Over the past 12 years, TREY has established herself as a prominent artist … Read Full Bio ↴Over the past 12 years, TREY has established herself as a prominent artist within hip-hop & urban music in Australia. Her unique style offers a fresh serve of positive, melodic & insightful rhymes & rhythms bout life, love & her experiences. Her Fijian heritage and father's gospel singing helped inspire & mould Trey's musical abilities. She began writing lyrics in primary school, while listening to reggae, island music and what ever was on the radio, and was introduced to hip-hop through movies like 'Krush Groove' and music videos by 'Rock Steady Crew', but wasn't propelled to rap her own words over beats until the early 90's. Trey has entertained crowds around Australia, NZ, the US, UK & Japan. TREY's album, 'Tapastry Tunes' (Shock Records) boasts production by Australian producers, Danielsan (Koolism), DJ Bonez and UK producer, Spider Johnson, receiving rave reviews from media & listeners all over the country. Following the release of 'Tapastry Toons', Trey completed a successful Triple J presented East Coast tour, climaxing with a sold out headline show at The Basement (Syd) & Live at the Wireless recording on Triple J. She also rocked the stages of the 2004 Big Day Out Tour performing in Auckland, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth & Adelaide. Trey has supported and performed onstage alongside Hip-Hop heavy-weights such as: LUPE FIASCO, COMMON, RZA, XZIBIT, JURASSIC5,THE FUGEES, THE LIKS, NAUGHTY BY NATURE, THE LIKS, RUN DMC, MICHAEL FRANTI,THE ROOTS, BLACKSTAR, COMMON, BLACKALICIOUS, COMPANY FLOW, CHE-FU, KING KAPISI,SCRIBE AS WELL AS DJS ROC RAIDIA, CASH MONEY, SHADOW & Q-BERT. TREY releases: Creepin' CD/vinyl single (tv1/sony music) w/Fatt Dex: '01, Daily Affirmations CD (tapastry tunes/mother tongues): '00, Universal Soldier 12" (tapastry tunes/mother tongues): '99, Projectiles US tour tape (tapastry toons): '98, Projectiles demo CD & Tape (tapastry toons) w/DJ Bonez:'96/97 TREY alos runs hip-hop music workshops for at-risk young people. The FOREIGN HEIGHTS album with Maya Jupiter and DJ Nick Toth is available now thru GRINDIN'/MRA distribution.... Chek it!!!!!!!!

Shove
Trey Lyrics

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I let my head get ahead of myself
I let myself get ahead of my heart
The me of a year ago would look at me now and laugh
and say 'you stand for nothing'
I let you walk away from me
But see, you promised that i'd find freedom
The me of a year ago would look at me now and laugh
and said 'you stand for nothing'

Then dawns a new spring
Coming up
I fell out of love
And now she's rising
I fell with a shove
I let my head get ahead of myself
I let myself get ahead of my heart
The me of a year ago, left you standing there again
And took the car
And I stood for nothing
And I still stand for nothing
Then dawns a new spring
Coming up
I fell out of love
And now she's rising
I fell with a shove
I fell with a shove
Everybody loses someone sometimes
I can't believe I fell in love with you

Everybody loses someone sometimes
Can't believe I had to lose you

Overall Meaning

In “Shove”, Trey is reflecting on a past relationship that he allowed to crumble due to his own stubbornness and inability to compromise. He admits that he “let [his] head get ahead of [himself]” and “let [himself] get ahead of [his] heart”, meaning that he overthought things and made decisions based purely on logic rather than how he truly felt. He recognizes that his former self would criticize him for “standing for nothing” and for walking away from someone who promised him the freedom he desired, but ultimately hurt him. Now, as he sees the new spring, it seems as though he’s ready to move on and let go of the hurt, as he declares that he “fell out of love” but that she’s “rising”. He repeats the metaphor of falling with a shove, reminding the listener that sometimes, the actions we take lead to our own downfalls.

Overall, “Shove” can be seen as an introspective, melancholic piece that explores the difficulties that come with making decisions in the heat of the moment and allows Trey to come to terms with his own past mistakes. The use of the metaphor of falling with a shove encapsulates this theme and conveys the idea that sometimes, letting go is hard, but necessary in order to move forward.

Line by Line Meaning

I let my head get ahead of myself
I allowed my mind to cloud my judgment in a situation

I let myself get ahead of my heart
I prioritized logical thinking over emotional feelings

The me of a year ago would look at me now and laugh and say 'you stand for nothing'
My past self would find my current actions and beliefs unimpressive

I let you walk away from me
I allowed you to leave my life

But see, you promised that i'd find freedom
However, you assured me that my future would be liberated and unrestrained

Then dawns a new spring, Coming up
A new beginning awaits

I fell out of love, And now she's rising
I stopped loving someone, and now someone else is gaining my attention

I fell with a shove
I experienced a sudden, forceful drop in emotion

The me of a year ago, left you standing there again And took the car
I abandoned you in the same way I may have done so previously, and left without you

And I stood for nothing, And I still stand for nothing
I had no beliefs or values to uphold, and that remains unchanged

Everybody loses someone sometimes
Losing people is a universal experience

I can't believe I fell in love with you
I am surprised I allowed myself to develop feelings for you

Can't believe I had to lose you
I regret having to lose you as a result of my own actions or choices

Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Ernest Brockman

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