Fiona was featured on Reggae Gold 2008 with the Supa Dups-produced "Somebody Come Get Me". Her debut album The Bridge was released in the summer of 2009. She worked on the album with Future Cut, Vada Nobles, Stereotypes, J. Phoenix, Peter Wade and Salaam Remi. The debut single "Give It to Me Right" was released to radio stations on February 28, 2009, and peaked at #20 on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 and #41 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "It Kills Me", became her breakout song on the Billboard Hot 100 where it cracked the Top 50, along with hitting #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song earned Fiona a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
Her second album, The MF Life, was released through the SRC Records and Universal Republic on March 20, 2012 after several delays. The Break Down The Walls Songfacts reports Fiona told Billboard magazine that her goal with The MF Life was to give an "honest" depiction of her life and how things have changed from her debut set, The Bridge.
In 2002, Fiona was briefly involved with girl group X-Quisite. Early in her career, she would perform at nightclubs in Toronto. In 2005, Fiona traveled to Los Angeles, California, in search of a recording contract. According to Fiona, record labels "loved" the way she looked and sung, but "knew that the minute I worked with them or would have signed with them, they would have tried to change me into someone else completely different. That was something that I didn't want to do." She went on to co-write songs for recording artists Rihanna and Kardinal Offishall. Fiona also recorded the reggae song "Somebody Come Get Me" under the stage name Syren Hall, which was included in the Reggae Gold 2008 compilation album. Entrepreneur Steve Rifkind discovered and signed Fiona to SRC Records and Universal Motown in 2007. She went on to tour with Kanye West in his Glow in the Dark Tour.
Gone and Never Coming Back
Melanie Fiona Lyrics
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Just fill your head with why
Then you're caught living a lie again
It's sad that all he ever said
Was that he loved me to death
But then he's gone again and I was wrong again
'Cause you think it's easier, easy like that
Can't you hear me crying? 'Cause I need you back
'Cause I'm slowly dying, 'cause I need you bad
But you're gone and never coming back
Gone and not coming back
He's never coming back
Should've known the long kiss goodbye
Would bring sadness in my life
Wearing this disguise again
I wish that you would've said
Or lied to me instead
Like a bullet to my head
Like a fool I pretend
That it's on again, on again
'Cause you think it's easier, easy like that
Just when I wasn't finished, you were gone like that
Can't you hear me crying? 'Cause I need you back
And I'm slowly dying, 'cause I need you bad
But you're gone and never coming back
Gone and not coming back
He's never coming back
Whoever said, "Look on the brighter side"
Has never been on mine (mine)
Whoever said that he'll get his
Never felt like this
Ain't no use in crying when you're done like that
'Cause baby, baby you took something
That I can't buy back
And now you're gone and never coming back
Coming back
Oh, he's not coming back
"Gone And Never Coming Back" by Melanie Fiona is a song about heartbreak and the struggle to accept the end of a relationship. The lyrics, "Sad that memories never die, just fill your head with why" describes how the singer is struggling to move on from the relationship and the memories that keep replaying in her mind. She is questioning why the relationship had to end and why he couldn't have stayed.
The song talks about the difficulty of accepting the breakup and the pain that comes with it. The lyrics, "But your gone and never coming back, he's never coming back" expresses the finality of the situation and the realization that there is no going back to the way things were. The title itself also emphasizes this fact, as it implies that the person is gone for good.
The emotional depth of the song is further reinforced by the lines, "Whoever said, 'Look on the brighter side', has never been on mine". This suggests that the singer is in a dark place and is unable to find any solace in the common advice given to people going through a breakup. Ultimately, "Gone And Never Coming Back" is a heart-wrenching song that captures the pain and turmoil that comes with the end of a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Sad that memories never die
It's depressing that memories remain alive perpetually.
Just fill your head with why
You tend to contemplate every reason that led to the current situation.
Then you're caught living a lie again
Your thoughts consume you to an extent it becomes challenging to avoid deception.
It's sad that all he ever said
It's lamentable that his statements were confined to declarations of love.
Was that he loved me to death
He only liked confessing his love to the point of sounding excessive.
But then he's gone again and I was wrong again
Nevertheless, he vanished from her life again, and she again perceives herself wrongly.
'Cause you think it's easier, easy like that
She cites him convinced that abandoning everything he had with her is the simplest solution.
Just when I wasn't finished, you were gone like that
He slips away right when she was far from done with him.
Can't you hear me crying? 'Cause I need you back
She's miserable and wept because the only solution is to get him back.
'Cause I'm slowly dying, 'cause I need you bad
Her yearning for him intensifies to an extent it feels deadly.
But your gone and never coming back
It's conclusively over between them because he left her and will never return.
He's never coming back
His return to her life is an impossibility.
Should've known the long kiss goodbye
The extended goodbye greeting should have conveyed that it was over.
Would bring sadness in my life
Its aftermath brings an immense feeling of sorrow to her.
Wearing this disguise again
She's concealing her emotions and feelings behind a disguise, masking her pain.
I wish that you would've said
She wished that he could have been honest before leaving instead of disappearing in silence.
Or lied to me instead
She claims it would have been better if he had told her lies, rather than ghost her altogether.
Like a bullet to my head
His exit felt as though he pulled the trigger of a gun aimed at her head.
Like a fool I pretend
Despite the evident lack of hope, she falsely convinces herself that there is a possibility of reconciliation.
That it's on again, on again
She's deluded that their romance can resurface once more.
Whoever said, "Look on the brighter side"
She condemns the individual who tells her to have an optimistic perspective.
Has never been on mine (mine)
She feels that the individual in question has no idea what she's been through.
Whoever said that he'll get his
She condemns the notion that he will get what's coming to him.
Never felt like this
No one has lived through the collective pain she's going through.
Ain't no use in crying when you're done like that
Even though she's been left and it hurts, there is no use in crying over spilt milk.
'Cause baby, baby you took something
He took a part of her with him when he left.
That I can't buy back
The pain and misery brought by him leaving cannot be compensated financially.
Coming back
The man is never returning to her life.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Andrea Martin, Jay Fenix
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Kenn Montanaa
Sad that memories never die
Just fill your head with why
Then you're caught living a lie again
Its sad that all he ever said
Was that he loved me to death
But that hes gone again and I was wrong again
'Cause you think its easier easy like that
Just when I wasn't finished
You were gone like that
Can't you hear me crying
'Cause I need you back
And I'm slowly dying
'Cause I need you bad
But your gone
And never coming back
Gone and not coming back
He's never coming back
Should've known the long kiss goodbye
Would bring sadness in my life
Wearing this disguise again
I wish that you would've said
Or lied to me instead
Like a bullet to my head
Like a fool I pretend
That its on again on again
'Cause you think its easier easy like that
Just when I wasn't finished
You were gone like that
Can't you hear me crying
'Cause I need you back
And I'm slowly dying
'Cause I need you bad
But your gone
And never coming back
Gone and not coming back
He's never coming back
Whoever said look on the brighter side
Has never been on mine
Whoever said that he'll get his
Never felt like this
Ain't no use in crying when you're done like that
'Cause baby baby you took something
That I cant buy back
And now you're gone and never coming back
Coming back
Oh he's not coming back
hailey V.
jazmine sullivan and melanie fiona are underrated** lets just get that straight. Both are great in their own ways. Point is they should have been dominating the charts. Too bad people don't know good music these says.
Annett McGary-Richardson
You are SO right. Especially about Sullivan. She's so talented and very underrated. It shocks me that no BIG names tried to get behind her. They are both incredible.
A.W.
hailey V. Blame their Managers And A&R and any other PERSON on the record Label
TAO TAO
You are absolutely on point. ♥️
Melonie Page
preach! They have class, too! ...just sayin
Albert Rainbow
I need her to come back and make music like this again. It's been far too long and I need her voice back in my life
Jó
+Albert Rainbow I know I've been saying that for a few now
Ebon Sean
No seriously, where the fuck she been at?
ThatDorkyReviewShow
If singers were pokemon Melanie would be The evolved form of Brandy and monica in one😂🔥🔥🔥
Gerald Humbert
She started a family now. Look at her IG.