Feargal Sharkey (born Sean Feargal Sharkey on 13 August 1958, in Derry, Nor… Read Full Bio ↴Feargal Sharkey (born Sean Feargal Sharkey on 13 August 1958, in Derry, Northern Ireland, UK) is a singer who first found fame as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones (1975), famous for the hit single "Teenage Kicks". Before his actual solo career took off, he was also the singer of the one-shot group The Assembly, with the ex-Yazoo supremo Vince Clarke in 1983 (with their UK singles chart number 4 hit, "Never Never").

His best-known solo material is the 1985 UK chart-topping single penned by Maria McKee, "A Good Heart", which went to number one in several countries. His solo work is significantly different from the semi-punk offerings of The Undertones. He also got a UK number 5 in 1986 with "You Little Thief".

Starting in 1992 Sharkey moved into the business side of the music industry, initially as an A&R manager for Polydor Records and then as Managing Director of EXP Ltd. He was appointed a Member of the Radio Authority for five years from December 1998 to December 2003. He then became Chairman of the UK Government task force the 'Live Music Forum' in 2004.

Someone To Somebody
Feargal Sharkey Lyrics

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I have no use in waking
Sleep walking is all I do
I was no one to nobody
'Til the day that I met you

What good were all my dreams
But endless fantasy?
Just a heart that had no laughter

'Til the day you came to me

Then I looked into your eyes
I knew that love had come to me
So I held out my hand as I opened my heart and said
Darling please

I wanna be
Someone to somebody
And that someone is you
Don't you wanna be
Someone to somebody?
Then be my someone too

Oh, what good was all my freedom
With my heart tied up in chains
Though I claimed free expression
There was no way to explain

That I was filled with feelings
No one to show them to
What I hadn't known was that all along
I had saved my love for you

Now my days are so much warmer
And my nights no longer cold
'Cause you looked at me

And you held my hand and said
Darling, I wanna be

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Feargal Sharkey's song "Someone to Somebody" tell the story of someone who felt lost and alone until they met the person who became their someone. The opening lines convey a sense of aimlessness and detachment from the world, with the singer describing themselves as "sleep walking" and having "no use in waking." They were "no one to nobody" before they found the person they are singing to, and their dreams were nothing but "endless fantasy," implying the lack of connection to reality.

However, the singer's perspective changed when they met the person they are addressing in the song. Looking into their eyes, they knew that love had come to them, and they opened their heart and asked to be "someone to somebody." The song is ultimately a declaration of love and a desire for mutual fulfillment in a relationship.

The lyrics of "Someone to Somebody" are evocative and poetic, expressing the longing for connection and the transformative power of love. The song speaks to the universal human desire for companionship and devotion.

Line by Line Meaning

I have no use in waking
I feel meaningless in my daily routine

Sleep walking is all I do
I am just moving through the day without purpose or direction

I was no one to nobody
I felt like I had no significance in anyone's life

'Til the day that I met you
But then, everything changed when I met you

What good were all my dreams
I felt like my hopes and aspirations were useless

But endless fantasy?
They were just fantasies and not attainable in real life

Just a heart that had no laughter
I felt like my heart was empty and lacked joy

'Til the day you came to me
But then, you entered my life

Then I looked into your eyes
When I saw you, everything changed

I knew that love had come to me
I realized that I had found true love

So I held out my hand as I opened my heart and said
I wanted to express my feelings to you

Darling please
I am asking you for something important

I wanna be
I want to become

Someone to somebody
An important person in someone's life

And that someone is you
And that person is you

Don't you wanna be
Aren't you interested in becoming

Someone to somebody?
An important person in someone's life?

Then be my someone too
Then be important in my life too

Oh, what good was all my freedom
I had the freedom to do what I wanted, but it didn't bring me joy

With my heart tied up in chains
Because my heart was closed off and not open to love

Though I claimed free expression
Even though I thought I could express myself freely

There was no way to explain
I couldn't describe or share the depth of my emotions

That I was filled with feelings
I had many emotions inside me

No one to show them to
But I had no one to share them with

What I hadn't known was that all along
What I didn't realize was that

I had saved my love for you
I had reserved all my love for you

Now my days are so much warmer
My life is so much better now

And my nights no longer cold
I don't feel lonely anymore

Cause you looked at me
Because of the way you see me

And you held my hand and said
When you held my hand and spoke to me

Darling, I wanna be
I want to become something important

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DANIEL ANDREW KANE, GERALDINE L. JONES, MICHAEL TORRENCE, THOMAS M. GORDY

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