Kills was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK, to an Afro-Jamaican father and Uruguayan mother, where she attended Bradford Girls' Grammar School. In addition, she studied classical drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She stated in a post on her blog on social website, MySpace that she grew up flying between London and Florida, where she had relatives, resulting in a mixed American and English accent.
Kills made her acting debut at age 9 in 1995 in New Voices. She had a regular role as Sima on the TV sitcom "All About Me" and also played Amy Franks in the BBC's long-running radio drama "The Archers". She began writing songs at 14, some of which were featured in films and television shows, including "Bring It On 4", "Sleepover", "Just My Luck", and "Entourage". After finishing with "The Archers" in 2003, Kills began pursuing a music career and attributes her musical breakthrough to winning a Radio 1 MC Battle in Leeds under the name "Candy Rapper" in 2003. She signed to the UK record company "Adventures in Music" and released her first single Don't Play Nice under the name Verbalicious in February 2005. Kills' told W that her childhood nickname from her mother was "Verbal" because she talked and sang a lot. She adopted the name and variations of it as her stage name at some points during her career.
While writing music for films, Kills posted her self-produced and written demo extended play, "Womannequin" on music social website MySpace in 2007 that attracted the attention of blogger Perez Hilton in 2008, her song received 2 million plays on the website and Kills reached the top of the unsigned artists chart. With offers coming in for concerts and festivals, Kills moved to Los Angeles. In LA, Kills was approached by producers, A&R and labels with contracts. A DJ introduced her to will.i.am after hearing her demo and learning that she did not have a record deal. In January 2008, will.i.am signed her to his record label, "will.i.am Music Group". She did not sign right away as she had reservations about the music industry and will.i.am had to go to London a month later to convince her to record with him. During this time she also co-wrote and appeared on They Talk Shit About Me by French recording artist M. Pokora and met underground director Guillaume Doubet, who would go on to direct many of her videos, in Paris.
Kills explained in an interview that she adopted the stage name Natalia Kills at the behest of her record company, which found "Natalia Cappuccini" hard to pronounce. She had taken on her grandmother's family name a few years prior. She explained in an interview that her stage name is based on the phrase "you killed it", and represents her tendency to be a perfectionist. Kills released her debut album "Perfectionist" in April 2011 in Germany following a top ten placing by the first single, "Mirrors". The album was described as a concept album by Kills, proving that perfection is attainable. It features production by Jeff Bhasker and Fernando Garibay, who had worked with Lady Gaga. The album was accompanied by four singles, Mirrors, Wonderland, Free and Kill My Boyfriend. The first three singles were minor hits in some European countries but failed to chart in the US or UK. Kills opened for Kelis' European All Hearts Tour, as well as supported Robyn on her Body Talk Tour in November 2010 and early 2011. She also supported Ke$ha on the UK leg of her Get Sleazy Tour. Throughout August and September 2011, Kills supported Katy Perry on her California Dreams Tour for eight dates in Europe and São Paulo, Brazil. She also opened for the Black Eyed Peas over the summer of 2011 in Europe.
Kills is featured on a Junior Caldera single, Lights Out (Go Crazy), along with Far East Movement. It was released on March 13, 2012. Kills also features in Tatana's single, You Can't Get in My Head (If You Can't Get in My Bed).
On September 5, the singer announced new video entitled "Controversy" to start the promotion of her sophomore studio album entitled Trouble that's scheduled for release early 2013 through Cherrytree and Interscope Records. She also revealed the artwork with the official viral video.
Kills called Kate Bush and Alanis Morissette her most important musical influences, highlighting them as emotional artists who wrote honestly about their own experiences. She has also gone on to cite Gwen Stefani as her hero. She also claims that Depeche Mode, Prince, Vanity 6 and Freddie Mercury inspire her live performances.
In June of 2015, Kills announced over Twitter that her next album would feature a band, and that her days as "Natalia Kills" are over. She has stated "I always wanted to start a band. I adore Hole & Garbage so that's what i'll do next. I need to go darker + wilder".
In early 2016, Sinclair started a band, Cruel Youth. Their first song, "Mr. Watson", was released on Soundcloud in February, that was then followed by "Diamond Days" in April, which was also released on iTunes. Their third single ,"Hatefuck", was released in early September along with the release of their debut EP +30mg on 16 September.
Outta Time
Natalia Kills Lyrics
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But we're out of time.
I tried to write you a letter baby
But I'm out of lines.
You thought you could make me better,
And I hoped it'd turn out right,
You know I'd sell my soul to change it
But we're out of time.
We've been driving down this road since I was 17
You could tear my heart like pages in a magazine,
But now your photograph is faded,
And my bed is cold at night,
And I wish that love could save us
But we're out of time.
So don't regret me baby
When you lay awake tonight...
You knew that I could hurt you
But you said I was worth the fight.
And I know that you're not waiting
At the end of the telephone line,
But I can't keep holding on
Cause we're out of time
If I could stop the world from turning
Maybe I could change your mind,
If you could stop my heart from burning
Then I'd take you home tonight...
But I know that you're not waiting
At the end of the telephone line,
And I wish I could take you back
But I'm out of time.
Yeah I'm out of time
Ooh I'm out of time
Yeah we're out of time
I'm out of time
We're out of time.
The song “Outta Time” by Natalia Kills talks about the end of a romantic relationship. The person she is singing to tried to make things work, but they are both aware that they are both out of time to fix things. She starts the song talking about how the person would like to save her, but it is too late since they are both out of time. She tried to write a letter to the person, but she is out of lines, emphasizing that they have run out of opportunities to fix the relationship.
She describes how she has been with the person for a long time, driving down the road since she was 17. However, now, the person’s photograph is faded, and her bed is cold. She emphasizes how she wishes love could save them, but they are out of time. The chorus talks about how the person knew they could hurt her, but they were worth the fight. She knows that the person is not waiting at the end of the telephone line, and she cannot keep holding on since they are out of time.
The song ends with the singer wishing that she could change things and take the person back, but she is out of time. The song’s lyrics describe the feelings of regret and sadness that come from ending a long relationship. It shows how both people in the relationship tried to make it work, but in the end, they couldn’t fix it.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I know you'd like to save me
I am aware that you want to rescue me
But we're out of time.
But unfortunately, there's no longer enough time
I tried to write you a letter baby
I attempted to compose a letter for you, my dear
But I'm out of lines.
However, I have run out of ideas to express my feelings
You thought you could make me better,
You assumed you could improve me
And I hoped it'd turn out right,
And I hoped everything would work out as planned
You know I'd sell my soul to change it
You know I would do anything to alter it
But we're out of time.
But, unfortunately, it's too late now
We've been driving down this road since I was 17
We have been moving forward on this path since I was 17
You could tear my heart like pages in a magazine,
You could shred my heart like pages in a magazine
But now your photograph is faded,
However, now your photo has lost its clarity
And my bed is cold at night,
And I experience loneliness in bed at night
And I wish that love could save us
And I wish that love could rescue us from this situation
But we're out of time.
But, unfortunately, there's no more time to make amends
So don't regret me baby
Therefore, do not feel bad about me, darling
When you lay awake tonight...
When you're unable to sleep tonight
You knew that I could hurt you
You were aware that I could injure you
But you said I was worth the fight.
But you convinced yourself that I was worth the effort
And I know that you're not waiting
And I realize that you're not expecting
At the end of the telephone line,
At the end of the phone call
But I can't keep holding on
But I can't keep hanging around
Cause we're out of time
Because, unfortunately, there's no more time left
If I could stop the world from turning
If it is possible for me to stop the world's rotation
Maybe I could change your mind,
Possibly I could alter your opinion
If you could stop my heart from burning
If you could stop my heart from aching
Then I'd take you home tonight...
Then I'd take you home this night
But I know that you're not waiting,
But I know that you're not anticipating
At the end of the telephone line,
At the end of the phone call
And I wish I could take you back
And I wish I could acquire you again
But I'm out of time.
But, unfortunately, I do not have enough time to do that
Yeah I'm out of time
Yes, I no longer have the time
Ooh I'm out of time
Oh, I am out of time
Yeah we're out of time
Yes, we no longer have any time left
I'm out of time
I am out of time
We're out of time.
We no longer have any time left
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JEFF BHASKER, NATALIA CAPPUCCINI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
CHANEL POISON
this song never fails to make me cry🖤love her and her music so much!
Miss Gabi
Yup yup yup
Mario Brión Toucedo
she's got a great visual identity, and also great and cute lyrics and music. In addiction she created a beyond ok pop product, so much more cohesive and personal (and with so much less money) than moust of the pop "stars" now a days. She, Natalia, Teddy, whatever... has my respect as an artistical being 4EVAH.
BOARD
i always come back to this song 😭
Coven04
Same😭
There is Nothing TV
Love it
Mel Mariano
Honestly,her music is great. it is so sad that people celebrating her down fall instead of her music.
William Johnnes
Tem uma letra linda!!!! Te amo Kills. From BRAZIL!!!!! TE AMO! <3
Kii0
I love this song. it sounds like it should belong in a movie about the 50s. where 2 people from different worlds fall in love with eachother and can't see eachother because it's against the rules.
Lisa Mapelli
I love so much this song! 💗💗💗