Robert Glasper was raised in Houston, Texas. His mother was his first and s… Read Full Bio ↴Robert Glasper was raised in Houston, Texas. His mother was his first and strongest musical influence. Mrs. Glasper not only played piano and sang gospel music in the family's church, she led a band that worked the city's jazz and blues club circuit as well. By the age of twelve, young Robert was playing piano in that church. "Gospel music is built on emotion and spirituality; you go to church and leave crying," he smiles. "It definitely just gave me that sensitivity and knowing how to reach people and knowing how to be in tune with your feelings and the emotion of the music. My thing is, it helps me relate to the audience 'cause they're gonna give you what you give them. When you bring the crowd into your world, you can do anything you want."

By the time he reached adolescence, Robert knew his destiny was to be a jazz musician. He was accepted to the Houston's famed High School for the Performing Arts ("Jason Moran went there before me."). Post-graduation, Glasper enrolled at New School University in Manhattan. Soon after arrival, he hooked up with future bandmember Reid and vocalist Bilal, an old schoolmate. As an undergrad, Glasper gigged with Christian McBride, Russell Malone and Kenny Garrett. Professional life after the New School was even sweeter: stints with Nicholas Payton, Roy Hargrove, Terence Blanchard, Carmen Lundy, and Carly Simon.

The Bilal connection brought the pianist back to hip-hop. Glasper's contributions to Bilal's debut and subsequent tour brought him to the attention of Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest). "Tip would come hang out at my shows, and one day he called me and said, ‘I'm doing this tour and I need you to play keys. Can you do it?’” He's also since played with Mos Def, and is featured prominently on Bilal's forthcoming sophomore release.

In 2003, Glasper's first album Mood was released on indie label Fresh Sound New Talent, and two years later, Blue Note came calling. At Blue Note, Glasper joins a jazz piano legacy that stretches back to 1939, beginning with Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis, and continuing through Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jacky Terrasson, Jason Moran and Bill Charlap. Undaunted, Glasper reflects, “I’m just happy to be a part of the Blue Note family and its rich history.”

-- From Glasper's Official Website

Out of My Hands
Robert Glasper Lyrics

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No matter what I do, you ain't gonna be satisfied
Could have the sun complaining that it's not enough light
You're never gonna give in no matter how hard I try
Is it wrong to feel this way, I'm feeling like we need a change

You know that I'm tired, tired, tired, tired
Who we fooling? Tell me, who we kidding?
Work it out and help me fix it

If you're not in love, let's stop pretending
You know that I'm tired, tired, tired, tired
We done been through a lot, it's true
And I'll always love you, you know I do

I would rather stay and fight for you (oh, oh)
Either way it goes, it's up to you (tell me)

What am I supposed to do?
It's out of my hands now
Nothing more left to prove
It's out of my hands now

Said I'd never give up on us (didn't I, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I)
Gave you everything you wanted (didn't I, didn't I)
What am I supposed to do?
It's out of my hands now

So many things about this I just don't like
It's like its too far gone to fix, can't seem to make it right
I finally realize
You were never willing to give it, to take is all you intended

I'm tired, tired, tired, tired
Who we fooling? Tell me, who we kidding?
Work it out and help me fix it
If you're not in love, then stop pretending
I'm tired, tired, tired, tired
We done been through a lot, it's true
And I'll always love you, you know I do

I would rather stay and fight for you (Oh, oh)
Either way it goes, it's up to you (Tell me)

What am I supposed to do?
It's out of my hands now (It's out of my hands now)
Nothing more left to prove (Prove)
It's out of my hands now

Said I'd never give up on us (didn't I, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I)
Gave you everything you wanted (didn't I, didn't I)
What am I supposed to do?
It's out of my hands now (it's out of my hands now)

This can only be good as we make it
We can be as happy as you want
But that ain't what you want, no, no

Tell me, what am I supposed to do?
It's out of my hands now (it's out of my hands now)
Nothing more left to prove (prove, prove, yeah)
It's out of my hands now

Said I'd never give up on us (Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I)
Gave you everything you wanted (Didn't I, didn't I)
What am I supposed to do?
It's out of my hands now

I wanted to love you (Out of my, out of my, out of my hands, it's out of my hands)
But it's out of my hands (Out of my, out of my, out of my hands, it's out of my hands)
Be there for you, yeah (Out of my, out of my, out of my hands, it's out of my hands)
But it's out of my hands (Out of my, out of my, out of my hands, it's out of my hands)

Out of my hands (Out of my)
Out of my hands (Out of my hands)
It's out of my hands
Out of my, out of my, out of my hands, it's out of my hands (See I tried to love you)
Out of my, out of my, out of my hands, it's out of my hands (And be there for you)
Out of my, out of my, out of my hands, it's out of my hands (I gave you my all)
Out of my, out of my, out of my hands, it's out of my hands (Oh)

It's out of my hands, out of my, out of my, out of my hands
It's out of my hands, out of my, out of my, out of my hands
Out of my hands, out of my, out of my, out of my hands
It's out of my hands, out of my, out of my, out of my hands
Out of my hands, out of my, out of my, out of my hands

Out of my hands, oh, oh
It's out of my hands
It's out of my hands

Line by Line Meaning

No matter what I do, you ain't gonna be satisfied
No matter what approach I take, it still won't make you happy.

Could have the sun complaining that it's not enough light
Even if I achieve an impossible task, you still won't acknowledge my efforts.

You're never gonna give in no matter how hard I try
No amount of effort on my part is going to change your stance.

Is it wrong to feel this way, I'm feeling like we need a change
I believe that we need to change our current situation, but I am not certain if that is unreasonable.

You know that I'm tired, tired, tired, tired
I am utterly exhausted and have no energy left to keep trying.

Who we fooling? Tell me, who we kidding?
We're pretending that everything is fine when it clearly is not.

Work it out and help me fix it
Let's work together to find a solution and fix our problems.

If you're not in love, let's stop pretending
If you don't have romantic feelings for me anymore, let's acknowledge that instead of pretending things are the same.

We done been through a lot, it's true
We have been through many obstacles together, and that is a fact.

And I'll always love you, you know I do
Even though we're having problems, I still care for you deeply.

What am I supposed to do?
I am unsure of what actions I should take in this situation.

It's out of my hands now
The situation is beyond my control.

Nothing more left to prove
There is no more evidence to provide, and we can't justify our actions any further.

So many things about this I just don't like
There are numerous aspects of our current situation that I dislike.

It's like its too far gone to fix, can't seem to make it right
The situation is too complex, and I can't find a way to make it better.

You were never willing to give it, to take is all you intended
You never gave the relationship a chance, and you only wanted to take from it.

This can only be good as we make it
We need to put in the effort to make this relationship successful.

We can be as happy as you want
If you're willing to put in the effort, we can be happy together.

But that ain't what you want, no, no
You don't want to put in the effort required to make this relationship work.

I wanted to love you
I genuinely wanted to love you and make this relationship work.

But it's out of my hands
However, I have no control over this situation anymore.

Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Brittany Chikyra Barber, Jennifer Hudson, Robert Andre Glasper

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