Finley Quaye (born 25 March 1974, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British musicia… Read Full Bio ↴Finley Quaye (born 25 March 1974, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British musician. He won the 1997 Mobo Award for best reggae act, and the 1998 BRIT Award for Best British Male Solo Artist. Quaye is the youngest son of jazz musician Cab Kaye, the half-brother of guitarist Caleb Quaye, and brother of jazz musician Terri Quaye.

Quaye made his recording debut in 1995 on A Guy Called Gerald's "Finley's Rainbow". He scored a solo deal with Epic Records, and, in late 1997, hit the UK Top 20 twice with "Sunday Shining", a loose Bob Marley cover, and "Even After All". His reputation was established by Maverick A Strike, an adventurous but accessible album released in September 1997, which sold gold less than three weeks later and led directly to the Brit Award victory.

In 2004 the song "Dice", in collaboration with William Orbit, and featuring Beth Orton was a minor hit, helped in part by its inclusion on The O.C. soundtrack.

Overcome
Finley Quaye Lyrics

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She took a whiff of my scliff and she started to check my behaviour - Take my hand
She said would it be good if you started to look for your saviour - Holy land
Smoke on your spliff it will give you lift have a good time - Say my prayers
Fully aware of the people that care in the world - Be my friend

I never wanted any struggle - Overcome - Why don't you come over?
I never wanted any trouble - Overcome - Why don't you come over?
I only wanted your love - Overcome - Why don't you come over?

I only wanted your love - Why don't you come over? Why don't you come over?

Heaven's above would you give me some love in return - I have learned
I wanted to touch to tell just how much I love you - Stay with me
I'll travel the world I'll be missing you girl and our baby - Ease the pain
Flat on my face must have fallen from grace it's disgraceful - Our family tree

I never wanted any struggle - Overcome - Why don't you come over?
I never wanted any trouble - Overcome - Why don't you come over?
I only wanted your love - Overcome - Why don't you come over?
I only wanted your love - Why don't you come over? Why don't you come over?

I only wanted your love - Why don't you come over? Why don't you come over?
I only wanted your love - Why don't you come over? Why don't you come over?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Finley Quaye's song "Overcome" are a plea to a lover to come back and offer the love that the singer craves. The song begins with the singer telling the listener about a woman who took a whiff of his scliff, or marijuana, and began to judge his behavior. She then suggests that the singer should start to look for his savior in the holy land. The singer responds by saying that smoking on his spliff will give him lift and that he is fully aware of the people who care about him in the world. He asks her to be his friend and say his prayers with him.

The chorus of the song is a repeated mantra that the singer never wanted any struggle or trouble, only the love of the woman he is speaking to. He pleads with her to come over and ease his pain, lamenting that he has fallen from grace and that his family tree is in disarray. As the song continues, the singer reveals that he has learned a valuable lesson about giving love and wants to show the woman he loves just how much he cares for her. He promises to travel the world for her and their child if she will only return to him.

Overall, "Overcome" is a deeply emotional song that speaks to the power of love and the pain of its absence. The singer's words are a raw and honest expression of his desire for connection and the need for a partner to share in life's struggles and triumphs.

Line by Line Meaning

She took a whiff of my scliff and she started to check my behaviour
Take my hand

She said would it be good if you started to look for your saviour
Holy land

Smoke on your spliff it will give you lift have a good time
Say my prayers

Fully aware of the people that care in the world
Be my friend

I never wanted any struggle - Overcome - Why don't you come over?

I never wanted any trouble - Overcome - Why don't you come over?

I only wanted your love - Overcome - Why don't you come over?

I only wanted your love - Why don't you come over? Why don't you come over?

Heaven's above would you give me some love in return
I have learned

I wanted to touch to tell just how much I love you
Stay with me

I'll travel the world I'll be missing you girl and our baby
Ease the pain