She had her greatest success in the early 90s, and is best known for the hit "Promise Me" which hit Number 3 in the UK singles chart in 1991 and is taken from her self-titled debut album released in 1990. Craven achieved another five entries in the same chart over the next two years.
After first meeting backstage at a Tears for Fears concert, Craven married singer/songwriter Colin Campsie, and the couple now have three daughters. Campsie and Craven used to own the top & bottom flats in a three-storey house in London. When the person in the middle moved out, they bought the flat and converted the building back into one house. The family now live in Buckinghamshire.
She survived Breast cancer in 2005, and was given the all clear in February 2006.
Love Scenes
Beverley Craven Lyrics
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My imagination is so cruel, picturing you holding hands,
and doing the things that we planned
Sharing everything day and night, Making memories
You're playing Love Scenes without me, and she's got my role
Starring as your leading lady, and stealing the show
I wanted to be with you forever, we belonged together
chasing you, and ruining things like I do
I'd give anything to turn back time, or get over you...
You're playing Love Scenes without me, and she's got my role
Starring as your leading lady, and stealing the show
Am I just wasting my time, still believing someday you'll realise
They're my lines, what she says to you, for the rest of your lives
You're playing Love Scenes without me, and she's got my role
Starring as your leading lady, and stealing the show
You're playing Love Scenes without me, and she's got my role
Starring as your leading lady, and stealing the show
The lyrics to Beverley Craven’s Love Scenes reveal the sadness and jealousy of a woman who is no longer in a relationship with a man she had hoped would be the love of her life. The song speaks to the pain of seeing someone you were once deeply connected to move on to a new relationship. The opening lines – “I wonder what she says to you, when you're alone together / My imagination is so cruel, picturing you holding hands, and doing the things that we planned” – suggest how she’s haunted by the thought of what the two of them are up to, even if they're just spending time together. The vivid image of the two of them holding hands and doing the things that they had planned together before, further emphasizing her emotional pain.
The chorus is emotional and poignant – “You're playing Love Scenes without me, and she's got my role / Starring as your leading lady, and stealing the show” – speaks to the fact that her worst fears have come true: she is no longer his partner and someone else has taken her place in his life. Her role in his life has been given to someone else, and this is unbearable for her. The song conveys a deep sense of longing for what has been lost early on but then changes to an angry and accusing tone – “Am I just wasting my time, still believing someday you'll realize / They're my lines, what she says to you, for the rest of your lives” – indicating that she may still hope for a reunion with the man she loves, but she's not sure if it's worth it.
Line by Line Meaning
I wonder what she says to you, when you're alone together
The singer is imagining what her former lover and his new partner talk about when they are alone, even though this thought is torturing her.
My imagination is so cruel, picturing you holding hands,
The singer's imagination is exacerbating her pain by envisioning her former lover and his new partner holding hands.
and doing the things that we planned
The singer is imagining how her former lover and his new partner are doing all the things that she and her former lover had planned and dreamed of doing together.
Sharing everything day and night, Making memories
The singer is lamenting the loss of the deep bond that she shared with her former lover, where they shared everything and made memories.
You're playing Love Scenes without me, and she's got my role
The singer feels like her former lover has moved on from their relationship and is acting out his new love story, where his new partner plays the role that the singer used to play.
Starring as your leading lady, and stealing the show
In her former lover's new love story, his new partner is the lead, and the singer feels like she has been replaced and overshadowed.
I wanted to be with you forever, we belonged together
The singer is acknowledging that she had a strong desire to be with her former lover indefinitely, she felt like they were meant to be together.
But my affection was too strong, I played it all wrong,
The singer admits that her intense feelings for her former lover caused her to act too strongly, leading to her making mistakes and ruining things between them.
chasing you, and ruining things like I do
The singer feels like she has a recurring pattern of chasing after people she loves, which ultimately leads her to unintentionally thwarting her own desires.
I'd give anything to turn back time, or get over you...
The singer would do anything to reverse time and be with her former lover again, but acknowledges that she may need to find a way to move on.
Am I just wasting my time, still believing someday you'll realise
The singer is questioning whether or not she is deluding herself by continuing to believe that her former lover will realise what he has lost and come back to her.
They're my lines, what she says to you, for the rest of your lives
The singer feels like her former lover's new partner is using the same lines that the singer had once used with her former lover, and she is envisioning that the new couple will continue to use these same lines for the rest of their lives.
You're playing Love Scenes without me, and she's got my role
The singer feels like her former lover is living out his new love story without her, and his new partner is playing the role that the singer once played.
Starring as your leading lady, and stealing the show
The singer feels like she has been upstaged by her former lover's new partner, who is the star of his new love story.
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BEVERLEY CRAVEN
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karla isabel guevara bustos
Me pregunto que es lo que ella te dice, cuando están juntos a solas
Mi imaginación es tan cruel, imaginándolos tomados de la mano,
y haciendo las cosas que nosotros planeamos
compartiendo todo día y noche
estas actuando escenas de amor sin mi, y ella tiene mi papel
actuando como la dama principal, y robando el show
yo deseo estar contigo para siempre, pertenecemos el uno al otro
pero mi cariño era demasiado fuerte, lo jugué todo mal
persiguendote y arruinando cosas como lo hago
daría cualquier cosa por retroceder el tiempo u olvidarte
estas actuando escenas de amor , sin mi y ella tiene mi papel
actuando como la dama principal, robando el show
estoy perdiendo mi tiempo?
creyendo aun que algún día te darás cuenta
que ahí están mis lineas, lo que ella te dice a ti,
por el resto de sus vidas
Estas actuando escenas de amor sin mi, y ella tiene mi papel
actuando como la dama principal, robando el show
❤❤❤❤❤
Aga82
I loved this song as a little girl. What a masterpiece. Her voice, her beauty! Amazing. Such an underrated song. And I love the video so much.
Pablo Perez
Agree🙂
Mark Hall
One of most beautiful melodies ever. I think a little bit of Kate bush
Arcanjo Vlad
She's one of the best female singers ever... Indeed.
mo sultan
Beverly Craven has a timeless quality on her vocals. Great and possibly underappreciated by the public, however highly respected by her peers
Earth Asylum
It's difficult to believe that music like this was actually played on mainstream radio, once upon a time. =)
Nnn Hhh
Such a beautiful song and voice. So sad that i didn’t hear this song ever before. Very original and deep, hard to find words to explain feelings for this song.
Acousticcafe92
I heard this song over and over...The feeling yourself is replaced by someone else, this make me shed tears. And really thanks Beverley....your music, your soul, your passion and everything u showed...it make me realised how great music is!
robokopo
After all these years I get goosebumps when I am listening at this masterpiece.
Alex
It wasn't until I translated this song into portuguese (my native language) that I realized how deep is the message she conveys in it!