Lose Myself - Marsha Ambrosius

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i can love you better
lose myself in love .

i used to do it for the love a long time ago
and all i ever wanted was love
i used to love without fear a long time ago
and all i ever wanted was love
then somebody came around and tried to hurt me
try to make me feel like i was unworthy
took a pure love and tried to make it dirty
truth was they never did deserve me no!

i had to lose myself so i could love you better
i had to lose myself, had to lose myself so i could
love you better, lose myself in love
and that? s just the way it is?

couldn? t tell me i was in love when i needed it
when, all i ever wanted was love.
should a told me i was worth receiving it
but all i ever wanted was love
there? s something awkward about the selflessness it
takes to
give love and the good that it makes you!
true love can never really forsake you
but it took a little while just for me to see!

i had to lose myself so i could love you better
i had to lose myself, had to lose myself so i could
make it better
had to lose myself, had to lose myself
so i could love you better
lose myself in love
and that? s just the way it is?

i had a paralyzing fear of facing failure
and i couldn? t love you perfectly with that fear in my head
so i perilously had to face the danger
so i could come back and love you whole instead
all of your soul i said!
so i could make it better

i had to lose myself had to lose myself
so i could love you better
had to lose myself, had to lose myself so i could
make it better
lose myself in love
and that? s just the way it is

and so it goes that i never meant to hurt you
couldn? t stay but i never meant to desert you
whole lot a things i just had to work through
time to heal and restore my self-worth too
confrontation of my fears and anxiety
cried a whole lot of years i suffered quietly
and though it may have taken years i can finally
tell you that you were always on my mind!

i had to lose myself so i could love you better
had to lose myself, had to lose myself so i could
love you better baby better baby
had to lose myself, had to lose myself
so i could love you better baby
had to lose myself had to lose myself so I could love you better baby
had to lose myself in love
yeah, so I can love you better baby lose myself in love
lose myself in love
and that? s just the way it is!

takes strength to absorb all the abuse i did
great love to absorb all the misuse i did
hey baby it? s not an excuse i give.
and i? d do it all again because for you i live

takes strength to absorb all the abuse i did
great love to absorb all the misuse i did
hey baby it? s not an excuse i give.
and i? d do it all again because for you i live

had to lose myself so i could love you better baby
had to lose myself in love, so I could love you better baby
had to lose myself in love again
so I could love you better baby baby
had to lose myself in love again
so i could love you better baby baby baby
i can love you better baby, i could love you better, i could love you better
I can love you better I could love you better I could love you better
It sure feels right
that? s just the way it is

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Already proven as a talented, sought after songwriter and revered platinum-selling artist, Marsha Ambrosius is meeting the next challenge in her already impressive musical career by reinventing herself as a solo artist with her J Records debut disc LATE NIGHTS & EARLY MORNINGS.

Hailing from Liverpool, England, fans first got a taste of Marsha’s talent as the singing half of the duo Floetry. Their 2000 debut Floetic produced signature singles like “Say Yes" and "Getting Late" as well as four Grammy nods. Following the 2005 release of their second studio album, Flo’Ology, the ladies veered creatively and personally. While the split was difficult, Marsha continued to build a name for herself as a songwriter and producer, creating “Butterflies” for the late Michael Jackson and other hits for artists such as Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx and Nas. She’s been nominated for a total of six Grammys and has been honored by BMI as their Songwriter of the Year.

Over the years, Marsha has stayed relevant as an artist via touring, writing/producing and mixtapes like 2007’s Neo Soul is Dead, 2008’s Yours Truly and 2010’s Yours Sincerely. She also appeared as a featured artist on projects from Patti Labelle, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Jamie Foxx and Earth, Wind & Fire, among others. Eventually, Marsha signed with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Records however a much-buzzed about solo debut never materialized due to creative glitches. Equipped with plenty of her own talent, she found herself being given songs from producers that were “great but not songs that made sense in relation to each other.” Marsha calls her sound “honest and consistent” and it was important for her to make an album with an overall cohesive sound. She explains, “I think with an album everything has to make sense, like ‘Where is this story going?’”

But that wasn’t the only situation posing a challenge for Marsha. A basketball player since childhood, when her music career took off, her diet remained the same as when she was regularly active. Constantly on the road touring and promoting wasn’t conducive to a healthy diet and resulted in her gaining 70 pounds in just one year. She finally got serious about her health and lost the weight safely and slowly over about a two-year period.

Now at a strong place mentally and physically, Marsha’s ready to present her sound to the world. The first single, “Hope She Cheats on You (With a Basketball Player),” is an anthem that women and men can relate to. Marsha explains, “It’s the reality of a bad break up. We wanna be decent human beings and say the right thing, you know, ‘I wish you well.’ But this is ‘Everything that could go wrong for him I want it to because my ego is bruised and I’m acting out.’” There’ve been many songs written about heartbreak, but Marsha’s approach to “Hope She Cheats on You” gets in your face rather than plays the victim.

LATE NIGHTS & EARLY MORNINGS is destined to be a classic, as Marsha offers a candid glimpse of her life and perspectives as a woman. Inspired by musical icons like Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Prince, she concedes there is an overall male influence in her songwriting, such as the assertive sentiments heard on hits like “Say Yes.” She explains, “My pen and my point of view has a certain aggression to it because I’ve listened to a lot of male influenced music, which I think makes me one of the most outspoken writers out here. Sometimes as a woman you don’t wanna say what’s on your mind for fear of being judged. But why wouldn’t I say it like that if that’s how I felt?” Musical peers recruited to contribute to the project include Alicia Keys, a reunion with Dre and Vidal (producers of “Say Yes”), Just Blaze and Focus.

While her success in the industry is already solidified, Marsha knows it’s never easy to win over fans as a solo artist. Fortunately, she says, “It’s like being thrown in the deep end. ‘Okay I have to swim? Oh well.’ I’ve taken that attitude and it’s carried me forward.”

(from MarshaAmbrosius.com)
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