Their song "All Will Be Well" off of the 2005 EP Live at World Cafe rose to moderate prominence when it was used in promos for the NBC show Conviction.
The band released their debut album for Fantasy Records, The Gabe Dixon Band, in August 2008. In its initial days of release, it has received praise from the music press and fellow artists. The band toured the United States from Aug 2008 through Nov 2008 with native New Yorker turned Canadian resident, newcomer Justin Nozuka.
The song Find My Way was the opening track to the film The Proposal (2009) starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.
Gabe Dixon is also currently a member of the band Supertramp (as of Fall, 2010).
Gabe's solo album, One Spark, will be released on August 23, 2011. The album is produced by Marshall Altman and will feature a duet with Alison Krauss.
Far From Home
Gabe Dixon Band Lyrics
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All that were animated by contaminated lies
And before you knew what you were missing
You find yourself whispering her name and playing all her games
I'm not the only one who wants to get away
But it's too easy just to stay
With poison on my lips
And every place I fix my gaze she's turning me to stone
I'm lost and I am far from home, yeah
Never waited for your cue, I fell hopelessly for you
There was nothing else, there was nothing I could do
And all the things that I was thinking you were going to be
And I was going to see were just a fantasy that had a hold on me
I'm not the only one who wants to get away
But it's too easy just to stay so
Every night I close my eyes and wake up in her grip
With poison on my lips
And every place I fix my gaze she's turning me to stone
I'm lost and I am far from home
There's not much left here to call my own, yeah
There's no one left here to call my friend, yeah
I'm not the only one who wants to get away
But it's too easy just to stay
Every night I close my eyes and wake up in her grip
With poison on my lips
And every place I fix my gaze she's turning me to stone
I'm lost and I am far from home, yeah
Yeah, yeah, far from home
Every night I close my eyes and wake up, yeah, yeah
Every night I close my eyes and wake up so far
The Gabe Dixon Band's song "Far From Home" is a beautiful piece that paints an intense picture of a relationship that has gone far south. The singer of the song is hopelessly in love with someone who seems to be manipulating their emotions and using them for their own satisfaction. She has a way of painting beautiful pictures, but they are all animated by contaminated lies. Despite this, the singer cannot help but fall for her and get lost in her fantasy.
The song explores the feeling of being stuck in a toxic relationship and not knowing how to break free from it. The singer acknowledges that they are not the only one wanting to escape, but it is too easy just to stay. The love interest has a hold on them and keeps them trapped in a state of turmoil. Every night, they close their eyes and wake up in her grip with poison on their lips. She is slowly turning them to stone, and they feel lost, far from home.
The lyrics are emotional, powerful, and relatable to anyone who has ever been in a toxic relationship. It is a song that speaks to the complexity of human relationships and how love can be both beautiful and destructive.
Line by Line Meaning
She could paint the sweetest pictures
She has the ability to paint a beautiful picture of deception and lies.
All that were animated by contaminated lies
All her actions were fueled by polluted lies.
And before you knew what you were missing
Before you knew what you were getting into.
You find yourself whispering her name and playing all her games
You find yourself completely consumed by her and playing into her manipulative games.
I'm not the only one who wants to get away
I'm not the only one who wants to escape from this situation.
But it's too easy just to stay
But it's easier to stay in the situation than to leave.
Every night I close my eyes and wake up in her grip
Every night I go to sleep enslaved by her.
With poison on my lips
With the burden of her lies lingering on my conscience.
And every place I fix my gaze she's turning me to stone
And everywhere I look, I am petrified by her influence.
I'm lost and I am far from home, yeah
I am completely lost and far from where I belong, emotionally and physically.
Never waited for your cue, I fell hopelessly for you
I fell for you headfirst, without heed to any warnings or signals.
There was nothing else, there was nothing I could do
I was completely powerless to resist your grasp.
And all the things that I was thinking you were going to be
I had created a false image of you in my mind.
And I was going to see were just a fantasy that had a hold on me
And everything I was expecting to experience was just an illusion that had a firm grip on me.
There's not much left here to call my own, yeah
There's not much left for me to cherish or to call mine, here.
There's no one left here to call my friend, yeah
There's no one here who I can call my friend anymore.
Every night I close my eyes and wake up in her grip
Every night I go to sleep enslaved by her.
Yeah, yeah, far from home
I am completely misplaced from where I really belong in this world.
Every night I close my eyes and wake up, yeah, yeah
Every night, I am trapped in my own delusions and wake up again to the harsh reality.
Every night I close my eyes and wake up so far
Every night I am transported so far away from my true self when I fall asleep.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: GABE DIXON, JONATHAN MICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN
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