Barely a teenager, Freitas learned to entertain through the art of hip-hop and throughout the years the flexibility of his talent allowed him to flow with changing vibes of the music industry. Once a break-dancer, then the front man of the infamous group Quatro Plus, a producer, a writer, a singer, engineer and now he is the owner of GhettoZouk Music, a label created by Nelson Freitas with artists as Chelsy Shantel & William araujo. With his roots connected to the Cape Verde islands and his passion for the hip-hop culture inspired Freitas to take on a challenge to change the contemporary sound of the Cape Verdean music.
In 1997 the compilation CD of “MOBASS Presents” was released featuring the track, “Hoje em Dia” (Now a Days), which officially launched Quatro Plus (formally known as Quatro) in the market. As one of the lead singers of the group, Quatro Plus went on to release three successful albums “4-Voz” (Four Voices) in 1998, “Bem Conche” (Get to Know Us) in 2002 and “Ultima Viagem” (Last Voyage) in 2005.
In almost a decade, Freitas has earned what’s rightfully his as he is of the most admired and respected producers, singers and writers in the Cape Verdean as well as the zouk music industry. With a blend of Cape Verdean Kriol and English lyrics, a twist of R&B and hip-hop incorporated with zouk and traditional Cape Verdean music.With al these ingredients Nelson made his solo album called “ Magic “ In October 2006.The album sold over 25.000 copies world wide.
With new creative input and even more experience the second album “ My life “ is a fact. The album promises to bring yet another dose of creativity and talent as the 12 track album aims to live-up to his previous album “ magic “ or even surpass it. featuring artists on the album will be William Araujo, Mc Knowledje, Laisa Sanches & Anselmo Ralph.
Mind of It's Own
Nelson Freitas Lyrics
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I thought was a mutual thing
And i thought because of you the bad boy leave finally has gone
Felt that he was you here with me
My heart is hating
I'm going crazy
And everything i do remind me the time when i was with you
My heart is hating
Time passes by slow so slow
If i could tell my heart
To stop beating
For you girl i would
If i could tell my heart
That the word like you
In this world i should
You know i should, you know my heart
It's the mind of it own
I thought you a over here
When you came to me
Crying slowly dieing
And I thought wherever happened in the past
We were just let it be
So why re you turn out to be
Favorite picture in my memory
My heart is hatin' (ohhohhh)
I'm going crazy
And everything i do remind me the time when i was with you
My heart is hatin'(ohhohhh)
I'm going crazy
Time passes by slow so slow
If i could tell my heart
To stop beating
For you girl i would
If i could tell my heart
That the word like you
In this world i should
You know i should, you know my heart
It's the mind of it own
You know i should, you know my heart
It's the mind of it own
My heart is hating'
I'm going crazy (crazy, crazy)
My heart is hating'
I'm going crazy (crazy, crazy)
If i could tell my heart (If i could tell my heart)
To stop beating
For you girl (stop begging stop begging for you girl) i would
If i could tell my heart (If i could tell my heart)
That the word like (you know i would, you know i would) you
In this world i should
You never miss your water till your well runs dry when she gone, when she gone
You never miss your water until your water runs dry
Thats when it starts realizing
You never miss your water till your well runs dry when she gone, when she gone
You never miss your water until your water runs dry
We had a good thing going on (when she gone, when she gone)
Thats when it starts realising (when she gone, when she gone)
We had a good thing going on
The lyrics of Nelson Freitas's song "Mind of Its Own" highlights the pain of a breakup and the feeling of losing control over one's own emotions. The song begins with the artist reminiscing about the memories he shared with his ex-partner and how he believed that they had a good thing going on. He explains that he thought their relationship was mutual and it was because of her that he overcame his bad boy persona. However, now that she is gone, he feels that his heart and mind are not in sync. He cannot control the way his heart is hating her, and he's going crazy since everything he does reminds him of the time when he was with her.
In the chorus, he expresses his desperation, saying that if he could, he would stop his heart from beating for her since he knows he should let go but cannot seem to do so. He knows that his heart is acting on its own, and he has no control over it. Continuing on, he speaks about the moment when his ex-partner came to him crying, and he assumed that they could let bygones be bygones. However, now, she has become his favorite memory, and it haunts him. As the song progresses, he realizes that he took their relationship for granted and, as the saying goes, "you never miss your water until your well runs dry."
Overall, this song perfectly encapsulates the feeling of heartbreak and how one can lose control of their emotions in such situations. The lyrics and melody complement each other perfectly to capture the sadness and despair that often accompany such breakups.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought me and you had a good thing going on,
I thought it was a mutual thing.
And i thought because of you the bad boy leave finally has gone
I felt that he was gone because of you being with me.
My heart is hating
I'm heartbroken.
I'm going crazy
I'm feeling overwhelmed.
And everything i do remind me the time when i was with you
I keep reminiscing about the good times we had together.
Time passes by slow so slow
Time feels like it's going by too slowly.
If i could tell my heart To stop beating For you girl i would
If I could make myself stop loving you, I would.
If i could tell my heart That the word like you In this world i should
If I could convince my heart that I should stop liking you, I would.
It's the mind of it own
My heart has a mind of its own and I can't control how I feel.
I thought you a over here When you came to me Crying slowly dieing And I thought wherever happened in the past We were just let it be So why re you turn out to be Favorite picture in my memory
When you came to me crying and I comforted you, I thought we both moved on from the past, so why do you still hold a special place in my heart?
You know i should, you know my heart It's the mind of it own
You know I should be able to move on, but my heart has a mind of its own.
My heart is hating' I'm going crazy (crazy, crazy)
I'm heartbroken and feeling overwhelmed.
You never miss your water till your well runs dry when she gone, when she gone You never miss your water until your water runs dry
I didn't realize how much I loved you until you were gone.
Thats when it starts realizing (when she gone, when she gone) We had a good thing going on
That's when I realize we had something special.
Contributed by Lily G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.