Loren’s debut release of eleven original songs and one cover (Joni Mitchell's "River"), Full Circle, was released in 2006.
Her sophomore album, They Oughta Write a Song (2008), brought to light her life-long love of jazz standards, and subsequently won a national independent music award for best vocal jazz album, and soon after received distribution in Asia by JVC/Victor Entertainment and in North America by Justin Time Records.
Her holiday album with pianist Matt Treder, Many Times, Many Ways: a Holiday Collection, also recorded in 2008, was first released in limited edition, then followed with worldwide distribution in 2011.
Her fourth CD, the live album Stages (2010), was met with critical praise, including being named as an Editor’s Pick at CD Baby and “best live album of the year” at Wildy’s World.
After Dark followed in 2010, with the Loren original Thirsty winning the Independent Music Awards’ Vox Pop poll for best jazz song of the year.
The concoction of jazz standards, re-imagined pop classics, and originals that made up 2012’s Heart First was honored by Japan’s Jazz Critique magazine as the "best vocal jazz album of 2011". Fly Me to the Moon, a bonus track, spent three weeks at No. 1 on the iTunes Japan jazz chart. It was among the top 10 jazz CDs in Hot New Releases at Amazon in the U.S. and Canada, and reached No. 1 on the iTunes Canada jazz albums chart.
For the past three years she has traveled the world with the members of her original band, including Canada, across the U.S., Japan, Italy, China, Hong Kong, and South Korea, and include big band/symphonic performances with the Jazz Orchestra of Sicily, the Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra in Oregon, and the Monroe Symphony in Louisiana.
The year 2013 brought Halie Loren’s Simply Love, with three new originals and ten re-imagined classics from contrasting eras of the American songbook. It rose to the top of the Japan charts in pop and jazz even before its June release date, and claimed No. 1 in its first week and by its third week, climbed to No. 1 spot on Billboard Jazz / Japan. Singles included the string-infused original Cuando Bailamos, Carole King’s 1974 B-side hit I Feel the Earth Move, and the title track, which Loren co-wrote with Benita Hill.
Simply Love was released in the U.S. and Canada by Justin Time Records on Sept. 10, 2013, entering iTunes Canada as #1 jazz album. She and her band are touring the US and other parts of the world in support of the album.
Full circle
Halie Loren Lyrics
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It feels good to turn it all around on you
To not be the one who's falling down onto
The scattered, jagged shards of a broken heart
It's my turn to scar you
It's my turn to twist the knife a little more
To walk out as you lie bleeding on the floor
Thanks to you
Here's to you
You knew-you wouldn't always get away with it
You knew-all things come around someday
Full Circle
I used to believe you
I used to believe in a lot of things
Like trust and faith and love and loyalty
Now I'm cold and cynical-just like you
You've sown so many seeds
This time I'll see you reap
You knew-you wouldn't always get away with it
You knew-all things come around someday
Full Circle
I won't be just another slave
To your cruel, sadistic game
You cracked me once, but I won't cave
You can't just throw me
Throw me
Throw me
Away
You knew-you wouldn't always get away with it
You knew-all things come around someday
Full Circle
The song "Full Circle" by Halie Loren is a powerful anthem that speaks of revenge and reclaiming power after being hurt in a relationship. The lyrics suggest that the singer had been betrayed and left with a broken heart but is now taking control and inflicting the same pain on the one who had hurt her. The opening lines "It feels good to hurt you, It feels good to turn it all around on you" set the tone for the rest of the song. The song speaks to the idea that getting revenge or payback feels satisfying but also has the potential to create a cycle of hurt and betrayal.
The chorus of the song speaks to the concept of karma, that what goes around comes around, and that ultimately things come full circle. The lyrics "You knew-all things come around someday, Full Circle" suggest that the person who hurt her knew that their actions would catch up to them eventually. The line "I won't be just another slave" speaks to the idea of breaking free from the cycle of hurt and deciding not to let someone else's actions or decisions control one's life. The song is a powerful anthem that speaks to the potential consequences of hurting someone and the power of taking control and not being a victim.
Line by Line Meaning
It feels good to hurt you
I take satisfaction in causing you pain
It feels good to turn it all around on you
I enjoy being in control and making you the victim
To not be the one who's falling down onto
The scattered, jagged shards of a broken heart
I refuse to be hurt by you anymore and will not let you break my heart again
It's my turn to scar you
I have the upper hand now and will make you suffer in the same way that you made me suffer
It's my turn to twist the knife a little more
To walk out as you lie bleeding on the floor
I will inflict even more pain on you and leave you to suffer alone
You'll feel what real "Alone" is-like I did
I want you to experience the same level of loneliness and despair that I felt when you hurt me
Thanks to you
Here's to you
I hold you responsible for my pain and I will make sure you pay for it
You knew-you wouldn't always get away with it
You knew-all things come around someday
Full Circle
You knew that your actions would have consequences and now I am here to make sure that you face them
I used to believe you
I used to believe in a lot of things
Like trust and faith and love and loyalty
Now I'm cold and cynical-just like you
I used to have faith in you and in love, but now I have become jaded and distrustful, just like you
You've sown so many seeds
This time I'll see you reap
You have caused so much pain and suffering to others and now it's time for you to face the consequences of your actions
I won't be just another slave
To your cruel, sadistic game
You cracked me once, but I won't cave
You can't just throw me
Throw me
Throw me
Away
I refuse to be a victim to your manipulative and abusive behavior any longer. You may have hurt me before, but I won't let you do it again.
Contributed by Landon R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.