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John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has won nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. Stephens added his voice to those of other artists, assisting in them reaching chart-topper hits. He lent his voice to Kanye West's All of the Lights, on Slum Village's "Selfish" and Dilated Peoples' "This Way". Other artists included Jay-Z's "Encore", and he sang backing vocals on Alicia Keys' 2003 song "You Don't Know My Name" and Fort Minor's "High Road." Stephens played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything."
Stephens was born on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio. He is the son of Phyllis, a seamstress, and John Mills, a factory worker and former National Guardsman. Throughout his childhood, Stephens was homeschooled on and off by his mother. At the age of four, he began playing the piano and at the age of seven, he performed with his church choir. When he was ten, his parents divorced, causing his mother to suffer a breakdown. At the age of 12, Stephens attended North High School, from which he graduated four years later. He graduated salutatorian.
It was more than a matter of knowin'
Or the words that were finally said
It was more than the comin' or goin'
Or the things that were made in your head
It was more than a matter of wantin'
And needin' the foolish things I gave
As if I ever cared to make you cry
Could've been right to know that it wasn't
Yet you knew I was sorry
I dared to make you cry
As if I would
As if I could
As if I tried
But the words that were finally spoken
Like the thoughts that remain in my soul
And hearts that were finally broken
And embrace that never be hold
And the words that I never told you
But I told you, the foolish things I said
As if I ever cared to make you cry
I could've been right to know that I wasn't
Yet you knew that I was sorry
I dared to make you cry
As if I would
As if I could
As if I tried
As if I ever cared to make you cry
I could've been right to know that I wasn't
Yet you knew that I was sorry
I dared to make you cry
Could have been strong but the words didn't rhyme
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Yo, yo (ooh yeah)
Let me explain this to you
See I'm not gonna let you run me
How we're gonna do it is...
I'm gonna run you
You, you've got a lot of nerve
I guess you haven't heard
I'm doin' fine out here on my own
You, you think that you can come
Around here for some fun
But boy you've got a lot to learn
Don't shake your head from side to side
Saying that you've changed enough
That you see the light
Cuz you just say what you say
And want your way
And it's that game that you play
It's a little late
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So see you 'round, wave goodbye
Be a bird pass me by
As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, get a grip
Baby as if
Come on (oh, oh) come on
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah
(Oh, oh)
You seem to think that I (I)
Ain't got no sense of pride (Pride)
Well boy you got a weird perception now (Yo)
Of what it is to love (Love)
And I am sure because (Because)
You got the look of desperation
Don't shake your head from left to right
Saying that you will when you won't ever see the light
And you just say what you say and want your way
And it's that game that you play
It's a little late
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So see you 'round, wave goodbye
Be a bird pass me by
As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, catch my drift
Baby as if
{Oh, oh, oh, oh...}
You gotta go, you gotta go bye-bye
{Oh, oh, oh, oh...}
As if
(Never gonna take you back, whoo!)
I, I got places to go (Go)
With people you don't know (You don't know 'em)
We're gonna dance all nice and slow (Ha, ha, ha)
Don't shake your head from left to right
Saying that you've changed and now you're on my side
Cause you know you just want some lucky charm
And it's that game that you play
So I'm moving on
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So be a dear, disappear
Maybe I'm not being clear As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, get a grip
Baby as if
(Oh, oh, oh, oh...)
No, no, no
As If
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So see you 'round, wave goodbye
Be a bird pass me by
As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, get a grip
Baby as if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let you try and be my friend
It's the end, take the hint
Baby as if
(He, he, he)
Tatoeba kono mama awanaku nattemo
Sore mo shikata no nai koto to itte Anata wa akirameru no?
Itsuwari no hibi wo tsuzukeru no mo
Sorosoro tsukarete kita kedo
Sore de issho ni irareru no nara Shikata nai ne
Futsuu ni te wo tsunagi nagara Machi wo arukitakute
Sonna koto wo yume miteru Sore dake nanoni...
Tatoeba kono mama awanaku nattemo
Sore mo shikata no nai koto to itte Anata wa akirameru no?
Dare no tame ni ikiteiru no ka wo Mou ichido kangaete mita
Sukoshi michi ga hirakete ki souna ki ga shita kedo
Yasashi sugiru hito dakara Hontou no tokoro no
Kimochi ienai no kanatte omou to kowai
Tatoeba kono mama awanaku nattemo
Sore mo shikata no nai koto to itte Anata wa akirameru no?
Tatoeba kono mama awanaku nattara
Yagate tsukihi ga nagarete
Subete wo wasure sasete kureru no?
Tatoeba kono mama awanaku nattemo
Sore mo shikata no nai koto to itte Anata wa akirame rareru no?
Ima shika mitenai watashi to chigatte
Kore kara saki no koto kangaeru to anata wa fuan ni naru?
La La La La La...
Itsu no hi ka Itsu no hi ka Kitto
I love the way you wear those worn out blue jeans
Walkin' all around in the big sunshine
Baby, let me believe that you're perfect
At least for a little while
And you don't have to tell me what you're thinkin'
You can keep all that to yourself
Baby, we got such a good thing goin'
Don't show me that you're someone else
'Cause I'm actin' as if this blue sky's
Never gonna rain down on me
I'm tellin' myself this true love's
Never gonna leave me lonely
Unless there's somethin' I've missed
I'm actin' as if
(As if, as if, as if)
(As if, as if, as if)
We don't have to have that conversation
Baby, don't you think it's goin' fine?
We don't need to send out invitations
To tell the world that you're mine
'Cause I'm actin' as if this blue sky's
Never gonna rain down on me
I'm tellin' myself this true love's
Never gonna leave me lonely
Unless there's somethin' I've missed
I'm actin' as if
As if your sweet kiss is never gonna fade away
And the way you look at me will never change
'Cause I love the way you wear those worn out blue jeans
Walkin' all around in the big sunshine
'Cause I'm actin' as if this blue sky's
Never gonna rain down on me
And I'm tellin' myself this true love's
Never gonna leave me lonely
I'm actin' as if this blue sky's
Never gonna rain down on me
I'm tellin' myself this true love's
Never gonna leave me lonely
Unless there's somethin' I've missed
Unless there's somethin' I've missed
I'm actin' as if
(As if, as if, as if)
Ooh yeah
(As if, as if, as if)
Oh I'm actin' as if
(As if, as if, as if)
(musica: V. Nocenzi, R. Maltese / testo: F. Di Giacomo)
Ice, ice, ice, ice, ice, ice, ice, ice, ice, ice.
Ice... come un falso allarme nella mente
ice... una tigre ? in fuga verso te
ice... quando graffia il cuore lentamente
ice... il rumore corre fino a te
Un amore cos? ti brucia basta un attimo ice love, ice love
A modo mio, lo voglio anch'io, quest'amore ghiaccio che ci prende
a modo mio, lo voglio anch'io ghiaccio caldo fuso nella mente
ice... come un filo dentro a un labirinto ice... mi riporti sempre fino a te
Un amore cos? ti brucia basta un attimo ice love, ice love
A modo mio, lo voglio anch'io, quest'amore ghiaccio che ci prende
a modo mio, lo voglio anch'io, ghiaccio caldo fuso nella mente
A modo mio, lo voglio anch'io quest'amore ghiaccio che ci prende
a modo mio, lo voglio anch'io, ghiaccio caldo fuso nella mente
Un amore cos? ti brucia basta un attimo ice love, ice love
A modo mio, lo voglio anch'io, quest'amore ghiaccio che ci prende
a modo mio, lo voglio anch'io, ghiaccio caldo fuso nella mente.
A modo mio, lo voglio anch'io, quest'amore ghiaccio che ci prende
a modo mio, lo voglio anch'io, ghiaccio caldo fuso nella mente.
A modo mio lo voglio anch'io ice, ice love, ice love, ice love,
ice, ice love, ice love, ice love, quest'amore ghiaccio che ci prende
a modo mio lo voglio anch'io ghiaccio caldo fuso nella mente
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Yo, yo (ooh yeah)
Let me explain this to you
See I'm not gonna let you run me
How we're gonna do it is...
I'm gonna run you
You, you've got a lot of nerve
I guess you haven't heard
I'm doin' fine out here on my own
You, you think that you can come
Around here for some fun
But boy you've got a lot to learn
Don't shake your head from side to side
Saying that you've changed enough
That you see the light
Cuz you just say what you say
And want your way
And it's that game that you play
It's a little late
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So see you 'round, wave goodbye
Be a bird pass me by
As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, get a grip
Baby as if
Come on (oh, oh) come on
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah
(Oh, oh)
You seem to think that I (I)
Ain't got no sense of pride (Pride)
Well boy you got a weird perception now (Yo)
Of what it is to love (Love)
And I am sure because (Because)
You got the look of desperation
Don't shake your head from left to right
Saying that you will when you won't ever see the light
And you just say what you say and want your way
And it's that game that you play
It's a little late
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So see you 'round, wave goodbye
Be a bird pass me by
As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, catch my drift
Baby as if
{Oh, oh, oh, oh...}
You gotta go, you gotta go bye-bye
{Oh, oh, oh, oh...}
As if
(Never gonna take you back, whoo!)
I, I got places to go (Go)
With people you don't know (You don't know 'em)
We're gonna dance all nice and slow (Ha, ha, ha)
Don't shake your head from left to right
Saying that you've changed and now you're on my side
Cause you know you just want some lucky charm
And it's that game that you play
So I'm moving on
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So be a dear, disappear
Maybe I'm not being clear
As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, get a grip
Baby as if
(Oh, oh, oh, oh...)
No, no, no
As If
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So see you 'round, wave goodbye
Be a bird pass me by
As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, get a grip
Baby as if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let you try and be my friend
It's the end, take the hint
Baby as if
Every tree and every stone
Every rushing wind that moans
They sing Your praise
My God, they sing Your praise
Every star and open sky
Tell of Your glory divine
They shout Your praise
They shout Your praise, yeah
You've stolen my heart
Yes, You have!
You've stolen my heart
Yes, You have!
You've wiped away the stains
And broke away the chains
Yes, You have!!
With Your love You set me free
Three nails gave me liberty
So I'll sing Your praise
My God, I'll sing Your praise
Oh, with Your love
You forgave my sin
Forgot my past
And brought me back again
So I'll sing Your praise
I'll sing Your praise, yeah
If I ascend into the sky
Or hide behind the night
I can not run Your love is chasing me
If I fall into the sea
Your hand will rescue me
No one will take Your place
Because
This is all for You
Yes, this is all for You
You're the King of the world
i just wanna tell you this:
things don't happen in the world for bliss
get your eyes off
let the sun go down
any part of it leaves you movin' around
get your eyes off!
let your mind work for you
don't let the sky dream your life
every day from nine to five
every day from nine to five
you think your life's..
you think your life's a lie
get your eyes off don't let your mind behind!
there's many more
left in pieces
to assemble something that you are
it's not too far
it's not too far away
it's what you are
it doesn't matter - all from 9 to 5
get your eyes off!
so close your eyes
to see what you wanna be:
a part of the society
is it a dream you dream
or really what it seems?
looking outdoors
see people walking down the street
watching your dream of life
and time goes by
looking outdoors
see people watching you dream
every day the time goes by
You, you've got a lot of nerve
I guess you haven't heard
I'm doin' fine out here on my own
You, you think that you can come
Around here for some fun
But boy you've got a lot to learn
Don't shake your head from side to side
Saying that you've changed enough
That you see the light
Cuz you just say what you sayAnd want your way
And it's that game that you play
It's a little late
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So see you 'round, wave goodbye
Be a bird pass me by
As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, get a grip
Baby as if
Come on (oh, oh) come on(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah
(Oh, oh)
You seem to think that I (I)
Ain't got no sense of pride (pride)
Well boy you got a weird perception now (Yo)
Of what it is to love (love)
And I am sure because (because)
You got the look of desperation
Don't shake your head from left to right
Saying that you will when you won't ever see the light
And you just say what you say and want your way
And it's that game that you play
It's a little late
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So see you 'round, wave goodbye
Be a bird pass me by
As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, catch my drift
Baby as if
{Oh, oh, oh, oh...}
You gotta go, you gotta go bye-bye
{Oh, oh, oh, oh...}As if
(Never gonna take you back, whoo!)
I, I got places to go (Go)
With people you don't know (You don't know 'em)
We're gonna dance all nice and slow (Ha, ha, ha)
Don't shake your head from left to right
Saying that you've changed and now you're on my side
Cause you know you just want some lucky charm
And it's that game that you play
So I'm moving on
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So be a dear, disappear
Maybe I'm not being clear
As if I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, get a grip
Baby as if
(Oh, oh, oh, oh...)
No, no, no
As If
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if
I'm ever gonna take you back
As if
It's ever gonna come to that
So see you 'round, wave goodbye
Be a bird pass me by
As if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let your love back in my life
Not tonight, get a grip
Baby as if
I'm gonna let you break my heart again
As if I'm gonna let you try and be my friend
It's the end, take the hint
I was driving down 35
Headed downtown towards the city lights
Suddenly humbled by the height of the buildings
Juxtaposed against these Texas skies
I got to thinking about how
I'm constantly seeking that feeling of being small
Just like I do when I'm in your arms
And you hold me like a child
It's that dangerous kiss
You've got me shaken, baby
It's this dangerous life
And I'm lost in it, just like I should be
As if I should be
Now I'm back on 95
Headed home from Boston to see my mom
She said, son, you'd better plant your seeds
Don't keep waiting on the light to come out
Well mom I know I've got a lot of things on my mind
I'm trying to get done before I get to old
But if expectations keep on waiting
You'll have to let your child grow on his own
I got to thinking about how
I'm constantly seeking that feeling of being small
Just like I do when I'm in your arms
And you hold me like a child
It's that dangerous kiss
You've got me shaken, baby
It's this dangerous life
And I'm lost in it, just like I should be
As if I should be
Don't keep waiting on the light to come out
Traže da kažem I'm zašto sam uradio to
Bilo je preko linije, nije mi trebalo
Pitaju me zar ne vidim da pucaju
Ja
e argumente od mene
Ne sumnjam
Ali me zabole
Neu da
ujem njihov glas
Oni e me usporiti
Daj mi izazov
Bar ponekad podseti me da sam živ
Tako razmišljam u glupim danima
O svemu, životu I ni
emu
Molio bih te da me prekineš
Kad po
nem suštinu da doti
em
Upravu il' ne
Bilo bi previše
Neu da
ujem njihov glas
Oni e me usporiti
Daj mi izazov