Catley has started his musical career in band Magnum (founded in 1972). Following Magnum's demise in 1995 and the short-lived Hard Rain project, Catley joined up with Ten vocalist and songwriter Gary Hughes to release the album The Tower (1997), shortly followed by the supporting live album Live At The Gods (1997). Hughes again wrote the material for 1999's Legends release, and the critically acclaimed concept album Middle Earth (2001), which was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
Despite rejoining Magnum following their reformation in 2002, Catley has continued his solo career with keyboardist Paul Hodson writing and producing 2003's When Empires Burn, his heaviest solo release to date. His latest solo album, Spirit Of Man (2006) saw yet another change in songwriting as Dave Thompson and Paul Uttley of Lost Weekend, and Vince O'Regan of Pulse did the honours.
As well as his career with Magnum and as a solo artist, Catley has lent his vocal talents to other projects by such artists as Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman, Gary Hughes, Ayreon and Tobias Sammett of Edguy (Avantasia).
Magnum's latest album, Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow was released in 2007 to excellent reviews and Catley has announced plans to record a new solo album towards the end of the year, set for release in 2008.
One More Night
Bob Catley Lyrics
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I can feel my heart beat
I can still feel the air
I know that I've done wrong
That I refused to see
All the harm I caused
I beg you one last time
Give me one more night
A chance to save it all
Before this dark and frozen world will fall
In another life
I would change it all
Can't you give me one more chance
One more night
One more night
Is it too late to make things right
Too late to heal our wounds
And rise up once more
If I could live my life again
I wouldn't listen to the voice
That's inside my head
I beg you one last time
I beg you on my knees
Give me one more night
A chance to save it all
Before this dark and frozen world will fall
In another life
I would change it all
Can't you give me one more chance
One more
I beg you one last time
I beg you on my knees
Give me one more night
A chance to save it all
Before this dark and frozen world will fall
In another life
I would change it all
Can't you give me one more chance
One more night
One more night
Just one more night
Give me one more chance
The lyrics of Bob Catley's song "One more night" are about regret, redemption, and the longing for a second chance. The persona singing is broken and has done wrong, causing harm to others without realizing it. He begs for one last chance to make things right before the world falls apart. He acknowledges that he made mistakes, and if he could live his life again, he would change everything. The persona seeks forgiveness and redemption, hoping for just one more night to make amends and save the world from destruction.
The chorus of the song echoes the theme of second chances, as the persona pleads for one more night to change the past. The line "In another life, I would change it all" implies that the persona acknowledges that he cannot change the past but wishes he could. The repetition of "Give me one more night" reinforces the persona's desperation for a chance to make things right.
Overall, the song portrays a message of hope that even when all seems lost, there is always the possibility of redemption.
Line by Line Meaning
Broken but not dead
Although I am damaged, I am not completely destroyed.
I can feel my heart beat
I am still alive and capable of love.
I can still feel the air
I am still breathing and have hope for the future.
I know that I've done wrong
I acknowledge that I have made mistakes.
That I refused to see
I was too blind or ignorant to realize the consequences of my actions.
All the harm I caused
I caused pain and suffering to others.
I beg you one last time
I am pleading with you desperately.
I beg you on my knees
I am humbling myself and showing my vulnerability.
Give me one more night
Grant me more time to make things right.
A chance to save it all
An opportunity to fix everything that has gone wrong.
Before this dark and frozen world will fall
Before everything falls apart and is lost forever.
In another life
If I could start over again.
I would change it all
I would do everything differently to avoid my past mistakes.
Can't you give me one more chance
Please, won't you let me try again?
One more night
Just a little more time to fix everything.
Is it too late to make things right
Has too much damage been done to make amends?
Too late to heal our wounds
Can the pain be healed or is it irreversible?
And rise up once more
To recover from failure and start anew.
If I could live my life again
A hypothetical scenario where the singer could start over.
I wouldn't listen to the voice
Learning from past mistakes and avoiding negative influences.
That's inside my head
Internalizing negative thoughts and feelings.
Just one more night
A plea for more time to set things right.
Give me one more chance
A request to be allowed to try again.
Contributed by Gianna Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.