1) a Br… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists by the name of David Gray, including:
1) a British singer-songwriter
2) an Italian disco musician
3) an American singer-songwriter
4) drummer for the British blackened death metal band Akercocke
5) a musician from South Africa
6) a British classical hornist
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1) David Gray is a British singer-songwriter born on June 13, 1968 in Sale, United Kingdom. He released his first studio album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder six years later in 1999.
Gray moved to Wales at age 9 and later returned to the north-west of England to attend the University of Liverpool. His musical career got early support from a dedicated Irish fan base. After a few marginally-successful releases through the 1990s, Gray's breakthrough came with the worldwide release in 1999 of his fourth album, White Ladder; this was a critical and commercial success and included his best-known songs, "This Years Love" and "Babylon". In the United States, the album received a boost from jam-band leader Dave Matthews, who made it the first release by the record company he co-founded, ATO Records.
On August 11, 2001 White Ladder at last reached the top of the UK charts, having been selling steadily since its reissue the previous May, thereby setting a new record for the longest uninterrupted climb to No. 1. The follow-up, A New Day At Midnight, also hit No. 1, and Gray's seventh album, Life in Slow Motion was released on September 12, 2005.
Gray's early music was in a contemporary folk-rock, singer-songwriter mode; his primary instrument was acoustic guitar, with occasional piano. 1996's Sell Sell Sell featured some rock arrangements and electric instrumentation. Starting with the release of White Ladder in 1999, Gray began to make significant use of computer-generated music to accompany his voice and acoustic instrumentation, a technique which differentiates him from many of his peers. Despite the move to more complex music, Gray has used small-scale, often home-based, recording methods and equipment and espoused a "do it yourself" approach to music production. However, Life in Slow Motion is a collaboration with noted producer Marius De Vries.
David Gray's brothers-in-law are Paul and Phillip Hartnoll, formerly of the Techno/Rave band Orbital. Because of this relationship, Gray performed guest vocals on the Orbital single Illuminate, while Paul Hartnoll produced a breakbeat remix of Gray's song "Please Forgive Me".
His successful single "January Rain" was included in the original soundtrack of the movie Serendipity, starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale.
Pictures and additional information can be found on his website, www.DavidGray.com.
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2) David Gray was an Italian disco musician who had a hit with "Dead in the Water"
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3) David Gray is an American singer-songwriter
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4) David Gray is drummer for the British blackened death metal band Akercocke
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5) David Gray is a musician from South Africa
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6) British classical hornist, originally from London, England, UK, residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Studied at the Curtis Institute Of Music. Former Principal Horn with The London Symphony Orchestra (1964-1972). Member of The Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra.
Dead In The Water Now
David Gray Lyrics
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People stand in line
People stand in line
A premonition of
The killers angel eyes
An Armageddon sky
Tell it like it is
It's like the old man says
Dead in the water.
They come from miles around
They come from miles around
They come from miles around
In avarice and love
To suckle on the blood
Of some forgotten God
Sell it like it is
It's like the old man says
We're dead in the water now
We're dead in the water now
Dead in the water.
A simple act of faith
A simple act of faith
A simple act of faith
A celebration of
The color and the creed
The cancer and its seed
Crackles on the mic
Call it what you like
We're dead in the water now
We're dead in the water now
Dead in the water.
The lyrics of David Gray's song Dead In The Water paint a picture of a world in turmoil. The first verse talks about people standing in line, possibly waiting to enter a place of safety, while they know that danger looms in the form of an Armageddon sky and the killers' angel eyes. The second verse speaks of people coming from miles around, driven by greed and love, possibly to take advantage of the situation and to suckle on the blood of some forgotten God. The last verse talks of a simple act of faith, where people come together to celebrate the color and the creed, but even this celebration is tainted by the cancer and its seed as it crackles on the mic.
These lyrics can be interpreted in a variety of ways, but one possible interpretation is that they are commenting on the destructive nature of humanity. The line "we're dead in the water now" suggests that we are stuck in a dire situation from which there is no escape. The imagery used in the song seems to be pointing towards some kind of apocalyptic event, where people are fighting for survival in a world that has succumbed to chaos and destruction. The song seems to be a warning against the excesses of human nature and the dangers of taking things for granted.
Line by Line Meaning
People stand in line
Crowds of people wait in line.
A premonition of
The killers angel eyes
An Armageddon sky
A feeling of impending doom caused by the sight of the sky and the killer's eyes.
Tell it like it is
It's like the old man says
We're dead in the water now
Dead in the water.
Speak the truth, as the wise old man says we are completely helpless and doomed.
They come from miles around
In avarice and love
To suckle on the blood
Of some forgotten God
People come from far and wide, fueled by greed and love, to consume the remains of some forgotten deity.
Sell it like it is
It's like the old man says
We're dead in the water now
We're dead in the water now
Dead in the water.
Present the gruesome reality, as the wise old man says we are utterly helpless and ruined.
A simple act of faith
A celebration of
The color and the creed
The cancer and its seed
Crackles on the mic
Call it what you like
We're dead in the water now
We're dead in the water now
Dead in the water.
A pure expression of belief, an open display of culture and religion. Yet, the evils that originate and take hold inside humanity, keep zapping and infecting our lives, it can have any name, but the result is the same: we are done, finished, lost.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: DAVID GRAY
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@Smmm2006
People stand in line
People stand in line
People stand in line
A premonition of
The killers angel eyes
An Armageddon sky
Tell it like it is
It's like the old man says
We're dead in the water now
Dead in the water.
They come from miles around
They come from miles around
They come from miles around
In avarice and love
To suckle on the blood
Of some forgotten God
Sell it like it is
It's like the old man says
We're dead in the water now
We're dead in the water now
Dead in the water.
A simple act of faith
A simple act of faith
A simple act of faith
A celebration of
The color and the creed
The cancer and its seed
Crackles on the mic
Call it what you like
We're dead in the water now
We're dead in the water now
Dead in the water.
@MrSlickxx
i bought this album, after listening to the other side, and gave it to my dad just after my mum died.He didnt think i had very good taste in music, till he heard it, and its very good he said with tears in his eyes.Hes gone now, but i still have the album, which now brings tears to my eyes.Thank you David...
@powdergate
This comment moved me - this song holds a special place in my heart also. I wish you well. Much love, from a stranger on the internet ♥️
@rosspurchase9022
Beautiful, God rest their souls.
@glenshea1967
Mrslick. Brilliant album my friend. New day at midnight. I have the album also the one before it white ladder album.
@hopebgood
When this came out I was at a very low point. Let's be honest this isn't the most uplifting album but somehow listening to it pulled me through. So yeah....thank you David. Hope ya good now too Slicky.
@glenshea1967
@Si Hopebgood if you listened to it and pulled through it's an uplifting album.
@gemes64
An accomplished songwriter in his element. A wonderful melody.
@abroquet2189
One of my favorites from early 2000s.
@emmabailie6523
A teacher at school introduced me to David gray he would have it on in the back ground in his room between classes. This must be around 1999 or so, I was about 15. Loved that album and was hooked since. His really early stuff is very different, I was gifted the album in my 20s and his Welsh Accent a lot stronger. His album a century ends and his song birds without wings especially. Such an under appreciated artist
@pepsifire7361
I'm only sixteen and I've been only listening to David Gray's songs and they're calming and I feel either relaxed or feel like dancing. He's a Legendary singer.