오아시스와 데스트니스 차일드를 좋아하는 `80년생 제시카(Jessica Taylor)와 역시 동갑내기이며 오아시스를 좋아하는 케빈(Kevin Simm), 영화 `더티 댄싱`을 가장 좋아한다는 유일한 흑인 멤버인 캘리(Kelli Young), 팀의 맏형이자 오빠 역을 톡톡히 해내고 있는 토니(Tony Lundon), 본 조비의 광 팬인 미셀(Michelle Heaton)로 구성된 이들은, 가수가 되고자 하는 지망생들에게 연예계로 들어가는 문을 한층 넓혀 준 `팝 스타스`의 최종 오디션에서 후일 히어세이(Hear`Say)라는 팀으로 결성된 이들과의 경쟁에서 탈락한 쉬 의기투합해 구성된 그룹이다.
이들이 맛 본 쓰디 쓴 실패는 오히려 이들에게 더욱 노력을 기울이게 되는 원동력이 되었다. 그래서 멤버들은 그룹을 결성한 뒤 6개월간 피나는 연습과 곡 작업을 통해 직접 만든 결과물을 가지고 음반 업계를 노크했고, 이들을 눈 여겨 본 `V2 Records`는 이 다섯 젊은이들을 `리버티 엑스`라는 이름으로 묶어 주었다.
데뷔 앨범 [Thinking it Over]는 발매 첫 주에 5위 데뷔라는 좋은 성적을 거두었다. 그리고 여러 히트 곡 중 세 번째 싱글 `Just A Little`은 2002년 5월 발매와 동시에 영국 싱글 차트 정상을 차지하는 기염을 토했다. 여기에 뒤를 이어 데뷔 앨범이 영국 내에서 더블 플래티넘을 기록하게 되며, 이들이 겪은 그 동안의 고생에 대한 보답은 톡톡히 이루어졌다.
음악적인 면을 살펴 볼 때, 리버티 엑스의 음악은 R&B의 토양 위에 발라드, 댄스, 개러지, 투 스텝의 양분이 함께 녹아있는 스타일이다. 즉, 이런 음악 스타일은 지금 영국에서 가장 원하는 스타일의 음악이며, 이들은 현존하는 영국 팝의 모범 답안과 같은 음악을 하고 있는 것이다. 이렇듯 음악적으로나 상업적으로 거둔 첫 앨범의 성곡을 바탕으로, 이제 리버티 엑스는 두 번째 앨범 [Being Somebody]를 전 세계 시장에 발표하였다.
[Being Somebody] 앨범은 전체적으로 더욱 트랜디 R&B에 가까이 다가 간 작풉이다. 영국 차트 6위로 데뷔한 `Jumpin`만 봐도 이러한 성향이 느껴지며 앨범 수록 곡들 모두 탄탄한 완성도를 자랑한다. 마치 힙 합을 듣는 듯한 느낌을 전해 주는 앨범의 포문의 여는 `Intro`를 지나면, 저스틴 팀버레이크의 ` Like I Love You`를 연상시키는 첫 싱글 `Jumpin`의 강렬한 사운드가 듣는 이를 사로잡는다. 이 곡은 요즘 트랜드에 가장 잘 맞는 곡으로, 남녀 혼성으로 들려주는 보컬 하모니로 인해 더욱 풍성한 사운드를 자아내고 있다. 이어서 흐르는 `Being Nobody`는 작년 여름 싱글 차트 3위에 올랐던 히트 곡으로, 일렉트로닉 사운드와 샘플링한 사카 칸(Chaka Khan)의 `Ain`t Nobody`의 흥겨운 후렴 부분이 절묘하게 어우러진 미래 지향적인 곡이다. 특히 이 곡은 리버티 엑스의 여성 멤버들이 메인 보컬을 담당한 까닭에, 비슷한 음악을 구사하는 아토믹 키튼과 슈가베이브스와 같은 듯 하면서 더 여성스럽고 부드러운 느낌으로 와 닿는다.
Everybody say let me see you again Everybody say I wait until the clock hits midnight then in fact I'm out the door Pick me up before you drop by Oh yeah I'm ready from my head to my toes Now we're moving to the floor Where the music takes me who knows Oh yeah This time I'm gonna get it right I'm gonna dance to mornin light All the boys and girls are out tonight Cmon everybody say oh oh This time I'm gonna get it right I'm gonna dance to mornin light All the boys and girls are out tonight Cmon everybody say oh oh Everybody's coming All the parties Jumpin And we're gonna go crazy baby Now you heard it let me see you work it Everybody say OH OH Everybody's coming all the parties Jumpin I'll be moving my body body Now you heard it let me see you work it Everybody say OH OH baby You know we won't be home till daylight I'm movin to my favourite songs Everybody's looking so fine oh yeah There's a guy who told me where he goes Gonna let him move real close Where the movement takes me who knows baby This time I'm gonna get it right I'm gonna dance to mornin light All the boys and girls are out tonight Cmon everybody say oh oh This time I'm gonna get it right I'm gonna dance to mornin light All the boys and girls are out tonight Cmon everybody say oh oh Everybody's coming All the parties Jumpin And we're gonna go crazy baby Now you heard it let me see you work it Everybody say OH OH Everybody's coming all the parties Jumpin I'll be moving my body body Now you heard it let me see you work it Everybody say OH OH baby Everybody say OH OH baby Everybody say OH OH baby Everybody say OH OH baby Everybody say oh
Everybody Everybody say OH OH baby Everybody say OH OH baby Everybody say OH OH baby Everybody say OH OH Oh oh oh wooh Everybody's coming All the parties Jumpin And we're gonna go crazy baby Now you heard it let me see you work it Everybody say OH OH Everybody's coming all the parties Jumpin I'll be moving my body body Now you heard it let me see you work it Everybody say OH OH baby Everybody's coming All the parties Jumpin And we're gonna go crazy baby Now you heard it let me see you work it Everybody say OH OH Everybody's coming all the parties Jumpin I'll be moving my body body Now you heard it let me see you work it Everybody say OH OH baby Everybody's coming All the parties Jumpin And we're gonna go crazy baby Now you heard it let me see you work it Everybody say OH OH Everybody's coming all the parties Jumpin I'll be moving my body body Now you heard it let me see you work it Everybody say OH OH baby
Captured effortlessly, That's the way it was, Happened so naturally, I did not know it was love, The next thing I felt was you, Holding me close, What was I gonna do? I let myself go
And now we're flyin' through the stars, I hope this night will last forever
I've been waitin' for you, It's been so long, I knew just what I would do, When I heard your song, Filled my heart with your bliss, You gave me freedom, You knew I could not resist, I needed someone
And now we're flyin' through the stars, I hope this night will last forever, Oh oh oh oh
Ain't nobody (nobody baby) Loves me better (loves me better) Makes me happy (so happy) Makes me feel this way Ain't nobody (nobody yeah yeah) Loves me better than you
I wait for night time to come, And bring you to me, Can't believe I'm the one, I was so lonely. I feel like no one could feel, I must be dreamin', I want this dream to be real, I need this feelin'
I make my wish upon a star, And hope this night will last forever
Ain't nobody (nobody baby) Loves me better (loves me better) Makes me happy (so happy) Makes me feel this way Ain't nobody (nobody yeah yeah) Loves me better than you
At first you put your arms around me (First you put you arms around me) Then you put your charms around me (Then you put your charms around me) I can't resist this sweet surrender (I can't resist this sweet surrender) Oh my nights are warm and tender (oh my nights so warm and tender) We stare into each other's eyes (We stare into each others eyes) And what we see is no surprise (and what we see is no surprise) Got a feeling most will treasure (Got a feeling most will treasure) And a love so deep we cannot measure
Ain't nobody (nobody baby) Loves me better (loves me better) Makes me happy (so happy) Makes me feel this way Ain't nobody (nobody yeah yeah) Loves me better than you
Ain't nobody (nobody baby) Loves me better (loves me better) Makes me happy (so happy) Makes me feel this way Ain't nobody (nobody yeah yeah) Loves me better than you
Oh baby let it rain I feel it washing over me The anxiety I watch it fade away Coz everything can change It changes right in front of me Could you set me free To where I wanna be Chorus Is something wrong, is there a reason why We're putting up a fight Don't be ashamed to open up your heart Everybody cries I look above and search into the sky To help me make it right And now you're gone, well what am I to do Everybody cries Goodbye is kinda hard It's not a thing I like to do Can you pull me through Into a better day Forever in my heart You'll always be a part of me You believed in me And that i won't forget
Chorus
No-one Should ever be lonely And we were meant to walk together Together
Yo, it's time to ride You know it's time to ride Yo, it's time to ride You know it's time to ride
Wake up time, five to nine Rushing out the door for the nine to five Ride the subway to the end of the line Like I'm sleep walking, don't feel alive Going nowhere fast Running out of gas Really feel the need for some Drunk on the mainstream Stuck in the system Just another face, if you blink you'll miss 'em
Lost in the rat race No free space, heard suburbia Got a new pace, but it's too late to slow it down And it keeps on going on round and round
Tell me watcha doin' tonight Drop what you got, let's ride til the tank is empty Baby got rubber to burn It's my turn on the Harley not about the Bentley Leave 'em in the dust behind The road don't mind where you're coming from It's all aout the journey Tell me watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight
Left, left, left, right, left Left, left, left, right, left
Nothing I own I really need Only thing I love is my On the highway, do it my way Wind in my hair and my troubles gone sideways
No escape clause in my life Break through invisible doors They're locked tight By my own fear but the time's near, unplug myself Get my life into 5th gear Yo, it's time to ride You know it's time to ride Yo, it's time to ride You know it's time to ride
Tell me watcha doin' tonight Drop what you got, let's ride til the tank is empty Baby got rubber to burn It's my turn on the Harley not about the Bentley Leave 'em in the dust behind The road don't mind where you're coming from It's all aout the journey Tell me watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight
Yo, it's time to ride You know it's time to ride Yo, it's time to ride You know it's time to ride
Watcha doin' tonight Drop what you're doing Ride til the tank goes empty I got rubber to burn Jump on the Harley Forget about the Bentley Gonna leave 'em behind Jump on the ride 'Cause it's all about the journey Watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight
Tell me watcha doin' tonight Drop what you got, let's ride til the tank is empty Baby got rubber to burn It's my turn on the Harley not about the Bentley Leave 'em in the dust behind The road don't mind where you're coming from It's all aout the journey Tell me watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight
Tell me watcha doin' tonight Drop what you got, let's ride til the tank is empty Baby got rubber to burn It's my turn on the Harley not about the Bentley Leave 'em in the dust behind The road don't mind where you're coming from It's all aout the journey Tell me watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight Watcha doin' tonight
You stole a poem from a book Made believe that it was yours You seduced me with those words (you seduced me) And I couldn't help but fall I fell in love with you that night I let the lyrics speak to me They cast a spell upon my heart With their sensuality
The truth is you were faking it (you were faking it) That beautiful verse was counterfeit Caught you doin' a de Bergerac You may be cute yeah But I need deeper than that
If writting on paper can steal my heart away Just imagine what his lips on my body would say (what would it say?) If words were kisses he'd be making love to me Arousing my emotions, (touching me) touching me with poetry
Take my eyes, my heart, my soul For without thee I'm incomplete, oh
Baby you were well rehearsed With your borrowed pick up lines Your pretty eyes gave you away Body language doesn't lie
(the truth is) The truth is he was faking it (he was faking it) He stole my words, he's counterfeit (cos I'm the poet) I'm not doing a de Bergerac (Belive me girl) You need to hear me girl I'm deeper than that
If writting on paper can steal my heart away (steal your heart way) Just imagine (just imagine) what his lips on my body would say (my body would say) If words were kisses (were kisses) he'd be making love to me Arousing my emotions, touching me with poetry
The wind howls - the earth shakes The rivers flood - the dam breaks I gotta hear his voice - I gotta touch his skin Gonna search the world 'til I find him
Thine kiss is unknown to me Shall there be no reason yet to breathe And if your heart is spoken for Condemned am I forever more
If writting on paper can steal my heart away (steal your heart away) Just imagine (just imagine) what his lips on my body would say If words were kisses (words were kisses) he'd be making love to me Arousing my emotions (your emotions), touchng me with poetry
If writting on paper can steal your heart away Just imagine what my lips on your body would say (what would it say?) If words were kisses you'd be making love with me Arousing my emotions, touchnig me with poetry
DURING FADE: If writting on paper can steal my heart away Just imagine what his lips on my body would say If words were kisses he'd be making love to me Arousing my emotions, touching me with poetry
Thine kiss is unknown to me You know what I say Shall there be no reason yet to breathe Breathe And if your heart is spoken for Ah ha Condemmed am I forever more Oh
Seems like you can read my mind When I think of you, you're on the line Don't know where I end and you begin It's feeling like we're in the same skin Don't need to tell you what I like You know exactly what to do You can find your way alright I cherish all the things we've been through
In the ride Cruisin' through the night Leave the world behind us Nothin' in the way now In the dark Sleep beneath the stars Just to spend more time with you
I'll be remembering Lookin' back on how we would do everything Together and somehow you would know little things All about me I know it was meant to be Doesn't matter what they say or do I will always be right here for you And I know you will Come through for me Stayin' tight cause we're real
Reminiscing 'bout the day You took a walk around my way Talkin' in the warm sunshine I fell into your brown eyes Something came over me I felt as though I couldn't breathe no I think I lost myself right then Never wanted to be found again no
In the ride Cruisin' through the night Leave the world behind us Nothin' in the way now In the dark Sleep beneath the stars Just to spend more time with you In the ride Cruisin' through the night Leave the world behind us Nothin' in the way now In the dark Sleep beneath the stars Just to spend more time with you
I'll be remembering Lookin' back on how we would do everything Together and somehow you would know little things All about me I know it was meant to be Doesn't matter what they say or do I will always be right here for you And I know you will Come through for me Stayin' tight cause we're real
I'll be remembering Lookin' back on how we would do everything Together and somehow you would know little things All about me I know it was meant to be Doesn't matter what they say or do I will always be right here for you And I know you will Come through for me Stayin' tight cause we're real
And I know (I know) That we only do what we feel Now you know (You know) That we're stayin' tight that's for real Now I know (I know) That we only get what we give Now you know (You know) That it's true as long as we live
I'll be remembering Lookin' back on how we would do everything Together and somehow you would know little things All about me I know it was meant to be Doesn't matter what they say or do I will always be right here for you And I know you will Come through for me Stayin' tight cause we're real
I'll be remembering Lookin' back on how we would do everything Together and somehow you would know little things All about me I know it was meant to be Doesn't matter what they say or do I will always be right here for you And I know you will Come through for me Stayin' tight cause we're real
Everybody here is sleeping tight Ain't nobody gonna find us here We'll dance all week There's a dancer in the arms of love And he's dancing on the sky above And the truth is that we'll never know Will love still flow? Aim high, shoot low (Gotta aim high, shoot low baby) In my head lights on the road tonight Ain't nobody here to make it right Cos we came here to find a way For love to stay If you had another night to give I would have another night to live But you're never gonna see me cry The last goodbye Is it cloudy where you are tonight All the neon lights shining bright Are you looking for a place to stay To get away And my day's are horses down the hill Running fast with no time to kill And the truth is that we'll never know Will love still flow? Aim high, shoot low (Gotta aim high, shoot low baby) In my head lights on the road tonight Ain't nobody here to make it right Cos we came here to find a way For love to stay If you had another night to give I would have another night to live But you're never gonna see me cry The last goodbye (Last goodbye) If I could do it over I'd do it all again And if I got one more chance I wouldn't change a thing Aim high, shoot low (Aim high, shoot low) In my head lights on the road tonight Ain't nobody here to make it right Cos we couldn't seem to find a way For love to stay If you had another night to give I would have another night to live But you're never gonna see me cry The last goodbye In my head lights on the road tonight Ain't nobody here to make it right Cos we couldn't seem to find a way For love to stay If you had another night to give I would have another night to live But you're never gonna see me cry The last goodbye
I got nothing to hide I'm an open book so you can read me Yes I'm the type Every word I say you can believe me I'll be your friend I'll give you compliments Until the very end if that will please you (If that will please you)
I'm the darker side I can make you scream honey believe me I can blow your mind So much tension need you to relieve me Don't be afraid, no need to run away It's just a silly game the rules are easy Don't wanna play pretend, no Just tell me when, oh
Gotta look inside yourself for me then you'll see You're trying to hide yourself so let go Don't have to be how they want ya Got a personality don't ya You won't be free til you let go
Guess I'm kinda shy I don't like too much attention Won't look you in the eye I can't handle rejection I'm always on the fence, I got no confidence Please be nice to me don't tease me (Please don't tease me)
I guess I'm I'm kinda fly I like being the main attraction Don't even have to try To get me a piece of the action I know the game and people know my name I'm always in the frame it's hard to please me And cos of what I earn, oh I got money to burn, oh
Gotta look inside yourself for me then you'll see You're trying to hide yourself so let go Don't have to be how they want ya Got a personality don't ya You won't be free til you let go
You wanna be free now don't ya You wanna be free You wanna be free now don't ya You wanna be free You wanna be free now don't ya You wanna be free You wanna be free now don't ya You wanna be free
Gotta look inside yourself for me then you'll see You're trying to hide yourself so let go Don't have to be how they want ya Got a personality don't ya You won't be free til you let go
So ya full of every little anecdote I wanna hear ya hit a different note You're the way I wanna rock your boat Just right, just right I'm in a place you've never been before So check yourself before you bang on my door Be prepared and ready to explore We gonna take this higher I don't mind those accusations They're just a one-way conversation And I don't need no complications Alright alright We don't have to go the distance So drop your. resistance Feels much better when you got assistance And you're gonna be mine
Chorus I don't want you to treat me right I just wanna uh uh And I don't need you to spend the night I only wanna uh uh Don't assume you're doing me wrong If you wanna uh uh I just wanna go. all night long
Peel the wrapping see what's underneath Licking your lips cause it taste so sweet I'll make your day, I'll make your whole damn week If you , if you Gimme a feeling like I've never known No limitations you can make your own And when it's over don't look over your shoulder
Get up and go.. Pick me up on every innuendo Play me like the new nintendo When you're done, it's around we go Back to the start There's nothing wrong with being superficial Load me up pull the trigger just like a pistol And then there goes the whistle It's all over now
Chorus
I don't want you to treat me right I just wanna uh uh And I don't need you to spend the night I only wanna uh uh Don't assume you're doing me wrong If you wanna uh uh I just wanna go. all night long
But now my heart is breaking down I always thought I'd hear you call my name Now I can't hear a sound
If there is a chance you know I will Relight the fire that we killed (do you know) Is there another way There's still so much to say And I don't even know where to begin
Don't tell me it's impossible You said we were invincible The situation's critical but I believe we can survive Cause my heart cries, my soul dies every time we say goodbye Don't tell me it's impossible to save this heart of mine
I never thought that we'd be strangers after all that we'd become I never knew my world would come crashing down The moment you were gone Is time running out for things to change Cause I can see light through all the rain Don't say it's over now We'll make it work somehow Without you I don't know where to begin
We got lost along the way But when the night is over We could live another day Cause something taking over People change but love remains the same
See your face as I walk into the club Catch your eye for a second long enough I know you got it going on tonight But what your searching for ain't hard to find (want you up) On my body body Make me want it want it Got me hot I gotta dance tonight (want you up) On my body body Make me want it want it Got me hot I gotta dance tonight
Chorus You got that look Come on girls you know you want this All you boys you got to own it One more hit on the dancefloor tonight You got that look Send my body into fever Feel the rhythm taking over One more hit on the dancefloor tonight
Then you're gonna take me home You don't understand You know I won't respond to your advance 'till we hit the floor You gotta have the moves if you wanna dance We can take it slow, but boy you gotta know When to work harder, make me wanna, take you home Ooh baby come on I don't know How to say The kinda words to make you Believe my intentions are good But you're so bad I only wanna I wanna show you a good time tonight Come on home Don't be shy Be yourself Cos you blow my mind Cos you're so fine Come on home Be my girl tonight
Sometimes I feel like I wrote the book of loneliness And every chapter ends in tears Sometimes I fear I've had my share of happiness It's gotta last me all my years And looking in your eyes it makes me wonder Do I have a chance again? Now suddenly I feel I'm starting over Like it's time to turn the page
It's the story of my life Can you help me write The words I need to say In a better way Can you help me see The person I could be Read between the lines Can you help me write The story of my life?
Do you ever feel like your destiny is written for you? And you only play the part? Cos I believed in fate the moment that I saw you Your name was written on my heart And looking in your eyes I feel a sense of wonder I know I have a chance again Now suddenly I feel I'm starting over It's time to turn the page
It's the story of my life Can you help me write The words I need to say In a better way Can you help me see The person I could be Read between the lines Can you help me write The story of my life?
So baby won't you be my inspiration Through the shadows and the light? Together we can write our dedication in the story of our lives Story of our lives
Help me write the story of my life Help me write the story of my life Help me write the story of my life Help me write the story of my life
It's the story of my life Can you help me write The words I need to say In a better way Can you help me see The person I could be Read between the lines Can you help me write The story of my life?
It's the story of my life Can you help me write The words I need to say In a better way Can you help me see The person I could be Read between the lines Can you help me write The story of my life?
Walking all the days of my life I must have passed you by A thousand times Talking 'till dawn Breaks the night With so many friends by my side But I've never felt so alone
Cause I was waiting for a sign For my destination When I saw you go the other way But I gotta keep on going 'Til I find my way home But maybe we'll meet another day
I'm taking all that I can carry But I don't know how much I can bear I heard there's so much more Waiting for me Somewhere out there, somewhere, somewhere
But I'm still waiting for a sign For my destination And I know you've gone the other way So I'm gonna keep on going 'Til I find my way home And maybe we'll meet another day
Maybe There's a heaven up above And a devil down below And a story in the stars And an angel for me
But I'm still waiting for a sign For my destination Know you've gone the other way But I'm gonna keep on going 'Til I find my way home Maybe we'll meet another day