Anledningen till att jag valt att skriva om henne är för att jag ser henne som en inspiration. Hon brinner så för sitt arbete, musiken, hon skriver alla sina låtar själv och har ett otroligt sätt att skriva på. Hennes texter handlar om vardagslivet, hur saker ser ut i verkligheten och inte massa "flams trams".

En text jag verkligen älskar (nedan) Can't breathe. Denna gillar jag så mycket just för att hon faktiskt skriver om hur vi tjejer ofta reagerar under denna typ av situation... Ladda ner låten (tanya stephens - Can't breathe) det rekommenderar jag, men även alla hennes andra låtar...

Can't Breathe

I guess i'm expected to say god bless you
but you left me, meh neva left you
and wa meh do rite now, meh can't even say "f" you
but meh can say dis dough

(ref)
I hope u can't live without me
Can't eat, can't sleep, can't breathe
Can't get ur mind to stop thinking about me
Can't eat can't sleep, can't breathe
I hope u whine up lonely
Can't eat, can't sleep, can't breathe
Then ur gonna wish u coulda still come hold me
Can't eat, can't sleep, can't breathe

I bet u think i'm supposed to smile, put the best outside
Put on an act to protect my pride
U want me to take it like a man; but I'm a girl who cries
So if I puncture ur tires don't be too surprised
And while I'm at it, hell, I may as well key up ur car
Cause what u did to my heart thats an act of war
Well every step u take I'll be one step behind
Won't let u get me out of ur mind

(ref)

I should allowed to be bitter(how not), cause its only fair( of course)
I'm falling apart, but u don't care
Why is she so happy why do you smile
And why aren't u guys fighting all the while like we did
I know it must be a charade; God please send me a shower to rain on their parade
I hope she's cheating juggling nuts like a squirrel
Better yet I hope she leaves u for a girl
cause yuh can't live widdout me
 
(ref)

Bout you nuh wan go geh married and you would love me to be there
I woulda tell yuh somethings, but dem nah fit fo de ears
Usually me woulda say good bye and I wish you well
but not to you, I hope your life turns out to be hell
bet you think I want you to die but no, I want you to live
and suffer and cry like I did
I'm just keepin it real. Ah jus so meh feel

(ref)

(Wa meh say, yow)
She can't cook like me; can't jook like me
She no know u in and out like a book like me
She no full a style like me; can't make yuh smile like me
And she can never bear beautiful child like me
She no tight like me; no fling it up right like me
And if meh buck her one her way she can't fight like me
You done know; meh say ah just so it go (of course)

Jag vet inte hur mycket ni är insatta i låtskrivande, men jag sjunger och inspireras mycket av de som skriver sitt eget. Har börjat smått att skriva mitt, det går lite trögt ibland, men har en helt låt färdig som jag e riktigt nöjd med...

Lyssna på henne och njut, försök förstå varför hon skriver som hon gör. Se budskapet!

Peace