Mattafix released their first single "11.30 (Dirtiest Trick In Town)" as a limited edition single on Buddhist Punk Records on 31st January 2005. Their first full single, "Big City Life", released by EMI on 8th August 2005 was a considerable hit, managing a #15 peak on the official UK chart, a big feat for a UK R&B/hip-hop group, and topped the charts in Germany, Czech, Austria and other European countries. Their third single, "Passer By" was released on 24th October 2005, unfortunately missing the UK top 75. The single preceded their debut album "Signs Of A Struggle", which was released a week later on 31st October 2005.
The group have toured with the likes of Jamiroquai and Joss Stone on their UK tours. The fourth single from their debut album, "Signs Of A Struggle" was "To & Fro", which features backing vocals from former Sugababe Siobhan Donaghy. The single was released as a download only single on 13th March 2006.
Big City Life debuted at #19 on the Australian Music Charts and reached #1 on the New Zealand Singles Chart.
Signs Of A Struggle was a Triple J feature album in April 2006.
In April 2010, Marlon Roudette made a video appearance where he spoke about recording and making the record in his home-based studio. However, via Facebook, it was announced that Roudette and Hirji had gone separate ways, due to their different new ideas for future projects, which has brought abundant attention to fans. He is yet to come up with his new artist name; whether to stay with the name Mattafix, or choose a new stage name; perhaps his own. "Mattafix presents...Marlon..." was a quote from a late 2010 YouTube video, as an updated possibility for his album title and/or stage name. Marlon Roudette has confirmed that the new album is "not a radical shift but definitely different. More instrumentation and more in depth musical compositions." Marlon Roudette has stated that the album is pretty much completed, but the album is still being "fine tuned". His first solo album Matter Fixed was released on 2 September 2011. His sophomore effort Electric Soul on 8 August 2014.
To and Fro
Mattafix Lyrics
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In solitude without rescue.
Your thoughts are in the
Puring rain,
And you feel the way you
Did before I met you.
Now I see the pain
Forcing you to blame,
Well no one more got
Close to me before.
I'm amazed I let you.
To & fro,
Is how my thoughts
Would go,
While I was looking for,
My release.
You should know,
I had to let you go,
Now and forever more,
I'm out of reach.
Now I see it all,
Right before me,
Your little story.
My role was on the page,
I refused to play in your
Tragedy.
I feel no remorse while
You deal with yours.
How you feeling lately?
Well no one more got
Close to me before.
Lady you betrayed me.
To & fro,
Is how my thoughts
Would go,
While I was looking for,
My release.
You should know,
I had to let you go,
Now and forever more,
I'm out of reach.
Hence in the past tense,
The sentiments,
The arguments,
Taking offence.
The only consequence,
I'm left to lament,
The love that came and went.
I'm still a true gent.
Never bitter and never
Twisted.
Only optimistic about
The main statistic.
Number one is standing
Vertical cause I never
Take things personal.
Believe me,
My woman my woman
Is gone,
And so me jus move on.
Da Linguist, this producer
This performer,
Moulded by the pain and the trauma.
I'm on a mission to listen
To intuition more than
I've ever done before
Never keep it hidden.
I won't waist away,
I'll wake up from day
To day and I'll face this.
You're on a need to
Know basis.
To & fro,
Is how my thoughts
Would go,
While I was looking for,
My release.
You should know,
I had to let you go,
Now and forever more,
I'm out of reach.
Out of reach.
The lyrics to Mattafix's song "To and Fro" explore the emotional aftermath of a failed relationship. The singer begins by reflecting on their thoughts of the other person, feeling isolated and in need of rescue. The rain symbolizes their internal turmoil and the pain they are experiencing. The singer acknowledges that they are not the same person they were before they met their former lover, and now they see the pain that is driving them to blame the singer, the only person who truly loved them. The singer is amazed that they allowed themselves to get so close to someone who would betray them.
The chorus, "To & fro, is how my thoughts would go," suggests that the singer's mind is constantly oscillating between different emotions and thoughts while they were searching for release. They make it clear that they had to let go of the other person and that they are now out of reach. The singer sees the situation clearly now, realizing that they were playing a role in the other person's story, but refusing to be a part of their tragedy. They don't feel any remorse and are focused on their own healing.
In the bridge, the singer reflects on the past and the arguments and offenses they faced. They lament the love that came and went but maintain their positive and optimistic outlook. They assert that they won't let themselves waste away and will face the challenges head-on. The singer acknowledges that their partner is gone, and they've moved on. They identify themselves as a "Linguist, producer, performer," shaped by the pain and trauma they've experienced. They emphasize the importance of listening to their intuition and not hiding their true feelings.
Overall, the lyrics of "To and Fro" convey a sense of resilience and personal growth after a heartbreak. The singer has chosen to let go, face their own emotions, and move forward with optimism and strength.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: PREETESH MAVJI HIRJI, MARLON ROUDETTE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Simon Adebisi
Lyrics
I had a thought of you,
In solitude without rescue.
Your thoughts are in the
Puring rain,
And you feel the way you
Did before I met you.
Now I see the pain
Forcing you to blame,
The only man that loved you.
Well no one more got
Close to me before.
I'm amazed I let you.
To & fro,
Is how my thoughts
Would go,
While I was looking for,
My release.
You should know,
I had to let you go,
Now and forever more,
I'm out of reach.
Now I see it all,
Right before me,
Your little story.
My role was on the page,
I refused to play in your
Tragedy.
I feel no remorse while
You deal with yours.
How you feeling lately?
Well no one more got
Close to me before.
Lady you betrayed me.
To & fro,
Is how my thoughts
Would go,
While I was looking for,
My release.
You should know,
I had to let you go,
Now and forever more,
I'm out of reach.
Hence in the past tense,
The sentiments,
The arguments,
Taking offence.
The only consequence,
I'm left to lament,
The love that came and went.
I'm still a true gent.
Never bitter and never
Twisted.
Only optimistic about
The main statistic.
Number one is standing
Vertical cause I never
Take things personal.
Believe me,
My woman my woman
Is gone,
And so me jus move on.
Da Linguist, this producer
This performer,
Moulded by the pain and the trauma.
I'm on a mission to listen
To intuition more than
I've ever done before
Never keep it hidden.
I won't waist away,
I'll wake up from day
To day and I'll face this.
You're on a need to
Know basis.
To & fro,
Is how my thoughts
Would go,
While I was looking for,
My release.
You should know,
I had to let you go,
Now and forever more,
I'm out of reach.
Out of reach.
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I had a thought of you
In solitude without rescue.
Your thoughts are in the pouring rain
And you feel the way you did before I met you.
Now I see the pain forcing you to blame
The only man that loved you.
Well, no one more got close to me before,
I'm amazed I let you.
To and fro,
Is how my thoughts would go,
While I was looking for
My release.
You should know
I had to let you go,
Now and forevermore
I'm out of reach.
Now I see it all
Right before me,
Your little story,
My role was on the page
I refused to play in your tragedy.
I feel no remorse while you deal with yours,
How you feeling lately?
Well, no one more got close to me before
Lady, you betrayed me.
To and fro,
Is how my thoughts would go,
While I was looking for
My release.
You should know
I had to let you go,
Now and forevermore
I'm out of reach.
Hence in the past tense the sentiments,
The arguments,
Taking offence,
The only consequence I'm left to lament
The love that came and went.
I'm still a true gent,
Never bitter and never twisted,
Only optimistic about the main statistic,
Number one is standing vertical 'cause I never take things personal,
Believe me.
My woman, my woman is gone,
And so me just move on,
The linguist, this producer this performer
Moulded by the pain and the trauma.
I'm on a mission to listen to intuition more than I've ever done before, never keep it hidden,
I won't waste away,
I'll wake up from day to day and I'll face this,
You're on a need to know basis.
To and fro,
Is how my thoughts would go,
While I was looking for
My release. (My woman, my woman)
You should know
I had to let you go,
Now and forevermore
I'm out of reach.
To and fro,
Is how my thoughts would go,
While I was looking for
My release. (My woman)
You should know
I had to let you go,
Now and forevermore
I'm out of reach. (Outta reach)
Casper
For me, personally, Mattafix are/were one of the most underrated artists/bands in a long time. Their albums are utterly brilliant. Pure class. I hope they can come back together one day because I strongly believe the way music is heading, they will be the orchestrators of a new genre. Music of meaning is going to be the future.
Davit Takadze
I liked that comment for you. I hope you will see this and enjoy this masterpiece again. Good luck! 💖
S
My siblings played this for me as a child. Never knew the name, but that violin stayed in my mind for almost 2 decades. And after all these years, I've found it. The internet is a beautiful thing.
Kapitowka
listen again)
Wade Mercer
Хорошая песня. Жаль, что такое мало кто бы стал сейчас слушать.
Taner
First listened on mtv back in 2006. I was 10 years old
Now im 26. I still love it like the first time i heard it
Dwayne Roberts
I feel in love with this song the first time I heard it it touch my feelings 🔥❤️💯🇻🇨
Ola Abdel Azeez
How underrated is this master piece!!!
LEXchillout
Первый раз услышав эту песню,сразу же запала в душу,крутил её снова и снова и даже по сей день в плеере висит...но через некоторое время прослушивания заглянул в перевод и обсел...как это мне близко,прям описан момент моей жизни точь в точь.....УВЫ!...забыть её не могу ровно как и насладиться этой песней!...наслаждению нет предела. Супер!!! и это мягко сказано.
Hamza Al-khatib
Just found the song after 11 years of searching .. an old melody rpeating on my head i was to young that time and English was just a foreign language to me . I couldn't understand or remember a word from the song but it was on my head buried on my blurry memory. Just found it when i need it the most . Memories never die ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️