Collins' music is mostly electric guitar-driven pop, and his songwriting and vocal delivery range from the acerbicly satirical to the soulfully tender, although he is better known for the former. He built his own studio in 1994 and produced his own third solo album, Gorgeous George. He has also worked as producer with other artists, including The Proclaimers, The Cribs, and Little Barrie. Collins also produced and starred in the Channel 4 sitcom West Heath Yard.
Collins lives with his long term partner, Grace Maxwell, who also manages his career. The couple, who live in London, have one son.
In a BBC 6 Music radio interview on 18 February 2005 Collins had said he felt unwell, but ascribed the nausea and vertigo to food poisoning. Two days later he was admitted to intensive care in London's Royal Free Hospital after apparently suffering a major cerebral haemorrhage. On 25 February he underwent an operation, reportedly after suffering a second haemorrhage. The procedure was successful, and Collins began a lengthy programme of neurological rehabilitation.
Sept 2007 saw the release of Home Again, the first album since his illness. Recorded before Collins’ hospitalisation but only mixed and produced after his recovery, Edwyn worked on the album during his recovery. He was heard to sing a few bars on BBC Radio 4's Front Row, sharing strumming and chord duties with Grace. 'Crap' he said afterwards; some listeners begged to differ.
Now That It's Love
Edwyn Collins Lyrics
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I'm someone else besides
Someone forced to hide behind
This pitiful disguise
My only saving grace
Is that you've made me realize
That I'm not who you think I am
I'm someone else besides
There's nothing in your world
That I freely recognize
Hellbent on compromise
But now it's time to break away
No don't look so surprised
I think you've known it all along
I'm someone else besides
I'm someone else besides
I'm all that you despise
Shout it from the roof
I'm the living proof
That can't be denied
I'm someone else besides
Even in my darkest hour
I knew that I'd survive
Today I've finally seen the light
Exposing all your lies
Tomorrow I will take that chance
You'll never jeopardies
I'm not who you thought I was
I'm someone else besides
I'm someone else besides
I'm all that you despise
Shout it from the roof
I'm living proof
That can't be denied
I'm someone else besides
Look to the future
Forget the past
Give me the love
That is built to last
In Edwyn Collins's song "Now That It's Love," the singer presents themselves as someone who has been forced to hide behind a false persona. The repeated line, "I'm not who you think I am, I'm someone else besides," highlights their desire to break free from the expectations placed on them by others. They feel unseen and unloved for who they truly are and are tired of compromising themselves. However, the chorus reveals a shift in attitude as the singer embraces their true identity, declaring "I'm someone else besides." They are proud of who they are and unashamed to shout it from the rooftops.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm not who you think I am
I'm not the person you perceive me to be
I'm someone else besides
I am a different individual who is distinct from your assumptions
Someone forced to hide behind
I am compelled to disguise myself in order to withhold certain aspects of my identity
This pitiful disguise
The character I have to pose as is inadequate and miserable
My only saving grace
The single thing that justifies my position of being apart from you
Is that you've made me realize
You have been instrumental in making me comprehend some things about myself
That I'm not who you think I am
I am not akin to your perception of me as we seem to stand on different viewpoints
There's nothing in your world
Your world is empty of something
That I freely recognize
There is no place for me in the world you live in so I can't acknowledge it on my own terms
Hellbent on compromise
You persist in the fear of meeting halfway
But now it's time to break away
I have had enough of this and it is time for me to depart from this situation
No don't look so surprised
You shouldn't be shocked by the actions that occurred
I think you've known it all along
You've had an idea of what was going on instinctively
I'm someone else besides
I'm an entirely new character
I'm all that you despise
I embody everything that you regard with hatred
Shout it from the roof
Proclaim this from a high point where everyone can hear it
I'm the living proof
I am the evidence that this situation is factual
That can't be denied
I am irrefutable evidence which can’t be contradicted
Even in my darkest hour
Even during my bleakest moment
I knew that I'd survive
I was aware that I would come through it
Today I've finally seen the light
Today I've had an epiphany
Exposing all your lies
I have uncovered your deceits
Tomorrow I will take that chance
I will seize any opening that comes tomorrow
You'll never jeopardies
You will never endanger my newly discovered identity
I'm not who you thought I was
You had a notion of me that wasn't correct
Look to the future
Concentrate on what lies ahead
Forget the past
Stop dwelling on things that happened before and aren't relevant anymore
Give me the love
Offer me the pure love that endures through all situations
That is built to last
This love should be created to remain unfading throughout our course of life
Contributed by Jeremiah H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@vitaliyandreev7181
A Girl Like You
I've never known a girl like you before
Now just like in a song from days of yore
Here you come a knockin', knockin' at my door
And I've never met a girl like you before
You give me just a taste so I want more and more
Now my hands are bleeding and my knees are raw
Now you've got me crawlin', crawlin' on the floor
And I've never met a girl like you before
You've made me acknowledge the devil in me
I hope to God I'm talkin' metaphorically
Hope that I'm talkin' allegorically
Know that I'm talkin' about the way I feel
And I've never known a girl like you before
Never, never, never, never
Never known a girl like you before
This old town's changed so much
Don't feel like I belong
Too many protest singers
Not enough protest songs
And now you've come along
Yes you've come along
And I've never met a girl like you before
@rasstriga
Я никогда раньше не встречал такую, как ты
И теперь, словно из песни о былом,
Ты приходишь, стучась, стучась в мою дверь,
И я раньше никогда не встречал такую, как ты.
Ты даёшь мне только попробовать, я хочу большего.
Сейчас мои руки кровоточат, а мои колени ободраны,
Потому что сейчас ты заставляешь меня ползти, ползти по полу,
И я никогда раньше не встречал такую, как ты.
Ты заставила признать дьявола во мне
Я надеюсь, что с Богом я говорю метафорически,
Надеюсь, что говорю аллегорически.
Знай, что я говорю о том, что чувствую.
И я раньше никогда не встречал такую, как ты.
Никогда, никогда, никогда, никогда не встречал такую, как ты.
Этот старый город так сильно изменился.
Я не чувствую, что принадлежу ему.
Слишком много протестующих певцов,
Недостаточно песен - протестов.
И сейчас ты пришла,
Да, ты пришла,
И я никогда раньше не встречал такую, как ты.
Всё в порядке, да, всё в порядке, да, всё в порядке...
@alamkhan1102
Who is watching this master piece in 2023
@veikkooinonen2541
I Am
@sebbers
Not me, I’m listening in 3001
@obriech
Me
@janinekuckert8053
Me👍👍
@ajaybagda
Aye aye
@luckyspurs
It feels like it has the coolest aspects of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s mixed into one song. Timeless.
@E-LIB
C'est exactement ça. Je me souviens quand ce morceau est sorti en 1994, ce fut comme une bonne '' claque musicale ''. 🎶👍🥂
@brendancronin3796
I love the dirty guitar ...swampy af
@manumanu6371
P⁰