-Jasmine Trias
Jasmine Trias has become one of more than a dozen former American Idol competitors to use the immensely popular show as a springboard to a recording career. During her time on the show, her popularity grew into a cult-like phenomenon as she won fans, not only in her native U.S., but the entire world over.
During the heat of the competition, the Internet played host to hundreds of fan-produced sites in a multitude of languages. In her ancestral homeland of the Philippines, it seemed like the whole nation was experiencing "Jasmania," as headlines in the capital's newspaper declared "Everybody Wants Jasmine."
Since 2004, Jasmine has been busy getting her solo recording career off the ground. While she has been visible through fast-food chain promos and the release of her debut album in 2005, it seems that Jasmania has cooled somewhat since she was a finalist on America's widely popular singing competition. Her album and singles have failed to make much of an impact in the all-important U.S. market, although she's still a sensation in the Philippines.
Jasmine's still got plenty of time to develop her career as a recording artist, and she's also taken the leap into acting. But that's still not enough for the energetic entertainer, who hopes to build, in her own words, "an empire." Her ambitions also include starting other businesses, such as lines of clothing and fragrances, a beauty salon, as well as a Filipino restaurant.
Biography:
Jasmine Soriano Trias was born on November 3, 1986, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up in Mililani, a suburb in Central Oahu. She began voice training at the Performing Artist Academy of Hawaii when she was 8, took a break from formal instruction a couple of years later, and then returned to the Academy when she was 14. That same year, she represented her school in a state-wide singing contest, the Brown Bags to Stardom competition. She won that contest and went on to win the 2003 Road to Fame talent competition for youth.
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In the winter of 2004, Trias was selected as one of the top 32 contestants for the third season of FOX's American Idol. On March 17, she found herself amongst the final 12 contestants and debuted with the Natalie Cole hit "Inseparable."
Over the course of the next two months, she became one of the season's more popular competitors, generally impressing the trio of judges, and making the cut week after week. The Jasmania phenomenon was not only brewing stateside, but the world over, in places as far away as Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, and Germany.
In more than a dozen foreign countries on at least four continents, hundreds of websites promoting Jasmine's talents as a song interpreter popped up on the Internet during her tenure with the show, many in languages other than English. During the height of Jasmania in April 2004, the headline in The Manila Times (a widely read newspaper in her ancestral homeland of the Philippines) declared: "Everybody Wants Jasmine."
On May 19, Trias was voted off the show, finishing in third place after first runner-up Diana DeGarmo and the season's winner, Fantasia Barrino. Hawaii's Lieutenant Governor declared the following day Jasmine Trias Day for the entire state, while the city and county of Honolulu continued the celebration on May 21. Amid the hoopla, Trias graduated from Maryknoll School in June. She received a scholarship to attend Hawaii Pacific University, with initial plans to study nursing. Those plans were put on hold, as she decided to put her energies into her career as an entertainer.
jasmine trias releases her first album:
Trias hit the road with the other third-season American Idol finalists for a 2004 summer tour, which culminated in three sold-out shows at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu that September. She also received several endorsement deals in Hawaii and the Philippines. This included the release of a promo CD single for McDonald's in the Pacific nation titled "Love Ko 'To" -- a local translation of the restaurant's slogan "I'm Loving It."
In February 2005, an exclusive CD single titled "Flying Home" was made available as a promotional track through Hawaiian Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants. She signed a recording deal with ClockWork Entertainment; her self-titled debut album was released in the U.S. in July 2005. The 14 tracks showcased Trias as a pop-oriented R&B vocalist, but failed to make much of a dent on the charts stateside. It climbed to No. 11 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers Chart and to No. 1 on the New Artist Albums (Pacific) chart, but failed to rank in the Top 200 listings.
Jasmine Trias was issued on Universal Records on September 1, 2005 in the Philippines, where the single "Excuses" became a No. 1 hit. The Asian release contained bonus tracks sung in Tagalog, a first for Trias.
On September 12, she returned to the Philippines for a well-received week-long tour. While still pursuing a career as a vocalist, the Hawaiian native hopes to also make a splash as an actress.
Excuses
Jasmine Trias Lyrics
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I'll be gone tomorrow
It's too late to apologize
I don't want to beg you to treat me like you need to
It's gonna hurt me but I gotta go
I thought I could change ya
But I really had to check myself
I can't seem to change ya and I'm just going through hell
What am I still here for if your heart ain't in it no more
I can't make you love me
Make you want me
Ain't no excuses boy
I'm about to lose it boy
You're leaving me no choice
There's no excuse at all
I can't make you need me
Make you happy
Cause you make excuses boy
I'm about to lose it boy
You're leaving me no choice
And there's no excuse at all
Why you want to play me like I don't know what's going on
Calling you all day and you're not picking up your phone
I don't have the patience to keep on waiting when I know its going nowhere
You promised you would tell me if ever something might've changed
You can keep your word because I know that it's just not the same
So just be a man about it
And tell me if your heart ain't in it no more
I can't make you love me
Make you want me
Ain't no excuses boy
I'm about to lose it boy
You're leaving me no choice
There's no excuse at all
I can't make you need me
Make you happy
Cause you make excuses boy
I'm about to lose it boy
You're leaving me no choice
And there's no excuse at all
I can try to deny and that you're still mine
Say one day that you'll come around
But babe we can get it back
Maybe we'll make it right
But the love we've lost can't be found
And all these excuses that are making so much time that I've wasted
Tomorrow it'll all be over
And all your days will be a little bit colder without me
I can't make you love me
Make you want me
Ain't no excuses boy
I'm about to lose it boy
You're leaving me no choice
There's no excuse at all
Make you need me
Make you happy
Cause you make excuses boy
I'm about to lose it boy
You're leaving me no choice
And there's no excuse at all
In Jasmine Trias's song "Excuses," the singer is breaking free from a relationship where she has tried to change her partner for the better, but to no avail. She realizes that her partner's heart is no longer in the relationship, and she is tired of making excuses for why things aren't working out. The singer is coming to terms with the fact that she cannot force her partner to love or want her, and it's time to move on. She's frustrated with the lack of communication and effort in the relationship, and she's no longer willing to wait for things to change. The lyrics display a sense of empowerment as the singer takes control of her own happiness and decides to leave the relationship for good.
The chorus repeats the phrase "I can't make you" in regards to love, want, need, and happiness. This repetition reinforces the idea that the singer can't control her partner's feelings or actions, and she's no longer willing to try. The lyric "there's no excuse at all" further emphasizes that the partner's behavior is unacceptable and the singer won't tolerate any more excuses. Jasmine Trias's soulful vocals and honest lyrics make "Excuses" a relatable breakup song that captures the frustration and complexity of ending a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
This I gotta tell ya so you can't even act surprised
I need to tell you something that might not surprise you
I'll be gone tomorrow
I'm leaving soon
It's too late to apologize
You can't make it right at this point
I don't want to beg you to treat me like you need to
I shouldn't have to plead with you to treat me well
It's gonna hurt me but I gotta go
Leaving you will be painful for me
I thought I could change ya
I believed I could influence you
But I really had to check myself
I realized I was wrong
I can't seem to change ya and I'm just going through hell
Trying to change you is torture to me
I refuse to do it anymore
I won't continue to try to change you
What am I still here for if your heart ain't in it no more
Why stay if you're not invested in our relationship?
I can't make you love me
I can't force you to love me
Make you want me
I can't make you desire me
Ain't no excuses boy
You have no excuse
I'm about to lose it boy
I'm getting close to losing my patience
You're leaving me no choice
You're not giving me any other options
There's no excuse at all
You have no valid reason
I can't make you need me
I can't make you feel like you need me
Make you happy
I can't make you happy
Cause you make excuses boy
You keep coming up with excuses
Why you want to play me like I don't know what's going on
Why are you trying to deceive me?
Calling you all day and you're not picking up your phone
I've been trying to contact you but you're not answering
I don't have the patience to keep on waiting when I know its going nowhere
I don't want to continue waiting for something that's not going to happen
You promised you would tell me if ever something might've changed
You said you would inform me if anything altered
You can keep your word because I know that it's just not the same
You can keep your promise because things are different now
So just be a man about it
Handle the situation maturely
And tell me if your heart ain't in it no more
If you are not committed, communicate that to me
I can try to deny and that you're still mine
I could deny that you still belong to me
Say one day that you'll come around
Hope that one day you'll realize your mistake
But babe we can get it back
We can recover our relationship
Maybe we'll make it right
Possibly, we can correct things
But the love we've lost can't be found
We can't find the love we've lost
And all these excuses that are making so much time that I've wasted
All the excuses you've made wasted my time
Tomorrow it'll all be over
It will end tomorrow
And all your days will be a little bit colder without me
Your life won't be as warm without me
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