1 Giant Leap is a concept band and media project consisting of the two prin… Read Full Bio ↴1 Giant Leap is a concept band and media project consisting of the two principal artists, Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman.

Based in the UK, the two musicians set out to create a multimedia project that would encompass a CD, DVD and cinematic presentation that would offer a complete artistic statement. The project offers music, digital video footage shot over the course of six months by Catto and Bridgeman, images, rhythms and spoken word content.

The first project features contributions from Dennis Hopper, Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Stipe, Robbie Williams, Tim Robbins, Brian Eno, Baaba Maal, Speech, Asha Bhosle, Neneh Cherry, Anita Roddick, Michael Franti and other artists and authors.

The band's theme for the project is "Unity Through Diversity".

1 Giant Leap's "My Culture" video, featuring Robbie Williams and Maxi Jazz from Faithless has received extensive airplay.

After nearly four years the new 1 Giant Leap project, currently titled 'What About Me' has been handed over by Duncan Bridgeman and Jamie Catto. Twelve films and twleve tracks about "...all the different ways we're mad...desperate, obsessed, neurotic, fixated...the insane ways we make ourselves unhappy..."

When Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman joined forces to create the project 1 Giant Leap, they embarked upon a global journey that included Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, India, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, America and Europe, equipped solely with a digital video camera, a laptop and a vision - to capture and weave together a unique fusion of sound, image and spoken word from some of the world's most happening musicians, authors, scientists and thinkers and to explore 'The Unity in the Diversity'.

Their treasure hunt brought many unexpected collaborations with such inspirations as Michael Stipe, Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, Dennis Hopper, Brian Eno, Asha Bhosle, and Baaba Maal. The resulting double-Grammy nominated DVD consists of 11 short films - INSPIRATION, MONEY, FAITH, SEX, DEATH, CONFRONTATION, TIME, BLASPHEMY, UNITY, MASKS, HAPPY, and 30 behind the scenes movies. You might have seen 'The Making Of 1 Giant Leap' which has been broadcast globally by National Geographic Channel. Or perhaps you've seen them playing live with their 10 piece band and cinema screens.

Trailers to all the TV episodes can be found on www.youtube.com/1giantleapofficial and events and screening information can be found at www.myspace.com/1giantleap

We traveled round the world collaborating with the most happenig musicians, authors, scientists and thinkers we could find to explore the unity in diversity. Produced by Duncan Bridgeman & Jamie Catto. 70% water, 18% carbon, 5% nitrogen, 2% calcium.

Racing Away
1 Giant Leap Lyrics

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T.V. is enough
It is providing artificial friends
And relatives for lonely people
What it is is recurrent families
The same friends and relatives come back
Week after week after week after week
And they're wittier and they're better looking
And they're much more interesting and they're richer

Than your real friends and relatives

Where is the love from birth
Where it's gone
Where is the love for humanity
Where it's gone

The love for the children
Respect for the elders
Where it's gone
Where it's gone

I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know

When will they get it right
And live in the light

Rest in the city
Grace for the nightfall
Rewash my memory
Turn climb my great wall
Peace don't desert me
Not in the forest
Grace where I trespass
Calling my goddess

This is not real
Here is not now
Why do you seek
All that is?

Where is the love from birth
Where it's gone
Where is the love for humanity
Where it's gone?

I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know
Tell me
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know
Tell me
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know

Dream my grandfather
Dream of great quiet
Barely a flash between
Words and blue silence
Gentle this hour
Wet is the highway
Brave are these cowards
Racing, racing, racing, racing away
Racing, racing, racing, racing away
Racing away

This is not real

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of the song “Racing Away” by 1 Giant Leap might come across as a harsh critique of modern society, particularly the way people turn to their TV screens as a substitute for real human connection. The song’s lyrics argue that television provides an illusion of connection through its portrayal of “artificial” friends and relatives who return week after week to entertain us, often with more wit, good looks, and wealth than real people in our lives. The repeated refrain “Where is the love from birth / Where it’s gone / Where is the love for humanity / Where it’s gone” echoes this critique, suggesting that our increasing reliance on technology and media has led us to neglect our basic human values and relationships.

However, the song also offers a glimmer of hope. The lines “Rest in the city / Grace for the nightfall / Rewash my memory / Turn climb my great wall” suggest a desire to find peace and meaning amidst the chaos of modern life. The dreamlike, meditative quality of the song intensifies as it progresses, culminating in the enigmatic closing lines: “Dream my grandfather / Dream of great quiet / Barely a flash between / Words and blue silence / Gentle this hour / Wet is the highway / Brave are these cowards / Racing, racing, racing, racing away.” These lines may be interpreted in various ways, but they hint at a longing for a deeper, more authentic connection between individuals and with the world itself.

Line by Line Meaning

T.V. is enough
Television is sufficient for people's entertainment

It is providing artificial friends
Television is creating fictitious friends for people

And relatives for lonely people
Television is providing companions in the form of fake relatives for those who are lonely

What it is is recurrent families
Television is producing repetitive and predictable content

The same friends and relatives come back
The same characters keep on appearing in different shows

Week after week after week after week
The shows and characters repeat themselves over an extended period

And they're wittier and they're better looking
The characters on television are funnier and more aesthetically pleasing than real people

And they're much more interesting and they're richer
The characters on television are more captivating and wealthier than real people

Where is the love from birth
Where has the love for every human being disappeared from this world

Where it's gone
Where has it vanished

Where is the love for humanity
Where is the affection for other human beings

The love for the children
The care for young ones

Respect for the elders
Admiration for the elderly

I wanna know
I want to be aware

When will they get it right
When will they learn to do things in the right manner

And live in the light
And start living their lives correctly

Rest in the city
Find peace in the urban jungle

Grace for the nightfall
Forgiveness for the darkness of the night

Rewash my memory
Wipe clean my mental slate

Turn climb my great wall
Overcome the obstacles in front of me

Peace don't desert me
Peace, don't abandon me

Not in the forest
Not even when I'm surrounded by nature

Grace where I trespass
Forgiveness even when I have done wrong

Calling my goddess
Praying and calling out to a higher power

This is not real
This world or reality is not genuine

Here is not now
This place or time is not current

Why do you seek
Why are you trying to find

All that is?
The answers to everything in the world

Dream my grandfather
I dream of my ancestors

Dream of great quiet
I dream of peaceful times ahead

Barely a flash between
There is only a fleeting moment between

Words and blue silence
When words are no longer spoken, and there is only silence

Gentle this hour
This hour is peaceful and calm

Wet is the highway
The road is slick from the rain

Brave are these cowards
These individuals, despite their fear, are courageous

Racing, racing, racing, racing away
They are constantly racing away from their problems and fears

Racing away
They are running away from their problems

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JAIME CATTO, DUNCAN PHILIP BRIDGEMAN, GRANT LEE PHILLIPS, ANDY HORACE

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