Tweet's first steps into a career in the music industry first began when she enrolled in her local Performing Arts School. In 1990, at the age of 19, Tweet gave birth to her daughter Tashawna. The name came from a mixture of both parents name "T" from Tweet and "shawn" from Shawn, and the addition of two "a"s.
In the early nineties Tweet joined the female quintet Sugah, leaving her daughter with her parents in Panama City, Florida, while Tweet relocated to Virginia. Sugah was comprised of Tweet, Susan Weems, and Rolita and was a part of Devante Swing's Swing Mob collective. While there, she met Timbaland, Magoo, Missy Elliott (who at the time was a part of the Hip-Hop/R&B group Sista), Playa, and Ginuwine who were also all apart of the Swing Mob collective. During her time with Sugah, Tweet formed a close friendship with Elliott.
Around 1999 with Sugah going nowhere, no album to show, and many broken promises, Tweet returned to her parents' home in Panama City penniless and depressed. Tweet fell into deeper depression after a string of bad relationships and a number of jobs, all the while hiding her depression from her family. The depression got so bad she had planned to commit suicide. The day before she was to go through with her fateful decision she received a phone call from an old friend. That friend was Missy Elliott. She was calling to ask if Tweet would contribute background vocals on her latest album Miss E ...So Addictive. Tweet felt she could tell Elliott about her situation and what she was going through. To this day she calls Elliott her "Guardian Angel".
In 2000 Tweet began recording vocals for Elliott's album and was also reunited with her old friends from the Swing Mob days, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa, and Ginuwine. She also recorded vocals for Timbaland & Magoo's follow-up to their platinum selling 1997 debut album Welcome To Our World and Timbaland's solo album Tim's Bio: Life From Da Bassment. In 2001 Elliott released her Platinum selling third album Miss E ...So Addictive with Tweet contributing vocals to five tracks. 2001 also the release of Ja Rule's Pain Is Love, Beat Club Records Bubba Sparxxx's Dark Days, Bright Days, Petey Pablo's Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry and Timbaland & Magoo's Indecent Proposal, all of which Tweet contributes vocals. Meanwhile, Tweet was signed to Elliott's record label, through Elektra Entertainment Group, The Goldmind Inc. with the help of an impromptu performance of "Motel" for Violator Management's Mona Scott. Not only was she signed to The Goldmind Inc. but also to Violator Management. With this Tweet began recording her debut album. In November of 2001, Tweet made her debut on the single's charts as a feature artist along with Ginuwine on Elliott's "Take Away", a tribute to Elliott's late friend Aaliyah. Timbaland & Magoo's "All Y'all" featuring Sebastian (Timbaland's younger brother) followed.
n March 2002, Tweet flew onto the charts with her debut solo single "Oops (Oh My)", a risqué song about self-loving and masturbation. The song was produced by Timbaland and featured guest vocals by Missy Elliott. The single hit #1 on the R&B Charts and #7 on the US Pop Charts, with the help of a Remix featuring Fabolous.
In April, Tweet released her debut album Southern Hummingbird to rave reviews. The album featured production by Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, guitarist John "Jubu" Smith, Timbaland (who contributed four tracks) and Tweet herself. It also featured guest vocals by Elliott "Oops (Oh My)", Bilal "Best Friend", BeatClub Record's Ms. Jade "Sexual Healing (Oops Pt. 2)" and featured a bonus new track from Elliott "Big Spender". The album was filled with soul stirring vocals and lyrics taken from Tweet's own life experiences, some of which were at the time written on napkins. The album spwanned another two singles, Timbaland produced "Call Me" and the radio single "Smoking Cigarettes", which had a video shot for it and directed by Little X but was never released. The album reached #3 on the Billboard album charts, behind Murder Inc.'s Ashanti self-titled debut album. That year Tweet appeared as a guest vocalist on Trina's second single from her hit album Diamond Princess. The song was called "No Panties" and was written and produced by Missy Elliott and Nisan Stewart. Tweet also appeared on Meshell Ndegeocello's Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape, Karen Clark Sheard's 2nd Chance, Ms. Jade's Girl Interrupted, Whitney Houston's Just Whitney... and Elliott's 2x Platinum selling album Under Construction. Tweet appeared on four of the tracks and also made a cameo performance in both videos released from the album, "Work It" and "Gossip Folks". Tweet was nominated for a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award (among others) for Best New Artist but lost out to her rival Ashanti. But that year Tweet was awarded the Key To The City for Rochester, New York. Along with Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim, DMX, Toni Braxton, Queen Latifah, Ananda Lewis, Playa, Jamie Foxx, Lil' Mo, AJ, Free (among others), Tweet appeared in the late Aaliyah's posthumous hit single "Miss You".
With 2003 came more guest vocals appearances, Madonna's American Life The Remixes Single, Monica's After The Storm, Mark Ronson's Here Comes The Fuzz and Angie Stone's Stone Love on the 2004 Grammy nominated song "U-Haul". Tweet turned to acting, having a cameo appearance in the film Honey, directed by music video director Billie Woodruff and starring Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Lil' Romeo, Joy Bryant and Missy Elliott. Tweet's other acting credits include an episode of the comedy series The Parkers in 2002, in which she performed "Oops (Oh My)" and "Smoking Cigarettes". Tweet also appeared on the Honey Soundtrack on the Missy Elliott produced "Thugman" which sample's The Wu-Tang Clan's "Y'all Been Warned". Tweet also performed the Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins produced track "Hypnotic" in the film, but it doesn't feature on the soundtrack.
Tweet's third studio album, "Love, Tweet" has had several delays. As of late Summer 2010, Tweet was currently heading to L.A to finish recording the album as confirmed via Twitter on September 14, 2010 also the album may be double disk. The albums' lead single is "Love Again." The album is said to be complete. No official release date is known at this time.
Somebody Else Will
Tweet Lyrics
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My man told me I should chill
I told my man, Let me keep it real
If you can't love me, then I know somebody else that will
(New Tweet)
Oh, now he all up in his feelings?
He ain't did nothing for me in a minute
I cut him off just like the end of a sentence
(Let's go)
Boy, you thought that I would never leave
I tried to compromise
I'm wondering, Do you still love me?
Cause I don't see it in your eyes
I don't feel it when you hold me
Don't feel like you still love me
I'm all up in my feelings
I feel like it is something, damn
What am I doing wrong?
You gon' miss me when I'm gone
If you don't love me, somebody else will
If you don't love me, somebody else will
This time around, I ain't crying no tears
Think I won't leave? This time I will
All right
I'll be all right
If you don't love me, somebody else will
If you don't love me, somebody else will!
OoH, I did the best that I could ever do
But you had too many demands
Sometimes I feel like I still love you
Can't let you keep it up again
I don't feel it when you with me
Feel nothing when you kiss me
It's like [?] and it hit me
What am I doing wrong?
And why I stay here?
If you don't love me, somebody else will
If you don't love me, somebody else will
This time around, I ain't crying no tears
Think I won't leave? This time I will
All right
I'll be all right
If you don't love me, somebody else will
If you don't love me, somebody else will!
(Shoot!) You don't say the sweet things that you used to say
(Shoot!) And now you're trying to treat me like your other babe
(Shoot!) I'm not part time lover, I'm your everyday
(Shoot!) You wanna hit the streets and go and head the other way
(Shoot!) Cause you gon' miss me when I'm gone
(Shoot!) I bet you feel oh so alone
(Shoot!) Boy I'm done crying so many tears
(Shoot!) If you don't love me, somebody else will!
If you don't love me, somebody else will
If you don't love me, somebody else will
This time around, I ain't crying no tears
Think I won't leave? This time I will
All right
I'll be all right
If you don't love me, somebody else will
If you don't love me, somebody else will!]
Hey, yeah
If you don't love me
Don't have to love me
Someone else can love me right
Someone else can love me right
Right
Right
Right
Someone else can love me right
Hey, yeah
If you don't love me
Don't have to love me
Someone else can love me right
Someone else can love me right
Right
Right
Right
Someone else can love me right
“Somebody Else Will,” a song by Tweet, is classic R&B storytelling at its finest. The song talks about the difficulties of trying to maintain a relationship, realizing that one needs to leave, and having the confidence that someone else would love them better. The lyrics of the song have a lyrical depth that speaks volumes to the listeners. The first verse has Tweet’s man telling her to chill, but she wants to keep things real. If he cannot love her, then she knows that somebody else will. The chorus has her repeating, “If you don't love me, somebody else will,” emphasizing that she is willing to let go of a relationship that is not working out.
The second verse speaks about how she tried to compromise, wondering if her man still loves her because she can't see it in his eyes. She is now all up in her feelings, wondering what she is doing wrong. She knows that her man will miss her when she's gone, but she has to leave for her own sanity. The bridge of the song talks about how she did the best she could, but her man had way too many demands. She now feels like she's not a part-time lover, but an all-day, every day kind of person. Finally, the last chorus is Tweet expressing self-assuredness that if her man doesn't love her, then somebody else will.
Line by Line Meaning
Let me tell you how I feel
I need to express my emotions to you
My man told me I should chill
My partner advised me to relax
I told my man, Let me keep it real
I said to my partner that I want to be truthful
If you can't love me, then I know somebody else that will
If you cannot love me, I am confident someone else will
Oh, now he all up in his feelings?
Is he now becoming emotional?
He ain't did nothing for me in a minute
He has not done anything for me recently
I cut him off just like the end of a sentence
I ended our relationship abruptly
He seen me with somebody else, no more pretending
He saw me with another person, we can no longer pretend
Boy, you thought that I would never leave
You assumed I would never depart
I tried to compromise
I attempted to make concessions
I'm wondering, Do you still love me?
I am questioning if you still have affection for me
Cause I don't see it in your eyes
I cannot perceive it in your eyes
I don't feel it when you hold me
I do not sense your love when you embrace me
Don't feel like you still love me
I do not think you still love me
I'm all up in my feelings
My emotions are consuming me
I feel like it is something, damn
I sense that something is amiss
What am I doing wrong?
What mistakes am I making?
You gon' miss me when I'm gone
You will regret losing me when I am absent
If you don't love me, somebody else will
If you do not love me, another person definitely will
This time around, I ain't crying no tears
This time, I will not shed any tears
Think I won't leave? This time I will
You think I won't leave? But this time, I will
I did the best that I could ever do
I gave it my all
But you had too many demands
But your expectations were too high
Sometimes I feel like I still love you
Occasionally, I believe I still have strong feelings for you
Can't let you keep it up again
I cannot allow you to continue behaving in the same manner
I don't feel it when you with me
I do not sense your love when you are with me
Feel nothing when you kiss me
I feel nothing when you kiss me
It's like [?] and it hit me
It is like something was revealed to me and it hit me hard
And why I stay here?
Why do I remain here?
You don't say the sweet things that you used to say
You do not say the romantic things you once did
And now you're trying to treat me like your other babe
Now, you are treating me like you treat your other partner
I'm not part-time lover, I'm your everyday
I am not a casual fling, I am your everyday partner
You wanna hit the streets and go and head the other way
You want to go out and move in the other direction
Cause you gon' miss me when I'm gone
You are going to regret losing me when I am gone
Boy I'm done crying so many tears
I am finished shedding so many tears over you
Someone else can love me right
Another person can treat me right
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, OLE MEDIA MANAGEMENT LP, Royalty Network
Written by: CHARLIE BEREAL, CHARLENE KEYS, TIM MOSLEY, MELISSA A. ELLIOTT, RONALD JR. FEREBEE, TIMOTHY Z. MOSLEY, CHARLENE L. KEYS, CRAIG XAVIER BROCKMAN, DESMOND PETERSON, DANNI ROUGE, ROBERT WILLIAMS
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