Beverley Knight MBE (born 22 March 1972), born Beverley Ann Smith, is a cri… Read Full Bio ↴Beverley Knight MBE (born 22 March 1972), born Beverley Ann Smith, is a critically acclaimed British soul singer, songwriter and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released five studio albums and one compilation collection to date. Widely labelled as one of Britain's greatest soul singers, Knight is best known for her hit singles "Greatest Day", "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" and "Come As You Are" and "Made It Back". After a decade in the industry, she was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Urban Music Awards in 2004.

In 2006 Knight starred in BBC1 music TV show, Just The Two Of Us, and is the host of the Radio 2 show Beverley's Gospel Nights, which explores the origins and impact of gospel music. Now in its second season, the show has featured interviews with stars such as Destiny's Child and Shirley Caesar.

Knight is an ambassador for many charities such Christian Aid and has travelled to areas affected by disease and poverty to help raise awareness. She is an active campaigner for anti-Aids organisations such as the Stop AIDS Campaign and The Terrence Higgins Trust and is also a vocal campaigner against homophobic lyrics in urban music. She became an MBE in 2006, the only musician to be granted such an honour in the Queen's eightieth birthday honours list.

In February 2006 Knight consolidated her move into the mainstream audience by appearing on BBC1 music show, Just The Two of Us. The show, featuring celebrities who duet with established singers, ran for two weeks and proved to be a relative disappointment in terms of audience figures – averaging between fifteen and twenty-five percent audience shares.[17] Nevertheless it provided a platform for Knight to reach out to a bigger audience and demonstrate her talent by performing a different array of songs than she would otherwise be known for. Reaching out to new audiences was also a driving force behind Knight’s decision to join Take That on their reunion arena tour. Take That - The Ultimate Tour 06, which ran from April to July 2006, sold 270,000 tickets in less than four hours on sale at the box office and featured Knight as a support act.

In March 2006 Beverley released her fifth album, a compilation set featuring the majority of her top forty UK singles entitled Voice - The Best Of Beverley Knight. The album, which was certified Gold less than a month after its release,[19] became her second highest charting of her career when it entered the UK albums chart at number ten and rose to number nine a month later. It was preceded by the single "Piece of my Heart" – a cover of the Erma Franklin classic made famous by Janis Joplin and entered the singles chart at number sixteen, spending eleven weeks inside the UK top 75 singles chart and becoming her longest-running chart single to date.

In October 2006, Knight recorded her fifth studio album, Music City Soul, in Nashville. Completed in less than five days, the album was released on 7 May 2007 and features collaborations with musicians such as Ronnie Wood and Scotty Moore. It has spawned three singles thus far, "No Man's Land", released on 16 April 2007, "After You", released on 2 July 2007 and "The Queen of Starting Over", released on 15 October 2007.

Beverley will be releasing her next album in spring 2009.

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After You
Beverley Knight Lyrics

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I felt it coming
I started running
But love was there behind me
After you

(Chorus:)
Nothing is real, nothing is sure,nothing is forever
After you..
Nothing goes on, everything's wrong, nothing makes it better
After you...

All that i gained you've taken away
I ain't gonna beg cause there's nothing to say
Just emptiness inside...
You opened the door to heaven for me
Now Im outside and you've taken the key
And every dream i had has died

I saw it coming I started running
But everything reminds me
After you

(Chorus)

After all the times I've tried
Nothing keeps me satisfied
After all the nights i prayed
Oh you seem so far away...
After you there's nothing left... nothing left there's nothing left
After you babe...

(Chorus)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Beverley Knight's song "After You" describe the aftermath of a breakup and the painful realization that life has changed for the worse. The singer initially walks away from the tears of her former partner but eventually realizes that nothing is the same without them. The lyrics depict the feeling of emptiness and hopelessness that comes with losing someone you love. The line "No sun ever shines through the shadows of dawn" expresses the feeling of darkness and gloom that surrounds the singer's life after the breakup. She wishes she could dream of better days, but the nightmare of her loss continues. The lyrics also express the idea that love can be a powerful force that follows us even after we try to leave it behind.

The chorus of the song reinforces the message of loss and hopelessness. The singer repeats the idea that "nothing is real, nothing is sure, nothing is forever after you." This line emphasizes the feeling of emptiness and uncertainty that comes after a breakup. The lyrics suggest that the person the singer was before the breakup is no longer there, and everything feels wrong. Nothing can make her feel better or bring back what she has lost.

Line by Line Meaning

After you...
From the moment you left, everything changed.

I felt the pain of losing my pride
Your departure caused me to lose my dignity and self-respect.

And I walked away from the tears that you cried
I left you alone to deal with your sorrow and heartbreak in your own way.

But now I realize...
I've come to understand the true impact of your absence in my life.

No sun ever shines through the shadows of dawn
The darkness that followed your parting has consumed everything, including the potential for future joy.

I wish I could dream but the nightmare goes on
Even in sleep, the pain of losing you remains hauntingly real and persistent.

I miss you day and night
You remain the constant presence in my mind, no matter the hour or place.

All that I gained you've taken away
You've undone all the progress and happiness I thought I had found with you.

I ain't gonna beg cause there's nothing to say
I won't plead for you to return because there's nothing left between us.

Just emptiness inside...
Your absence has left me feeling hollow and void.

You opened the door to heaven for me
Your love brought me joy and peace like I've never known.

Now I'm outside and you've taken the key
But now that you're gone, that same love has become a barrier between us.

And every dream I had has died
Without you, all my aspirations for the future have crumbled and disintegrated.

After all the times I've tried
Despite all my attempts to move on.

Nothing keeps me satisfied
Nothing truly fulfills me.

After all the nights I prayed
Even with all my desperate pleas to a higher power.

Oh you seem so far away...
You always feel so distant and unattainable.

After you there's nothing left... nothing left there's nothing left
At this point, there's simply nothing left to hold onto without you in my life.

After you babe...
Everything centers around the absence of your presence.

Nothing is real, nothing is sure, nothing is forever
Without you, everything feels shallow and uncertain, and even the concept of forever seems fleeting.

After you..
After you, my world has been upended.

Nothing goes on, everything's wrong, nothing makes it better
Nothing seems to function properly or bring me any relief in your absence.

I felt it coming
I sensed that this was always a possibility.

I started running
I tried to escape the inevitability of your leaving, physically and emotionally.

But love was there behind me
Despite my best efforts to escape the pain, the love I felt for you was always present and persistent.

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Joice Luciano

3y↑1

After you...
I felt the pain of losing my pride
And I walked away from the tears that you cried
But now I realize...
No sun ever shines through the shadows of dawn
I wish I could dream but the nightmare goes on
I miss you day and night
I felt it coming
I started running
But love was there behind me
After you
Nothing is real, nothing is sure, nothing is forever
After you.
Nothing goes on, everything's wrong, nothing makes it better
After you...
All that i gained you've taken away
I ain't gonna beg cause there's nothing to say
Just emptiness inside...
You opened the door to heaven for me
Now Im outside and you've taken the key
And every dream i had has died
I saw it coming I started running
But everything reminds me
After you
Nothing is real, nothing is sure, nothing is forever
After you.
Nothing goes on, everything's wrong, nothing makes it better
After you...
After all the times I've tried
Nothing keeps me satisfied
After all the nights i prayed
Oh you seem so far away...
After you there's nothing left... nothing left there's nothing left
After you babe...
Nothing is real, nothing is sure, nothing is forever
After you.
Nothing goes on, everything's wrong, nothing makes it better
After you

All comments from YouTube:

Leo Mcklaud

4y↑4

Amo essa música da Beverly! E muito linda, os instrumentos bem tocados. Ela é maravilhosa!

Mega misty333

7y↑1

Awesome track.weve seen Beverley twice live can't wait till October.nearly lifts the roof off that Awesome live.

Elô Helena

4y↑3

Adoro 😍 sempre escuto na Antena 1 Belo Horizonte/MG.

Joice Luciano

3y↑1

Suzana Chaman

3y↑1

Wonderful !!❤️

soraya homci

Adoro, sempre escuto!

silvana ribeiro

3y↑1

Eu amooooo essa música a primeira vez que ouvi foi na Alpha FM não sabia quem cantava mais eu ouvi novamente e peguei o nome ...ela é muito linda a cantora Beverly Knight e os meninos tmbm são demais 😍