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Janelle Monáe (born Janelle Monáe Robinson; December 1, 1985) is an American R&B/soul musician signed to Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records.
Monáe debuted with a conceptual EP, Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase). The EP failed to make much of a commercial impact, peaking at No. 115 on the Billboard charts in the United States.
In 2010, Janelle Monáe released her debut studio album, The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III), a concept album sequel to her first EP; it was released by Bad Boy Records. This album received acclaim from critics and gained a Grammy Nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album. The song "Tightrope" was also nominated for "Best Urban/Alternative Performance"; this album was also more successful commercially officially reaching the No. 17 spot on the Billboard Charts.
In March 2012, "We Are Young", the song by the band Fun on which Monáe makes a guest appearance, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, her first appearance in the US Top 10.
Monáe was born Janelle Monáe Robinson in Kansas City, Kansas, where she spent her early life; Monáe has stated that the fictional character of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz has been one of her musical influences. She has told reporters that she has dreamed of being a singer and a performer since she was very young. Monáe moved from Kansas City, Kansas to New York to study drama at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
You were my everything
You were my everything
The reason why I hoped and dreamed
You and I are a story untold
And now your gone
And my hearts turned cold
Words can't describe
How I feel inside
With a heart so small
Don't feel sorry for me
Don't you feel guilty
Since you moved on
Internally he murdered me
My emotions bleed no more
I'll have chills at night
Probably till I die
And feel a love reborn cause...
You were my everything
You were my everything
The reason why I hoped and dreamed
You and I are a story untold
And now your gone
And my hearts turned cold
Emotionally I was confused
But only for a second there
Was I fooled
Gave you all of me
Every part of me
Even sacrificed my precious jewel
Then you patiently chipped away at me
Using your words as tools
And I compromised my identity
And gave into me
Just to play by your rules
You, you were my everything
You were my everything
The reason why I hoped and dreamed
You and I are a story untold
And now your gone
And my hearts turned cold
Now that I'm free
I can release all that I have in me
All that I've held in for so long
Won't let that keep me from moving on
Now that I'm free
I can release all that I have in me
All that I've held in for so long
Won't let that keep me from moving on
Words of advice
Speak from your heart
Let the truth see you through
Cause what goes around
Always comes around
And this could be you singing...
You were my everything
You were my everything
The reason why I hoped and dreamed
You and I are a story untold
And now your gone
And my hearts turned cold
Cause you were my evrything
The reason why I hoped and dreamed
You and I are a story untold
And now your gone
And my hearts turned cold