Afterwards she retired (temporarily) from music business to give birth to a baby girl in March 2001. While bringing up her daughter Teja, Jamelia made plans for a comeback and in 2003 her sophomore album Thank You was released. The album went top 5 in the UK and sold over half a million copies. It featured her fifth top 40 hit, "Superstar", a cover of Danish singer Christine Milton's song, which gave her international success in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The single shot to #1 in Australia and was certified "platinum". Follow up single “Thank You” went to number 2 in the UK and the track “See It In A Boy’s Eyes” which was co-written with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin also entered the top 5.
That year Jamelia won a record breaking three MOBO awards, winning all of the awards that she was nominated for and she was also one of the nominees for the Mercury Music Prize which celebrates the best of British music.
In the autumn of 2004 she also was asked to contribute to the Band Aid 20 single "Do They Know It's Christmas?". She had a big role in the song, singing with fellow British singer Will Young. She also recorded the theme song for the second Bridget Jones movie, a cover of Sam Brown’s song “Stop”. Like her previous songs this also went top 10.
Her third album, "Walk With Me" is out in the shops now, and features the hit singles "Something About You" and "Beware Of The Dog", which samples 'Personal Jesus' by Depeche Mode.
ANTIDOTE
Jamelia Lyrics
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If you ever feel like you need,
Someone to be your antidote to lonely,
I'd be quicker than you'd imagine me,
Let me deal wid lonely
Verse 1:
Oh lonely don't love you, baby but I do
Not in the way you know I would,
You don't have to entertain lonely
It's getting what it wants when your not with me,
Never let that lonely capture you,
Always know that I'm here for you.
Chorus x2
Verse 2:
Lonely don't want you happy,
Lonely don't want you next to me,
Lonely doesn't wanna make a compromise,
Lonely's never going to apologise.
For getting you down, for letting you down,
I could never be like lonely no,
I care too much for my baby,
Never forget that you can call on me.
Chorus x2
Middle Eight:
It could be me and you, we can do whatever,
Leave lonely out in the cold,
We can just love, love, love
It could be so full on, everything we want,
Close the door on lonely,
We can just love, love, love cos...
Chorus x2
Ad lib
Jamelia's song "Antidote" revolves around the idea of loneliness and how one can defeat it. The chorus suggests that Jamelia can be the antidote for someone's loneliness and that she can help deal with it. She assures the listener that she can alleviate loneliness quickly and efficiently. In verse one, Jamelia states that loneliness cannot love them in the way she can. She asserts that she can make them feel good and that they do not have to entertain loneliness. Jamelia highlights that loneliness can get what it wants when the listener is not with her. She wants the listener to know that they should never let loneliness capture them and that she is always there for them.
In verse two, Jamelia emphasizes that loneliness does not want the listener to be happy, and it doesn't want them to be next to her. She suggests that loneliness does not want to make a compromise and will not apologize. She reassures the listener that she could never be like loneliness because she cares too much for her baby. Jamelia urges the listener never to forget that they can call on her. In the middle eight, Jamelia suggests that the listener and she can conquer loneliness by being together. They can close the door on loneliness and indulge in love. The song concludes with the chorus reassuring the listener that Jamelia can be their antidote to lonely.
Line by Line Meaning
If you ever feel like you need,
When you feel lonely and in need of someone's company,
Someone to be your antidote to lonely,
Someone to cure you of loneliness,
I'd be quicker than you'd imagine me,
I'd be there for you sooner than you think,
Let me deal wid lonely
Let me take care of your loneliness
Oh lonely don't love you, baby but I do
Loneliness doesn't love you, but I love you,
Lonely don't wanna make you feel good
Loneliness doesn't care about your happiness,
Not in the way you know I would,
Not like how I would make you happy,
You don't have to entertain lonely
You don't have to keep loneliness company,
It's getting what it wants when your not with me,
It's taking control over you whenever you're alone,
Never let that lonely capture you,
Don't let loneliness take control of you,
Always know that I'm here for you.
Always remember that I'll be there for you.
Lonely don't want you happy,
Loneliness doesn't want you to be happy,
Lonely don't want you next to me,
Loneliness doesn't want you to be near me,
Lonely doesn't wanna make a compromise,
Loneliness refuses to reach a settlement with you,
Lonely's never going to apologise.
Loneliness will never apologize for causing you pain.
For getting you down, for letting you down,
For making you feel low, for disappointing you,
I could never be like lonely no,
I could never be like loneliness,
I care too much for my baby,
I care too much for you,
Never forget that you can call on me.
Always remember that you can reach out to me.
It could be me and you, we can do whatever,
It could be us together doing anything we want,
Leave lonely out in the cold,
Let's leave loneliness behind,
We can just love, love, love
We can simply love each other,
It could be so full on, everything we want,
It could be intense, fulfilling all that we desire,
Close the door on lonely,
Shut the door on loneliness,
We can just love, love, love cos...
We can just love because...
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLIN EMMANUEL, JAMELIA DAVIS
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