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.
Fixative
David Gray Lyrics
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Will it dwindle down to naught
Or will it always be defined
If I can't fix it in my heart
So I'm returning to the place
That I might look into your eyes
And look so hard that I can taste
The swallow caught up in the nets
The perfect chorus when it hits
Don't slam the door, boy, when you leave
Was heading northward when I saw
That empty house out in the mist
There are traces left for sure
On every mouth you ever kissed
So I'm returning to the word
That I might look between the lines
That I might dutifully recall
The blue within your seagull stare
The funny ways you had to care
For every little thing beyond compare
Don't slam the door, boy, when you leave
So now I'm calling in the gulf
When you went walking with the wolf
Hey boy, you really brought it on yourself
Don't slam the door, now, when you leave
The strangest for we ever faced
The stark in every staging grace
Is crushing diamonds into paste
Don't slam the door, boy, when you leave
Don't slam the door, boy, when you leave
In David Gray's song Fixative, the artist seems to be reflecting on memories and relationships. He wonders if the things that once seemed important may dwindle down to nothingness in his mind or will they always endure, always be defined. He acknowledges that he cannot fix everything that has happened in his heart but he's returning to an important place, and the person that he's associated with that place. There, he hopes to look deeply into the person's eyes, and in doing so, to connect with that winter sun that never sets. He mentions a swallow caught in the nets, the perfect chorus when it hits and not to slam the door when he leaves. These phrases hint at moments that can be captured and held onto, but only if one is aware enough to recognize their fleeting nature.
The second verse describes the artist driving northward when he sees an empty house in the mist. Perhaps this is a metaphor for a relationship that has ended and left an emptiness. The traces left behind on every mouth he ever kissed could represent memories shared by many people, but none of them were enough to save the relationship. He returns to the word and looks between the lines, trying to recall the blue within her seagull stare and her funny ways of caring for every little thing beyond compare. The final verse refers to calling in the gulf, which could indicate a place where something has been lost, and it has a sense of finality. The artist talks about walking with the wolf and that he brought it on himself. He ends with the line, "The strangest foe we ever faced, the stark in every staging grace, is crushing diamonds into paste. Don't slam the door, boy, when you leave." This line reflects the fragility of relationships and the importance of being aware of the moments that matter.
Line by Line Meaning
If there's a diamond in my mind
If there's something precious in my thoughts
Will it dwindle down to naught
Will it disappear over time
Or will it always be defined
Or will it remain clear and distinct
If I can't fix it in my heart
If I can't fully internalize it
So I'm returning to the place
So I'm going back to where it all started
That I might look into your eyes
So I can gaze deeply into your eyes
And look so hard that I can taste
And focus so intently that I can almost sense it
That winter sun that never sets
That feeling of warmth and comfort that never fades
The swallow caught up in the nets
The tragic fate that can befall even the most innocent
The perfect chorus when it hits
The moment when everything comes together perfectly
Don't slam the door, boy, when you leave
Don't be rude and abrupt when you depart
Was heading northward when I saw
I was traveling north when I came upon
That empty house out in the mist
That eerie, abandoned dwelling in the fog
There are traces left for sure
There's evidence of what happened before
On every mouth you ever kissed
On every person you've ever been intimate with
So I'm returning to the word
So I'm going back to the idea or concept
That I might look between the lines
So I can search for hidden meaning
That I might dutifully recall
So I can deliberately remember
The blue within your seagull stare
The melancholy tone in your piercing gaze
The funny ways you had to care
The unique and endearing approaches you took to show you cared
For every little thing beyond compare
For every detail that was special and unmatched
So now I'm calling in the gulf
So now I'm reaching out across the divide
When you went walking with the wolf
When you took risks and got involved with danger
Hey boy, you really brought it on yourself
You have no one to blame but yourself for the consequences
The strangest for we ever faced
The most unusual situation we've encountered
The stark in every staging grace
The harsh reality beneath every performance of elegance
Is crushing diamonds into paste
Is destroying something of great value and significance
Don't slam the door, boy, when you leave
Don't ruin things with a rude and hasty departure
Don't slam the door, boy, when you leave
Don't forget to be polite and courteous when you leave
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: DAVID GRAY
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"the strangest foe we ever faced"
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Merveilleux comme toujours :) j'aime . Hello from Brussels :)