At the age of sixteen, Esthero moved from small town Harriston, Ontario on her own to Toronto, where she began singing at open-mic nights, a journey that in 1997 led to a meeting with the president of EMI Publishing Canada, whom she charmed so well during their first meeting that without hearing her sing a single note he was moved to set up and finance recording sessions with Doc, a guitarist and studio engineer. Their debut album, Breath from Another, was released to critical acclaim in 1998 and is widely seen as one of the more accessible albums of the trip-hop genre.
Though she remained active following the moderate success of the debut album, featuring on tracks by such artists as Nelly Furtado and The Black Eyed Peas, it would take over 7 years for a proper follow-up to be released (due to a confluence of factors that included a lengthy creative process, the closure of the WORK record label and marketing delays) in the form of 2005's Wikked Lil Grrrls, an album that crossed genre boundaries with its heavy debt to jazz and hip-hop. The album was preceded in 2004 by a pair of EPs, The O.G. Bitch Remixes (with the title song reaching Number 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart) and We R In Need of a Musical Revolution, which served as a preview of the full length album.
After the release of Wikked Lil Grrrls, Esthero devoted an increasing amount of time to songwriting and production, with her work featuring on albums by Brandy and Kanye West (most prominently on West's single Love Lockdown).
2012 saw the release of Esthero's third full-length album, Everything is Expensive (Universal Music Canada), preceded by the release of Never Gonna Let You Go as the lead single and video. The album was partially funded through a campaign on PledgeMusic in which backers could choose from exclusives such as artwork by the singer. Everything is Expensive debuted on Billboard's Heatseeker chart at #13.
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Anywayz
Esthero Lyrics
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Maybe you could get me out of this place
This cold room
This cold house
These cold eyes
This cold heart
Anyways
Maybe you could get me out of this place
(All the things I wish I was, I see I see in you, I do)
I bet you know just how to touch me
To see in me
Slide the hand to free me
Oh, to see in me
I bet you know just how to touch me
To see in me
Slide the hand to frame me
Oh, to see in me
Anyways
Maybe you could get me out of this place (I'd be yours)
Maybe you could get me out of this place
(All I wanted, yeah, this cold this cold heart)
The lyrics to Esthero's song "Anywayz" convey a sense of isolation, loneliness, and yearning for connection. The repetition of "This cold room, this cold house, these cold eyes, this cold heart" emphasize the singer's emotional distance and detachment from the world around them. The singer's desire for escape is captured in the refrain "Maybe you could get me out of this place." The ambiguity of "you" leaves open the possibility that the singer is addressing a lover or a friend or even an idealized version of themselves.
The lyric "All the things I wish I was, I see I see in you, I do" hints at the singer's sense of inadequacy and the ways in which they hope to be rescued or completed by the other person. The lines "I bet you know just how to touch me, to see in me, slide the hand to free me" suggest that the singer perceives the other person as having the power to understand and unlock their true self. The repetition of "to see in me" and "oh, to see in me" underscores the singer's longing to be seen and known by someone else.
Overall, "Anywayz" is a poignant and vulnerable exploration of human connection, vulnerability, and the longing to be seen and understood.
Line by Line Meaning
Anyways
Despite the situation, I still have hope that you can help me
Maybe you could get me out of this place
I want you to rescue me from my current environment
This cold room
A place where I'm uncomfortable and unhappy
This cold house
A space that doesn't feel like a loving or warm home
These cold eyes
I feel unloved and unwanted by those around me
This cold heart
I've been hurt so much that I don't feel like I can love or trust anyone
(All the things I wish I was, I see I see in you, I do)
I see qualities in you that I wish I had in myself
I bet you know just how to touch me
I trust that you know how to make me feel loved and comforted
To see in me
You understand me and see who I really am
Slide the hand to free me
I need you to help me break free from this unhappy situation
Oh, to see in me
To truly understand me and see who I am
Slide the hand to frame me
You have the power to help me create a better life and a new perspective
(I'd be yours)
If you can help me, I'll be loyal and grateful to you
(All I wanted, yeah, this cold this cold heart)
All I wanted was to feel warm and loved, but instead I've been hurt and feel emotionally cold
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Esthero, Martin Daniel Mc Kinney
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