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Toya Rodriguez.
Was born in July 22, 1983 in North Dakota , known professionally as Toya, is an American R&B singer from St. Louis Missouri
She is perhaps best known for her 2001 hit, "I Do!!", which reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100
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One of three girls born to a Puerto Rican father and an African American mother, Rodriguez was named after
LaToya Jackson. She graduated from Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School in St. Louis County, Missouri,
and St. Louis University.
Toya is married to former University of Tennessee quarterback and current University of Kentucky assistant coach
Tamaurice "Tee" Martin. On November 3, 2005 their son Kaden Martin was born.
Brief Background of songwriter.
The context of the song is a modernized love breaking up song about a woman losing feelings for her husband as
he broke her heart, she tries to move on but her feelings won’t allow her to. The woman is finally happy that she
forgot about him, but yet her feelings still stay and hunt her. Her husbands belongings still remind her of the good
times they had, although his gone now he will always remain in her heart because it isn't easy letting someone
you truly love go so easily.
This song also has intertexual references to god as the woman mentions god to help her find strength and forget
about the past and move on, but sadly even god’s powers cannot help mend her broken heart and forget the
past.
Lyrics
God knows it's time for me to move on
she refers to god as her father-like figure, as she needs support.
I want to feel alive again
I want to be in love again
And no matter how hard I try
I can't erase you from my mind
And I gotta find somebody new
trying to find someone new, but she only has her husband on her mind.
But I just can't give over you.
Context of song.
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Just getting used to waking up everyday
Not seeing your face
I just began to stop setting your place
And I stop longing for your warm embrace
Metaphor for a persons touch to be like a sun, the warm feeling of being loved.
And it was God that made me able
god symbolizes power and respect, as god can help anyone when they are in pain.
To finally sleep at night
Though you're not by my side
Finally I don't hardly cry
imagery, although his gone she doesn't cry because her tears aren’t worth it for him.
See right when I start letting go
Somebody wants to let me know
Can they take your place
No they can't fill your space
No
I finally put your clothes away
You know the ones you wore the day
That you were taken away from me
I just began to stop wearing my ring
handcuff to lock them together.
And I finally stop playin' our song
When I realized I was dancin' alone and
relationship.
the clothes is a metaphor for the a persons appearance and personality.
the ring is a symbol for their love for eternity and that their love will last forever as the ring is like a
songs symbolizes the art of their love, as the song plays its like as if the song is painting a picture of their
Finally God gave me strength
To go on and breath again
imagery: she couldn't breathe properly because the husband took her air to breathe it felt like if he was suffocating her
and when his finally gone she can breathe again.
See right when I start letting go
Somebody wants to let me know
Can they take your place
No they can't fill your space
Annotated Lyrics.
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The meaning of the song is to understand the pain a woman goes through when she tries to
forget her love life, no matter how hard she tries to move on her love is like flames it never runs
out because its so strong. She doesn't have a choice to stay with him because he has already hurt
her so many times, so she lost her trust within their relationship now she is going through the
pain not seeing him anymore. The purpose is to let those people who have gone through the
same process of trying to forget someone they love, but yet still remain it teaches people a lesson
to believe that if you really want to see them again then you should instead of being in pain and
trying to deal with the mixed emotions everyday in your life.
Meaning of the song & Purpose.