Aaliyah/You Really Have To Know Me

 

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Chorus: You Really Have To Know Me

 Sometimes I go back & I look at video clips of Aaliyah when she said her age was a secret. I think to myself, “Aaliyah looks like a New York City Girl.” 

 And I’ll hear a voice that sounds like her voice in my conscience talking to me. 

 Aaliyah: You knew me when I was young.

 Aaliyah had to be special. I’m not the only one that can hear her or dream about her or have a vision. The good book did tell us about dreams and visions. Which is probably why we experience the things we do today.

 Chorus: You Really Have To Know Me 

 I heard Aaliyah’s voice ask me, “Who am I? You’ve got to know me.” And when I saw Aaliyah in her music video, “We Need A Resolution”, I saw her snakes. I heard her say, “I’m not a pervert.” 

 I detect from her voice that she really wants me to know who she really is. Hollywood is just Hollywood, but Aaliyah is Aaliyah. 

 (Chorus) You Really Have To Know Me. Song by Gail Nobles

Detroit’s Baby Girl

 

Detroit is the place. The place where Aaliyah was raised. I know she’ll never be forgotten there. But she was born in Brooklyn, New York. Aaliyah’s been gone for a long time, & nobody seems to want to forget her. How can you? Everyday you constantly see conversations online and pictures & videos being posted. Well, that’s a good thing. Don’t you think so? The sad thing is we can’t bring her back, although sometimes it feels like she never left with everybody remembering her. I’m talking about those that remember her in a good way. 

 I just want to give a shout out to all of the Aaliyah fans everywhere. Don’t stop thinking of her. 

 I have heard her voice in my sleep once saying: “Don’t let go of me.” Maybe because I once yearned so bad for her to be alive. With so much going on in my life, I didn’t know that Aaliyah affected me that way. I was just beginning to be her fan and didn’t know how much I paid attention. When I got the news that she passed away, it hurt so bad. I’m Gail Nobles, & you’ve just heard another Aaliyah podcast.