There is no question about it. Jana Mashonee has a voice. One listen to her… Read Full Bio ↴There is no question about it. Jana Mashonee has a voice. One listen to her performance on her latest recording, "Stay With Me Baby", will tell you that.

Knowing Jana Mashonee and her music is an incredible adventure that is worth the listen.

First signed to Curb Records, her single, Ooh, Baby, Baby was picked as Billboard’s single of the week and went on to become a radio and sales success. More than Life followed, selling over a million copies on its own and as part of numerous compilation albums. A controversial version of Led Zeppelin’s epic, Stairway to Heaven, came next, earning her the honor of being the first Native American to top the Billboard dance charts.

Exploring her cultural roots, Jana then released American Indian Story, a brilliant concept album that garnered her a second GRAMMY nomination. The video for the single, The Enlightened Time, won awards at major film festivals around the world as well as a NAMMY for Best Short Form Music Video. Music from the album is featured on the Discovery Channel’s new hit series, Flying Wild Alaska.

Her first book, American Indian Story – The Adventures of Sha’kona, based on the GRAMMY nominated album of the same was also recently completed. The fantasy filled mystery-adventure is the uplifting story of the young heroine, Sha’kona, and her journey of self-discovery and courage. Fans and critics alike have praised this young adult novel for its characters, magic and message.

Jana continued to pay tribute to her heritage with the exquisite, American Indian Christmas, an extraordinary work featuring ten classic Christmas songs sung in ten different Native American languages accompanied by a full orchestra and traditional Native American instruments. A critical and commercial success beyond her wildest imagination, the album won her another NAMMY award.

A soul-stirring collection steeped in R&B and gospel roots, New Moon Born brought Jana back into the mainstream spotlight. She debuted the featured track, an emotional cover of Sam Cooke’s classic, A Change Is Gonna Come, at the American Indian Inaugural Ball for President Obama. This was her second performance for a First Family. She sang at the First Lady’s Luncheon for Laura Bush. The song went on to win her an eighth Native American Music Award for Song of the Year and the video took the Best Music Video prizes at the prestigious Indie Film Festival and at the American Indian Film Festival. In March of 2012 she was named Best Female Vocalist by the Rockwired Music Awards.

In December 2012 she co-headlined a show with Sarah McLachlan at Carnegie Hall for a magical evening.

With all she has going on and with a tour schedule that has brought her to forty nine of the fifty states as well as overseas, Jana has still found time to give back. Her Jana’s Kids Foundation has been helping Native youth achieve their dreams through its programs and scholarship offerings for almost as long as she has been an artist. In recognition of her efforts, Jana was named 2011 Woman of the Year for her philanthropic work.

Jana can also add acting to her resume. This year Jana’s new movie in which she stars in, "Raptor Ranch", debuts and will be released later in the year. Her songs are featured in Raptor Ranch as well as in Crooked Arrow, another feature movie released in theatres across the country in summer of 2012.

Those are the facts, but to find out who Jana Mashonee really is, give a listen to Stay With Me Baby. That will explain better than any words could ever hope to.

Don't Go
Jana Mashonee Lyrics

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When I look into your eyes
I know something's very wrong about you
I don't want to recognize
That one day there might be life without you

Before you run away
Can't you see things my way
Remember how much I still care

Then when all is said and done
We can make it through this storm inside you

I don't want to have to cry
I just want to put my arms around you
When I think of times gone by
There is no reason why
All the doubts you have in me surround you

Don't go
Even if I ask you to
Please stay
Remind me why I love you
Just say
You want to be together
And we'll weather whatever we face
If that's what it takes

All the promises we made
Gave me something that I could believe in
If the light begins to fade

We can't hide in the shade
Pretending is the same as deceiving

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Jana Mashonee’s song “Don’t Go” are deeply emotional and reflective of the singer’s intense feelings towards their significant other. The song captures a powerful sense of fear and uncertainty, as the singer pleads with their loved one not to leave them. The opening lines of the song, “When I look into your eyes, I know something’s very wrong about you,” immediately sets a tone of suspicion and mistrust. The singer is worried that their partner may be planning to end the relationship, and this fear is compounded by the fact that they fear being left alone: “I don’t want to recognize that one day there might be life without you.”

Despite their fear, the singer tries to reconcile with their loved one by asking them to stay and work through their problems together. The chorus is an earnest plea for their partner to remain committed to their relationship and to weather any challenges that may come their way. “Don’t go, even if I ask you to. Please stay, remind me why I love you,” they implore. The singer believes that they can make it through their stormy times as long as they have each other.

The second half of the song emphasizes the importance of trust and honesty in a relationship. The singer reminds their partner of the promises they made to each other and how those commitments gave them something to believe in. They caution against pretending everything is okay when it is not, as this would essentially amount to deceiving one another. In the end, the message of the song is one of hope and resilience in the face of uncertainty.

Line by Line Meaning

When I look into your eyes
As I gaze at you, I sense that something is not right with you.

I know something's very wrong about you
I'm confident something is awry with you.

I don't want to recognize
I don't want to accept the fact.

That one day there might be life without you
I dread the day when you may no longer be a part of my life.

Before you run away
Prior to your departure.

Can't you see things my way
Can't you view things through my perspective?

Remember how much I still care
Recall the degree of concern I still have for you.

Then when all is said and done
After all is considered and accomplished.

We can make it through this storm inside you
We can brave the tempest within you.

I don't want to have to cry
I don't wish to shed tears.

I just want to put my arms around you
I just want to embrace you.