Michael Colton Dixon (born October 19, 1991 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Uni… Read Full Bio ↴Michael Colton Dixon (born October 19, 1991 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States) is an American singer and a Top 13 finalist on the eleventh season of American Idol.

Originally rising to fame as lead singer in the Christian rock band, Messenger, formed in 2010, he became a favorite during the early auditions of American Idol. Dixon auditioned in the tenth season, along with his sister Schyler, at the Nashville auditions. However, neither of them ended up in the Top 24. After he was sent home, Dixon performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 3, 2011.

Dixon returned in season 11, however he did not plan to audition, initially planning to merely accompany his sister Schyler to her audition. The judges implored Dixon to audition as well, where he sang David Cook's "Permanent". Both he and Schyler were awarded golden tickets. Schyler was cut yet again during the Las Vegas round, which brought him to tears.

On February 23, 2012, Dixon was placed in the season 11 Top 25. In the semi-finals, he performed Paramore's "Decode". He was one of the top five male vote getters and advanced into the Top 13.

Lately
Colton Dixon Lyrics

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Lately, I have had the strangest feeling
With no vivid reason here to find
Yet the thought of losing you's been hanging
'Round my mind

Far more frequently you're wearing perfume
With you say no special place to go
But when I ask will you be coming back soon

You don't know, never know

Well, I'm a man of many wishes
Hope my premonition misses
But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide
'Cause they always start to cry
'Cause this time could mean goodbye

Lately I've been staring in the mirror
Very slowly picking me apart
Trying to tell myself I have no reason
With your heart

Just the other night while you were sleeping
I vaguely heard you whisper someone's name
But when I ask you of the thoughts your keeping
You just say nothing's changed

Well, I'm a man of many wishes
I hope my premonition misses
But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide
'Cause they always start to cry
'Cause this time could mean goodbye, goodbye

Oh, I'm a man of many wishes
I hope my premonition misses
But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide

'Cause they always start to cry
'Cause this time could mean goodbye

Overall Meaning

The song "Lately" by Colton Dixon is about a man who is experiencing a sense of uncertainty and insecurity in his relationship with his significant other. He has a strong feeling that he may lose his partner, despite not having any concrete reasons for feeling this way. This sense of impending loss is causing him to feel anxious and doubtful about the future of their relationship. He notices that his partner has been wearing perfume more frequently, without any special reason for doing so. When he asks her if she will be coming back soon, she cannot give him a definite answer, which only adds to his insecurities.

The second verse of the song describes how the man is scrutinizing himself in the mirror, trying to find reasons for his partner's possible departure. He hears her whispering someone else's name in her sleep, which only heightens his feelings of doubt and uncertainty. When he confronts her about it, she denies that anything has changed, which only adds to his confusion and distress. Overall, the song captures the feeling of uncertainty and doubt that can arise in a relationship, and the fear of losing someone that you care about deeply.

Line by Line Meaning

Lately, I have had the strangest feeling
I have been experiencing an unexplainable feeling recently

With no vivid reason here to find
There is no obvious cause to this feeling

Yet the thought of losing you's been hanging 'Round my mind
I am worried about losing you, and it's been occupying my thoughts

Far more frequently you're wearing perfume
I have noticed that you are wearing perfume more often now

With you say no special place to go
You claim that there is no particular reason for wearing perfume

But when I ask will you be coming back soon, you don't know, never know
You seem unsure about when you will return when I ask you

Well, I'm a man of many wishes
I am a person with many desires and dreams

Hope my premonition misses
I hope that my feeling of impending doom is wrong

But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide
I am unable to hide my true emotions, as my eyes start to tear up

'Cause they always start to cry
My eyes start to tear up every time I feel emotional

'Cause this time could mean goodbye
This feeling could be because this time may be a farewell

Lately I've been staring in the mirror
As of late, I've been staring at myself in the mirror

Very slowly picking me apart
I am slowly analyzing every aspect of myself

Trying to tell myself I have no reason with your heart
I am attempting to convince myself that there is no reason to doubt our relationship

Just the other night while you were sleeping
Recently, when you were sleeping next to me

I vaguely heard you whisper someone's name
I overheard you whisper someone else's name, albeit softly

But when I ask you of the thoughts your keeping, you just say nothing's changed
When I confronted you about it, you claimed that there was nothing going on

Oh, I'm a man of many wishes
As I've stated before, I'm a person with many desires and dreams

I hope my premonition misses
Once again, I hope my premonition is incorrect

But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide
No matter how much I try to suppress my emotions, my eyes betray me and start to tear up

'Cause they always start to cry
Whenever I feel emotional, my eyes start to water

'Cause this time could mean goodbye
This time, it may actually be a goodbye

Writer(s): STEVLAND MORRIS

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