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.
Sad Songs
Melanie Fiona Lyrics
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Doo do doo doo (oh yeah)
Doo do doo doo (oh yeah)
(Sad songs, are the best songs oh yeah)
(Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah)
I know there's love waiting on the of top a hill,
When I get there I hope it's not to late to reveal,
This broken heart of mine it seem it ran out of time
Loving you, loving me
It's not the way it's supposed to be
But you'll regret it!
You wanna bet it!
Setting this golden goose free!
My love, where did we go wrong?
I wonder who's in your arms?
Especially because you did me wrong.
You know sad songs are the best songs
You don't have to wonder how it's gonna end.
(Doo do doo doo)
Gave back my key
Because you seem to have so many.
Did you know this,
The wrong one was given to me
With the initials "L.M."
Is that who you are seeing and,
Loving her, leaving me?
It's not the way it's supposed to be!
But you'll regret it!
You'll be upset when the next man is loving me!
My love, where did we go wrong?
I wonder who's in your arms?
Especially because you did me wrong.
You know sad songs are the best songs
You don't have to wonder how it's gonna end.
(Doo do doo doo)
No one to cry on
I can begin at the end of this song
Still I remain strong keeping interest
'Till something is gone
What did I do Lord to deserve to be alone,
Thought I had a love to strong so long,
But you always gotta prove me wrong
You that sad songs you know are the best songs
And I don't have to wonder how it's gonna end
My love, where did we go wrong?
I wonder who's in your arms?
Especially because you did me wrong.
You know sad songs are the best songs
You don't have to wonder how it's gonna end.
(Doo do doo doo)
(Doo do doo doo)
The song "Sad Songs" by Melanie Fiona is a heart-wrenching reflection of betrayal and heartbreak. The song starts with a melodic "Doo do doo doo" and sets the tone for the rest of the song. Melanie Fiona sings about how she knows there's love waiting for her, but she's afraid she's too late to find it. She feels broken-hearted and out of time. She reflects on how loving someone and being loved is not working out the way it's supposed to. She says that even though she's going to set the "golden goose" free, the person who did her wrong will regret it.
Fiona is curious about who the person is with now, especially because they did her wrong. She believes that sad songs are the best songs because you don't have to wonder how it's going to end. She talks about how she gave back her key because the person had so many, but they gave her the wrong key with the initials "L.M." She wonders if the person is with L.M. now and is loving her instead of her. She is confident that the person will regret what they did when the next man loves her.
The song ends with Fiona singing about how she remains strong, even though she doesn't know why the universe has left her alone. She thought she had a love that was strong and lasting, but she was proven wrong. Fiona believes that sad songs are the best songs because they help people get through the toughest of times. Fiona's voice and heartfelt lyrics make "Sad Songs" a beautifully sad song to relate to.
Line by Line Meaning
Doo do doo doo (oh yeah)
The song's funky introduction sets the tone and creates a mood for a subject that is commonly associated with sadness and heartbreak.
Sad songs, are the best songs oh yeah
Although sad songs might not be an apt choice for joyous, celebratory occasions, they provoke raw emotions and connect to the listeners on a deeper level, making them the ultimate favorite.
I know there's love waiting on top of a hill,
The singer realizes that her love interest might not be her true love, and there might be someone better coming her way.
When I get there I hope it's not too late to reveal,
She hopes that she meets her true love soon enough and doesn't regret not taking a chance at love when it arrives.
This broken heart of mine, it seems it ran out of time
The artist's heart has been broken too many times, and she fears that it has become too late for her to love and trust anyone again.
Loving you, loving me
Love should be a two-way street; if one person is investing effort in the relationship, the other needs to reciprocate their feelings genuinely.
It's not the way it's supposed to be
The unrequited love and brokenness in the relationship prove that the situation is not as it should have been.
But you'll regret it! You wanna bet it! Setting this golden goose free!
The artist is confident that her love interest will regret losing her, just like he would regret setting a golden goose free, which was a source of riches.
My love, where did we go wrong?
The artist wonders what went wrong in their relationship, which was once filled with love and affection.
I wonder who's in your arms?
The artist feels betrayed and wonders who has replaced her and resides in her place in her lover's arms.
Especially because you did me wrong
The relationship ended due to the love interest's fault, and not the singer's, which makes the situation even harder to deal with.
You don't have to wonder how it's gonna end. (Doo do doo doo)
Sad songs talk about the end of the relationship, which is almost always going to be heartbreaking, and that's the thing we don't have to wonder about.
Gave back my key, because you seem to have so many.
The singer returned the key to her lover's place because she had doubts that he had a relationship with many other women.
Did you know this, the wrong one was given to me.
The singer was mistakenly given a key with someone else's initials, and she realizes that the relationship she had with her love interest was never meant to be.
Is that who you are seeing and, loving her, leaving me?
The singer suspects her love interest of seeing someone else and ending their relationship to be with her.
No one to cry on, I can begin at the end of this song
After the breakup, the artist feels lonely, and listening to sad songs is the only way to alleviate her pain and feel better.
Still, I remain strong, keeping interest. 'Til something is gone.
The artist tries her best to stay strong and keep herself occupied until it becomes apparent that her love interest won't be returning, and the feelings of loneliness and despair catch up to her.
What did I do Lord to deserve to be alone?
The singer tries to introspect and think about what went wrong when she had invested so much love and effort into their relationship to deserve this loneliness.
Thought I had a love so strong, so long, but you always gotta prove me wrong.
The singer believed that her love was powerful enough to overcome anything, but her partner's faults and unfaithfulness proved her wrong.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: BOBBY VINTON, GENE ALLAN, JOHN MYATT, DIANA BOVELL
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