Tears for Water: Poetry & Lyrics

By Alicia Keys

Book Overview

From acclaimed musician Alicia Keys, author of the memoir More Myself , comes a revealing songbook of collected poems and lyrics that document her growth as a person, a woman, and an artist. "All my life, I've written these words with no thought or intention of sharing them. Not even with my confidants. These are my most delicate thoughts. The ones that I wrote down just so I could understand what in the world these things I was thinking meant..." When she burst onto the music scene with her multi-million bestselling, Grammy? Award-winning first album, Songs in A Minor , Alicia Keys became a superstar. Two decades later, her career has expanded into producing, acting, and passionate activism--winning her worldwide acclaim, numerous awards, and a spot on Time 's list of "The 100 Most Influential People." Though Alicia has been very vocal through her career, there were always "delicate thoughts" that she never before imagined she'd share with anyone else--until now. In Tears for Water , Alicia Keys opens the journals and notebooks that she has kept throughout her life and reveals her heart to her fans in return for all the love they have shown to her and her music. Hello morning now I see you cause I am awake What was once so sweet and secure has turned out to be fake Girl, you can't be scared gotta stand up tall and let 'em see what shines in you Push aside the part lying in your heart like the ocean is deep, dark and blue -- from Golden Child

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425205606
• ISBN13: 9780425205600
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

The best out there

Alicia Keys is the best female artist out there today. She is pure talent. She's not like most female artists that shake their butts with little to nothing on to sell records. She doesn't try to be something she's not and she does so much to help those in need. She's so deep and everything in this book and writes about in general I think everyone can relate to. And for the record, Beyonce can't hold a match to Alicia. Alicia blows Beyonce out the water.

EXCELLENT, EMOTIONAL AND JUST PLAIN GOOD

I THOUGHT ALICIA'S BOOK WAS WONDERFUL IT DEALT WITH A LOT OF THINGS THAT I FELT THAT WE BOTH RELATED TOO. HER POEMS WERE REALITY. IT WAS EXCELLENT!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ALICIA. I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE THAT IS NOT CLOSED MINDED AND VERY OPEN TO AN DIFFERENT SIDE TO AN ARTIST. IT WAS NICE OF HER TO LETT US IN MIND. :)

ALICIA HAS THE FLOOR

ALICIA LETS YOU INTO HER INNERMOST THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS. SHE IS SO GENUINE. TEARS FOR WATER IS ALICIA HERSELF IN BOOKFORM. I ENJOYED THE BOOK FOR MANY REASONS. I COULD DEFINITELY RELATE TO ALOT OF THE POEMS. I LOVE HOW SHE LETS YOU KNOW WHERE SHE WAS IN LIFE WHEN SHE WROTE SOME OF THE POEMS, THUS GIVING YOU A BETTER UNDERSTANDING. THIS IS A BOOK I WILL KEEP AND READ THROUGHOUT THE MANY STAGES OF MY LIFE FOR GUIDANCE.

The Soul of Alicia Keys...

I have been looking forward to the release of this book, and I have to say that I was one of the first people in the bookstore when this book came out. It was WELL worth the wait. You can really relate to and feel all the emotion that Alicia put into her poems and lyrics. With the explainations of what she was going through at the time and the way she put her words together, you almost feel as if you are there with her. This book is worth every penny I paid for it. This book grabs you in right at the introduction. In this book, she lets you into her most personal and private thoughts & feelings. You think you know, but you have no idea... This is the real Diary of Alicia Keys. As soon as you finish reading this review, add this book to your cart, and click "buy".

Nice job Alicia!

This book is wonderful. It brings you inside the mind of Alicia and connects you with her thoughts. Her words are words that we all can relate to whether young or old and she expresses her feelings so clearly. I recommend this book to everyone. I know that you will enjoy it.