1. A rapper from… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists who use the name Devlin:
1. A rapper from London, signed to Island Records.
2. A gothic metal band from Sweden, last signed to Napalm Records.
1. Rapper from United Kingdom:
It’s taken a handful of years for Dagenham resident Devlin to take his deep, dedicated lyrics out of the confines of East London and prove his worth across the North/South border. It’s now not unusual to watch Devlin causing carnage on stage in Northampton or booking shows in Amsterdam.
At 18 years of age Devlin has what can only be described as a cult following of supporters that value his intelligent and evocative lyrics, in a pool of MCs that all too often spawn monotonous and lacklustre rappers. A diamond in the rough, Devlin’s road to success began at O.T. Recordings where he still currently resides with label-mates Dogzilla, Shotz, Syer, Rachet, and Deverlish amongst others.
Devlin was first brought to O.T's attention when he hit the airwaves on a local radio station at jus 13; even then it was easy to see he had real talent. Devlin would go up radio as much as he could with whoever would let him on, he was also writing and recording songs with friends and local producers at a very young age. It wasn’t very long before he built up a good reputation in the area. A few years later he was brought to Dogzilla's attention again, this time by a mutual friend, Dogzy decided to give Devlin a chance and took him to the studio to check him out and lay some vocals. At the time the Danny Weed's (Roll Deep) "Heat Up" was one of the most popular tracks around, Devlin jumped on it and didn’t disappoint, spitting a high level of content at a good speed and at the same time displaying a style and flow well beyond his years.
Devlin was soon introduced to the rest of the O.T Crew and Dogzy wasted no time in organising a radio slot on Flava FM. Flava was a well known breeding ground for new talent, the management at Flava have had almost every big name in the scene on there at some point so it was the perfect place for Devlin to start his membership with O.T. The sets on Flava FM were massive, every week the phone line would jam when Devlin touched the mic. He soon made the switch to Rinse FM where he was an instant hit. Still only 16 Devlin had shown he could mix it with the big boys; he even managed to do a set with the legend that is DJ Slimzee before his departure from radio.
His relentless progression continued with each track Devz featured on. The combination between Dogzilla and Devlin on tracks was deadly and a freestyle from producer Rootz showed just how far Devlin had come, and in such a short space of time. The Rootz track along with eight other tracks featuring Devlin was to appear on O.T Recordings fist mixtape release.
The London Borough of Barking & Dogenham Mixtape was released in Feb. 2006 and received great critical success. (Check Blog - Reviews/Interviews). One of the stand-out tracks on the CD was Devlin's Ghetto Kyote Remix freestyle which was produced by O.T Recording's Deverlish. The track was played right across the board, from pirate stations like Rinse to commercial radio stations such as 1Xtra and Kiss Fm. Devlin has performed live sets on both commercial stations; with DJ Logan Sama at Kiss100FM and DJ Cameo at BBC 1Xtra. He has also appeared on The Media Gang's Practice Hours DVD and Target's Aim High, Risky Roadz and Rinse FM's Rinsessions mixtape.
2006 saw Devlin hit the shops twice with the O.T Recordings mixtape, vinyl release April Shower from O.T producer Shotz and Firein produced by production talent Rachet. Devlin also featured heavily on Broad Street Stories and the uber-successful Shot City Mixtape.
More recently Devlin joined The Movement; a group of some of the very best MCs and producers in the grime scene including Ghetto, Scorcher and Wretch 32. Tempo Specialists was released in 2007 and proved that the best MCs in the scene had formed a strong alliance.
Devlin's first solo mixtape entitled Tales From The Crypt was released in November 2006. It featured collaborations with O.T and The Movement members and was considered one of the best grime mixtapes of 2006.
Since Devlin’s first solo release, the young MC is gearing up for his second effort ‘Blood, Sweat and Beers’ and the Devlin E.P as the talented MC garners more press attention and support throughout the UK and Europe.
http://www.officialdevlin.com/
2. Gothic metal band from Sweden
Members:
Marcus Ehlin - Instruments, vocals (Siebenbürgen, Grand Illusion, Maledictum, A Canorous Quintet)
Lexi - Vocals
http://www.myspace.com/unofficialdevlin
Let It Go
Devlin Lyrics
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I will be gone before oh yes
I will be gone before you wake
I will be gone)
Yeah, carry on whinging and whining
And get left to regret what you said
I'll be out the door in a sec
I'm tired of rowing
And hours on end, the bickering, fighting
I blame my surroundings
A relationship defined in violence
It blossomed, and it bloomed
Now it's rotten and all blue
And even though I still love you
I can't go through with the doom and gloom again
That's the truth my friend
I'm not leaving for another lady
I felt I had to depart
Cause if I didn't I'd kill you, maybe
[Chorus]
Ah, empty days of pain
The sun goes on and on
[?]
You gotta let it go, let it go
Ah, empty days of rain
The sun goes on and on
You gotta let it go, let it go
I just wanna be left alone,
It's time to let it go
I just wanna be left alone
I think it's time you let it go
The sun doesn't always shine
I'm stuck in a solar eclipse
Even though I love you to bits
I'm done with the pain that we both inflict
Upon one another
It don't make me happy to watch you suffer
Run back to your mother
Tell her I turned out the same as the others
I don't know how to handle ya
All you do is make me angrier
Till I wanna manhandle ya
I'm contemplating whether to kiss ya or strangle ya
But I can't put my hands on ya
Like a burning flame in the burning flames
In hell with a dibs ain't walkin away
I can no longer stand with ya
[Chorus]
You took me high you took me low
You sold your soul with lies you told
And now it's time to ride alone
The lights will guide me home
The more I gave, the more you take
Now I'll be gone before you wake
Cause I just can't ignore my fate
Forget the day you saw my face
(I will be gone)
In the blink of an eye
(I will be gone)
With the stars in the sky
(I will be gone)
And you're askin' me why
(I will be gone before you)
[Chorus]
The song Let It Go by Devlin is a an expression of a person's decision to end a toxic relationship. The lyrics describe the singer's intent to leave their partner before they wake and how the decision is not an easy one to make. However, the singer feels that they are left with no choice but to follow their fate and let go of the toxic relationship to move on to a better future. Throughout the song, the singer expresses their love for their partner but also discusses how the relationship has been defined by constant fighting, bickering, and violence. The singer explains that they cannot continue to put themselves through this cycle of pain and hurt again.
The song can be interpreted as an expression of the challenges that come with ending a relationship. Although it may seem like the best decision, it is not always an easy one to make. The singer expresses how they still love their partner, but the relationship has become unbearable. The lyrics suggest that sometimes, the only solution is to walk away and move on to a better future.
Overall, the song Let It Go by Devlin is a powerful expression of the difficulties that come with ending a relationship. The lyrics can be interpreted in different ways, but the message is clear: sometimes, the best thing to do is to let go and move on.
Line by Line Meaning
I will be gone before you wake
I will not be there when you wake up
I will be gone before oh yes
I will leave soon
I will be gone
I will leave
Yeah, carry on whinging and whining
Continue to complain and nag
And get left to regret what you said
You will regret what you said if you continue to complain
I'll be out the door in a sec
I will leave soon
Like you [?]
Unknown
I'm tired of rowing
I am tired of arguing
And hours on end, the bickering, fighting
We argued and fought for hours
I blame my surroundings
I think our situation is to blame
A relationship defined in violence
Our relationship is defined by violence
It blossomed, and it bloomed
Our relationship grew and developed
Now it's rotten and all blue
Our relationship is now deteriorating
And even though I still love you
I still have feelings for you
I can't go through with the doom and gloom again
I don't want to deal with the negativity again
That's the truth my friend
What I just said is the truth
I'm not leaving for another lady
I'm not leaving you for someone else
I felt I had to depart
I felt I had to leave
Cause if I didn't I'd kill you, maybe
If I stayed, I might hurt you
Ah, empty days of pain
Days full of pain and sadness
The sun goes on and on
Life goes on
[?]
Unknown
You gotta let it go, let it go
You have to move on
Ah, empty days of rain
Days full of sadness and sorrow
I just wanna be left alone
I want to be alone
It's time to let it go
It's time to move on
I think it's time you let it go
I think it's time for you to move on
The sun doesn't always shine
Life is not always happy
I'm stuck in a solar eclipse
I am in a dark place
Even though I love you to bits
Even though I love you very much
I'm done with the pain that we both inflict
I don't want to hurt or be hurt anymore
Upon one another
We hurt each other
It don't make me happy to watch you suffer
I don't enjoy seeing you in pain
Run back to your mother
Go to your mother for comfort
Tell her I turned out the same as the others
Tell her that our relationship failed like others
I don't know how to handle ya
I don't know how to deal with you
All you do is make me angrier
You make me increasingly angry
Till I wanna manhandle ya
To the point where I want to physically harm you
I'm contemplating whether to kiss ya or strangle ya
I don't know whether to love or hurt you
But I can't put my hands on ya
But I won't physically harm you
Like a burning flame in the burning flames
Like a flame in a hot environment
In hell with a dibs ain't walkin away
In a bad situation that I can't escape
I can no longer stand with ya
I can't be with you anymore
You took me high you took me low
You made me feel both happy and sad
You sold your soul with lies you told
You lied to me
And now it's time to ride alone
It's time for me to be alone
The lights will guide me home
I will find my way
The more I gave, the more you take
The more I gave, the more you demanded
Cause I just can't ignore my fate
Because I can't ignore what's going to happen
Forget the day you saw my face
Forget me and move on
In the blink of an eye
Very quickly
With the stars in the sky
At night
And you're askin' me why
And you're wondering why
I will be gone before you
I will leave before you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: JAMES DEVLIN, TIMOTHY MCKENZIE
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