In 2005 he released his third studio album, The Trinity, and collected another #1 hit, 'Temperature'. Sean Paul's 2002 sophomore album, Dutty Rock, is his most successful, with 4 top 20 hits, including the worldwide smash "Gimme The Light", "Get Busy", "Like Glue" & "I'm Still In Love With You" were also huge hits, keeping the Dutty Rock album a best seller throughout 2003. "Temperature," from his 2005 follow-up cd, The Trinity, was a Billboard #1 Hot 100 hit.
Sean Paul has Portuguese heritage from his paternal grandfather, Sephardic Jewish heritage from his paternal grandmother, African heritage from his maternal grandfather, and Chinese heritage from his maternal grandmother. Both his parents are Jamaican natives. His nicknames include Zion Lion and King of Israel. Because of his mixed heritage, some consider him a personification of the Jamaican Motto "Out of Many, One People". Sean Paul's voice and style of singing is often compared to Jamaican 1990s dancehall sensation Super Cat.
He played for the Jamaican national water polo team and alleges to be related to King Solomon through his father.
In 1996, Paul and Spanner Banner recorded the Jamaican chart-topper, "Ladies Man", through the singer's Sweet Angel Productions. The song resulted in his embarking on sessions with Jeremy Harding, a then little-known producer who burst on the scene with his production of Beenie Man's crossover hit "Who Am I". The producer released the dancehall favorite "Baby Girl." The following single, "Infiltrate", joined the singer's combination hit in the Jamaican top charts.
A new version of Paul's "Punkie" track from the Dutty Rock album featuring Tego Calderón appeared on a recent (February 2005) Promo Only album with automaten spiele. April 2005's Promo Only Caribbean Series album included a new song by Paul ("We Be Burnin'"). Recently, Paul also collaborated with Nina Sky for his song "Touch My Body". Sean Paul has just recently released his new album, The Trinity. Sean Paul was a feature artist on Beyonce's number one hit, "Baby Boy."
Call My Name
Sean Paul Lyrics
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Ta dah, tah dah, a dutty yo again
So mi go so again
Sometimes I hear yuh calling out my name
And I can hear deep dung inna mi brain
If I'm a fool I only got myself to blame
(self to blame, self to blame)
All though your not mine from time to time
I got to make you know, you are my sunshine
(my sunshine, my sunshine)
I love you baby
But yuh nuh love mi back why?
Yuh drive mi crazy cause yuh
Fi gi mi dat bligh
Yuh mek mi high, I just can't deny
Love positive just a build up inna I and I
Jus gi mi deh privilege and runaway yuh man
I got the plan fi mek yuh turn on
Baby, just believe mi cause my
Word is my bond
Sometimes I hear yuh, but I'm hearing wrong
Girl!
Sometimes I hear yuh calling out my name
And I can hear deep dung inna mi brain
If I'm a fool I only got myself to blame
(self to blame, self to blame)
Well I can see the sign cause I'm not blind
All though your not mine from time to time
I got to make you know
That you are my sunshine
(my sunshine, my sunshine)
Rude bwoy loving a nuh sumting
Fi she ramp wid (true, true)
Everyman him need a woman fi
Be him live blanket if she did say spank it
Yuh hold dat and crank it
If she neva love yuh good
Yuh know yuh would a flank it
Babygirl, yuh know a love yuh
But yuh falla yuh friend dem
Now yuh gone and break Sean Paul heart in two
Yuh have deh dappa all a bawl
And a mek phone call
Wah yuh really expect man fi do
Sometimes I hear yuh calling out my name
And I can hear deep dung inna mi brain
If I'm a fool I only got myself to blame
(self to blame, self to blame)
Well I can see the sign cause I'm not blind
All though your not mine from time to time
I got to make you know
That you are my sunshine
(my sunshine, my sunshine)
Tick tock mi get heart attack
When mi hear she leaving and
She nah come back
Mi caan believe mi dream so
Mi love world just crash
A lucky ting she neva know
Weh mi hide mi stash, but
Sometimes I hear yuh calling out my name
And I can hear deep dung inna mi brain
If I'm a fool I only got myself to blame
(self to blame, self to blame)
Well I can see the sign cause I'm not blind
All though your not mine from time to time
I got to make you know
That you are my sunshine
(my sunshine, my sunshine)
In Sean Paul's song "Call My Name", the artist talks about the conflicting emotions he experiences when it comes to a woman he loves but who doesn't love him back. He hears her calling out his name deep down in his brain, and although he knows she's not his from time to time, he can't help but let her know she's his sunshine. He tells her she drives him crazy, and while he loves her, she doesn't love him back, causing him heartache. Sean Paul wants her to give him a chance and leave her man to be with him, but he worries she's going to break his heart if she follows her friends and doesn't choose him. He confesses that just hearing the possibility of her leaving him makes his heart ache.
The lyrics to "Call My Name" are about unrequited love, a topic that many can relate to. It explores the idea of wanting to be with someone who doesn't feel the same way, which can be both painful and confusing. Sean Paul does an excellent job of expressing his feelings through his lyrics, and the catchy beat of the song makes it easy to dance and sing along to.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes I hear you calling out my name,
Occasionally I perceive you calling my name,
And I hear you deep down inna mi brain,
Your voice echoes in my thoughts exalted,
If I'm a fool I've only got myself to blame,
If I suffer then it's my fault for lusting after you,
Well I can see the sign 'cause I'm not blind,
I realize how you feel since I'm not oblivious,
Although you're not mine from time to time,
I understand that we're not committed constantly,
I've got to let you know you are my sunshine, my sunshine.
I want to inform you that you illuminate my world.
I love you baby but you don't love me back, why,
I deeply cherish you, but you don't reciprocate, why,
You drive me crazy 'cause yu fi gi mi dat bly,
You make me insane because you should give me that chance,
You make me high! I just can't deny,
You raise my emotions, and I can't deny it,
Love out potential a fill up inna I and I,
I feel so much passion and love within me,
Just give me the privilege and run a way yu man,
Surrender yourself to me, and abandon your current romantic partner,
I got the plan! fi mek yu tun on,
I have a strategy to arouse your love for me,
Baby just believe me 'cause my word is my bond!,
Trust my words because my promises are truthful,
Sometime I think I hear you but I am hearing wrong, girl.
I sometimes sense your voice, but maybe I'm mistaken, girl.
Rude bwoy loving a nu something fi she ramp wid,
A passionate lover isn't something to provoke her,
Everyman him need a woman fi be a live blanket,
Every man needs a woman to be his warmth during his life,
If she diss yu, spank it, you hold dat and crank it,
If she disrespects you, leave it, endure it, and move on,
Baby girl you know I love you but you follow yu friend dem,
My dear, you know that I love you, but you trust your friends more,
Now you gonna break Sean Paul heart in two,
You will break my heart into two pieces,
You have the dapper all a bawl and all a mek phone call.
You're so devastated that you're crying and making phone calls.
What yu really expect man fi do.
What do you expect from a man when you act like that?
Tick, tock mi get heart attack,
The ticking clock is causing me to have a heart attack,
When mi hear she leaving and she naw come back,
When I hear that she's leaving and not coming back,
Mi can believe me dreams to mi love world crash,
I can't believe my dreams, for my love world is crashing down,
A lucky thing she never know where mi hide mi stash, but.
Fortunately, she's unaware of where I stash my things.
[Chorus]
Refrain from the beginning of the song.
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Osas Ogbeide
on Get Busy
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