Hilary Mwelwa was born in Lusaka, Zambia and moved to London with her famil… Read Full Bio ↴Hilary Mwelwa was born in Lusaka, Zambia and moved to London with her family at age five. As a child, she adopted her father's love of traditional Zambian music along with such American R and B/soul icons as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. As a graduate of London's Westminster University, Hilary had early ambitions to go into the science field and earned a degree in biological sciences. She shares, While I was in school studying sciences, I started to explore my musical interests and I decided that I wanted to pursue music more seriously. I took a year off from school and during this time I recorded my first demo. I have never had formal music training but I was brought up on a diet of soul, R and B, Gospel and pop music from an early age. Luckily for us Hilary Mwelwa's path has led her to follow her heart and her music. She concludes, I could have pursued a nice comfortable career path but music is where my heart is. I do believe that everything you do in life leads you to your ultimate destiny. My personal motto is live life to the fullest and to spend your time doing what you love. You have to enjoy each day as if it were your last.

Im a fan of good music. The kind that hits you in the heart, mind and soul! says Hilary Mwelwa, the next British R and B phenomenon destined to win over American R and B and soul devotees. USA Today declares, Mwelwa's vocals are always enticing while Vibe Magazine heralds Mwelwa's rich, velvety voice warms the inside like a spot of tea. The 20-something year-old chanteuse along with her musical partner Victor Redwood-Sawyerr (co-founder of the award-winning hip hop group Blak Twang), make up Hil St. Soul, one of the hottest groups to emerge from London's underground music scene in recent years. Hil St. Soul has toured with such individual artists as Macy Gray, Angie Stone and D'Angelo.

I've Got Me
Hil St. Soul Lyrics

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Somebody's got it down in they hands
but I can fell it all over me
I got it and I can fell it all over me
Somebody's got it down in they feet but I can feel it all over me
I got it and I can feel it all over me

There was a time in my life when my heart wasn't right
I had no peace and I had no joy so I decided to call on the Lord

He washed me y'all in His precious blood
Filled me with His spirit and His love
And since that day I know I been changed
Now I'm walking in Jesus name

Nobody but Jesus Christ can take my wrong and make it right
See I'm bound in sin but now I'm free
Been born again I got the victory
The things I use to do I don't do no more
Places I use to go I don't go no more

My heart is fixed my minds made up
I'm living for Jesus until He comes

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hil St. Soul's song "I've Got Me" are about the transformative power of faith and the peace and joy that comes with it. The song is about finding salvation, and the sense of liberation that can bring, particularly in the context of Christianity. The song speaks to the idea that the Christian faith can help people overcome their struggles and find a new sense of purpose and direction.

The song opens with the lines, "Somebody's got it down in they hands, but I can feel it all over me." This suggests that there is something powerful and transformative at work, something that the singer can feel all around them. The repetition of the lines "I got it and I can feel it all over me" reinforces this sense of something powerful and all-encompassing.

The second half of the song is more explicit about what the "it" is that the singer is feeling. It's the sense of being "born again" and finding a new sense of purpose, after struggling with sin and feeling lost. The song talks about being "washed...in His precious blood," a reference to the Christian belief that Jesus Christ died for our sins and his sacrifice washes them away. The song emphasizes that this transformation is only possible through faith in Jesus Christ.

Overall, "I've Got Me" is a powerful song about faith, transformation, and finding a sense of purpose in life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Line by Line Meaning

Somebody's got it down in they hands
Someone might think they have it all figured out

but I can feel it all over me
But I have experienced and am living it every day

I got it and I can feel it all over me
I have found what I need and it encompasses my whole being

Somebody's got it down in they feet but I can feel it all over me
Others may think they have it all together, but I know I truly have what I need

There was a time in my life when my heart wasn't right
I was once lost and troubled

I had no peace and I had no joy so I decided to call on the Lord
I was desperate for a change and turned to God for help

He washed me y'all in His precious blood
Through His sacrifice, Jesus cleansed and redeemed me

Filled me with His spirit and His love
The Holy Spirit now lives in me and I am filled with God's love

And since that day I know I been changed
My life has been transformed since I accepted Jesus

Now I'm walking in Jesus name
I am living my life in accordance with Jesus' teachings

Nobody but Jesus Christ can take my wrong and make it right
Only Jesus has the power to forgive and redeem my sins

See I'm bound in sin but now I'm free
I was once a slave to sin, but now I am free because of Jesus

Been born again I got the victory
I have been reborn and now have the ultimate victory, eternal life

The things I use to do I don't do no more
I no longer engage in my past sinful behavior

Places I use to go I don't go no more
I no longer visit the places that tempted me to sin

My heart is fixed my minds made up
I am steadfast in my faith and committed to living for God

I'm living for Jesus until He comes
I will continue to live my life for Jesus until His return

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TRECINA ATKINS-CAMPBELL, TEDDY CAMPBELL, WARRYN CAMPBELL, JOHN SMITH, NISAN STEWART

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