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With a name like Prema LaNay (pronounced Pree-mah Lah-nay) there’s not much you can grow up and be, other than a star. Really, can you imagine writing that on a job application or signing it on doctor’s prescription?
“As a kid, I didn’t hate my name, but it was odd introducing myself to people,” admits the Atlanta-based performer whose first name means “the loved” in Sanskrit (Indian) and middle means “awakening” in Hawaiian. “It wasn’t until I got older that I understood the meaning.”
Now that her identity is secure, the eccentric singer/songwriter is indeed looking to live up to her name and give music a much-needed awakening with her Interscope records debut The PREfix.
Described by Interscope co-founder Jimmy Iovine as “a marvelous writer,” Prema got her start penning personal short stories, that eventually turned into melodies and songs. Her talents didn’t go unnoticed for long as she began writing for small independent artist. Soon after, with some encouragement from fellow studio rats, Prema stopped letting people demo her words, and started singing them herself.
“The most difficult part of that transition was putting myself up front,” reveals the soft-spoken Prema who refers to herself as a “musical actress.” “I always wrote songs in third person for other people. When I had to focus on me, I had to find my signature amongst various styles.”
Whatever struggles she had, none of them were apparent on her first project, The Pre-Album. Powered by what she calls “theatrical” R&B, the CD caught like wildfire through industry circles, with her music reaching as far as London, Japan, the Dominican Republic and Canada. Prema’s international buzz lead to her signing with Interscope in April 2007.
Already being described as a cure to what’s become a stagnant music industry, The PREFix showcases Prema’s knack for writing Oscar-worth visuals. Songs like the mind-stretching “He Beats Me” depicts a victimizing emotion while tracks like “Loving a Junkie” and “He Got Blown Away” highlight her passionate creativity.
“I want my music to make you feel like you’ve been taken to another world,” explains Prema about her penchant for storytelling. “I want it to feel like I’m giving the listener a fix. Some people have drugs for that, I want them view my music the same way.”
On second thought, Prema Lanay probably could make it as a doctor.
He Beats Me
Prema Lanay Lyrics
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Just leave me alone
Get out of my head daddy
Get out
Tell me where to go
Tell me where to stay
Tell me where you want meThe next next day
I will be there
Early A. M.
Up in the booth
Trying to please you again
They say you're not good
I know you're not bad
Just everything
I never ever he'd
Discipline and love
In the same man
But now here I stand
He beats me
He puts the bass with the treble and
Yeah yeah yeah
He beats me
I need to let him go but I love the pain
Hard banging in my head
Flowing through my veins
I know I'm no more sane
I'm insane
I love you more now than ever
I can not get away to get better
This is not rightIt can't be wrong
For me to hang on this long
To someone that
Mistreats me
And keeps me
Chorus
I feel it in the sting
I feel it in the burn
I feel it in my neck and my back
When I turn
The clap and boom
Creeps in the room
Takes over everything
It consumes
It got me now
Now he got you
Imma tell you next
What he's gonna do
Wait a minute he says
He needs to teach me
Preach to me
Chorus
The lyrics to Prema Lanay's song, "He Beats Me," tell the story of an abusive relationship. The singer is pleading with her abuser, who she calls "daddy," to leave her alone and get out of her head. She is torn between the love and the pain that he brings into her life. The lyrics also describe the singer's willingness to do anything to please her abuser, even if it means sacrificing her own well-being.
The song's chorus is particularly striking, as it seems to suggest that the singer is drawn to the abuse in some way. She admits that she loves the pain and can't bring herself to let go of the person who mistreats her. The lyrics also describe the physical effects of the abuse, with the bass and treble of the music representing the violence and the singer feeling the sting and burn of the blows she receives.
Overall, "He Beats Me" is a powerful, haunting song about a difficult and painful subject. It sheds light on the complexities of abusive relationships and the ways in which victims can be drawn back to their abusers.
Line by Line Meaning
Get out of my head daddy
Asking her father to leave her thoughts and stop controlling her
Just leave me alone
Requesting her father to give her space
Get out of my head daddy
Repeating her request to remove her father from her mind
Get out
Anxious request for her father to leave her alone
Tell me where to go
Asking for her father's guidance
Tell me where to stay
Requesting her father to determine her place of stay
Tell me where you want me
Requesting her father to dictate her choices
The next next day
Complying with her father's wishes the very next day
I will be there
Assuring her father of her presence
Early A. M.
Being punctual even early in the morning
Up in the booth
Referring to a music recording studio
Trying to please you again
Striving to meet her father's expectations again
They say you're not good
Others have warned her about her father's harmful ways
I know you're not bad
Believing her father is not an entirely evil person
Just everything
Her father is a complex individual
I never ever he'd
Never thought she would experience something like this
Discipline and love
Her father displays both qualities towards her
In the same man
Combining two opposing traits in one person
But now here I stand
She's facing the reality of her situation
He beats me
Her father is physically abusive towards her
He puts the bass with the treble and
Metaphorically blending love and abuse together
Yeah yeah yeah
Experiencing the pain and accepting it
He beats me
Repeating the fact that her father is an abuser
I need to let him go but I love the pain
Still finding it difficult to break free from her father despite the abuse
Hard banging in my head
Her thoughts are overwhelming and consuming her
Flowing through my veins
Her emotions are too strong to ignore
I know I'm no more sane
Admitting that her mental state is unsettled
I'm insane
She feels like losing her mind
I love you more now than ever
Despite everything, she still has feelings for her father
I can not get away to get better
Finding it difficult to break free from her father's control and heal
This is not right
Acknowledging that their situation is wrong
It can't be wrong
Still in denial about the abuse
For me to hang on this long
Suffering from the abuse for a long time
To someone that
Referring to her father
Mistreats me
Abusing her emotionally and physically
And keeps me
Still in her father's grasp
Chorus
Repeating the main message of the song
I feel it in the sting
Sensing pain physically and emotionally
I feel it in the burn
Feeling intense pain and discomfort
I feel it in my neck and my back
Feeling the effects of the abuse in various parts of her body
When I turn
Experiencing pain while moving her body
The clap and boom
Referring to the music production process
Creeps in the room
Her father's presence and control is overwhelming
Takes over everything
Her father's influence is everywhere
It consumes
Her father's control is all-encompassing
It got me now
She's still under her father's control
Now he got you
Warns others about the abusive pattern of her father's behavior
Imma tell you next
Sharing her story with others
What he's gonna do
Predicting her father's actions
Wait a minute he says
Her father takes control again
He needs to teach me
Using teaching as an excuse to maintain control over her
Preach to me
Trying to convince her father otherwise but failing
Chorus
Repeating the main message of the song
Contributed by Allison K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@illstrumental
i love this sonnng!!
@aimeeburgess6331
💕💕💕💕
@Edward2TheC
Still dope.