I feel this song so deeply. I suffered HUGE losses before finally leaving Baltimore. I picked up, packed up and moved to Cali. But I learned that you cant run from your pain. It only shows up differently. Im working on being a different person from within first.
Exactly i reside in baltimore and this has been kinda my theme song to leave my hometown once again i'm tired need NEW NEW my day finally came met my FRIEND and we packing up to move to New Zealand next year i'm excited for the change ☺
Bought this album. I've listened to this track on repeat all day long for several days literally. She said "got a new church new preacher, every Sunday I pray for amnesia."
I heard this song once on the radio and couldn’t figure out who it was. Accidentally stumbled upon it a few days ago listening to a mix on here and looked at the info and then listen to the song again with the lyrics and can’t not stop I’m fixated on trying to unravel the overwhelming connection of the lyrics. Like whoa
Because then she is accountable for her actions. The pastor taught her the word, she needs to put it in action for herself. So amnesia would take it form her memory. Removing the accountability.
The thing I find amazing about this song is the application of rational thought during intense emotions. The way she's singing it it's like she looked for a way to escape her life and is sure that she found it. She keeps repeating the same thing, "If i'm somebody else, it never happened to me." Not as if she's trying to convince others but that she is trying to convince herself. And she's taking so much action to insure that she escapes the life she once lived. But the logic is so backwards and flawed yet that doesn't matter because it's subjective logic. It was spoken into existence. That's logic that's only capable by the human mind. I love it.
I love this...I was in a relationship that I knew was unhealthy and daydreamed about letting go....Wanted companionship and didnt want to be alone... Sad but I didnt know who I was nor did I know my worth. I was lost and alone.
I've got a new church, new preacher Every Sunday, I pray for amnesia Smoke different cigarettes I got a new address I'm waiting on a big procedure I need a new heart too doctor Don't care how much it costs You just gotta help me stop the hurtin Help me be a different person [Hook]x4 If I'm somebody else It never happened to me [Verse 2] : I'm moving to a brand new country Say goodbye to everyone that loved me I'll lie about my age I'll lie about my name I'm making up a brand new story Oh, I'm feeling like a big bad liar But i gotta throw the pain to the fire Every day I'm busy working on how to be a different person
This song hits home for me. Being somebody else has to be better than who I am now. Amazingly beautiful song for a not so beautiful feelings that I'm feeling.
This song says exactly what you can't say when going through heartbreak. "If I am somebody else it never happened to me" If you could be some one else at that moment it wouldn't hurt so bad. Love the hook
I know this is my song!! I'm so glad people are starting to make real R&B again...or is this neo-soul? Well whatever, all I know is I like it. Thank you Robert. Keep them coming
I love this song 🎵 on so many personal levels....when I 1st heard it I KNEW I was gonna love it but when I deciphered the powerful lyrics by Emeli Sande I was touched in my spirit that moved me to tears 😢. I lost my 22 yr old son 2yrs ago 💔 and when she said "IF I'M SOMEBODY ELSE, IT NEVER HAPPEN TO ME" over and over as the vamp I couldn't hold back my emotions as I was driving down the road. I cried and cried and even though I'll NEVER know the love of a Mother for her child I can only express my feelings as a Father and it hurts so bad. So, reading other people's comments has been very therapeutic for me and I'm so thankful for the people who felt transparent enough to share their very intimate experiences and feelings. This is when the internet and social platforms are at its best. I appreciate everyone who left a comment cause I read them all through my pain and tears. Thank you fam. Peace ✌🏾
Love this song. I thought like this too. If I could change people, places, and things that those things didn't happen to me either if I became somebody else. This hits "Deep Inside" but, the truth is that I take me everywhere I go.
Yo, i probably listen to this song every other month. Oftentimes you just want to escape the situation(s) you are experiencing and be a totally different person. Just be free. This song speaks to my soul
I swear it took my like 6 months to find this song! The New York radio station played it so much but I never caught the name. My google search was crazy but I'm glad I finally found it .. Great vibe music
Beautiful track! Most of the time I enjoy this song and sometimes it cuts thru me like a knife in a deep & painful way. Either way I can't stop listening to it. Truly the epitome of what soul music is about!
Man, I completely forgot all about this song, after dealing with disappointment and heart break of course I would love to be somebody else. Then I snap out of it, and realize wanting to be someone else is a waste of myself.
RIGHT! ..listening to this right now...is making my eyes water .. the specific lyrics that hit home, and drive a dagger in my heart are; I got a new address I’m moving to a brand new country, (I really am mving sson) Say goodbye to everyone that love me Every day I’m busy workin’, On how to be a different person (everyday I feel Im trying to run from who I was) This song is deep.
This is a great song that represents how we all want to be somebody else & don't realize when we are. Just a true reflection of life , true lyrics and story they expressed
This song was my favourite off of RG's Black Radio 2. Lyrics stellar, beats inspirational. Makes me reminisce of uncomfortable times, but also a cool song to listen to on a chilled day...
I have always craved more in my music, something that speaks to my soul. Robert Glasper, The Foreign Exchange, Zo! and a few others actually tap into that for me.
Certain songs just capture you emotionally, you feel like your body left the earth, and it’s just your Ka listening. This and a song by Yebba called - Distance, give me that feeling.
Emil Sande! What a great story teller and song writer! This song is so haunting that your imagination goes wild. They are so many mystery and crime stories go through my head right now.
When you wanna cry but you can't, you play this song😏
I feel this song so deeply. I suffered HUGE losses before finally leaving Baltimore. I picked up, packed up and moved to Cali. But I learned that you cant run from your pain. It only shows up differently. Im working on being a different person from within first.
baltimore girl here too, who did the same thing a few years ago
Through the pain of adversity we find empathy to continue to grow!
*(Life Journey Is Unpredictable)*
Yo Ma, your testimony is beautiful! I dont know if you meditate however going within is the only way. One love
Exactly i reside in baltimore and this has been kinda my theme song to leave my hometown once again i'm tired need NEW NEW my day finally came met my FRIEND and we packing up to move to New Zealand next year i'm excited for the change ☺
Hey gorgeous love ur message this song is a gold mine
This song hit waaaaay too deep. Damn… lyrics are small but the message is powerful.
is a song about mental health and personality disorder. that quite a sad one, but a beautiful one
This song heals my depression especially when I feel like being somebody else 💯
This song is so dope, The beat, the lyrics, the whole vibe is on point
dana ford word
I hear it, but mostly feel it.
Mrs. McCoy chills....
Mrs. McCoy replay
Takes you into another world
💖
Dopely said beautiful picture
this song is haunting. it comes into my head every now and then randomly
+Speechiegirl1 same here. Ive revisited it at least a couple times a month since it came out...good music doesn't have a short shelf life.
Still
Speechiegirl1 yeah it do
You do too.
Speechiegirl1 swear me too
This song hits so different. Never gets old. Love it so much.
This rendition reminds me of my aloneness by choice in the world 🌎
This is that "clean your house on a Saturday morning with a n'scent burning" music.
and that's how I heard it lol
Truth lol
Yeah!
Me burston hey
This is infinitely more than what you've described.
I've had some rough times in my life and this song hits so deep. It gets better eventually ❤
Bought this album. I've listened to this track on repeat all day long for several days literally. She said "got a new church new preacher, every Sunday I pray for amnesia."
right . straight from Her soul
I heard this song once on the radio and couldn’t figure out who it was. Accidentally stumbled upon it a few days ago listening to a mix on here and looked at the info and then listen to the song again with the lyrics and can’t not stop I’m fixated on trying to unravel the overwhelming connection of the lyrics. Like whoa
Because then she is accountable for her actions. The pastor taught her the word, she needs to put it in action for herself. So amnesia would take it form her memory. Removing the accountability.
I church hop lol I'm a mess.
Bars...
This is dead ass soul food...deserves way more exposure!
The thing I find amazing about this song is the application of rational thought during intense emotions. The way she's singing it it's like she looked for a way to escape her life and is sure that she found it. She keeps repeating the same thing, "If i'm somebody else, it never happened to me." Not as if she's trying to convince others but that she is trying to convince herself. And she's taking so much action to insure that she escapes the life she once lived. But the logic is so backwards and flawed yet that doesn't matter because it's subjective logic. It was spoken into existence. That's logic that's only capable by the human mind. I love it.
yes . exactly..
+Donte Vinson yessss you got it right on I felt this same way. great answer.
I love your comment it spoke what I felt when I heard this 💯
Very nice comment.
Exactly my life in a few words. Beautiful and simple interpretation.
Robert Glasper is so underrated this song is dope and speak life🔥🔥
Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida
Actually, Robert Glasper has won numerous Grammy's for his songs and songwriting. Believe me, he's not underrated!
Song is 🔥 , wish it was longer! Only 3 minutes damn😥
I keep this song on rotation. The lyrics and production are heartfelt and put me in a mood. You feel the pain, but the promise of something new also.
He already won a Grammy for the last album. Hopefully His music gets recognize for the second time.
Hits different, especially when your feeling like the lyrics...deep
Emili Sande's writing skills are on a different level, this song is the perfect example.
And that instrumentation on top is the icing.
The lyrics to this song is so deep, on so many levels.
peace to 105.3 Philadelphia for bangin this keepin real music on the airwaves! The sister is amazing and Robert Glasper is like the black Mozart.
WDAS is the truth
you in the 856 like me so i know u know
Ive never heard ths song on wdas they got corny yo...
U got ur stations mess up homie lay off tha juice peace...
Philly all day
This is a beautiful song from the soul....I miss that.
+Nicole S. I agree, I love this song.
That opening chord progression is fire!🔥🎹🎶
This is how I feel about my life right now.
Ginger Lay same 💯
Ginger Lay hold firm and trust God
Ginger Lay me too
I love this...I was in a relationship that I knew was unhealthy and daydreamed about letting go....Wanted companionship and didnt want to be alone... Sad but I didnt know who I was nor did I know my worth. I was lost and alone.
heard this on the radio maybe all of five times maybe, the good stuff never gets played alot.
Couldn't agree with ya more sista da real is in extinction smh messed up
Soul radio station in New York played it every freaking hour it seemed like
Ya'll lucky! The lame ass 'Nati,never played it!
Found it digging through the stacks at the library!!!!!
One of my favorite finds!!!!!💜🎶🎵🔥
I've got a new church, new preacher
Every Sunday, I pray for amnesia
Smoke different cigarettes
I got a new address
I'm waiting on a big procedure
I need a new heart too doctor
Don't care how much it costs
You just gotta help me stop the hurtin
Help me be a different person
[Hook]x4
If I'm somebody else
It never happened to me
[Verse 2] :
I'm moving to a brand new country
Say goodbye to everyone that loved me
I'll lie about my age
I'll lie about my name
I'm making up a brand new story
Oh, I'm feeling like a big bad liar
But i gotta throw the pain to the fire
Every day I'm busy working on how to be a different person
This song has always spoke volumes to me
Ms LadyLibra83 why
@ BROTHER DEE TV b cuz I've felt on a lot of occasions the exact way the lyrics state
This song hits home for me. Being somebody else has to be better than who I am now. Amazingly beautiful song for a not so beautiful feelings that I'm feeling.
Just getting into Robert Glasper. One of my fav artists already
Jay-Mo Productions aye same. 's too good
+Jay-Mo Productions Me 2. what you said...
+Jay-Mo Productions You might like Rafi Ki mixtapes, I recognize a lot of Glasper's phrases in his mixes, like the beginning of this song.
you weren't lying he has some good music from what I heard so far...What song did he mix this one with?
ok, at about 16:04. There are some other parts that I found myself thinking, "where have i heard that before". Really thoughtful stuff.
not everyone can grasp what real music is....this is real music and its popular with people who get it
Like no other
So true been my fave for years
Who's still bumping this album in 2019?
Just came across this in 2021,straight 🔥
Sept 2021
It's still nice ,2024
I am. This is a great album. This sound never gets old!
I bang this at least once a day in the car. My theme song! The whole album is 🔥
This song says exactly what you can't say when going through heartbreak.
"If I am somebody else it never happened to me"
If you could be some one else at that moment it wouldn't hurt so bad. Love the hook
Makes wanna cry everytime....
Lord , heal the heart ... that I , myself broke .. with sin .
i cant stop listening to this joint! Soul music is back!!!!
u say that again feelin' the love of Soul R&B
I know this is my song!! I'm so glad people are starting to make real R&B again...or is this neo-soul? Well whatever, all I know is I like it. Thank you Robert. Keep them coming
Santa Badd
i hear u
Me too! I keep it on repeat.
Yes I agree it's beautiful
This is my life. I have served in the military. It has been rough adjusting to being around people at times. So I bond with this song........
I can relate though I've always been misunderstood..being in the military for ten years with 4 deployments makes me a comfortable loner.
I can also relate
I left the Army in 98 and I'm jus now feeling a little normal
Hang in there guys❤️❤️❤️Thank you for putting your life on the line💐💐💐
Emeli wrote and sang this one!!
She wrote it in 11mins while in the studio. Straight masterpiece of traditional RnB. The lyrics definitely resonate with most of us
One of my most favorite jazz artists and I love this piece
Robert Glasper is a true jazz master...
This song is so deep, I feel it in my soul.
Bringing that real soul music back! We need more of this!
I love this song 🎵 on so many personal levels....when I 1st heard it I KNEW I was gonna love it but when I deciphered the powerful lyrics by Emeli Sande I was touched in my spirit that moved me to tears 😢. I lost my 22 yr old son 2yrs ago 💔 and when she said "IF I'M SOMEBODY ELSE, IT NEVER HAPPEN TO ME" over and over as the vamp I couldn't hold back my emotions as I was driving down the road. I cried and cried and even though I'll NEVER know the love of a Mother for her child I can only express my feelings as a Father and it hurts so bad. So, reading other people's comments has been very therapeutic for me and I'm so thankful for the people who felt transparent enough to share their very intimate experiences and feelings. This is when the internet and social platforms are at its best. I appreciate everyone who left a comment cause I read them all through my pain and tears. Thank you fam.
Peace ✌🏾
Love this song. I thought like this too. If I could change people, places, and things that those things didn't happen to me either if I became somebody else. This hits "Deep Inside" but, the truth is that I take me everywhere I go.
Yo, i probably listen to this song every other month. Oftentimes you just want to escape the situation(s) you are experiencing and be a totally different person. Just be free.
This song speaks to my soul
I swear it took my like 6 months to find this song! The New York radio station played it so much but I never caught the name. My google search was crazy but I'm glad I finally found it .. Great vibe music
This is exactly how I feel, and I'm getting rid of all the disappointments in my life, and all the hurt I've been through, no matter what it is.
How I used to love this song, I'm so grateful I discovered it again
DEEP, AND BEAUTIFUL! I CAN FEEL THIS SONG COURSING THROUGH MY ENTIRE BODY!
Dope. Conya Doss next? Make it happen, brother...
yes!!!!
Yes.
When I discovered Conya on Tidal I even sent her a message on insta saying why was she not on the spotlight all along?
Beautiful track! Most of the time I enjoy this song and sometimes it cuts thru me like a knife in a deep & painful way. Either way I can't stop listening to it. Truly the epitome of what soul music is about!
On repeat... heard this song right after a breakup so healing :)
boo boo kitty!!!
text me my phone keeps saying your number is wrong 941 544 8068
did you get my reply? I don't think its going through on my phone
ughhhhhhhh
linda garcia same here...
Times like this I really do!!!
Man, I completely forgot all about this song, after dealing with disappointment and heart break of course I would love to be somebody else. Then I snap out of it, and realize wanting to be someone else is a waste of myself.
When I hear this song, Emeli Sande' vocally reminds me of Vivien Green! Beautiful!!!
Song still FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥
he needs a song with syd it would be bomb
Elle_Oh_Ve_Ee I agree!
Elle_Oh_Ve_Ee most definitely
Hell yes
This song touches my soul. People really don't understand me, working on myself
I can relate to this song in my personal life.
RIGHT! ..listening to this right now...is making my eyes water ..
the specific lyrics that hit home, and drive a dagger in my heart are;
I got a new address
I’m moving to a brand new country, (I really am mving sson)
Say goodbye to everyone that love me
Every day I’m busy workin’,
On how to be a different person
(everyday I feel Im trying to run from who I was)
This song is deep.
+Beebe Tree right on I'm still listening to this daily a year later
I freaking love this song!!!
Can we get Back to this type of music collectively? PLEASE!!!
This song is the truth!
Great song for the soul, relaxation😃💯
I'm back to this song for another lesson and saving
Real R&B right here.
this gave me chills in the very beginning before she even started singing , i love tunes like that!
This joint bumps on the highway. The prduction is is crazy. Robert Glasper is so underated.
Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida
The Lyrics are so real it brings out a certain overtone that makes it a beautiful song
This is a great song that represents how we all want to be somebody else & don't realize when we are. Just a true reflection of life , true lyrics and story they expressed
Already a classic in 2024😭😭😂😂 I bought it when it first came out back then 🤔🤔🤣🤣
Song so underrated!! This is heat!!
I love Emeli. Her voice is so pure. He's right here with me
this song literally came right on time in my life..everyday im working on how to be a different person.love it!
Emel'i Sandi's voice subliminally saying repeat this song! So cleverly put together. Best wishes future artist with a hopeful promising career. Thanks
A story of a broken heart...
Man. Radio stations mainstream media wake up and grace the world with the beautiful music like this that we need.
I am mesmerized by this song...
Doesnt get much better than this.
mad smoove...
The "Perfect Escape" Song for anyone who is dealing with,the harsh realities of life!
This is serious music right here...
Her voice has a slight resemblance to Amel Larrieux from Groove Theory. I was trying to figure for the longest time who she reminds me of.
In this song she does--I love Amel as well..she has a voice like a beautiful, jazzy bird =). As does Esperanza Spalding. My all time favorites.
Yes! I love all 3 of them.
I agree. She also sounds like Brandy on this song.
I was thinking the EXACT SAME THING!
She also sounds like Vivian Green!
This song was my favourite off of RG's Black Radio 2. Lyrics stellar, beats inspirational. Makes me reminisce of uncomfortable times, but also a cool song to listen to on a chilled day...
One of *The Coldest Tracks* this Brother has ever made....
Smooth as Silk🎤🎧✔💯🔵
Quincy Jones - Ai No Corrida
🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 2020 still going like newwww (bmore voice)
Nothin like vibin around to this with my wine ❤
Ok....I like this song! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Robert Glasper is pure brilliance! Yaw don't hear me though!
This shit still go hard 2021
this has got to be one of the smoothest sounds in the sounds of music...I love this all day
Drive Time Song... that beat
Love this song! Another underrated artist.
Tiffany Gillespie are you referring to Robert Glasper or Emeli Sande?! 😂
This song brings back so many memories last year, I use to hear it when use to make that ride my ex house 😔😔😔
I have always craved more in my music, something that speaks to my soul. Robert Glasper, The Foreign Exchange, Zo! and a few others actually tap into that for me.
Certain songs just capture you emotionally, you feel like your body left the earth, and it’s just your Ka listening. This and a song by Yebba called - Distance, give me that feeling.
It was somebody else...never happened to me...2018..still vibing on this!!
This song makes so much sense to me !!!
Emil Sande! What a great story teller and song writer! This song is so haunting that your imagination goes wild. They are so many mystery and crime stories go through my head right now.
Under rated music like this needs to be over rated