Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Tamara has been performing since a yo… Read Full Bio ↴Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Tamara has been performing since a young age. After high school Tamara moved to New York City where she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Since then, Tamara has studied with cabaret legen Helen Baldassare at The New School University and with the Professional Jazz Division at the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music. There she majored in Voice and performed with various ensembles from gospel to traditional jazz bands (some of which she even enjoyed playing the sax in!)

Tamara has performed in many events and shows in her home town of Vancouver and in New York - the 'Shiva's Divas' show at Crush Champagne Lounge, as well as a series of charity concerts called 'Stripped' and 'Fashion Rocks Vancouver'. You also may have heard her singing the Title track to the hit television show on Showcase 'Show Me Yours', where her songs 'Sweetest Thing' and 'Empty Room' were featured as well. 'Pushin My Buttons' and 'All My Ladies' was also featured on Godivas on Bravo and CityTV. She is also the voice and co-writer of theme song for "The Guard" as well internationally successful television drama, "Blood Ties".

Currently flowering into am International singing sensation touring in Asia and working away at her next album. With a voice as captivating as Motown's finest...be sure to get your copy of her debut Album - 'Double Feature' on iTunes today!

Empty Room
Tamara Rhodes Lyrics

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The clock strikes half past midnight
My feet are four steps out the door
I see your shadow in the lamp light
My love don't live here anymore
I'm always wrong when you're never right
All I know is that it ends tonight

So I turn away

From our empty room
The sun don't shine no more
Like it did in June
The sky has turned to gray
My tears fall to the floor
As the memories fade
I close the door
To our empty room

Sitting at the table
Where you met me
Over at the diner
On 34th and 8th

You caught me crying in my coffee
You took my home
And what good lovin' we made
It's hard to believe
You don't live here anymore
Searching for reasons to open that door

So I turn away
From our empty room
The sun don't shine no more
Like it did in June
The sky has turned to gray
My tears fall to the floor
As the memories fade
I close the door
To our empty room

We just threw it all away
Turned our sunshine
Into rain
If you ask me I'd tell you
I'd do it again
But now I'll just leave
With my heart in my hand

So I turn away
From our empty room
The sun don't shine no more
Like it did in June
The sky has turned to gray
My tears fall to the floor
As the memories fade
I close the door
To my empty room

To my empty room
To my empty room

Overall Meaning

Tamara Rhodes's song "Empty Room" is a heart-wrenching ballad about the end of a love affair. The song begins with the singer preparing to leave their shared living space, with the clock striking half past midnight and their feet four steps out the door. They see their former lover's shadow in the lamp light and know that their love does not live there anymore. They acknowledge that they were always wrong when their lover was never right, and they know that it ends tonight. All of these emotions are conveyed through vivid imagery and simple, yet poignant language.

Rhodes's lyrics go on to describe the singer's memories of the relationship, such as when they first met at a diner on 34th and 8th. They recall crying in their coffee, which their lover saw and subsequently took them home. They speak of the good lovemaking they shared and how it's hard to believe that their lover no longer lives there. They search for reasons to open the door but ultimately turn away, knowing that their love is over. The chorus repeats several times, illustrating the feelings of loss, loneliness, and pain.

In conclusion, "Empty Room" is a beautifully written song that captures the entirety of a love affair, from the highs to the lows, and the eventual demise of the relationship. Tamara Rhodes has perfectly captured the emotions of heartache, loss, and despair, drag on a listener's emotions, making it incredibly relatable and raw.

Line by Line Meaning

The clock strikes half past midnight
It's late at night

My feet are four steps out the door
I'm ready to leave

I see your shadow in the lamp light
I remember you

My love don't live here anymore
Our love is gone

I'm always wrong when you're never right
We don't agree

All I know is that it ends tonight
It's over now

The sun don't shine no more, Like it did in June
My happiness is gone

The sky has turned to gray
The world looks gloomy

My tears fall to the floor
I'm crying

As the memories fade
I'm forgetting our past

I close the door, To my empty room
I'm leaving behind our love