Macy Gray was originally hesitant to record a studio album due to what is, arguably, her most recognizable feature -- her voice. She started her music career as a songwriter. Her first album was actually a mistake; she was at the studio waiting for the person who was supposed to be singing her song, and the producer wanted to hear what one of the songs was supposed to sound like. Once she started singing, the producer liked the rough sound of her voice so much he offered her a record deal.
Get Out
Macy Gray Lyrics
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You tell me so much that I know it by heart
How to taught me everything and took me to the top
I'm higher than the mountains over the top
I see the aliens nodding to the dope dope sounds
From the radios in the jets flying around
I'm like the sky baby, I'm never coming down
And you don't wanna leave
Let me go get my boys
[Chorus:]
Get out, get out
She don't love you
Macy don't love you
Get out, get out
She don't love you
Macy don't love you, boy
Get out, get out
She don't love you no more
She don't love you no more
She don't love you no more
She don't...
Birds fly by with the booming system
Gotta holla got to scream just to get your attention
It's everything you want it's what you've been missing
The beat of the century, made by Justin
From outer space to the deep blue sea
We're gonna pop it gonna shake it gonna set you free now
You're telling everybody you did this beat
But you don't wanna leave,
Well let me tell you something
Sometimes in love we just have to say goodbye
(goodbye)
It just ain't meant to be no need to try
No no
[Chorus]
Get out, get out
She don't love you
Macy don't love you
Get out, get out
She don't love you
Macy don't love you, boy
Get out, get out
She don't love you no more
She don't love you no more
She don't love you no more
Shh, hear me
(Yeaa)this beat is funky
Just like your attitude
Funky
Sometimes in love we just have to say goodbye
Goodbye
It just ain't meant to be (it ain't meant to be) no need to try
No no
(I don't love you) shh hear
(No more)this beat is funky(good gawd)
Just like your attitude (just like your funky ass attitude)
Funky (yea)
[Chorus]
The lyrics to Macy Gray’s song ‘Get Out’ convey a message about love gone sour, with Macy urging her lover to leave her alone as she no longer loves him. The opening lines show gratitude towards this person for teaching and helping her achieve great things- ‘you tell me so much that I know it by heart, how to taught me everything and took me to the top’. Macy then goes on to say that she is higher than the mountains and can see the ‘aliens nodding… to the dope dope sounds’ from radios in flying jets. This line is metaphorical, where Macy is on a high in her personal or professional life, enjoying her success.
In the chorus, Macy strongly tells her lover to get out of her life as she doesn’t love him anymore. She repeats this message thrice as a reminder that there’s no going back- ‘She don't love you no more, she don't love you no more, she don't love you…’ In the second verse, Macy sings about how she’s got this amazing beat that everybody wants, made by Justin. She juxtaposes this happiness with the annoyance of her lover not leaving her alone, which is shown where she says ‘you're telling everybody you did this beat but you don't wanna leave’. The song ends with Macy reiterating her point that some relationships are not meant to be, and it’s best to say goodbye.
Line by Line Meaning
You tell me so much that I know it by heart
You've been giving me lots of information, so much that I can remember it easily
How to taught me everything and took me to the top
You've taught me everything I know and helped me achieve great things
I'm higher than the mountains over the top
I feel exhilarated and on top of the world
I see the aliens nodding to the dope dope sounds
The music I'm listening to is so good that even aliens would enjoy it
From the radios in the jets flying around
The music is playing so loud that even people flying in jets can hear it from their radios
I'm like the sky baby, I'm never coming down
I feel like I'm soaring and will never come back down to Earth
You drive me crazy, get off my could
You're annoying me and need to leave me alone
And you don't wanna leave
You're not getting the hint that I want you to go
Let me go get my boys
I'm going to ask my friends to help me get rid of you
Get out, get out
She don't love you
Macy don't love you
Get out, get out
She don't love you
Macy don't love you, boy
Get out, get out
She don't love you no more
She don't love you no more
She don't love you no more
She don't...
I want you to leave because I don't love you anymore and I want you to stop bothering me
Birds fly by with the booming system
The music is so loud that even birds can hear it
Gotta holla got to scream just to get your attention
I have to scream in order for you to pay attention to me
It's everything you want it's what you've been missing
You might not realize it, but this music is exactly what you've been looking for
The beat of the century, made by Justin
This is the best beat of the century, made by Justin
From outer space to the deep blue sea
This music is so good that it could be enjoyed by people all over, even in outer space or in the depths of the ocean
We're gonna pop it gonna shake it gonna set you free now
This music is so good it's going to make you dance and feel free
You're telling everybody you did this beat
You're taking credit for this music even though you didn't make it
Well let me tell you something
I have something to say to you
Sometimes in love we just have to say goodbye
(goodbye)
It just ain't meant to be no need to try
No no
Sometimes relationships don't work out and we have to let go, there's no need to force it
Shh, hear me
Listen to what I have to say
(Yeaa)this beat is funky
Just like your attitude
Funky
This music is fun and upbeat, just like your attitude
I don't love you
(No more)this beat is funky(good gawd)
Just like your attitude (just like your funky ass attitude)
Funky (yea)
I don't love you anymore, and this music is funky, just like your attitude
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: NATALIE HINDS, MIKE SHAPIRO, CALEB SPIER, JUSTIN R TIMBERLAKE, ALLEN TOUSSAINT
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Anonymous
on I Try
Redemption Song - Macy Gray - Lyrics
Old pirates, yes, they rob I
Sold out to the merchant ships
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the Almighty
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly
Won't you help me sing
These songs of freedom?
It’s all I ever have
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds
Have no fear for atomic energy
'Cause none of them can stop the time
How long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand aside and look?
Some say it's just a part of it
We've got to fulfill the book
Won't you help me sing
These songs of freedom?
It’s all I ever have
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
It’s all I ever have
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
It’s all I ever have
Redemption songs