Having starte… Read Full Bio ↴Funk & soul singer Leona Philippo from The Netherlands
Having started her career at the tender age of 3, when she started to play the piano, Leona, the Canadian born, Jamaican blooded singer/songwriter/actress, has developed a tremendous love for performing. At the age of 6, Leona established herself with her family from Toronto Canada in Oestgeest, the Netherlands. Here she enrolled at the Conservatory of Music at the age of 17. Although she cut het education short after het 3rd year, it had become quite obvious that showbiz is where she wants to be. After been sent to Hollywood for two months by her record compagny at the time she performed as suppoting act for Dru Hill in 1999 performing with Dutch R&B group Sat-R-Day in Rotterdam's Ahoy. She was asked to accompany The Nits, Arling & Cameron and Junkie XL on their Tokyo tour in 2000. In 2001 she played the Nubian slave Aida in Joop van den Ende's hit musical AIDA. Which lead to more theatre shows such as o.a. Big Black & Beautiful and The Blues Brothers.
This past year she sang a.o. with the Dutch rock group Kane, sang the opening for
Lionel Richie's Symphonica in Rosso in the Gelredome, and is still touring Europe - as we speak - with Candy Dulfer. Earlier this year she did the Blue Note Club Tour in Nagoya & Tokyo with Candy Dulfer & Sheila E.
forgive me
Leona Lyrics
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Its definitely one of them nights
I knew when I looked in his eyes
That he was gonna be trouble for me
I never wanted to lie, I knew that my baby would cry
If he knew what we were doing
But if his love don't pass the test
I gotta get it from somewhere else
Hope he understands forgive me baby
I've gotta take a chance tonight
So I'm doing me, myself an
I Can't wait no more
Sitting all alone
Man I really hope
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
I Can't wait no more
Man I really hope
Hope you'll forgive me
Bin along time since I
Did something good for myself
But why should I be put through hell
Well hes doing what he wanna do
Ive finally found somebody else
Who with me makes me wanna feel
Things that I've been missing so long
And his love always passed the test
But it's a shame I had to look somewhere else
Well I'm gone and I need a man
Forgive me baby
I've gotta take a chance tonight
So I'm doing me, myself an
I Can't wait no more
Sitting all alone
Man I really hope
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
I Can't wait no more
Man I really hope
Hope you'll forgive me
Forgive me but I need to be loved to
Forgive me but I cant wait around for you
Forgive me if I found a man who understands
Just what I need
Forgive me but I need to be loved to
Forgive me but I cant wait around for you
Forgive me if I found a man who understands
Forgive me baby
I've gotta take a chance tonight
So I'm doing me, myself an
I Can't wait no more
Sitting all alone
Man I really hope
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
I Can't wait no more
Man I really hope
Hope you'll forgive me
I've gotta take a chance tonight
So I'm doing me, myself an
I can't wait no more
Sitting all alone
Man I really hope
Hope you'll forgive me
Leona Lewis's song "Forgive Me" tells the story of a woman who is struggling to stay faithful to her partner. She confesses to having found someone else and cheating on him. The singer speaks about how she always knew that her actions would hurt her partner, but she decided to cheat regardless of the consequences. She acknowledges that her actions were wrong but explains that she needed love and attention, which she felt was missing from her current relationship.
The singer takes full responsibility for her actions and asks her partner to forgive her. She also adds that she can't wait any longer and will have to do what she wants. She hopes that even though she cheated, her partner can understand and find it in his heart to forgive her.
The lyrics show the complexity of human emotions, especially in relationships. It shows how people can be torn between their love for someone and their desire to pursue their individual happiness. It also sheds light on the difficulty of forgiveness in relationships and how it's not always easy to forgive someone who has betrayed your trust.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a first time for everything
Everybody experiences new things in life.
Its definitely one of them nights
This is one of those extraordinary, special nights.
I knew when I looked in his eyes
I already knew he was going to be a problem for me.
That he was gonna be trouble for me
He was going to pose some complications for me.
I never wanted to lie, I knew that my baby would cry
I knew that my significant other would express their distress if they found out about this situation.
If he knew what we were doing
If my partner found out what we were up to.
But if his love don't pass the test
If his love is not enough to pass the test of fidelity.
I gotta get it from somewhere else
I have to fulfill my needs from someone else.
But I'm grown and I need my man
I'm a grown woman and I require a man's affection and attention.
Hope he understands forgive me baby
I hope my partner comprehends and accepts my mistake.
Bin a long time since I
It's been a while since I've done something good for myself.
Did something good for myself
I did something that brings me happiness.
But why should I be put through hell
Why should I tolerate sadness and pain?
Well hes doing what he wanna do
My partner is doing what he wants.
Ive finally found somebody else
I've discovered someone else.
Who with me makes me wanna feel
The person I just found makes me feel emotions I haven't felt in a while.
Things that I've been missing so long
Things that I've been longing for.
And his love always passed the test
His affection always met my standards.
But it's a shame I had to look somewhere else
It's regrettable that I had to look for love somewhere else.
Well I'm gone and I need a man
Now that I'm gone, I require the attention of a man.
Forgive me but I need to be loved to
Please forgive me, but I require love and affection.
Forgive me but I cant wait around for you
Please forgive me, but I cannot keep waiting for your love and attention.
Forgive me if I found a man who understands
Please forgive me if I found someone who understands me.
Just what I need
They give me exactly what I require.
Forgive me baby
Please forgive me.
I've gotta take a chance tonight
Tonight, I have to take a risk.
So I'm doing me, myself an
I'm doing what makes me happy on my own.
I Can't wait no more
I can't wait any longer.
Sitting all alone
I'm sitting all by myself.
Man I really hope
I truly hope.
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
I hope you'll forgive me.
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
I hope you'll forgive me.
Hope you'll forgive me (oh oh)
I hope you'll forgive me.
I've gotta take a chance tonight
Tonight, I have to take a risk.
So I'm doing me, myself an
I'm doing what makes me happy on my own.
I can't wait no more
I can't wait any longer.
Sitting all alone
I'm sitting all by myself.
Man I really hope
I truly hope.
Hope you'll forgive me
I hope you will forgive me.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALIAUNE THIAM, GIORGIO TUINFORT, CLAUDE KELLY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@yanamedina9338
This women is legit stunning
@WowwowLulu
“woman”
@MicaRayan
She's basically iconic in her own way. All of her songs are catchy.
@JiminsLeftElbow
I miss her up in the charts, she had good songwriters and promoters!
@evil8569
Yeah, such a shame that now we have boring artists like selena gomez and demi lovato
@moobagmoobag4913
She’s the best 🥰. And best thing to come out of uk 🇬🇧 X Factor . It’s rubbish now !
@el.c.8858
Moobag Moobag The best things to come out of X Factor are probably LM and 1D but I still love Leona and think she should’ve gotten more credits.
@moobagmoobag4913
Elric C. No way . LM and 1D are good , but Leona is THE BEST, and such a sweet classy Lady and not half naked how LM have become !
@el.c.8858
Moobag Moobag So showing your body and being confident about it is bad? Leona is a very skilled vocalist (her head voice is so beautiful) but don’t discredit others because of it. LM are extremely good and I don’t see them being half naked, as they always perform with clothes on. And I obviously said that 1D and LM are the best things to come out of X-Factor, since they have had such good careers.
@a.x.x8184
Damn the 00s are really aesthetic and vintage now wtf.