Amy Winehouse

Released: January 1, 2008

Songwriter: Amy Winehouse Juliette Ashby

[Verse 1]
I make a name for myself in different ways
All the while, you will see my songs of praise
How can I concentrate when, all the while, my head
Throws me scenarios so I tease myself instead?
Though I can talk it through, really, I find it tough
My frustration is relieved, but not nearly enough
And added to that, I'm sick of having to seek some peace
Because I need emotion with my physical release, yeah

[Chorus]
Can't help but bring it up and beat the point to death
But my words are for nothin', I'm wasting my breath
Can't help but bring it up and beat the point to death
But my words are for nothin', I just keep wasting my breath

[Verse 2]
They're everywhere I go and I always stare
I justify attraction by your hands, or lips, or hair
And, so, although, I always look, I know that I can't touch
Because I can only take a full-time man so much
And now I've reached a point where I don't care anymore
It's a necessity just like it was before
But, these days, I ignore the way my body aches
'Cause I'm the shit I earn, I can't afford mistakes, no
Oh-oh-oh

[Chorus]
Can't help but bring it up and beat the point to death
But my words are for nothin', I'm wasting my breath
Can't help but bring it up and beat the point to death
But my words are for nothin', I just keep wasting my breath
(My words are for nothin')

[Bridge]
(Can't help) I can't help but bring it up, no
(But my) My
(Can't help) I can't help, oh no
(But my words are for nothin', I just keep wasting my breath)
My words are for nothin', yeah, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]
Can't help but bring it up and beat the point to death
But my words are for nothin', I'm wasting my breath
Can't help but bring it up and beat the point to death
But my words are for nothin', I just keep wasting my breath

[Outro]
Can't help, but my, can't help
But my words are for nothin', I just keep wasting my breath

Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September, 1983 — 23 July, 2011) was an English singer-songwriter known for her immediately recognisable contralto vocal range and soul-jazz style of vocals.

Even at age fourteen, Amy had a breathtakingly unique set of vocals that would propel her into stardom. By age nineteen, she had signed with Simon Fuller’s management company 19 Management. Soon after, she was scouted by Island Record’s A&R representative Darcus Beese and signed over to Island Records. In less than a year, after working closely alongside legendary music producer Salaam Remi, Amy released her debut studio album Frank. The album was praised for its jazz-influenced sound, and earned a nomination for Album of the Year at the 2004 Mercury Music Prize Awards. It rolled out some of Amy’s most notable singles, including “Fuck Me Pumps” and “Stronger Than Me,” the latter of which winning Amy her first Ivor Novello Award in 2004.

Three years after Frank on October 27, 2006, Amy released her sophomore and final studio album Back to Black. The album narrated the ups and downs of Amy’s personal life, most specifically the turmoils she faced with her partner Blake Fielder-Civil. Back to Black saw Amy branch out in terms of genre and production while working with fellow English producer Mark Ronson, who produced five of the eleven tracks featured on the album. Its lead single, “Rehab,” solidified itself as Amy’s staple track, detailing the conversation she had with her management after fears her drinking habits were causing her too much damage. The album’s title track “Back to Black” was released as another single a few months after “Rehab” and unfolded the dark moments that Amy faced after her relationship with Fielder-Civil came to a halt. Despite the album’s immense popularity and four Grammy Award wins, the attention it received, coupled with the incessant touring of the album and pressure placed on her personal life, visibly plunged Amy into her darkest hours that quickly lead to her untimely demise.

more tracks from the album

Amy Winehouse - Unreleased Rarities

From the album

Amy Winehouse - Unreleased Rarities (2016)

Amy Winehouse popular songs

Beat the Point to DeathAmy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse - Unreleased Rarities