Selah started playing classic guitar when she was 15. When she was 17, she participated in an open mic night in 'Het Depot', a small venue in Leuven. Organiser of the event and successful Belgian singer Milow (born Jonathan Vandenbroeck) saw her perform and asked her to be his support act..
Her playlist consists of some covers (most notably The Zutons' Valerie), but mainly of her own songs. Late 2008 saw the release of the Black Part Love EP with six of them. This EP can be listened to integrally at her official website, www.selahsue.be. Thanks to multiple media and support appearances for the likes of Jamie Lidell, Novastar, Simply Red and Prince, Selah Sue is steadily gaining fame and respect.
On occasions she features as a vocalist for dubstep formation Addicted Kru Sound in local venues.
She's recently been named by the Rolling Stone magazine as one of the New Faces of 2012.
Alone
Selah Sue Lyrics
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On the other side
Don't you see I'm alone without you
All the walls started coming down
Can't you see I'm alone without you
Spent an eternity
Missing what used to be
Love has forsaken me
The day you abandoned me
Say you remember me this time
'Cause I'm alone
I'm alone
I'm alone
Without you
'Cause I'm alone
I'm alone
I'm alone
Without you
Black coal burning on the ground
Rescue me I'm alone without you
It's a cattle call of certain emotions
It seems to me I'm alone without you
Spent an eternity
Missing what used to be
I hope you remember me at night
Love has forsaken me
The day you abandoned me
Say you remember me this time
'Cause I'm alone
I'm alone
I'm alone
Without you
'Cause I'm alone
I'm alone
I'm alone
Without you
Was it already over
Before the end
Did the door start to close
Once we began
But did you let go
Couldn't take this tug of war
No more, no more
'Cause I'm alone
I'm alone
I'm alone
Without you
'Cause I'm alone
I'm alone
I'm alone
Without you
'Cause I'm alone
I'm alone
I'm alone
Without you
'Cause I'm alone
I'm alone
I'm alone
Without you
Without you
Without you
Without you
Without you
The lyrics to Selah Sue's song "Alone" express the feelings of loneliness and abandonment after a relationship has ended. She describes the feeling of being on a dark road without her partner and how the walls started closing in after they left. She pleads with them to remember her and how love has forsaken her since they abandoned her. Despite being surrounded by a "cattle call of certain emotions," Selah Sue feels alone and unable to move on without her partner by her side.
The chorus repeats multiple times, emphasizing the feeling of being completely alone without her former partner. The second verse adds an element of desperation, as Selah Sue calls out for someone to rescue her from her loneliness. The bridge questions whether the relationship was doomed from the start and whether her partner was pulled away by the tug of war between them. The song ends with Selah Sue repeating the phrase "without you" four times, reiterating the theme of loneliness in her lyrics.
Overall, the lyrics of "Alone" speak to the universal experiences of heartbreak and loneliness. Selah Sue's lyrics are raw and emotional, and her soulful voice conveys the pain of losing someone she loved.
Line by Line Meaning
It's a dark road
The journey ahead seems difficult and gloomy
On the other side
On the other side of the difficult journey
Don't you see I'm alone without you
Without you, life feels empty and hollow
All the walls started coming down
Without your support, everything falls apart
Can't you see I'm alone without you
The artist desperately needs their loved one back
Spent an eternity
Feels like a lifetime
Missing what used to be
Longing for what they had before
I hope you remember me at night
The artist hopes their loved one thinks of them
Love has forsaken me
Love has abandoned the artist
The day you abandoned me
When the loved one left and everything changed
Say you remember me this time
The singer hopes their loved one will finally remember them
'Cause I'm alone
The artist really is alone
Without you
The singer's loved one is missing
Black coal burning on the ground
Life feels dull and hopeless without the loved one
Rescue me I'm alone without you
The singer needs rescuing from the loneliness
It's a cattle call of certain emotions
The emotions that come with loneliness are overwhelming
It seems to me I'm alone without you
The artist is convinced that they need their loved one to be happy
Was it already over
Did the relationship end before it officially ended?
Before the end
Before the official end of the relationship
Did the door start to close
Was the end inevitable and already starting to happen?
Once we began
From the start of the relationship
But did you let go
Did the loved one give up on the relationship?
Couldn't take this tug of war
The back-and-forth of the relationship was too much to handle
No more, no more
The artist is ready to move on
Without you
The singer is still missing their loved one
Without you
A repetition of the singer's longing
Without you
The singer's loved one is still missing
Without you
A final repetition of the artist's loneliness
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group
Written by: SEAN FENTON, SANNE PUTSEYS, ROBIN HANNIBAL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@panakamanana7773
She's impossible to dislike.
@user-qb5jr6ll3b
Very agree with you. People who dislike her will go ***
@EVLxezbeth
+Роман Коняшов
And yet.
@myha68
+Роман Коняшов And yet.
@meguto
+Pana Kamanana no, she's not =))
@guyh3403
711 people disagree lol
@TheCoco7802
I still can’t get over the fact that she didn’t exploded as an artist. She has everything music needs nowadays smh
@steven7846
you have to sell your soul to get fame and fortune, it's not about talent, so may be she eventually did not sell out to the devil
@khalilabtal96
she doesn't have to explode to live happely as an artist, in fact most of us artists (like 99%) we'll never reach the 1/20 of success she had/has, so... yeah you don't have be an international superstar to be accomplished.
@pioupiou8963
C'est vrai...je l'adore
Je ne savais pas qu'elle était belge 😲