Nominated in the best female category for the 2005 and 2007 Irish Meteor Aw… Read Full Bio ↴Nominated in the best female category for the 2005 and 2007 Irish Meteor Awards, Ann Scott
has developed a reputation as an intense performer and firebrand songwriter.
Her debut album ‘Poor Horse’ was voted into the Hotpress musicians' poll of Ireland's top
100 albums ever, while her second album We're Smiling has met with hearty critical acclaim
and a growing number of fresh converts.
Experimenting with unusual melodies, ideas and lyrics, Scott's musical armoury consists of a
range of left-field guitars, newfangled synths, detuned mandolas and some quirky ideas on how
to go about playing them.
A prolific writer and busy performer, Scott has shared the stage with artists as diverse as
Blondie and Fairport Convention, slogging hard on the live circuit between Ireland and the UK.
As a vocalist she is in frequent demand, during the past year alone singing on records for
Kila, David Kitt and Mark Geary, with whom she dueted for movies such as Loggerheads and Steel
City.
In 2005 her electronic collaboration for the Earsugar Jukebox Label under the guise of
Cracklebox received a gracious welcome in the UK garnering plays and praise on XFM, BBC1
and BBC 6.
Scott’s trump card however lies undoubtedly in her own work and in her instantly identifiable
voice. With this her second album, her own independent label, and the growing acclaim of fans
and peers alike, Scott continues to redefine and challenge herself as one of Ireland's most
original creative voices.

You to Me
Ann Scott Lyrics

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We won't go any further this way
There's something in your story, can't say
There's nothing in my heart I could care
Now everything is turning away

Go, where you know
Your face from someplace I've been told
There's one for every living soul

From you to me, we're one and all

Take me on a journey my friend
I never should have told you my name
The sun across the skyline it burns
I never want to see it again

Don't I know
Your face from someplace I've been so
Mistaken everything I thought
If we're meant to be one and all
From you to me, we're one and all
We're one and all

Nobody knows
Expanse from my heart to your soul
Grows and grows
A space for every cell a home
Like any other, one would know
Any other place to call
One another for your own

Go, where you know
Your face from someplace after all
There's one for every living soul
From you to me, we're one and all
From you to me, we're one and all
We're one and all

We're one and all
We're one and all

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "You to Me" by Ann Scott are vivid in their imagery and mysterious in their interpretation. The song seems to speak about two people who were once close, but have now grown distant. The line "We won't go any further this way" suggests a drift between friends, lovers or acquaintances. Both individuals seem to be grappling with their own feelings and emotions, with the singer expressing "There's nothing in my heart I could care". Meanwhile, the other person's story or situation is unclear, but it has become an obstacle to their relationship. This point is alluded to with the line "There's something in your story, can't say".

The song then goes on to speak about the interconnectedness of people, "From you to me, we're one and all", but how this is not enough to keep two individuals close. The singer then asks to be taken on a journey, but feels as though they should not have revealed their name. This could suggest that they feel vulnerable or exposed in the presence of the other person. The reference to the sun burning across the skyline further emphasises this sense of discomfort and pain.

The second verse seems to suggest that the singer feels as though they have made a mistake in passing judgement or making assumptions about the other person. They have mistaken "everything I thought" and may be regretful of this. The chorus is then repeated, with the singer seeming to acknowledge that all individuals are connected, but this is not enough to create a bond between two people who have grown apart.

Line by Line Meaning

We won't go any further this way
We can't continue down this path

There's something in your story, can't say
There's something about your past that puzzles me

There's nothing in my heart I could care
I'm indifferent to how you feel

Now everything is turning away
Everything is going wrong

Go, where you know
Follow your own path

Your face from someplace I've been told
I recognize you from somewhere

There's one for every living soul
Everybody has a unique story

From you to me, we're one and all
We're all united

Take me on a journey my friend
Let's break free and explore

I never should have told you my name
I regret ever giving you my identity

The sun across the skyline, it burns
The pain of the past still lingers