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.
Nos Da Cariad
David Gray Lyrics
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Is long enough to wait
The rain like silver in my ears
Fat nothing on my plate
A bucketful of Babylon
A belly full of hate
Go to sleep my one true love
And may your dreams be sweet
Then we'll be running
See its face beneath the glass
It murmurs on the breeze
Like a long black Cadillac
It passes â??neath the trees
What is it you're waiting for?
Sweet love is on its knees
Go to sleep my one true love
And find your heart's release
Then we'll be running
Afraid of nothing
Yeah we'll be running
Silence is golden
Here I am
I ain't afraid of nothing
Silence is golden
Here I am
The sun above the cotton grass
Is sinking down like lead
The seagulls know the truth of it
And scream it overhead
Hold on to St. Christopher
The sky is murderous red
Go to sleep my one true love
Our glory lies ahead
Then we'll be running
Afraid of nothing
Then we'll be running
All wired up in a dawning ray
All wired up in a dawning ray
All wired up in a dawning ray
All wired up in a dawning ray
David Gray's song "Nos da Cariad" paints a picture of a life filled with long periods of waiting, struggle, and bitterness that is suffocating to the soul. The singer proclaims that one lifetime is long enough to endure such a life, and encourages his love to go to sleep and let go of the burdens of the past. He wants her to find her heart's release so that together they may escape the pain and run away into the future, free from fear and trepidation.
The imagery in the song is vivid, with the rain falling like silver in the singer's ears, and a bucket full of Babylon and a belly full of hate leaving nothing but emptiness in his soul. He sees the face of hope passing beneath the trees, like a long black Cadillac murmuring on the breeze, but wonders why his love is waiting when sweet love is already on its knees. The seagulls know the truth of the sinking sun above the cotton grass, and the sky is murderous red as the singer urges his love to hold on to St. Christopher, for their glory lies ahead.
Line by Line Meaning
One lifetime is long enough
A single lifetime is sufficiently lengthy
Is long enough to wait
It's long enough to be patient
The rain like silver in my ears
The rain falls and elicits a gentle tinkling sound in my ears
Fat nothing on my plate
There's nothing but a meager portion of food on my plate to satiate my hunger
A bucketful of Babylon
A substantial amount of wealth and power without meaning or fulfilment
A belly full of hate
To harbor resentment and animosity towards oneself and others
Go to sleep my one true love
Rest, dearest, and let your mind relax
And may your dreams be sweet
I hope you dream of pleasant things and wake up with a peaceful mind.
Then we'll be running, afraid of nothing
We'll run, unafraid
See its face beneath the glass
The ominous situation lurking under the surface
It murmurs on the breeze
Whispers of a depressing sentiment carried by calm winds
Like a long black Cadillac
A dark and somber hearse that approaches silently
It passes 'neath the trees
It advances slowly in the shadows of a group of trees
What is it you're waiting for?
What hesitance are you harboring?
Sweet love is on its knees
Love has been belittled and humiliated
Then we'll be running, afraid of nothing
We'll run without fear
Go to sleep my one true love
Close your eyes and rest, my dearest
And find your heart's release
Find freedom for your heart, sweet love.
Silence is golden
Silence is a priceless commodity
Here I am
I'm here, next to you
I ain't afraid of nothing
There's nothing that intimidates me
Silence is golden
Silence is invaluable property
Here I am
I'm here, next to you
The sun above the cotton grass
The sun is setting atop the field of cotton
Is sinking down like lead
It descends slowly and heavily through the air
The seagulls know the truth of it
The seagulls recognize its factual nature
And scream it overhead
And screech toward the sky about it
Hold on to St. Christopher
Have faith, hold on tight
The sky is murderous red
The sky is a lethal shade of red
Go to sleep my one true love
Close your eyes and rest, my dearest
Our glory lies ahead
Our triumph lies in the future.
Then we'll be running, afraid of nothing
We'll run, unafraid
All wired up in a dawning ray
Energized and awakened in the light of dawn
All wired up in a dawning ray
Energized and awakened in the light of dawn
All wired up in a dawning ray
Energized and awakened in the light of dawn
All wired up in a dawning ray
Energized and awakened in the light of dawn
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CRAIG MCCLUNE, DAVID (GB2) GRAY, NOLTE DAVID JOSEPH, ROB MALONE, TIM BRADSHAW
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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One lifetime is long enough
Is long enough to wait
The rain like silver in my ears
Fat nothing on my plate
A bucketful of Babylon
A belly full of hate
Go to sleep my one true love
And may your dreams be sweet
Then we'll be running
See its face beneath the glass
It murmurs on the breeze
Like a long black Cadillac
It passes â??neath the trees
What is it you're waiting for?
Sweet love is on its knees
Go to sleep my one true love
And find your heart's release
Then we'll be running
Afraid of nothing
Yeah we'll be running
Silence is golden
Here I am
I ain't afraid of nothing
Silence is golden
Here I am
The sun above the cotton grass
Is sinking down like lead
The seagulls know the truth of it
And scream it overhead
Hold on to St. Christopher
The sky is murderous red
Go to sleep my one true love
Our glory lies ahead
Then we'll be running
Afraid of nothing
Then we'll be running
All wired up in a dawning ray
All wired up in a dawning ray
All wired up in a dawning ray
All wired up in a dawning ray
@amandaj4667
Wow. I just realized I have been listening for twenty years! His music is a big part of my life’s soundtrack.
@Solmaz_S.
I've been listening to him for 14 years and it's still as new to me as the day I first discovered him. He's amazing
@flinty78
A seriously underrated song, love it
@kirkwhyte1205
This guy is so creative and brilliant in his writing. can't get enough of his music.
@flinty78
Amazing song. "The sky is murderers red" always gives me goosebumps
@tommills1957
White Ladder, Life in Slow Motion and Mutineers are literal works of art. incredible albums
@kelvinjames6603
Mutineers is very flawed. As is LISM. Personally i really like Draw the Line and White Ladder. My vote isn't out yet on ANDAM, there's highlights and lowlights.
@realwestonsharpe
kelvin james I'm split between White Ladder, ANDAM, and LISM. But I agree that Multineers is flawed. He's sadly drifted away from that especially unique folktronic sound I fell in love with.
@rhianhegarty3383
I'm gonna get me some more David Gray....since white ladder I've forgotten how good he is tbh. amazing.
@weirdgetsaround
@Weston Sharpensteen I love draw the line, but I would opt for ANDAM for number one. Songs like freedom, last boat to America, and the Ivor Novello winning other side have such depth and humanity, they're sublime