones Lyrics
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What's going on
Yeah, uh, what
What's going on
Seemed like everything was cool
Until you came home yesterday (What's going on)
And girl, you know I ain't nobody's fool
And I can't believe after all that we've been through
You still think you can hide from me, yeah (What's going on)
See I know something's wrong with me and you
This ain't the way true love's suppose to be
Are you still feeling me
[Chorus]
Am I still the one you love
Why does it seem like something's changed
With you and me
Oh how I wish things were the way they used to be
I need to know if you still believe
Do you still believe in love
Is this really what you want
Is there somewhere else you'd rather be (What's going on)
Oh girl, why can't you just tell me the truth
Instead of playing all these games with me
Are you still feeling me (What's going on)
[Chorus: x2]
What, uh, what
What's going on
Oh, oh, oh
[Chorus: x2]
Can we get back to the loving
Can we get back to the loving
Yeah, yeah, yeah
What's going on
Oh, oh, oh
The lyrics to Donell Jones's song "Still" are about a relationship that is not working out. The singer seems confused and hurt about why their partner is treating them this way. The pre-chorus states that everything seemed to be okay until the partner came home the previous day. The singer expresses their frustration with their partner's behavior towards them in the line "And girl, you know I ain't nobody's fool / Yet you insist on treating me this way." They also mention that they feel their partner is hiding something from them, and they are aware that something is wrong with their relationship.
In the chorus, the singer poses the question of whether they are still the one their partner loves. They sense a change in their relationship but want to know if there is still belief in love between them. The second verse asks if their partner wants this relationship or if they would rather be somewhere else. The singer wants the truth instead of being played with. The song ends with the plea for the couple to get back to the loving and the confusion of the singer of what is going on in the relationship.
Overall, the song conveys a feeling of confusion, uncertainty, and hurt. The singer wants to know the truth about where their partner stands in their relationship, and they seem unsure of what the future holds for them.
Line by Line Meaning
Seemed like everything was cool Until you came home yesterday (What's going on)
I thought everything was going well until you came home yesterday and now I'm wondering what's wrong
And girl, you know I ain't nobody's fool Yet you insist on treating me this way (What's going on)
Even though I'm not foolish, you keep treating me poorly and I want to know why
And I can't believe after all that we've been through You still think you can hide from me, yeah (What's going on)
After all we've been through, I can't believe you're still trying to hide things from me
See I know something's wrong with me and you This ain't the way true love's suppose to be Are you still feeling me
I can tell something's not right between us and it's not how love should be, do you still feel the same way about me?
[Chorus] Am I still the one you love Why does it seem like something's changed With you and me Oh how I wish things were the way they used to be I need to know if you still believe Do you still believe in love
I'm wondering if you still love me like before or if something's changed between us, I miss how things used to be and I want to know if you still believe in love
Is this really what you want Is there somewhere else you'd rather be (What's going on) Oh girl, why can't you just tell me the truth Instead of playing all these games with me Are you still feeling me (What's going on)
I want to know if this is really what you want or if there's somewhere else you'd rather be, why can't you just be honest with me instead of playing games, do you still feel the same way about me?
[Chorus: x2]
Same as before
Can we get back to the loving Can we get back to the loving Yeah, yeah, yeah What's going on Oh, oh, oh
Can we go back to how things were before, let's work out our issues and get back to loving each other
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: ANDRE CHRISTOPHER LYON, MARCELLO VALENZANO, REMY KIONI SMITH
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