1) a Br… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists by the name of David Gray, including:
1) a British singer-songwriter
2) an Italian disco musician
3) an American singer-songwriter
4) drummer for the British blackened death metal band Akercocke
5) a musician from South Africa
6) a British classical hornist
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1) David Gray is a British singer-songwriter born on June 13, 1968 in Sale, United Kingdom. He released his first studio album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder six years later in 1999.
Gray moved to Wales at age 9 and later returned to the north-west of England to attend the University of Liverpool. His musical career got early support from a dedicated Irish fan base. After a few marginally-successful releases through the 1990s, Gray's breakthrough came with the worldwide release in 1999 of his fourth album, White Ladder; this was a critical and commercial success and included his best-known songs, "This Years Love" and "Babylon". In the United States, the album received a boost from jam-band leader Dave Matthews, who made it the first release by the record company he co-founded, ATO Records.
On August 11, 2001 White Ladder at last reached the top of the UK charts, having been selling steadily since its reissue the previous May, thereby setting a new record for the longest uninterrupted climb to No. 1. The follow-up, A New Day At Midnight, also hit No. 1, and Gray's seventh album, Life in Slow Motion was released on September 12, 2005.
Gray's early music was in a contemporary folk-rock, singer-songwriter mode; his primary instrument was acoustic guitar, with occasional piano. 1996's Sell Sell Sell featured some rock arrangements and electric instrumentation. Starting with the release of White Ladder in 1999, Gray began to make significant use of computer-generated music to accompany his voice and acoustic instrumentation, a technique which differentiates him from many of his peers. Despite the move to more complex music, Gray has used small-scale, often home-based, recording methods and equipment and espoused a "do it yourself" approach to music production. However, Life in Slow Motion is a collaboration with noted producer Marius De Vries.
David Gray's brothers-in-law are Paul and Phillip Hartnoll, formerly of the Techno/Rave band Orbital. Because of this relationship, Gray performed guest vocals on the Orbital single Illuminate, while Paul Hartnoll produced a breakbeat remix of Gray's song "Please Forgive Me".
His successful single "January Rain" was included in the original soundtrack of the movie Serendipity, starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale.
Pictures and additional information can be found on his website, www.DavidGray.com.
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2) David Gray was an Italian disco musician who had a hit with "Dead in the Water"
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3) David Gray is an American singer-songwriter
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4) David Gray is drummer for the British blackened death metal band Akercocke
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5) David Gray is a musician from South Africa
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6) British classical hornist, originally from London, England, UK, residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Studied at the Curtis Institute Of Music. Former Principal Horn with The London Symphony Orchestra (1964-1972). Member of The Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra.
From Here You Can Almost See The Sea
David Gray Lyrics
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And we'll long gone baby
Just like the old days
Letting the world flow through me
Just a parasite in a line
I'm smoking, killing the time
How long's a piece of twine
What use is sympathy
From here you can almost see the sea
If you would hold still
Could make a clean incision
Then we could sit back
And watch the demolition
Little puppy dog in a box
Somebody's picking the locks
Must want the darn from the socks
Here comes the cavalry
From here you can almost see the sea
Just another fool in the line
I dream of high clouds
Flushed with the light of daybreak
I'm gonna dive in
To water so cold it makes your bones ache
Fingers, knees and knuckles scraped
All of the rubbish heaped
A piece of cardboard taped
Up where the bedroom window pane used to be
From here you can almost
From here you can almost see the sea
Just another fool in the line
Just another fool in the line
I saw a film once
Where all the air holes froze up
A killer whale swam
Under the blue ice
Until her heart stopped
The song "From Here You Can Almost See the Sea" by David Gray is about escapism and longing for a better life. The opening lines "Come the weekend and we'll long gone baby, just like the old days, letting the world flow through me" conveys a sense of dissatisfaction with the present and a desire to escape the current situation. The singer of the song finds solace in smoking and killing time while contemplating the meaning of life. The line "what use is sympathy from here you can almost see the sea" suggests that despite the closeness to the sea, there is still a sense of hopelessness and disconnect.
The second verse paints a picture of a person trapped in a confined space, perhaps a mental or physical prison. The imagery of a "little puppy dog in a box" and "somebody's picking the locks" expresses a sense of vulnerability and powerlessness. The phrase "here comes the cavalry" suggests a glimmer of hope, but it is quickly squashed in the final refrain of "just another fool in the line". Ultimately, the song portrays a sense of resignation and acceptance of one's circumstances.
Line by Line Meaning
Come the weekend
When the weekend arrives
And we'll long gone baby
We will be gone for a long time
Just like the old days
Similar to how things were in the past
Letting the world flow through me
Allowing myself to be immersed in the world
Just a parasite in a line
Like a parasite in a queue
I'm smoking, killing the time
Passing time by smoking
How long's a piece of twine
A rhetorical question about the length of a piece of string
What use is sympathy
Questioning the value of sympathy
From here you can almost see the sea
The sea can be seen from this location
If you would hold still
If you remain motionless
Could make a clean incision
A clear and precise cut could be made
Then we could sit back
We could relax afterwards
And watch the demolition
Observing the destruction
Little puppy dog in a box
A small dog in a container
Somebody's picking the locks
Someone is unlocking something
Must want the darn from the socks
A nonsensical statement about missing items
Here comes the cavalry
Help is arriving
Just another fool in the line
Referring to oneself as a foolish person
I dream of high clouds
Imagining clouds high above
Flushed with the light of daybreak
Glowing with the light of dawn
I'm gonna dive in
I am going to jump in
To water so cold it makes your bones ache
Water that is extremely cold
Fingers, knees and knuckles scraped
Parts of the body that have been injured or scraped
All of the rubbish heaped
All of the trash piled up
A piece of cardboard taped
A piece of cardboard that has been affixed with tape
Up where the bedroom window pane used to be
In the location where a window used to be
From here you can almost
You can nearly see from this location
From here you can almost see the sea
The sea can be seen from this location
Just another fool in the line
Referring to oneself as a foolish person
Just another fool in the line
Referring to oneself as a foolish person
I saw a film once
A reference to a movie seen in the past
Where all the air holes froze up
A situation where air holes became blocked with ice
A killer whale swam
A predatory whale was swimming
Under the blue ice
Beneath the ice
Until her heart stopped
Continued until the creature died
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Written by: DAVID GRAY
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