There are multiple artists by the name of David Gray, including:
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.

When I Was In Your Heart
David Gray Lyrics

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Somebody should have told you
I never knew
It's just another letter
Returning to
When I was in your heart
When I was in your heart

Now every word is falling

On stony ground
It feels as if the music
Could lay me down
When I was in your heart
When I was in your heart

Because we wanted to
Because we wanted to
Because we wanted to pretend
We wanted to pretend

Now someone else is catching
Those gravy trains
And one poor bastard's loss is
Another's gains
The Saviour put a bullet
Right through his brains
When I was in your heart

When I was in your heart
When I was in your heart

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to David Gray's "When I Was In Your Heart" are somewhat ambiguous but seem to be about a failed relationship. The first few lines suggest that perhaps the singer tried to communicate something to his former partner, but it wasn't received, possibly because they were no longer together or their connection had faded. The line "just another letter returning to" suggests that this was not the first attempt to reach out, and that there is a sense of futility and sadness surrounding the effort.

The second verse continues in this vein, with the singer feeling as though his words are falling on deaf ears. The music that he once shared with his former partner can now only trouble him. The repetition of the phrase "when I was in your heart" echoes throughout the song, emphasizing the sense of disconnection and loss that the singer is feeling. The final verse is somewhat puzzling, but seems to suggest that the singer believes another person has come between him and his former partner, and that this new person is benefiting from his loss.

Overall, "When I Was In Your Heart" creates a sense of melancholy and heartbreak, with the repeated phrase "when I was in your heart" serving as a reminder of what has been lost.

Line by Line Meaning

Somebody should have told you
You didn't know what you were getting into and someone should have warned you about me.

I never knew
I wasn't aware of how my actions were affecting you.

It's just another letter
This communication is impersonal and unimportant.

Returning to
I'm coming back to a place I used to be, mentally or physically.

When I was in your heart
There was a time when you cared deeply for me.

Now every word is falling
My attempts to communicate with you are not making an impact.

On stony ground
Your emotional response to me is cold and unyielding.

It feels as if the music
I'm struggling to convey my message to you, as if the notes aren't resonating correctly.

Could lay me down
This situation is weighing heavily on me and may even be breaking me down.

Because we wanted to
We both agreed to maintain an illusion of our relationship.

Because we wanted to pretend
We pretended our relationship was in a better place than it actually was.