Charlee is set for great things this year and within 48 hours of premiering his debut single he showed why, quickly receiving support from the likes of Ed Sheeran, Sway, Lemar and many others, You Did Me A Favour flew into the top 20 in the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart on pre-orders alone.
But it's no surprise, Charlee has been working hard building his fanbase in the last year as well as making his mark within the music industry. Starting in 2011 producing, writing and featuring on Skepta's UK top 20 album "Doin’ It Again", musically directing Skepta's two sold out Academy tours and performing alongside him at Glastonbury, Radio 1's live lounge & MTV to name a few. He has to date built up a strong online following and due to his popular covers and extensive touring, an impressive 1.5 million YouTube views without yet releasing a record.
2012 saw him begin work on his Solo album. As an accomplished musician with a strong knowledge of production behind him, incorporating live instruments and soulful harmonies into his music is important, whilst still gearing his songs to a mainstream audience!
Fast-forward to August and he is ready to offer the first taste of what’s to come witht his debut E.P. The title track "You Did Me A Favour" was written with producers Matt Marston & Rob wells, whose credits include Justin Bieber, Paloma Faith & Clement Marfo's Olympic themed anthem "Champion".
Already Charlee has picked up early backing from BBC introducing, SBTV, national magazines such as Bliss and will be embarking on a string of tour dates around the country throughout August and September.
Run Away
Charlee Drew Lyrics
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Between me and you there is always a stare
When they're not about,
When I was in town
Nobody knows that we sneak around
Well it always shows
That when your with me
Your always happy as you could be
Well it's not the same
Are you not tired of playing these games
Lets run away spend our lives together
One summer day we should leave forever
I wanna be in the sunny weather,
I know you wanna be with me
Lets run away girl it's now or never
We both know we should be together
What's it gonna be girl
I've got all you need,
You'll see
So won't you run away with me
Girl you know me
And baby I know you
There's something that you should see
There's something I wanna show you
How our life could be together
Ohh yeah
Well it's something
It's not right
It's not fair that he's there
And she's here unaware
It's time we said goodbye
Cause I need you in my life
Lets run away spend our lives together
One summer day we should leave forever
I wanna be in the sunny weather,
I know you wanna be with me
Lets run away girl it's now or never
We both know we should be together
What's it gonna be girl
I've got all you need
You'll see
So won't you run away with me
If it's true love
Then you won't
Have a doubt in your mind
If it's true love
Then we should go
No matter what we leave behind
Lets run away spend our lives together
One summer day we should leave forever
I wanna be in the sunny weather,
I know you wanna be with me
Lets run away girl it's now or never
We both know we should be together
What's it gonna be girl
I've got all you need
You'll see
So won't you run away with me
Lets run away spend our lives together
One summer day we should leave forever
I wanna be in the sunny weather,
I know you wanna be with me
Lets run away girl it's now or never
We both know we should be together
What's it gonna be girl
I've got all you need
You'll see
So won't you run away with me
The lyrics of "Run Away" by Charlee Drew describe a forbidden love between two people. The song starts off with the line "Nobody knows but when we're both there" which indicates that the love between the two is a secret. The two always give a stare when they are with each other but in the presence of others, they pretend as if nothing is going on between them. The lyrics then go on to say that the girl is happy when she is with the singer but not the same with the other guy. The singer asks the girl to run away with him so that they can spend their lives together in sunny weather. He also mentions that he wants to show her how their life could be together. He mentions that they should leave behind the things that are holding them back and be together. The song ends with the repeated chorus of asking the girl to run away with him.
The lyrics paint a picture of two people who are in a relationship but cannot be together openly. It is a love that is forbidden, probably because one or both of them are already in a relationship with someone else. The singer is pleading with the girl to leave everything behind and be with him because he knows how happy they could be together. It's a classic tale of forbidden love and the struggle of choosing between what society expects and what the heart desires.
Line by Line Meaning
Nobody knows but when we're both there
Our relationship is a secret between us
Between me and you there is always a stare
We have a connection that others can feel
When they're not about,
When no one is around
When I was in town
When I was around
Nobody knows that we sneak around
Our relationship is hidden from everyone else
Well it always shows
Our feelings for each other are evident
That when your with me
When you're with me
Your always happy as you could be
You are happiest when you're with me
And when your with him,
When you're with him
Well it's not the same
Your happiness is not the same with him
Are you not tired of playing these games
Aren't you tired of hiding our relationship and pretending to be happy with someone else?
Lets run away spend our lives together
We should leave everything behind and start a new life together
One summer day we should leave forever
We should leave and never look back
I wanna be in the sunny weather,
We should be in a place where it's always bright and warm
I know you wanna be with me
I know you feel the same way I do
Lets run away girl it's now or never
We have no time to waste, we should leave now
We both know we should be together
We both know we belong together
What's it gonna be girl
What's your decision?
I've got all you need,
I can offer you everything you need
You'll see
You'll see it for yourself
So won't you run away with me
Please come with me
Girl you know me
You know me well
And baby I know you
And I know you well too
There's something that you should see
I have something to show you
There's something I wanna show you
I have something I want to show you
How our life could be together
How our life could be if we're together
Ohh yeah
Yes
Well it's something
It's something important
It's not right
Our situation is not right
It's not fair that he's there
It's not fair that you're with him
And she's here unaware
And she doesn't know about us
It's time we said goodbye
It's time for us to end this
Cause I need you in my life
Because I can't live without you
If it's true love
If our love is real
Then you won't
Then you won't
Have a doubt in your mind
You won't have any doubts
Then we should go
We should leave
No matter what we leave behind
No matter what we leave behind, we should go
Contributed by Aubrey O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Sweet Sally
Don't know who Drew is but he's adorable. Nothing better than seeing someone loving what they're doing. Big smile & dimples for days. Not a bad player either.
Greta Laws
Drew is the lead guitarist for Bishop Gunn. Give them a listen!
gottalovem
Drew played with Marcus King in Greenville. He's awesome. You can search and find him performing with Marcus on YouTube.
Margot BW
Drew is a lovely guy! Great guitarist too!
Daniele Immovilli
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Thomas
Thanks to share
David Hansen
Paul getting nervous?
Ron Hobbs
Is that Charlie's Son?
HemiTwist
@Glenn Fritts 🤔You mean in this video its Cannan and Drew Smithers😉
Ron Hobbs
@Glenn Fritts ty.