The oldest of three children born to a Canadian father and Jamaican mother,… Read Full Bio ↴The oldest of three children born to a Canadian father and Jamaican mother, Kreesha was raised in Edmonton, a city of about 1 million in the province of Alberta. Kreesha expressed her love of music through dance and performed modern, tap, jazz, hip-hop and African.

In 2005, she won a talent search contest sponsored by Edmonton radio station 91.7 FM The Bounce and was given the chance to record four tracks with Vancouver-based writers/producers Hipjoint. One of those songs, "Bounce With Me," became a radio hit and attracted the attention of urban music manager Chris Smith (Nelly Furtado, Tamia).

On her debut album Passion, Kreesha collaborated with some of the best in the business including Grammy Award-winning songwriter Harold Lilly (Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson), producer Devo Springsteen, another Grammy winner (John Legend, Aretha Franklin) and Toronto-based songwriter and producer Jon Levine (Philosopher Kings, Nelly Furtado).

Black Magic
Kreesha Turner Lyrics

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She put a curse on you
To make you do the things you do
Now I know the truth

You said, I was your one and only light
Then you left me lonely now
I know that it's not you
it's not you

it's not you

it was only

Chorus:
black magic
black magic
she put a spell on you
black magic
black magic
some kind of strange voodoo

I feel the needles ???
and deep down I'm hurting ?babe??
you won't see the bruise
the promise that you made forever then
it was forever and when
the ??ington??? broken
the vows that were spoken
we've all been involved in

Chorus

oooo

Chorus

Now I don't recognize
the person behind your eyes
you say it's all your fault

you can call it a lapse or reason
painness? on a change of season
but I think I know what it's called
I call it

Chorus

oooo

Chorus

~(can't hear all the words right but it's a start)

Overall Meaning

In Kreesha Turner's song "Black Magic," the singer reveals that her significant other has been acting out of character and hurting her. She comes to realize that it's not his fault, but rather the result of a curse put on him by another woman, who used black magic to control him. The singer feels the physical and emotional pain of this situation and recognizes the broken promises and vows that were made. She doesn't recognize the person behind her partner's eyes anymore and understands that the strange behavior is due to the effects of black magic.

The lyrics reveal a sense of helplessness on behalf of the singer, who is unable to free her partner from the curse or rid herself of the pain caused by it. The lyrics also suggest a belief in the power of black magic and the idea that it can control the actions of individuals.

Interestingly, the song's music video features the singer as a witch, performing various black magic rituals and dances, suggesting a connection between the singer's experience in the song and the imagery of the video.

Line by Line Meaning

She put a curse on you
She used black magic to control you

To make you do the things you do
She made you do things that are out of your character

Now I know the truth
I have discovered what really happened

You said, I was your one and only light
You promised that I was the only one you loved

Then you left me lonely now
You abandoned me and I felt alone

I know that it's not you
I understand that your behavior wasn't your true self

it's not you
Your actions were influenced by black magic

it was only
The cause was

black magic
The use of dark powers

she put a spell on you
She cast a spell on you

black magic
The use of dark powers