She became the youngest ever female to get a UK #1 at age 15 in 1998 with her first hit single "Because We Want To." Her music career continued to flourish and she racked up 2 hit albums (Honey to the Bee and Walk of Life, respectively) before leaving the music scene in 2000 and going back to her first love, acting.
She is possibly best known as Rose Tyler in the reinvented franchise of British TV serial Doctor Who, a role she played from 2005 to early 2010. She has won many awards for her acting and has recently starred in the ITV Drama Secret Diary of a Call Girl, as London escort Belle de Jour.
She married actor Laurence Fox on December 31st 2007, and gave birth to their first child, a son named Winston James, on the 21st October 2008.
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Promises
Billie Piper Lyrics
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Put away your impulsive dreams
Our story's only just started
Do you get what I mean
Because we
Don't want to run before we walk
There's time to see us running
'Cause I feel it coming
If rules were meant to break
And love can fade away
Then we don't need to make promises
I've been there once before
I gotta know for sure
The hardest things to keep are promises
Some things are best left unspoken
Until the time is right
Some hearts are easily broken
Tempting fate with sweet lies
Don't want to run before we walk
There's time to see us running
We should think before we talk
'Cause I feel it coming
If rules were meant to break
And love can fade away
Then we don't need to make promises
I've been there once before
I gotta know for sure
The hardest things to keep are promises
Right now it's clear to see
I'm where I want to be
I think it's
Safe to say
We both feel the same
Just as long as we've got truth and honesty
Baby all you gotta do
Is show me what I mean to you
In Promises, Billie Piper is urging caution and a gradual approach to a relationship. She implores her partner to take off any rose-tinted glasses that may cause them to view their fledgling romance through an overly optimistic lens. She wants her partner to be level-headed and realistic about their situation, warning that they do not want to "run before we walk." She tells them how "some hearts are easily broken," and suggests that "some things are best left unspoken until the time is right."
Billie Piper acknowledges that promises are hard to keep, and that they are sometimes pointless. She sings, "if rules were meant to break and love can fade away, then we don't need to make promises." What she wants from her partner is honesty and sincerity, rather than empty words. She expresses that she has been hurt before and needs to know that promises made by her partner will be kept. The song ends on a hopeful note, with Billie acknowledging that she is where she wants to be, but again emphasizing the importance of honesty in the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Take off those rose tinted glasses
Stop seeing things through an overly optimistic lens
Put away your impulsive dreams
Don't act on your rash desires
Our story's only just started
Our relationship is still in its early stages
Do you get what I mean
Do you understand my perspective?
Because we
Our reasoning is that...
Don't want to run before we walk
We don't want to act recklessly before thinking things through
There's time to see us running
We have time to enjoy each other's company in the future
We should think before we talk
We need to consider the consequences of our words
'Cause I feel it coming
A new stage of our relationship is approaching
If rules were meant to break
Breaking the rules is often inevitable
And love can fade away
Romantic feelings can diminish over time
Then we don't need to make promises
We shouldn't make commitments if they're not going to last
I've been there once before
I've had a bad experience with promises not being kept
I gotta know for sure
I need to be certain of your intentions
The hardest things to keep are promises
It's difficult to follow through with commitments
Some things are best left unspoken
Sometimes it's better not to say anything at all
Until the time is right
We should wait until the appropriate moment
Some hearts are easily broken
It's easy to get emotionally hurt
Tempting fate with sweet lies
Deceiving each other will only lead to negative outcomes
Right now it's clear to see
Currently, the situation is obvious
I'm where I want to be
I'm happy with where we are in our relationship
I think it's
I believe that...
Safe to say
It's reasonable and probable to assume
We both feel the same
We share mutual feelings
Just as long as we've got truth and honesty
As long as we're open with each other
Baby all you gotta do
All you need to do...
Is show me what I mean to you
Demonstrate how much you value me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BILLIE PIPER, PAMELA SHEYNE, RICK MITRA
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