Tessanne was introduced to music at a very early age by her parents. Her mother was the trumpeter/singer in a band called The Carnations and her father was the drummer. Tessanne started her stage career when she was six years old with Cathy Levy’s “Little People and Teen Players Club”, one of Jamaica's top performing arts schools. Most of her vocal coaching came from her mother, and also from noted vocal coach, Lecie Wright.
Tessanne learned firsthand about cultural diversity when she moved to England at age 12. She devoted a lot of her time to songwriting to express her feelings about her new life, in what was to her, a completely different world. Upon her return to Jamaica, Tessanne joined the Jamaican Rock Band, Mile High and performed for crowds at numerous local venues, including Jazz Fest, Rock Fest, and RETV Unplugged.
Tessanne left Mile High to pursue a solo career. She recorded tracks with producers Rudy Valentino and Paul Kastick. Creatively, she draws on the strengths of a diverse group of musicians, including Celine Dion, Pat Benatar, Diana King, Papa Roach, Bob Marleyand many more. With such powerful influences to inspire her, Tessanne is creating music with her own bold signature style. Songwriting for her is a very real, organic process, just some notepaper and her acoustic guitar. A purist at heart, she believes there is life and magic in live music that can't be duplicated using computer-generated tracks.
As a solo act, Tessanne has already opened on stage for such musical greats as Patti Labelle, Gladys Knight, Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack, Atlantic Starr, and Boyz II Men. She also toured worldwide with Reggae legend, Jimmy Cliff, as a backup singer, for three years. It was during that time that her love for the road, music, and the stage was sealed.
Over the past two years, Tessanne has performed on numerous shows in Jamaica such as the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, The Deck, Carlos Café, The Port Royal Music Festival, Welcome to Jamrock, Original Dancehall Jam Jam and her very own full set show 'Arabian Night' which featured Roots Underground as the opening act. She has also performed on various other gigs across the Caribbean, New York, Atlanta, Florida, Belize and Japan.
Tessanne's debut single, Hide Away, has received heavy rotation on [tagJamaican[/tag] radio, as well as select stations in New York, Florida and Atlanta. The single and video has topped Jamaican singles and video charts respectively as well as MTV's Tempo Countdown. Her second single was the edgier 'Black Books' which has been followed by the conscious 'Messenger', her third single.
Tessanne is currently in studio working on new material to be featured on her debut album which has not received a release date as yet.
I Have Nothing
Tessanne Chin Lyrics
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'Cause I'll never change all my colors for you
Take my love, I'll never ask for too much
Just all that you are and everything that you do
I don't really need to look very much further
I don't wanna have to go where you don't follow
I won't hold it back again, this passion inside
There's nowhere to hide
Don't make me close one more door
I don't wanna hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there
Don't walk away from me
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
If I don't have you
I don't really need to look very much further
I don't wanna have to go where you don't follow
I won't hold it back again, this passion inside
I can't run from myself
There's nowhere to hide
Your love I'll remember forever
Don't make me close one more door
I don't wanna hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there
Don't walk away from me
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
Don't make me close one more door
I don't wanna hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there
Don't walk away from me, no
Don't walk away from me
Don't you dare walk away from me yeah
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
If I don't have you, you
If I don't have you, you
In the song "I Have Nothing," Tessanne Chin expresses the intensity of her love for someone and how she needs them in her life. She tells the person to take her for who she is because she won't change herself to please them, and asks for all that they are and everything they do. She emphasizes how she doesn't need to look further because she doesn't want to go where they won't follow. Tessanne reveals the powerful and uncontainable passion she feels inside, and how it's impossible to run or hide from it. She admits that without the person, she has nothing, nothing, nothing.
Tessanne's lyrics beautifully portray the message of cherishing and valuing people for who they are, and the desperation of needing someone in our lives. She acknowledges that vulnerability comes with love, and opening ourselves up to someone can be scary. However, the love she has for this person outweighs the fear of being hurt. The lyrics also reaffirm the importance of communication and not taking people for granted. When she says, "Don't walk away from me," it shows that communication is key in keeping the relationship alive.
Line by Line Meaning
Share my life, take me for what I am
I want you to accept me as I am and share your life with me.
'Cause I'll never change all my colors for you
I won't pretend to be someone else just to please you.
Take my love, I'll never ask for too much
I'll give you my love without demanding anything in return.
Just all that you are and everything that you do
I love you for who you are and everything that you do.
I don't really need to look very much further
I have found what I'm looking for in you.
I don't wanna have to go where you don't follow
I don't want to go somewhere without you.
I won't hold it back again, this passion inside
I won't suppress my feelings for you again.
I can't run from myself
I can't escape my feelings for you.
There's nowhere to hide
I can't hide my love for you.
Don't make me close one more door
Don't leave me alone again.
I don't wanna hurt anymore
I don't want to feel the pain of being without you.
Stay in my arms if you dare
Stay with me if you're brave enough to face your feelings.
Or must I imagine you there
Or should I just imagine that you're still here with me?
Don't walk away from me
Don't leave me alone again.
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
I have nothing without you.
If I don't have you
I can't live without you.
Your love I'll remember forever
I will always remember the love that we shared.
Don't you dare walk away from me yeah
Don't even think about leaving me.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: David Foster, Linda Thompson
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