When it comes to strategy, we all know the value of playing to our strength… Read Full Bio ↴When it comes to strategy, we all know the value of playing to our strengths. Yet in a world populated by single-virtue personalities and monochrome brands things seem a little dull from time to time. So when an artist shows up with a truly broad pallet from which to paint, we queue up to sit around and watch it take shape.

Enter Cathy Burton: songwriter - performer - scholar - teacher - pupil - and all the rest that you could possibly hope for. A voice that hurts as well as it heals, an attitude as honest as it is determined, an artist standing at the foot of an epic canvas, about to paint in her future.

A music scholar first, Cathy's craft has been developed over years of study. Teaching piano brought its own lessons, as did working alongside a range of artists in a range of capacities. From scoring to supporting, providing backing vocals to co-writing alongside some serious talent, Cathy's breadth of experience has turned her into a singer-songwriter with plenty to say and plenty with of ways of saying it.

Live at the Big Day OutCathy's support duties have taken her all over Europe and into venues such as Brixton Academy, Shepherds Bush Empire and Manchester Apollo. Her co-writes have seen her seated next to the likes of Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue) and Paul Statham (writer of Dido's hit "Here With Me").

Such experience lead her to the recording and release of her debut album, "Burn Out" (2002). As titles go, it turned out be less than prophetic: sales proved that Cathy was rapidly building a core base of dedicated, intelligent fans, who lie a little less froth on their latte.

What followed were further tours, supports and growth, all the time with Cathy focussed on the next project, and now "Speed Your Love" is ready, willing and able. This time the album includes some collaborations with other writers such as Ricky Ross, (Deacon Blue), Mark Kerr (Simple Minds) and Kevin Hunter, (Simple Minds/Sheryl Crow). Gig highlights of the year have included, Glastonbury Festival, La Fete de l'Espoir (Geneva), supporting Ricky Ross, Paul Carrack, Kris Kristofferson (Carling Apollo Hammersmith) and appearing at the Purcell Rooms, as part of a Kashmir Klub special event. Most of her travels at the moment remain around the UK playing crowds, anything from 50 to 25,000.

And the record; It showcases a harder edged set of melodies and accompaniments, but travels in a land where melody still is the stardust, harmony the sunrise on a view crying out for fresh life.

As for Speed Your Love's inspiration, it comes from a range of sources: "it was in the oven for a year, so there's a range of themes: falling in love, dealing with loss, seeing prodigals come home, dealing with the frustration of a compassion that is full on one day, but invisible the next."

So Cathy's story arrives at her second album that stalks wider success with a well placed sense of determination. A range of talents suspended in perfect harmony. A future canvas whose watermark is coming through day by day.

Take Me Out
Cathy Burton Lyrics

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There's nothing left that springs to mind any more
There's nothing left to make a connection
There's nothing left that I can seem to say any more
That doesn't need your chosen correction

And in my mind I'm feeling the right way
In my heart I'm heavy and broken
So many things I need to say

Yet so many things remain unspoken

Take me out, take me out of here
Take me out, take me out of here

Consequences they don't show their humour here
And certainly irony is not an intention
But the choices that you make could cost you dear
If the bottom line is not worth a mention

Cos I can't scream and I can't shout
Tell me what's this all about
I feel trapped in, I can't get out
So come one let me let me out

Take me out, take me out of here
Take me out...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Cathy Burton's song "Take Me Out" suggest a feeling of being trapped and unable to express oneself. The first stanza expresses a sense of resignation, that there is nothing left to be said or done. The singer feels helpless and unable to communicate effectively without facing criticism or judgment from someone else. The second stanza speaks to the consequences of our actions and how they can have long-term effects, even if they were not intended that way. The singer feels suffocated by their situation and is desperate for a way out.

The chorus of the song is a plea to be taken away from this place, this feeling of being trapped and helpless. There is a sense of urgency in these lines, as if the singer cannot stand to be in this situation any longer. The repetition of "take me out" emphasizes this need to escape.

Overall, "Take Me Out" is a poignant expression of feeling stuck in a difficult situation and needing assistance to overcome it. It is a powerful meditation on the human need for connection, for communication, and for the ability to express oneself freely.

Line by Line Meaning

There's nothing left that springs to mind any more
I can't think of anything else to say or do

There's nothing left to make a connection
There's nothing else to try and connect with

There's nothing left that I can seem to say any more
I can't find the words to express myself anymore

That doesn't need your chosen correction
Without you changing it to your liking

And in my mind I'm feeling the right way
I know what I want in my head

In my heart I'm heavy and broken
But I feel hurt and sad in my heart

So many things I need to say
There are so many things I want to express

Yet so many things remain unspoken
But I am unable to express them

Take me out, take me out of here
Please take me away from this place

Consequences they don't show their humour here
The consequences of our actions are not funny in this situation

And certainly irony is not an intention
Our actions are not meant to be ironic