Tinashe

Songwriter: Tinashe

[Verse 1]
If I'm a little busy
Run a little late
Please don't take it personal
Tryna get this money
No time for me to stay I don't want to hurt you, no

[Pre-Chorus1]
And I tried, tried, tried to make it work
Don't know why, why, why you never learn
Yeah, now you acting funny, feel some type of way
Shoulda never let me go

[Chorus]
I'm still the same old me, you, you really don't know me
Been here since day one, baby, so you know it's real
Don't let my life style changes switch up how you feel
I'm still the same old me, you, you're the one changing
I know you wish that things were like they used to be
Looks like the only thing that stayed the same was me

[Verse 2]
Used to understand it, told me do my thing
Said you'd always hold me down
Just the way we planned it, we'd be king and queen
Tell me where you at now

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And I tried, tried, tried to make it work
Don't know why, why, why you never learn
Boy don't take advantage, you ain't on my team
I guess I'll have to do without

[Chorus]
I'm still the same old me, you, you really don't know me
Been here since day one, baby, so you know it's real
Don't let my life style changes switch up how you feel
I'm still the same old me, you, you're the one changing
I know you wish that things were like they used to be
Looks like the only thing that stayed the same was me

Tinashe Jorgenson Kachingwe, known mononymously as Tinashe, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and former model born in Lexington, Kentucky and raised in Los Angeles, California.

Born on February 6, 1993, her rise to fame began with her acting on shows such as Two and a Half Men. Initially making her debut in the music industry via the short-lived girl group The Stunners—which also featured Hayley Kiyoko—she garnered attention from online music blogs with her 2012 mixtape, In Case We Die. Signing with RCA Records shortly after, she released two further mixtapes later that year and in 2013: Reverie and Black Water respectively. “2 On” was released in January 2014 as the lead single from her debut album, Aquarius, and remains her biggest solo single to date. Released in October that year, the album was praised by critics for its merging of old-school R&B sounds and fresh 2010s trends. The follow-up was subjected to much-criticised although “Player” was billed as the collection’s lead single as early as October 2015, songs released from the project failed to reach the label’s expectations, resulting in the release of an album’s worth of outtakes from the album, Nightride, in November 2016. Joyride was finally released on April 13: it features the singles “No Drama”, “Faded Love” and “Me So Bad”.

On February 18, 2019, Tinashe parted ways with her longtime record label RCA. By November that year, she inked a new management deal with Roc Nation and self-released Songs for You, her fourth studio album.

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Joyride [RCA Sessions]

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