Songwriter Bobby Sandstrom helped them write and record demos. The group eventually signed a music publishing deal with Sony's RCA Record. After several years of work, they finally could make a major release.
In the fall of 1996, Wild Orchid released their self-titled debut album Wild Orchid. The largely self-written album sold nearly a million units worldwide and included the singles "Talk To Me" (which was included in the hit movie Fools Rush In), "At Night I Pray," and "Supernatural." The album received two Billboard Award nominations for "Talk To Me," two Lady Of Soul/Soul Train Award nominations - one for Album of The Year by A Group, Band or Duo and one for Best Music Video for "Talk To Me," and an American Music Award nomination for Favorite R&B/Soul New Artist.
In late 1997, the group toured with 98 Degrees and *NSync, and in the summer of 1998 the trio released their second album, Oxygen which included the single "Be Mine."
Wild Orchid also hosted the ABC Family Channel's Saturday morning show "Great Pretenders," which featured chart hits lip-synched by everyday kids, while competing for prizes. They also went on a 52-city tour with Cher and Cyndi Lauper.
In 2001, the group released "Stuttering (Don't Say)," which reached the Top 40 chart, and had a concert special on Much Music, on July 29, 2001. Stacy parted ways with Renee and Stefanie shortly after in September 2001, leaving Wild Orchid to continue on as a duo. Stacy joined the Hip-Hop group Black Eyed Peas in 2003 under the stage name Fergie. Wild Orchid's third studio album as a trio, Fire, was never released, although a song off the album called "It's All Your Fault" was featured in the 2001 film What Women Want.
In 2004, Wild Orchid, consisting of Renee and Stefanie, released their fourth studio album "Hypnotic". Unfortunately, it failed to make the Billboard charts. Since then, Renee has been doing work as a session singer and Stefanie is now a member of the House/Techno duo, 5th Element.
Make It Easy For Me
Wild Orchid Lyrics
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You won't be coming back again
It hurts to see your face when you look at me that way
Don't try to take me in your arms
Cause I don't think that I could find the strength
To let you go, and leave me here alone
I need to break the ties that keep on breaking my heart
So make it easy for me, if you ever loved me
The hardest thing I'll ever do is say goodbye
Still loving you
So make it easy for me, if you ever loved me
Turn around and walk away
Cause we've run out of words to say
You promised me our love would be
A fairy tale that everyone would wish for in their dreams
Well, where's my happy ending
Memories play in my mind, frame by frame
I see it all
How could I have been so blind
Say you're sorry to me a million times
But that will never ease the pain
That I will feel right now inside
You can try and make it better
But no matter what your do, you took away forever
When you told me we were through
In the lyrics of the song Make It Easy For Me by Wild Orchid, the singer, who is clearly heartbroken, is asking her lover to leave her and not come back. She confesses that it hurts her to see him look at her in a certain way because it reminds her of the pain he caused her. She warns him to not try to take her into his arms because she knows it will be difficult for her to let him go and stay alone.
The singer goes on to say that she needs to break the ties that keep on breaking her heart and that she is not going to hold onto the strings that he tore apart. She knows that the hardest thing she'll ever have to do is to say goodbye to him since she still loves him. However, she pleads with him to make it easy for her to say goodbye by turning around and walking away because they have run out of any words to say to each other.
The song talks about a relationship that was promised to be a fairy tale, but ended up being a traumatic experience for the singer. She cannot understand how she could have been so blind to not see the truth about the relationship earlier. The singer realizes that no matter how many times her lover apologizes, it will never ease the pain that she feels inside. He took away forever when he told her that they were through.
Line by Line Meaning
Promise me that if you leave
Make a promise that if you leave, you will not come back again.
You won't be coming back again
Promise that you won't come back, ever.
It hurts to see your face when you look at me that way
Seeing the way you look at me is painful and hurtful.
Don't try to take me in your arms
Don't try to hug me or hold me because I don't want to feel close to you.
Cause I don't think that I could find the strength
I don't have the strength to let you hold me because it will only make it harder to say goodbye.
To let you go, and leave me here alone
It's hard to let you go and be alone, but I have to do it.
I need to break the ties that keep on breaking my heart
I need to end this relationship that keeps hurting me.
Not gonna hang on to the strings you tore apart
I won't hold on to the broken pieces of our relationship that you caused.
So make it easy for me, if you ever loved me
Please make it easier for me to say goodbye, if you ever truly loved me.
The hardest thing I'll ever do is say goodbye
Saying goodbye to you is the hardest thing I'll ever have to do.
Still loving you
Even though I have to say goodbye, I still love you.
Turn around and walk away
Just turn around and leave, it's easier that way.
Cause we've run out of words to say
We've said everything there is to say, there's nothing left.
You promised me our love would be
You made a promise that our love would be like a fairy tale.
A fairy tale that everyone would wish for in their dreams
Our love was supposed to be the kind of love that people dream about.
Well, where's my happy ending
You promised me a happy ending, but I didn't get one.
Memories play in my mind, frame by frame
I can't stop thinking about all the memories we shared together.
I see it all
I can vividly see all the memories in my mind.
How could I have been so blind
I can't believe I didn't see the truth about you sooner.
Say you're sorry to me a million times
Apologizing to me repeatedly won't make the pain go away.
But that will never ease the pain
No matter how many times you apologize, the pain will still remain.
That I will feel right now inside
I'm feeling the pain inside me right now.
You can try and make it better
You can try to make things better, but it won't work.
But no matter what your do, you took away forever
Regardless of what you do, you took away our forever when you ended our relationship.
When you told me we were through
Our relationship ended when you said we were through.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BOLDEN, FERGUSON, RIDEL, SANDSTROM
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