The band began in 2004 as a vehicle for Clifton Williams’ songs while he was scoring projects for film and television while in Los Angeles. The band released their debut record, that’s that, in 2005 and their sophomore effort, WILL, in 2008.
After touring the Western US from 2005-2008, Clifton decided to move the project to the East Coast to “see how the other half lives” as he puts it. “I’ve lived in California my whole life and though I love it and consider myself a true Californian, I wanted to get out for awhile to experience the other coast.”
He stopped in Virginia for a few years, released the 2nd Blue James Band album and finally settled into the Boston area. It was in Virginia where he met current bass player Bryan Worley and multi-instrumentalist Liz Lawrence. They moved to Boston with Clifton and along with Cornelius Foley on drums, the East coast Blue James Band was completed. Keyboardist Valerie Taylor also tours with the band on occasion.
The band recorded their 3rd album, Give Me the Love or Give Me the Fight, while on tour in Virginia. Clifton produced the record and finished the process at his studio in Boston, MA. Scott Reibling (Weezer, Letters to Cleo) mixed the record which will be released on Chappy Payne Records in September of 2012.
Going Home
Blue James Band Lyrics
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I'm walking these streets in search of the one for me
Maybe to find a different kind of life for me.. for me.
Well I can't see well I will be, come here to my own..
There's a possibility well one of you will change me back
In my states where I thought I had a plan,
But now it seems that I don't want to go back home
You are waiting.. waiting for me.
Said I don't want to leave you,
No I don't want to return to my life, my life
Well the memories that hang inside,
They remind me of the better times..
Moonlight shine through the room,
Shadows dancing around you..
All my thoughts they twirl,
When all around this world that I must leave some day,
Oh how would I want to stay here,
Where all of you can all see, see me
Said I don't want to leave you,
No I don't want to return to my life, my life
Said I don't want to leave you,
No I don't want to return to my life, my life
Said everything for me seems so clear,
The excitement burns out my fear,
All my future blends and now I have no band wrapped around them.
The Blue James Band's song Going Home is a wistful tune about a person who is lost and searching for meaning in their life. The song is written from the perspective of a person who is in a foreign country but feels disconnected from it. The person is walking the streets in search of something, perhaps someone who they can connect with. They are seeking a different kind of life but are unsure of what that is exactly. They have memories that are holding them back from their past life but at the same time, they do not want to return home to it.
The lyrics delve into the emotions of someone who is lost and searching for meaning. They are envious of the people who are waiting for them back home, but at the same time, they do not want to return to their life. The lines "but now it seems that I don't want to go back home to where all of you, you are waiting.. waiting for me" showcase the pull between the two choices. The person is torn between their memories and the present, and they are not sure which one to choose.
The final lines of the song are inspiring as they speak of new beginnings and optimism. "All my future blends and now I have no band wrapped around them" indicates that the person is ready to take chances and explore new paths without any preconceived notions.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I'm hiding away in my foreign space
I'm currently staying in a place that is unfamiliar to me and where I feel like I'm hiding away from something.
I'm walking these streets in search for the one for me
I am wandering through these roads in search of someone who will make me feel complete in life.
Maybe to find a different kind of life for me.. for me.
I am hoping to find a new way of living my life that is different from my current situation.
Well I can't see well I will be, come here to my own..
I am uncertain about how I will end up feeling and adapting to this new place I am in and I'm not sure if I will ever feel like I belong here.
There's a possibility well one of you will change me back
I am open to the idea of someone I meet here changing my perspective and helping me rediscover who I truly am.
In my states where I thought I had a plan,
In my previous state of mind, I thought I had a clear idea of what I wanted to do with my life.
But now it seems that I don't want to go back home
However, now I feel like I do not want to go back to my old life and the people who are waiting for me there.
To where all of you you are waiting.. waiting for me.
To the place where all the people from my previous life are waiting and expecting me to return.
Said I don't want to leave you,
I am telling the person/people I am with currently that I do not want to leave them.
No I don't want to return to my life, my life
I do not want to go back to my old way of living my life.
Well the memories that hang inside,
The memories that I have inside of me,
They remind me of the better times..
They bring back memories of happier days in my life.
Moonlight shine through the room,
The moonlight is shining through my room,
Shadows dancing around you..
The shadows of the night are dancing around the people in my room.
All my thoughts they twirl,
All the thoughts in my head are swirling and mixed up.
When all around this world that I must leave some day,
When I think about the fact that I will have to leave this world one day,
Oh how would I want to stay here,
I really wish I could stay in this moment forever.
Where all of you can all see, see me
I want to stay here with these people who can all see me for who I truly am.
Said everything for me seems so clear,
To me, everything seems to be more clear and obvious now.
The excitement burns out my fear,
The excitement of the unknown is overpowering any fear I might have.
All my future blends and now I have no band wrapped around them.
All the possibilities and potential for my future are now blending together and I am free from any constraints or expectations.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: RALPH MIDDLEBROOKS, JAMES L. WILLIAMS, MARSHALL JONES, LEROY BONNER, CLARENCE SATCHELL, WILLIE BECK, MARVIN PIERCE, ANDREW FRANE
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@@baktiarmohammed7755 that calculation is generally true, but unfortunately not so!
I’ve come to have to adopt at age 55, that I never ever say it can’t get any worse, no matter how unbelievably bad it may be
So I am forced to live by that, and grateful for whatever troubles I am experiencing
I pray for the ability to at least grow stronger as a result of my suffering, and struggle
May I and others grow from it so fewer may have to struggle the same
I hope for greatness, but accept surviving! What more can be done
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LYRICS
Trouble is her only friend and he's back again
Makes her body older than it really is
And she says it's high time she went away
No ones got much to say in this time
Trouble is the only way is down, down, down
As strong as you were
Tender you go
I'm watching you breathing
For the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
If she had wings she would fly away
And another day God will give her some
Trouble is the only way is down, down, down
As strong as you were
Tender you go
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
And they were all born pretty
In New York City tonight
And summers little girl was taken from the world tonight
Under the stars and stripes
As strong as you were
Tender you go
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And I'll carry you home
As strong as you were
Tender you go
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And I'll carry you home!
@ellensmccullen_
Trouble is her only friend and he's back again
Makes her body older than it really is
And she says it's high time she went away
No ones got much to say in this time
Trouble is the only way is down, down, down
As strong as you were
Tender you go
I'm watching you breathing
For the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
If she had wings she would fly away
And another day God will give her some
Trouble is the only way is down, down, down
As strong as you were
Tender you go
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
And they were all born pretty
In New York City tonight
And summers little girl was taken from the world tonight
Under the stars and stripes
As strong as you were
Tender you go
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And I'll carry you home
As strong as you were
Tender you go
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
@hugoepcastro
Lyrics
Trouble is her only friend and he's back again
Makes her body older than it really is
And she says it's high time she went away
No ones got much to say in this time
Trouble is the only way is down, down, down
As strong as you were
Tender you got
I'm watching you breathing
For the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
If she had wings she would fly away
And another day god will give her some
Trouble is the only way is down, down, down
As strong as you were
Tender you got
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
And they all want pretty
New York City lights
And summers little girl has been taken from the world tonight
But the stars and stripes
As strong as you were
Tender you got
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And i'll carry you home
As strong as you were
Tender you got
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart
But when it is quiet
I know what it means
And I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
@olidazafy1658
Trouble is her only friend and he's back again
Makes her body older than it really is
She says it's high time she went away
No one's got much to say in this town
Trouble is the only way is down
Down, down
As strong as you were, tender you go
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet
I know what it means and I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
If she had wings she would fly away
And another day God will give her some
Trouble is the only way is down
Down, down
As strong as you were, tender you go
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet
I know what it means and I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
And they were all born pretty in New York City tonight
And someone's little girl was taken from the world tonight
Under the Stars and Stripes
As strong as you were, tender you go
I'm watching you breathing for the last time
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet
I know what it means and I'll carry you home
I'll carry you home
@helenseaman1343
I feel like you wrote this song for my daughter. In a few days it's 15yrs that she is gone. She made it to 14. She was born in N.Y.C..It was a only day that yr we had snow when she was born. She was beautiful. But she had a brain tumor it became cancer after her brain surgeon refused to take it out. She had 27 shunt revisions. We brought her home to give her peace. She was a strong little girl who hung in for a month and finally she went to her final home. She loved your song "your beautiful". She loved to sing and and had a voice! But the words in this song fit her life as short as it was. Eternal memory!
@alitabesh5362
Dear Helen, I felt the grief in your comment, and My heart ached after each sentence. I am sorry for your beautiful girl but also envious of your strength.
@helenseaman1343
@@alitabesh5362 I'm sitting here crying for her. Yesterday was 15 years that she got her wings and went home. Her trouble was a tumor that returned. And just like in the song there's no one here to listen too. The surgeon threw her scan across his desk and said he's not going to remove the tumor. So she had 27 revisions of her shunt by him. The hospital administration came to ask me after her 3rd revision when I was going to stop doing them!? Wow really? She told her father that it's to much for a little girl! By that time she was blind and her tumor was cancer. All her life trouble was seizures and tumors were her only friends. The last time she had surgery there were fireworks outside her window for New Year's. She couldn't see. But she is at peace now and the drs they will have to answer to God for her life! Thank you for your kindness! That is my daughters story told in a song.
@arturcapitao3170
I am deeply sorry for your pain. I can't even imagine how dark are being your days. May God keep her in promised Land righ on His right side.
@helenseaman1343
@@arturcapitao3170 Thank you sir.
@sakhilemthethwa3802
@@helenseaman1343 I'm so sorry mam. I have a 3.5 year old daughter..I sometimes just kneel and pray just to say "thank you God for giving me this little girl."
@FrancianeFSouza
Mais alguém ouvindo essa obra de arte em 2024? 😍
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@victoralegre2589
Y siempre se volverá a ellas por qué tienen alma!!
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Eu, ,vou dormir toda noite ouvindo..❤