Story Behind The Song
The song is about an ex of mine. Our relationship was full of passion but also full of friction. We were always doing things to make each other jealous and after getting fed up with that I ended things. For 2-3 years afterwards she begged me to get back together. She started working out a ton and developed her already gorgeous body into a weapon of seduction to try and get me back. Eventually I started to miss the passion and tried to get back with her if for nothing else than some fun, but by then she had flipped the script and moved on while I was left chasing her.
Song Description
Chris LaBella is no stranger to multitasking. The eclectic artist out of Wisconsin has continued to find a niche both vocally and instrumentally, and he plays multiple roles on his latest track titled "WYA."
A song devoted to twisted, nostalgic visions love and lust, "WYA" is one of a few new cuts LaBella was excited to share upon the announcement of his newly formed Permasonic Records.
Starting off on a forlorn piano chord, the beat builds with a radiant horn and LaBella's question of "Lady, whatcha doin' to me?" a tone setter that guides he and fellow Permasonic mate Ra'Shaun for the rest of the song.
Ra'Shaun told RESPECT. that "Chris is always throwing out ideas that make sense in the end," while adding that "'WYA' was perfect timing because we're all humans who deal with relationships, and sometimes we find people and still want them around, even if they're not good for us."
The track is a team effort, LaBella and Ra'Shaun see-sawing takes across a jazzy canvas. Ra'Shaun details of a lying lover and paints pictures of a vice filled evening, while LaBella croons of what used to be, realizing that the tables have turned in his relationship.
-Alex Bell for RESPECT Magazine
Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
R & B - Contemporary, Rap - Alternative |
Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Troubled, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Dysfunctional Relations, Unrequited Love |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
(Verse 1)
Lady, whatcha doing to me?
Lately, you've been spending all my time for free
It's a cold world, you know we both got heat
I gotta know girl, if I can get some relief
(Hook)
You've been telling me lies for way too long
Can't get you off my mind
Girl you ain't no good
Ai;nt got no plans for tomorrow, I'm falling deep in the bottle
Where you at girl?
I got the car from my brother
Know we can go where we wanna
Roll it up yeah yeah
Used to be cruising, but it ain't like that no more
Guess we're getting older
I'm everything that you wanted, just call my phone and you go it
Where you at girl?
I pull up on you no problem, we just living in the moment
That's a fact yeah yeah
(Verse 2)
Whoa now
You've been saying for the longest time
How you never got me off your mind
When I was like "bye"
Girl I gotta know now
How you went and flipped the script on me
Bewitching me, getting me, all caught up in the history
Wait a minute, slow down
Tell me what you need
I'll sweep you off you feet
Like it used to be
Give me one more go round
Take me down off your shelf
tell me how to play your games, so I can stop playing myself
(Hook)
(Verse 3)
Used to be lovers
Now we're strangers to each other
Girl youve been nothign but trouble
You always pushing m buttons
You never calling my number
Why we keep hurting each other?
Why we keep hurting each other?
Why we keep hurting each other like that?
Why you keep pulling that knife out my back,
Just to dig it deeper, give it a twist
why I still wanna lay you on your back
hitting it deeper til we both collapse
momentarily forget all the past
even though we both know it never lasts
even though we both know it never lasts
it never lasts
(Bridge)
Living in phases, going through changes
You always say I'm the best you ever had
Loving in phases, going through stages
You always say I'm the best you ever had
Living in phases, going through changes
You always say I'm the best you ever had
Loving in phases, going through stages
I always knew you're the best I ever had
(Hook)