Hooking up w/ producer Michael Jay, Martika landed a deal with Columbia Records. Martika's self-titled debut album was released in the fall of 1988. But it wasn't until 1989 that she broke through in a big way. By January her debut single "More Than You Know" was a US Top 20 smash. Her second single, a haunting ballad about addiction, entitled "Toy Soldiers" spent 2 weeks at #1 in the US during the summer of 1989. Up next was a dance/rock version of the Carole King classic "I Feel The Earth Move" which would eventually score Martika her 3rd Top 40 US hit. This song as well as her previous singles also became huge hits all over the world by charting high in the UK, Australia, Japan and Spain just to name a few. A fourth single was released in Europe and Australia entitled "Water".
After the success of her debut, her label compiled a 4 song EP of Spanish language versions of 3 of her hits ("Water" was included as well but in it's bilingual original state). It was during this time that Martika would perform throughout many Spanish speaking countries, and was heavily promoted to the US Latino market.
During the fall of 1990, Martika returned briefly to acting playing Dahlia Mendez on the CBS drama "Wiseguy". Playing a sultry nightclub singer & girlfriend to the then new lead Steven Bauer, Martika turned heads w/ her sexy outfits & latin jazz standards sprinkled throughout the show. Much like her character's untimely death, the show also was cancelled after failing to catch on with viewers. Luckily for Martika all 4 of her episodes aired.
Martika followed up her debut (which eventually went gold in the US) with 1991's "Martika's Kitchen". Led by the first single, "Love...Thy Will Be Done", a prayer that Martika had written which would later be turned into a song by Prince, Martika would find herself once again on the charts. The song peaked at #10 in the US and was a #1 hit in Australia. Unfortunately a sophmore slump of sorts took its toll on what could have been a huge hit album. The 2nd single, a funky Prince penned and produced tune, failed to set the charts on fire and stalled at #98 in the US. However it did fare better in Europe making it all the way to #1 in Spain. A third single, the C+C Music Factory produced "Coloured Kisses", failed to chart in the US but was a modest hit internationally. Two more singles would see the light of day in Europe, a club only release of yet another Prince produced track "Spirit" made the rounds as did a 4th single "Safe In The Arms Of Love".
It was during 1992 that Martika would walk away from her music career. After a headlining stint at the Expo Sevilla in Sevilla, Spain, Martika walked off the stage and began a long hiatus from music. Rumors of her whereabouts would range from the weird to plain ridiculous.
During this time Martika wrote songs for several artists (Maria Nyler, Tevin Campbell, etc.) as well as lending her voice to several projects (C+C Music Factory's "Música es mi vida" and the Conga Club's "The Happy Song" to name a few). But it was not until 1999 that Martika would come out of musical obscurity by launching a website (the new defunct martika.net) and talk of a new album brought many fans out of the woodwork so to say. At this time several demos leaked on the internet and she even went as far as to release an internet only single "The Journey" available exclusively on mp3.com.
This brief return sort of came and went and it wasn't until the beginning of this decade that Martika would again return. This time as 1/2 of the musical duo Oppera. Along with her musical partner (and husband) Michael Mozart, the duo released their internet only debut "Violince". Since they have released a self-titled follow-up, opened for Pat Benatar.
In 2010 Martika, under the name Vida Edit, starred in the internet series J8DED along w/ her hubby Michael Daemon. The show is currently on hiatus.
Martika is currently working on her first solo album in 20 years. It will see her return to her dance/pop roots. Expect a fall 2011 release.
Also of note rapper Eminem sampled Martika's "Toy Soldiers" in his 2004 hit "Like Toy Soldiers", thus resparking some interest in this often ignored pop star. To boot, in 2007 British shoegaze/alternative rock band My Vitriol covered the song for their A Pyrrhic Victory EP.
Love... Thy Will Be Done
Martika Lyrics
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I can no longer hide, I can no longer run
No longer can I resist the guiding light
That gives me the power to keep up the fight
Oh lord, love, thy will be done
Since I have found you, my life has just begun
And I see all of your creations as one perfect complex
We are all blessed and so wise to accept
Thy will, love, be done
Love, thy will be mine
And make me strive for the glorious and divine
I could not be more, more satisfied (satisfied)
Even when there's no peace outside my window, there's peace inside
And that's why I no longer run (I no longer run)
Love, thy will be done
Love, thy will be done
I can no longer hide, I can no longer run
Oh love, thy will be done
Thy will, love, be done
Oh, no longer can I resist (no)
The guiding light (guiding light)
The light that gives me power to keep up the fight
I couldn't be more satisfied (no)
Even when there's no peace outside my window, there is peace inside
And that's why I can no longer run
Love, thy will be done
Love, thy will be done
Love, thy will be done
Oh
Love, thy will be done
I can no longer hide, I can no longer run
Oh love, thy will be done
Thy will, love, be done
Oh love, thy will be done
I can no longer hide, I can no longer run
Oh love, thy will be done
Thy will, love, be done (glory, glory, glory)
Thy will, love, be done
Thy will, love, be done
The song "Love...Thy Will Be Done" by Martika is a beautiful prayer that speaks about surrendering oneself to the will of love. In the song, the singer admits that they can no longer hide or run from the guiding light of love that empowers them to continue fighting. They have found the love that has given their life a new beginning and sees all of God's creations as one perfect complex that is equally beautiful and special. The singer has become wiser and is willing to accept the will of love in their life.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the message of surrendering to the will of love. It acknowledges that it can no longer resist the guiding light of love and that one must accept love's will. The song emphasizes that love is powerful and that it requires a surrender of oneself to achieve the divine and the glorious. The idea is that accepting love's will brings peace of mind and contentment even when peace cannot be found outside. The singer is grateful for discovering love and its will, and that is why they can no longer run from it.
Line by Line Meaning
Love, thy will be done
I surrender to the will of love.
I can no longer hide, I can no longer run
I am no longer afraid to face my true feelings and desires.
No longer can I resist the guiding light
I am no longer resisting the path that the universe is guiding me towards.
That gives me the power to keep up the fight
That gives me the strength to persist and overcome obstacles.
Oh lord, love, thy will be done
I am calling upon a higher power to help me submit to love's will.
Since I have found you, my life has just begun
Since I have found love, I feel reborn and alive.
And I see all of your creations as one perfect complex
I see everything in the world, even its imperfections, as a part of a perfect, interconnected whole.
No one less beautiful or more special than the next
I see value and worth in every living thing equally.
We are all blessed and so wise to accept Thy will, love, be done
We are all fortunate and intelligent to follow the path of love's will.
Love, thy will be mine
I wish for love's will to become my own, to guide my actions and thoughts.
And make me strive for the glorious and divine
And inspire me to work towards excellence and reach a higher state of being.
I could not be more, more satisfied (satisfied)
I am completely content with the love I have found.
Even when there's no peace outside my window, there's peace inside
Even in difficult situations outside of my control, I feel inner peace and calmness because of love's will.
And that's why I no longer run (I no longer run)
And that's why I am no longer afraid to confront challenges and difficulties.
Oh love, thy will be done
I continue to submit myself to the will of love.
Oh, no longer can I resist (no)
I am completely unable to resist love's will.
The guiding light (guiding light)
The force of love's guiding power.
I couldn't be more satisfied (no)
I have reached maximum contentment and happiness through love's will.
Love, thy will be done
Again, I surrender myself to love's will.
Oh love, thy will be done
Once more, I submit myself to love's will.
Thy will, love, be done (glory, glory, glory)
May love's will be fulfilled and bring glory to the world.
Thy will, love, be done
A final affirmation of submission to love's will.
Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Marta Marrero, Prince Rogers Nelson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@altair9961
Love, thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run
No longer can I resist the guiding light
It gives me the power to keep up the fight
Love, thy will be done
Since I have found you my life has just begun
And I see all of your creations as one
Perfect complex
No one less beautiful
Or more special than the next
We are all blessed and so wise to accept
Thy will love be done
Love, thy will be mine
And make me strive for the glorious and divine
I could not be more, more satisfied
(Satisfied)
Even when there's no peace outside my window
There's peace inside
And that's why I no longer run
(I don't know)
Love, thy will be done
Love thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run
(No)
Love, thy will be done
Thy will love be done
No longer can I resist
(No)
The guiding light
(Guiding light)
The light that gives me the power to keep up the fight
I couldn't be more satisfied
(No)
Even when there's no peace outside my window
There's peace inside
And that's why I can not longer run
Love thy will be done
(Thy will be done, done, done)
Love, thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run
Love, thy will be done
Thy will love be done
Love, thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run
(No, no, no)
Love, thy will be done
Thy will love be done
Thy will love be done
Thy will love be done
@DollFunk
Love… Thy Will Be Done
Martika
Love, thy will be done
I can no longer hide
I can no longer run
No longer can I resist your guiding light
That gives me the power to keep up the fight
Love, thy will be done
Since I have found you my life has just begun
And I see all of your creations as one
Perfect complex
No one less beautiful or more special than the next
We are all blessed and so wise to accep
Thy will love be done
Love, thy will be done
And make me strive for the glorious and divine
I could be no more satisfied
Even when there's no peace outside my window
There's peace inside
And that's why I no longer run
Love thy will be done
@leokimvideo
The extreme beauty of Prince's song writing.
@Joybag76
This does not exist anymorez...what a pity
@evilstuie82
Thank you. Didn't know it was Prince, but after listening again should have just known. But I don't think it would have been as beautiful if Martika didn't sing it. Her voice is just incredible!
@nanymanzano3439
Now I get it! I wasn't aware it was written by Prince, and yes it's his style.
@FreddieFreethinking
It is written by Martika & Prince.
@musakam3176
A song influenced by the dreamy pop of Cocteau Twins
@altonotis1975
My sister loved this song. We played it at her funeral last week.. RIP .love you Maxine ❤️
@justincowans2677
Sorry for your loss.
@ArleneBingo
Beautiful tribute song for a loved one. Condolences.
@Prettymapleleaf
So very sorry for your loss. She’s with you always ❤