Miss Mereba is a college-educated voice of the youth, with music that is the soundtrack for millions of universal stories. The echoes of her sensual voice over versatile, self-produced guitar and piano melodies coupled with lyrics that the whole world can sing to is what sets the immigrant's daughter apart from otherwise worthy "competition."
Closing your eyes and listening to Marian Mereba's music takes you on a flight across the ocean to where everything began, then welcomes you back into a brighter world than the one you remembered.
September
Marian Mereba Lyrics
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Were A Lie
That Was Fine
In The Dark
But You
Are A Storm
To My Flame
To My Spark
Used To Turn Me On
So On
Cause Your Love Was A Drug
It Was Stuck It My Veins
Now You Turn Me Off
So Off
Cause I'm Sober
And Over The High
On My Life I'll Be Gone By September
And You're Gonna Remember
You Must've Forgot Imma Queen
You'll Be Gone By December
On My Momma I'll Be Gone By September
And You're Gonna Remember
The Loyal
The Royal
Queen
The Loyal
The Royal
Queen
The Loyal
I Was As True
As A Forest Is Green
You
Are A Fool
For What You
Did Not See
Used To Turn Me On
So On
Cause Your Love Was A Drug
It Was Stuck It My Veins
Now You Turn Me Off
So Off
Cause I'm Sober
And Over The High
On My Life I'll Be Gone By September
And You're Gonna Remember
You Must've Forgot Imma Queen
You'll Be Gone By December
On My Momma I'll Be Gone By September
And You're Gonna Remember
The Loyal
The Royal
Queen
Ad-Libs (Out):
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
You Could've Had It All
All
All
All
All
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
You Could've Had It All
All
All
All
All
Oh Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Why?
Why?
Why?
The lyrics of Marian Mereba's song "September" can be interpreted as a break-up song with a sense of betrayal and empowerment woven into it. The song talks about a relationship that did not work out, but one that the singer thought was okay until she realized that it wasn't. The first stanza talks about the singer's partner being a storm who extinguished her flammable spark. In the second part of the stanza, she talks about how her partner's love was like a drug, and now that she's sober, she has grown out of the high and feels uninterested in continuing the relationship.
The chorus of the song reveals the singer's feeling of empowerment. She says that she will be gone by September and wants her partner to remember that she's a queen. She says that her partner must've forgotten who she is, and now he's on his way out of her life by December. The singer is confident that her partner would remember her once she's gone and vows to leave a lasting impression. The second stanza is a continuation of the first, where the singer asserts that she was true to her partner, but he was too foolish to see it. She talks about the spark and flame metaphor again, with her partner being the fool who did not see that she's genuine.
Overall, the song is an emancipatory piece about a relationship that did not work out, but the singer's character flourished. The song's chorus, repeating "the loyal, the royal, queen," emphasizes the singer's value and self-worth.
Line by Line Meaning
Thought We
I believed we weren't real
Were A Lie
To others we were a lie
That Was Fine
But that didn't matter to me
In The Dark
We kept it hidden and secret
But You
However, you
Are A Storm
Had an unpredictable personality
To My Flame
And were a challenge to my passions
To My Spark
And also to my interests
Used To Turn Me On
Initially you attracted me
So On
And I was excited
Cause Your Love Was A Drug
Your love had an addictive quality
It Was Stuck It My Veins
And I couldn't get enough
Now You Turn Me Off
However, now you're a turnoff
So Off
I'm not interested anymore
Cause I'm Sober
I've regained my senses and clarity
And Over The High
And I don't crave your love anymore
On My Life I'll Be Gone By September
I'm leaving soon and you'll know
And You're Gonna Remember
You'll regret not treating me well
You Must've Forgot Imma Queen
You didn't recognize my worth as a queen
You'll Be Gone By December
You'll leave and realize my greatness
The Loyal
I was committed and devoted
The Royal
And I was regal and majestic
Queen
A queen who deserves respect and loyalty
I Was As True
I was honest and authentic
As A Forest Is Green
Like how trees are naturally green
You
But you
Are A Fool
You're foolish for not realizing my value
For What You
Not recognizing
Did Not See
What was right in front of you
Ad-Libs (Out):
Lyrics at the end of the song
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Repeated sounds
You Could've Had It All
You missed out on something great
All
All of me and my qualities
Oh Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
More repeated sounds
Why?
Asking a question
Contributed by Isaiah W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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TEXT
Thought We
Were A Lie
That Was Fine
In The Dark
But You
Are A Storm
To My Flame
To My Spark
Used To Turn Me On
So On
Cause Your Love Was A Drug
It Was Stuck It My Veins
Now You Turn Me Off
So Off
Cause I'm Sober
And Over The High
On My Life I'll Be Gone By September
And You're Gonna Remember
You Must've Forgot Imma Queen
You'll Be Gone By December
On My Momma I'll Be Gone By September
And You're Gonna Remember
The Loyal
The Royal
Queen
The Loyal
The Royal
Queen
The Loyal
I Was As True
As A Forest Is Green
You
Are A Fool
For What You
Did Not See
Used To Turn Me On
So On
Cause Your Love Was A Drug
It Was Stuck It My Veins
Now You Turn Me Off
So Off
Cause I'm Sober
And Over The High
On My Life I'll Be Gone By September
And You're Gonna Remember
You Must've Forgot Imma Queen
You'll Be Gone By December
On My Momma I'll Be Gone By September
And You're Gonna Remember
The Loyal
The Royal
Queen
Ad-Libs (Out):
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
You Could've Had It All
All
All
All
All
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
You Could've Had It All
All
All
All
All
Oh Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Why?
Why?
Why?
@shyleen
she really deserves more recognition
@nkatekomathebula4756
She is so talented.
@stephanielormil4992
2021 and Iโm still jamming Marian ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ this song forever feeds my soul
@thepatfisherman
iโve seen a lot of good things slept on but damn this tops everything
@1moreToney
This queen is supremely talented.
@mavokush5948
a true ethiopian queen.....love from kenya
@MicahFreeman
Major respect, Marian! This is so dope.
@aselefechevans3727
You are amazing!!! Looking forward to more music from you.ย
@NatureGirl215LLC
Just discovered you. Loving your work. By far, this is my fave.
@shawnapatterson6925
She is such a vibe ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ