1) Tamia Washing… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two artists with the name Tamia.
1) Tamia Washington-Hill (born May 9, 1975 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian R&B singer. She is noted for her spinto mezzo-soprano, a rangy three octaves, capable of both dark contralto depths and angelic soprano highs. Tamia has released numerous albums since her discovery by Quincy Jones in 1995, at the age of 19. Her first three albums, 1998's Tamia, 2000's A Nu Day, and 2004's More, all achieved moderate success on R&B charts and urban radio, but failed to achieve mainstream success.
As a result of the disappointing performances of her albums, Tamia split from her label and released her next record, Between Friends, independently. As of 2019, Tamia has released a further three studio albums through her own label, Plus One Music Group - 2012's Beautiful Surprise, 2015's Love Life, and 2018's Passion Like Fire.
She has been married to the NBA basketball player Grant Hill since 1999, with whom she has two children.
2) Tamia is an experimental/avant-garde vocalist who has collaborated with Pierre Favre.
Lose My Mind
Tamia Lyrics
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I was just getting used to have you by my side. (don't go)
I'm having trouble getting passed the part when I had to tell you good bye
I know you got a job to do and I understand that you gotta go
But I don't ever get to sleep the moment of peace till I get u home
And it hurts so bad to miss u like that
Everyday my baby's gone away, I just lose my mind
Yes, I lose my mind, lose my mind
That I won't be alone
I just lose my mind, yes I lose my mind
Drip drop, tears don't stop
When he ain't by my side, oh no
All day, all damn night
Start to lose my mind over my baby, baby
Drip drop, tears don't stop
When he ain't by my side
All day, all damn night
Start to lose my mind
You just can't imagine, oh, no
The way that you got a hold of my heart, oh oh
And I just can't stand it, no
Every time I have to watch you depart, oh oh
I know it's kinda selfish but I really just want your love to myself, yeah
Cause every minute I'm alone, it feels like I am going through hell
And it hurts so bad to miss you like that
Everyday my baby's gone away, I just lose my mind
Yes, I lose my mind, lose my mind
Even when I know, I know
That I won't be alone
I just lose my mind, yes I lose my mind, yeah
Drip drop, tears don't stop
When he ain't by my side, oh no
All day, all damn night
Start to lose my mind over my baby, baby
Drip drop, tears don't stop
When he ain't by my side
All day, all damn night
Start to lose my mind
What can I do, hey
I'm crazy over you, hey
I hate to see you go, hey
I'm so outta control, hey hey hey
I miss you bad, hey
Soon as you turn your back, hey
It happens every time, hey
I start to lose my mind, hey, whoa
Everyday my baby's gone away, I just lose my mind, lose my mind
Yes, I lose my mind, lose my mind
Even when I know, I know
That I won't be alone
I just lose my mind, yes I lose my mind, oh oh
Drip drop, tears don't stop
When he ain't by my side, oh
All day, all damn night
Start to lose my mind over my baby, baby
Drip drop, tears don't stop
When he ain't by my side
All day, all damn night
Start to lose my mind
I start to lose it
Over my baby, baby
Over my baby, baby
Over my baby, baby
In Tamia's song Lose My Mind, the lyrics express the feelings of a person who is deeply in love and struggles with their partner's absence due to their job or other external factors. The song begins with the person waking up in the morning and realizing that their partner is no longer there, and they already miss having them by their side. The person acknowledges that their partner has a job to do, but they cannot help feeling incomplete without them. The chorus emphasizes the overwhelming feeling of losing one's mind due to the intense longing for the partner. The person admits to being selfish and wanting their partner's love all to themselves, and being alone feels like going through hell. The verses continue to describe the person's inability to cope without their partner and how they start to lose control of their emotions.
Throughout the song, the drip drop of tears symbolizes the person's constant crying and inability to hold back their emotions. The repetition of losing their mind reinforces the idea that love can be all-consuming and has the power to make people feel like they are losing control. The lyrics are relatable to anyone who has experienced the pain of a long-distance relationship or separation from a loved one due to work or other reasons. The song speaks to the universal experience of feeling incomplete without one's significant other.
Line by Line Meaning
Is it morning already? Damn
Expressing frustration at how quickly time seems to pass when she's with the person she loves
I was just getting used to have you by my side. (don't go)
She's grown comfortable with the person, and in their presence, but doesn't want to see them leave
I'm having trouble getting passed the part when I had to tell you good bye
She's struggling to come to terms with the fact that the person she loves has to go away
I know you got a job to do and I understand that you gotta go
She acknowledges the reason why the person she loves has to leave, but it still hurts her
But I don't ever get to sleep the moment of peace till I get u home
The only way she can find peace is when the person she loves is with her
And it hurts so bad to miss u like that
The pain of missing the person she loves is unbearable
Everyday my baby's gone away, I just lose my mind
The pain of the person being gone causes her to lose her sense of sanity
Even when I know
That I won't be alone
I just lose my mind, yes I lose my mind
Even when she knows logically that she won't be alone forever, she still can't help but feel like she's losing her mind
Drip drop, tears don't stop
When he ain't by my side, oh no
All day, all damn night
Start to lose my mind over my baby, baby
She's constantly crying and can't stop, feeling like she's losing her mind without her loved one by her side
You just can't imagine, oh, no
The way that you got a hold of my heart, oh oh
No one can truly understand how deeply the person she loves has touched her heart
And I just can't stand it, no
Every time I have to watch you depart, oh oh
It pains her every time the person she loves has to leave
I know it's kinda selfish but I really just want your love to myself, yeah
Cause every minute I'm alone, it feels like I am going through hell
She feels guilty about wanting the person she loves for herself, but the pain of being alone is too much
What can I do, hey
I'm crazy over you, hey
I hate to see you go, hey
I'm so outta control, hey hey hey
She's helpless and out of control when it comes to the strong emotions she feels for the person she loves
I miss you bad, hey
Soon as you turn your back, hey
It happens every time, hey
I start to lose my mind, hey, whoa
She misses the person she loves dearly, and it happens every time they leave that she feels like she's losing her mind
Over my baby, baby
Over my baby, baby
Over my baby, baby
The repetition of 'Over my baby, baby' emphasizes the strength of her feelings for the person she loves
Lyrics © DistroKid, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Claude Kelly, Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson, Tamia Washington, David Anderson, Jon Anderson
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