Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Chattanooga, Tennessee), known s… Read Full Bio ↴Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978 in Chattanooga, Tennessee), known simply as Usher, is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer-songwriter, producer and actor. He rose to fame in the late 90s, releasing the multi-platinum albums My Way and 8701. His success continued with the release of his 2004 album, Confessions, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and earned Usher four American Music Awards and eight Grammy nominations. To date, he has sold approximately 40 million albums worldwide and has won five Grammy Awards. He released his debut album in 1994 and has since released 1997's My Way, 2001's 8701, 2004's Confessions and 2008's Here I Stand. His sixth studio album, Raymond v. Raymond, was released March 2010.

In 1990 Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings, which was organized by local music svengali, Darryl Wheeler and then he decided to pursue a career in music. Aside from recording, Usher has ventured into business. He has established his own record label, US Records, and is a part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise. He has also dabbled in acting, with a recurring role on the teen sitcom Moesha, and roles in the films The Faculty (1998, with Josh Harnett) She's All That (1999, with Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Texas Rangers (2001, with Ashton Kutcher).

You Remind Me
usher Lyrics

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Yo, I ain't seen you in a minute
But I got something to tell you
Listen

See, the thing about you that caught my eye
Is the same thing that makes me change my mind
Kind of hard to explain, but girl, I'll try
You need to sit down, this may take a while

See this girl, she sort of looks just like you
She even smiles just the way you do
So innocent she seemed, but I was fooled
I'm reminded when I look at you

You remind me of a girl that I once knew
See her face whenever I, I look at you
You won't believe all of the things she put me through
This is why I just can't get with you

Thought that she was the one for me
'Til I found out she was on her creep
Ooh, she was sexing everyone, but me
This is why we could never be

You remind me of a girl that I once knew
See her face whenever I, I look at you
You won't believe all of the things she put me through
This is why I just can't get with you

I know it's so unfair to you (it's so unfair)
That I relate her ignorance to you
Wish I knew
Wish I knew how to separate the two
You remind me (you remind me)

Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh
You remind me of a girl that I once knew
See her face whenever I, I look at you
You won't believe all of the things she put me through
This is why I just can't get with you (gotta let you go)
You remind me of a girl that I once knew
See her face whenever I, I look at you
You won't believe all of the things she put me through (all the shit she put me through)
This is why I just can't get with you, no no
You remind me of a girl that I once knew
See her face whenever I, I look at you
You won't believe all of the things she put me through
This is why I just can't get with you
You remind me of a girl that I once knew
See her face whenever I, I look at you
You won't believe all of the things she put me through
This is why I just can't get with you
You remind me of a girl that I once knew
See her face whenever I, I look at you
You won't believe all of the things she put me through
This is why I just can't get with you

You remind me of a girl that I once knew
See her face whenever I, I look at you

Wouldn't believe all of the things she put me through
This is why I just can't get with you

Overall Meaning

The song "U Remind Me" by Usher, released in 2001, speaks about the singer's struggle to reconcile his feelings for his new interest with the memories of past experiences with another woman. The song starts off by acknowledging that it has been a while since he has seen this girl, but he feels the need to tell her something important. He then goes on to express that the thing that immediately drew him to her is the same thing that makes him hesitant. He finds it hard to explain, but he attempts to do so by stating that she reminds him of someone he once knew. This person, he explains, looks just like her and even smiles in the same manner. However, he was deceived by the previous female despite her innocent demeanor, leading to hurt and betrayal.

Despite how unfair it seems, he relates the past woman's ignorance to this girl. And even though he wishes he could separate the two, he just can't help but be reminded of his suffering with the past woman, whenever he looks at the present girl. Eventually, he decides that he must let her go due to the pain of the past, saying that she reminds him of a girl that he once knew, and he can't be with her because of all the things that the other woman put him through.

The lyrics of the song mirror an unending battle of emotions that often accompanies the start of a relationship, where one is held back by the memories of a past love, and the other is left with the unfair burden of being compared to them. In conclusion, "U Remind Me" is a soulful song that captures a common dilemma in relationships when one's past experiences continue to affect their ability to be with someone new.

Line by Line Meaning

Yo, I ain't seen you in a minute
I haven't seen you in a while.

But I got something to tell you
I have something important to say.

See, the thing about you that caught my eye
The thing that caught my attention about you.

Is the same thing that makes me change my mind
Is also the reason why I can't be with you.

Kind of hard to explain, but girl, I'll try
It's difficult to explain, but I'll do my best.

You need to sit down, this may take a while
You should sit down because this may take some time.

See this girl, she sort of looks just like you
There's a girl who looks a lot like you.

She even smiles just the way you do
She smiles in the same way that you do.

So innocent she seemed, but I was fooled
She seemed innocent, but I was deceived.

I'm reminded when I look at you
When I see you, I'm reminded of her.

You remind me of a girl that I once knew
You remind me of someone I used to know.

See her face whenever I, I look at you
Whenever I look at you, I see her face.

You won't believe all of the things she put me through
You wouldn't believe all the things she did to me.

This is why I just can't get with you
That's why I can't be with you.

Thought that she was the one for me
I thought she was the perfect person for me.

'Til I found out she was on her creep
Until I found out she was cheating on me.

Ooh, she was sexing everyone, but me
She was having sex with everyone except me.

This is why we could never be
That's why we could never be together.

I know it's so unfair to you (it's so unfair)
I know it's unfair to you.

That I relate her ignorance to you
That I associate her bad behavior with you.

Wish I knew
I wish I knew.

Wish I knew how to separate the two
I wish I knew how to differentiate between you and her.

You remind me (you remind me)
You remind me of her.

Whoa, whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh

This is why I just can't get with you (gotta let you go)
That's why I have to let you go.

This is why I just can't get with you, no no
This is why I can't be with you.

This is why I just can't get with you
That's why I can't be with you.

You remind me of a girl that I once knew
You remind me of someone I used to know.

See her face whenever I, I look at you
Whenever I look at you, I see her face.

You won't believe all of the things she put me through
You wouldn't believe all the things she did to me.

This is why I just can't get with you
That's why I can't be with you.

You remind me of a girl that I once knew
You remind me of someone I used to know.

See her face whenever I, I look at you
Whenever I look at you, I see her face.

You won't believe all of the things she put me through (all the shit she put me through)
You wouldn't believe all the things she did to me.