Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984 in Petersburg, Virginia, US… Read Full Bio ↴Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984 in Petersburg, Virginia, USA), better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is a Grammy award nominated American singer, producer and actor. After releasing many mixtapes under the name Prince of Virginia he signed to Atlantic Records in 2005 and released his debut album I Gotta Make It. His second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007 and earned him a Grammy nomination. His latest album, Ready, was released in September 2009 and debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. His forth album 'Passion, Pain & Pleasure', was released on September 14, 2010. His fifth album entitled Chapter V was released on August 21, 2012. He also performs under the alias Trigga when he raps and is known as Songz 00711 while performing in the group Ocean's 7.

Songz was born Tremaine Aldon Neverson on November 28, 1984, in Petersburg, Virginia. Raised a military brat, he recognized his vocal abilities at the age of 14. Reluctant to sing, he began performing with encouragement by friends and family. Record producer Troy Taylor discovered Songz during a talent show, which led him to a record contract with Atlantic Records. After graduating from high school, Songz moved to New Jersey to begin his music career.

2004–2006: I Gotta Make It
While recording his debut album, Songz released mixtapes under the alias Prince of Virginia. He made an “answer track” to R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet”, entitled “Open the Closet”.His debut album, I Gotta Make It was released in July 2005 by Atlantic Records. It debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200, domestically selling over 10,000 copies in its first week of sales. Songz’s debut album yielded the singles Gotta Make It, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 87, and on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts at numbber 21, becoming his first Top 40 R&B hit. Another single, Gotta Go, peaked at number 67 on the Hot 100 and on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, at number 99.

2007–2008: Trey Day
Songz released his second studio album, Trey Day, in October 2007. The album again had only featured guest appearances by Bun B, who appeared on the opening track, and Jim Jones. Production on Songz’s second album had included, Bryan-Michael Cox, R. Kelly, James Harris, Terry Lewis, Andrew Harr, Bernard Freeman, Floyd Hills, alongside Tamir “Nokio” Ruffin, Justin Haro, and M.S. Eriksen. The album debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200, selling more units than his previous album, I Gotta Make It. The lead single, “Wonder Woman”, peaked at number 54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

The second single, “Can’t Help but Wait”, peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart; it became Songz’s highest charting debut on the Hot 100, and his first-charting R&B single on the R&B charts.[citation needed] “Can’t Help But Wait” charted at number 74 on the Billboard Pop 100 in February 2008. The third single off of “Trey Day”, “Last Time”, peaked on number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In 2008, Songz was nominated for a BET Award for Best Male R&B Artist.

2009–present: Ready
In 2009, “Can’t Help but Wait” earned Songz a nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards ceremony. He announced the upcoming release of his third album, Ready, scheduled to be released in September 2009. Ready is preceded by the first single, “I Need a Girl”. Furthermore, a companion video to “Brand New”, was released in March 2009. Possible collaborators on Ready include Fabolous, Ne-Yo, Nelly, J. Holiday, Drake, Chris Brown, The Game, amongst others. Production is set to come from the likes of Stargate, Jermaine Dupri and Jim Jonsin.

Prior to the release of Ready, Songz released a mixtape titled Anticipation in June 2009 through his blog. This mixtape is the second mixtape released by Trey Songz in 2009, with the first being titled Genesis. Genesis was a collection of Trey Songz first recordings when he was fifteen years old and was released to show his fans the dedication that he had to making a record when he was young.

Say You Will
Trey Songz Lyrics

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Chicka Awn, Songz!
Yup!

We was so official
See the tears to my tissue?
On my shoulder was the tissue full of tears ?
I told her my fears,
She told me her fears

She said, she'd do whatever so we'd make through the year
So, why's the moment here when we not together?
Thought we s'pose to be forever
Sick to my stomach
Wanna vomit and I'm bummin
I ain't gotta hair cut in bouta month and I be frontin
When you callin in the mornin, like you want it
But, you don't
You just be frontin
Why you frontin?
I'm abusin my substance
Doin a lotta puffin
Doin a lotta cussin
Talkin to myself like, "Trigga, what happened? "
Yellin one minute, next minute I'm laughin!
Next minute, I'm cryin, next minute, I'm dyin
Pass me the aspirin
Start to buck it all back then
Look at the sky like, "Lord,"
(What you askin?)
"Why'd you take her 'way from me?
Why'd she had to go?
Father, this is sudden, I only wanna know"
Was 'posed to plant my seed in her
We was 'posed to grow
Is it what she said, or anotha nigga, tho?
Ain't nobody, can't nobody else be with my baby
See her with anotha man, I'll probably go crazy
Shit, I'm crazy
I'd kill him if I seen him
How I'm feelin
I ain't playin
I am playin
Gettin my Kayne in
Baby, this is Trey and everyday they in a weigh-in
They be sayin,
Ion't be slayin these beats so maliciously
Tell me why you dissin me
I try to leave the mic alone
She called and said she misses me
I came back
Now, ain't that sweet of me to be, givin her what she need?
All day it's VA, to The Bay, the NY, To LA
I been fly
I been past guys in the rearview
Aye, lookie here you
Ion't care what my peers do
It's al lotta yous like seal food
So many fish in the sea
Only one me
Only one Songz
Ain't no one song, I won't jump on, and get my thump on
Beat the track up like it jumped on my momma and that's on my momma
And, ain't to rhymer,
Ain't no singer,
Ain't no human,
Ain't no creature,
That can fill my sneakers
I sound so good through the twitters
I smell so hood from the reefer
Yet, I'm tryna change my imagery
But, I'm still real, I ain't never been gimmicky
Said, I'm great now
But, imagine what I'm finna be
I'm filled with flattery every time they mimic me
Aye
I'm at the top of my game
And ain't nobody poppin my chain
Ion't even where one but, the Goons gon' bang if you
reach for any mothafuckin thing
It's Tremaine

Nunnnnh
Nunnnnh
Nuh
Kayne gon' sang
So, I'm a gon' rap a lil bit
Ya know?
Ion't give a fuck how you feel about it eitha
Bet that
Ya know, I was 23 a couple days ago?
MJing it
I guess now I'm a get my Kobe on
Too forward
Still I'm in the zone, don't get that confused
I see you seeing me
I was in Petersburg for a couple days, gave away a couple turkeys
Went to DC, shut that down Friday night,
Saturday went to Baltimore and shut that down
Sunday I'm in the A, Red Velvet Room

Now, I'm in the Crib, getting back at it
What it do?

Overall Meaning

In Trey Songz ft Busta Rhymes's song Say Ahh Remix, Trey reflects on a past relationship that has ended. He seems to be struggling to come to terms with the breakup and is questioning why it had to happen. As he raps, Trey reveals his vulnerability, admitting that he is still in love with his ex-girlfriend and hasn't moved on. He speaks about his substance abuse, and how he is struggling to deal with the pain of the breakup, despite trying to front like he has it under control. He speaks about the fact that he and his ex were supposed to be forever, and starts to question whether she might be with another man. Trey is emotional throughout the song, moving from yelling to laughing, to crying, to dying, highlighting the intensity of his feelings towards the relationship and its end.

Line by Line Meaning

We was so official
We were in a serious relationship

See the tears to my tissue?
I cried so much that I had to use a tissue

I told her my fears,
I shared my fears with her

She told me her fears
She shared her fears with me

She said, she'd do whatever so we'd make through the year
She promised to stick by me and help us make it through the year

So, why's the moment here when we not together?
Why are we not together right now?

Thought we s'pose to be forever
I thought we were meant to be together forever

Sick to my stomach
I'm feeling nauseous

Wanna vomit and I'm bummin
I feel so bad that I want to throw up

I ain't gotta hair cut in bouta month and I be frontin
I haven't had a haircut in a month, but I'm pretending like everything's okay

When you callin in the mornin, like you want it
When you call me in the morning and act like you want to be with me

But, you don't
But you actually don't want to be with me

You just be frontin
You're just pretending

Why you frontin?
Why are you pretending?

I'm abusin my substance
I'm using drugs excessively

Doin a lotta puffin
I'm smoking a lot of weed

Doin a lotta cussin
I'm swearing a lot

Talkin to myself like, "Trigga, what happened? "
I'm asking myself what went wrong

Yellin one minute, next minute I'm laughin!
I'm going from yelling to laughing in a matter of minutes

Next minute, I'm cryin, next minute, I'm dyin
I'm crying one minute, and feeling like I'm dying the next

Pass me the aspirin
Pass me some aspirin for my headache

Look at the sky like, "Lord," (What you askin?)
I'm looking up at the sky and asking God why

"Why'd you take her 'way from me? Why'd she had to go? Father, this is sudden, I only wanna know"
I'm asking God why my girlfriend had to leave me and why it happened so suddenly

Was 'posed to plant my seed in her We was 'posed to grow
We were supposed to have a future together and build a family

Is it what she said, or anotha nigga, tho?
Did she leave me for someone else?

Ain't nobody, can't nobody else be with my baby
No one else can be with my girlfriend

See her with anotha man, I'll probably go crazy
If I see her with another man, I might lose my mind

Shit, I'm crazy
I'm going crazy

I'd kill him if I seen him
I would harm him if I saw him

How I'm feelin
That's how I'm feeling

I ain't playin
I'm not joking

I am playin
Actually, I am joking

Gettin my Kayne in
Doing my best Kanye impression

Baby, this is Trey and everyday they in a weigh-in
I'm Trey and every day is a challenge, but I'm up for it

They be sayin, Ion't be slayin these beats so maliciously
Some people say that I'm not killing these beats as hard as I could

Tell me why you dissin me
Can you tell me why you're criticizing me?

I try to leave the mic alone She called and said she misses me I came back Now, ain't that sweet of me to be, givin her what she need?
I tried to take a break from music, but my girlfriend called and I came back for her. It's sweet of me to give her what she needs.

All day it's VA, to The Bay, the NY, To LA
I'm traveling from Virginia to California, and everywhere in between

I been fly I been past guys in the rearview
I've been doing really well and leaving my competition behind

Aye, lookie here you Ion't care what my peers do
Hey, listen up. I don't care what my colleagues are doing

It's al lotta yous like seal food
There are a lot of people out here like sharks in the ocean

So many fish in the sea Only one me
There are a lot of potential partners out there, but I'm one of a kind

Only one Songz
There's only one Trey Songz

Ain't no one song, I won't jump on, and get my thump on
I'm willing to collaborate with anyone and put my own spin on it

Beat the track up like it jumped on my momma and that's on my momma
I'm going to make the instrumental sound incredible

And, ain't to rhymer, Ain't no singer, Ain't no human, Ain't no creature, That can fill my sneakers
No rapper, singer or any kind of artist can be as good as I am

I sound so good through the twitters
People are really liking what I post on Twitter

I smell so hood from the reefer
I smell like weed from all the smoking

Yet, I'm tryna change my imagery But, I'm still real, I ain't never been gimmicky
I'm trying to change my image, but I'm still authentic and have never been fake

Said, I'm great now But, imagine what I'm finna be I'm filled with flattery every time they mimic me
I'm already great now, but just wait until you see what I become. It's flattering to see people imitate me.

I'm at the top of my game And ain't nobody poppin my chain Ion't even where one but, the Goons gon' bang if you reach for any mothafuckin thing It's Tremaine
I'm doing really well in my career and no one can touch me. I don't even wear a chain, but if you try to take anything from me, my goons will handle it. It's Tremaine.

Kayne gon' sang So, I'm a gon' rap a lil bit Ya know? Ion't give a fuck how you feel about it eitha Bet that
Kanye will sing, so I'm going to do a little rapping. And I don't care how you feel about it, I'm confident in my abilities.

Ya know, I was 23 a couple days ago? MJing it I guess now I'm a get my Kobe on
I just turned 23 and was acting like Michael Jordan. Now, I'm going to try to be like Kobe Bryant.

Too forward Still I'm in the zone, don't get that confused
I might be coming on too strong, but I'm still focused and know what I want

I see you seeing me
I can tell that you're noticing me

I was in Petersburg for a couple days, gave away a couple turkeys Went to DC, shut that down Friday night, Saturday went to Baltimore and shut that down Sunday I'm in the A, Red Velvet Room Now, I'm in the Crib, getting back at it What it do?
I was in Petersburg for a few days and gave away turkeys. Then I went to DC and performed on Friday night. On Saturday, I performed in Baltimore. On Sunday, I was in Atlanta performing at the Red Velvet Room. Now, I'm back home and working on music. What's up?

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