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Alicia Keys - Better You, Better Me

Alicia Keys - Better You, Better Me Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Released: 2013

Better You, Better Me Lyrics

I look into the mirror
And see a different girl
Hiding from herself with
Not a care in the world
Her smile pretends to fool
Those she chooses to please
If they could only see the tears she cries for help
See, I have been that girl
Didn’t know which way to turn
Then one day I turned to me

I told myself to wake up
It’s gonna be a better day
I just have to believe that
My dreams won’t have to wait
At times I’ve lost my mind
Had to look deep inside
And find a way to get over
Had to swallow my pride
I searched the world for and answer
But I’ve been searching too far
Because I’ve been here all along

I’m here to make a statement
My place I’m here to claim it
Don’t tell me what my name is
I Know, I’m gonna make it
I’ve come to far to lose it
Gotta stay focused
And find a better me

Feels like forever
Trying to work it out
Sometimes you’re gonna fail
And you know
Sometime it will rain
But the sun will come
When u think it’s all said and done
You know u see the light
And everything is alright
You can do
Whatever you put your mind to
'Cause you’re all that you need
Like I do just believe

You’re here to make a statement
You’re place you’re here to claim it
You know just what your name is
Now, go, you’re gonna make it
You’ve come to far to lose it
Gotta stay focused
And find a better you
Me, oh me, me

I got to love me
I got to know me
I got to find me
I know what now

I've been here all alone
I'm here to make a statement
I'm place you’re here to claim it
Don't tell me what your name is
I know gonna make it
I’ve come to far to lose it
Gotta stay focused
And find a better me

You’re here to make a statement
You’re place you’re here to claim it
You know just what your name is
Now, go, you’re gonna make it
You’ve come to far to lose it
Gotta stay focused
And find a better you

I'm here to make a statement
I'm place you’re here to claim it
Don't tell me what my name is
I know gonna make it
I’ve come to far to lose it
Gotta stay focused
And find a better me

Writer/s: STEVE MOSTYN, MARSHA ANGELIQUE AMBROSIUS, ALICIA AUGELLO-COOK, RON HANEY, MARSHA AMBROSIUS
Publisher: SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Better You, Better Me

This motivational anthem is the main theme of The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, an inspirational American drama film that was executive produced by Alicia Keys. Mister and Pete are two inner city youths who are left to fend for themselves in the Brooklyn housing projects after their mothers are taken away by the authorities. Keys sings of finding hope amidst the inner emotional stress of their situation.

"You're gonna make it
You've come to far to lose it,
Gotta stay focused
And find a better me."

Keys penned the song with:
Steve Mostyn, with whom she also wrote "Superwoman."

Marsha Ambrosius, former member of the English Hip-Hop/Soul duo Floetry.

Ron Haney, a guitarist who also collaborated with the singer on her "Tell You Something (Nana's Reprise)" track.

The song was made available to digital retailers October 11, 2013, the same day the film was released in theaters in the United States.

Alicia Keys - Power

Alicia Keys - Power Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Not Released On An Album
Released: 2014

Power Lyrics

Power

Alicia Keys shared this uplifting song on her website, The Vault in January 2014 to coincide with Martin Luther King Day. The previously unheard tune celebrates strong and courageous men and women and dates back to the singer's 2007 As I Am era. "This is one of my favorite unreleased songs," Keys said. "I was looking for my power. This song says it all. All of these pics inspire me! They represent the power of being yourself and finding yourself! Shine on!"

Alicia Keys - Zebras and Airplanes

Alicia Keys - Zebras and Airplanes Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Not Released On An Album
Released: 2014

Zebras and Airplanes Lyrics

Zebras and Airplanes

Alicia Keys shared this dreamlike song on her website, The Vault . She wrote the tune in the late 2000s but it had remained unreleased until she dropped it through her online treasure vault in February 2014.

Keys explained that the song was inspired by art. "I wrote it five years ago when I was in the studio recording The Element Of Freedom," she said. "I had never been overcome to write a song after seeing a painting before, but this one sent me to another place. I felt it!"

Alicia Keys - It's On Again

Alicia Keys - It's On Again Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Released: 2014

It's On Again Lyrics

It's On Again

Alicia Keys teamed up with rapper Kendrick Lamar on this tune, which plays over the closing credits of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Lamar kicks off the song with some rapid rhymes then we hear Keys singing of carrying out superhero duties over Pharrrell Williams' production and Hans Zimmer's orchestral arrangement. "I'm very excited to be a part of such a powerful collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer," said Keys. "This is the next chapter in the Spider-Man legacy and we really feel 'It's On Again' captures the experience, the story—and most importantly—the meaning behind the film, which is that we all have the potential to be extraordinary. There's a little bit of a super hero in all of us."

Amazing Spider-Man 2 director Marc Webb added: "We were looking for just the right song to close out the film - a song that would be upbeat and exciting, but also contain a note of foreboding. Alicia's song, 'It's On Again', is the perfect end note."

Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer previously worked together when they scored the 2012 Academy Awards and they also collaborated on Williams' G I R L album and the hit animated film Despicable Me.

The score for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was helmed by Zimmer, who formed a supergroup to create the music for the movie consisting of Pharrell, Incubus' Mike Einzinger, The Smiths' Johnny Marr, and The Eurythmics' Dave Stewart. "When we came together to form a band to create the music of this film, we did the opposite of what composers usually do -- we wrote songs, and from the songs came the themes," Zimmer explained. "We embraced a rock 'n' roll ethos on this movie, and it paid off."

Zimmer had previously worked with all the other members of the supergroup with Einziger having played on his score for The Lone Ranger, Marr on Inception and Stewart on Madagascar 3.

Alicia Keys - A Woman's Worth

Alicia Keys - A Woman's Worth Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Songs In A minor
Released: 2001

A Woman's Worth Lyrics

You could buy me diamonds
You could buy me pearls
Take me on a cruise around the world
Baby you know I'm worth it
Dinner lit by candles
Run my bubble bath
Make love tenderly to last, to last
Cause baby you know I'm worth it

Wanna please wanna keep wanna treat your woman right
Not just dough but to show that you know she is worth your time
You will lose if you chose to refuse to put her first
She will if she can find a man who knows her worth

[Chorus]
Cause a real man, knows a real woman when he sees her
And a real woman knows a real man ain't afraid to please her
And a real woman knows a real man always comes first
And a real man just can't deny A Woman's Worth

If you treat me fairly
I'll give you all my goods
Treat you like a real woman should
Baby I know you're worth it
If you never play me
Promise not to bluff
I'll hold you down when shit gets rough
Cause baby I know you're worth it

She walks the mile makes you smile all the while being true
Don't take for granted the passions that she has for you
You will lose if you chose to refuse to put her first
She will if she can find a man who knows her worth

[Chorus]

No need to read between the lines spelled out for you (spelled out for you)
Just hear this song cause you can't go wrong when you value (better value)
A woman's (woman's)
Woman's (woman's)
Worth!

[Chorus]

Writer/s: Augello-Cook, Alicia J / Hedman, Erika Rose
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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A Woman's Worth Song Chart

This was Keys' second single, after "Fallin'." She released her first album on Clive Davis' record label after spending four years at Columbia Records without releasing anything.

Keys wrote this about self-esteem, and being worthy of the kindness of others. She explained that the sentiment can relate to a man or a woman.

The video was shot in Brooklyn, near where Keys grew up. It was directed by Chris Robinson, who also did her videos for "Fallin'," "Karma" and "You Don't Know My Name."

Keys performed this on the 2001 season premiere of Saturday Night Live.

A remix was released in February 2002 featuring the rapper Nas.

In the webchat for the Sun newspaper of March 18, 2002, Alicia Keys was asked what inspired her to write this song. Her reply: "I was actually in someone's house for Thanksgiving and I was watching TV. All these different commercials came on. There was this one commercial that said 'Because I'm Worth It.' And you know what - I AM worth it."

Alicia Keys - Fallin'

Alicia Keys - Fallin' Youtube Music Videos and Lyrics

Album: Songs In A minor
Released: 2001

Fallin' Lyrics

I keep on Fallin'
In and out of love
With you
Sometimes I love ya
Sometimes you make me blue
Sometimes I feel good
At times I feel used
Lovin' you darlin'
Makes me so confused

I keep on
Fallin'
In and out of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you

Oh, oh , I never felt this way
How do you give me so much pleasure
And cause me so much pain
Just when I think
Ive taken more than would a fool
I start fallin' back in love with you

I keep on
Fallin'
In and out of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you

Oh baby
I, I, I, I'm fallin'
I, I, I, I'm fallin'
Fall

I keep on
Fallin'
In and out of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you

I'm fallin'
In and out of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you

I'm fallin'
In and out of love with you
I never loved someone
The way that I love you

What?

Writer/s: AUGELLO-COOK, ALICIA
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Fallin' Song Chart

This opens with a bit of classical music by Chopin, who Keys called "my dawg." She studied artists like Chopin, Beethoven, and Mozart when she played the piano growing up (she was born Alicia Augello-Cook, but took the stage name Keys because of the piano imagery).

Unlike modern samples, classical music is fair game for reinterpretation, and can be used without paying for it. Since it is hundreds of years old, there is no one who can claim rights to the music and collect publishing/songwriting royalties.

This was the first single from Keys, who was 20 years old when it was released, but had started writing the song three years earlier. A prodigy who signed with Columbia records when she was 16, Keys wrote the song while she was at the label. Her Columbia album never materialized, as she never clicked with their vision. When she was 18, she left for J Records, a new label founded by Clive Davis. Under Davis, she was given more creative freedom, which worked out very well. "Fallin'" was a huge hit and validated Davis' strategy.

This song is about the emotions that occur when you care very deeply for a person. Keys was going through a turbulent relationship when she wrote it, which inspired the song. It was a case of young love being vivid, as it was a new experience. "Your first one affects you even more so because you don't have the experience to know how to play it," Keys said. "You're tripping your way through it, and those hardships and good times and just growing is how 'Fallin'' developed."

Keys says that writing the song helped her work things out in the relationship.

The video shows Keys visiting her boyfriend... in jail.

The scenes showing Key visiting her incarcerated boyfriend complimented the song's ruminations on the pain of love. They were inspired by the case of Santra Rucker, who was sentenced to 13 consecutive life sentences for conspiracy to sell drugs because her boyfriend was a dealer. The story struck home with Keys, who became a pen pal with the imprisoned Rucker. The singer told The Guardian: "I wanted to show the realism behind love.... I know people who've gone to jail. It don't mean you stop loving them. It could be me in there."

Keys wanted to play the convict in the video, but her record company didn't want her showing up in prison garb in her first clip. It was a rare instance of Keys being overruled in a creative decision, but it was probably the right call, as the video showcased her striking beauty in a number of backdrops.

The music video was directed by Chris Robinson, who helmed clips for many R&B/Hip-Hop acts including Usher ("The Color of Love"), Erykah Badu ("Love of My Life") and Boyz II Men ("The Color of Love").

The success of this song led to great anticipation for the album, which debuted at #1 and stayed there for three weeks, even beating out P. Diddy's album.

On the strength of this single, the album Songs In A minor sold over 11 million copies worldwide. It was a good time for album sales, as digital distribution (legal and otherwise) encouraged single song downloads over the next few years.

Clive Davis had Keys perform this at his Grammy party, which was attended by lots of industry bigwigs. This led to an appearance on Jay Leno, which got her a great deal of publicity.

Keys got a big break when she performed this on Oprah before the album was released. Clive Davis wrote Oprah a personal letter to help get her on show.

According to Keys, her mother, who raised her on her own (her dad split when she was two years old), helped inspire this song. Her mom could drive Alicia crazy at times, but her love for her was unwavering.

This won the 2001 MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist In A Video. Keys performed this on the show, opening with a piano piece by Beethoven.

Despite the backing of Clive Davis, it was feared that this song wouldn't get playlisted. However, it went on to become one of the best-selling singles of 2001. Keys later reflected to Entertainment Weekly: ''There were so many people who didn't believe in it, because it went so much against the state of radio at the time. And just the journey of writing it - about how when you love someone but you're in and out, the struggle... When I sing it, I remember the years and years it took to get to a place where people would hear it, and I'm just so grateful."

Keys performed this on the 2001 season premiere of Saturday Night Live.

This won the 2001 Grammys for Song of the Year, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song. Keys performed this on the show and also won awards for Best New Artist and Best R&B Album.

Keys performed a version of this with Elmo on Sesame Street called "Dancin'."

In 2003, after the second season of American Idol, judge Simon Cowell banned this song from the show because contestants kept singing it and the judges couldn't take it any more. It wasn't the only song to get the Idol ax; others to share this honor include "Candle In The Wind" and "I Will Always Love You."