“Boring DJs be very afraid: Gareth Emery is about to kick your arse”. So said Mixmag, when in 2002, they took the bold step of predicting that a virtually unknown 22 year-old would rise to become a major dance music star. However, six years later, it’s likely that even their expectations have been well surpassed. His current tour diary reads like the departure board at London’s Heathrow Airport. Desert island raves in Indonesia and snow-drenched mountains in Vancouver sit alongside major global events like San Francisco’s iconic Love Fest and Holland’s 30,000 strong Trance Energy. The likes of Asian superclub Zouk and Bondi Beach in Sydney complete the picture: in short, you’ll find Gareth at a mouth-watering, hand-picked selection of the planet’s coolest clubs and events, including UK super brands like Ministry of Sound and Gatecrasher.
When not on tour, he’s kept rakishly busy in his Cambridgeshire studio as one of the scene’s most in-demand producers and remixes. If you’re not familiar with anthems like ‘More Than Anything’, ‘Formentera What’ or his seminal classic ‘Mistral’, you’re probably a little out of touch with the modern dance scene, but suffice to say that Tiesto, Oakenfold, Ferry Corsten and Judge Jules are all big fans, and Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren liked his work so much that they both commissioned him to work on their respective labels (Vandit / Armind). However, the majority of his music is still released on his Five AM imprint, (described by DJ Mag as ‘the most consistent trance label in the world’), where he’s a co-owner and A&R. Whatever the label, one thing that’s clear is that Gareth Emery stamps his hallmark of quality on a record, people listen.
Always ahead of the game, Gareth was the one of the first leading DJs to embrace podcasting when he started his fortnightly radio show The Gareth Emery Podcast in early 2006. The show become an overnight success, immediately becoming an essential download for savvy dance music fans, and its widely imitated format has since helped to explode the popularity of dance music podcasts. It was also nominated for a Miami WMC IDMA Award for ‘Best Podcast’ along with Roger Sanchez and Pete Tong in 2007.
Although he always ranked well in the annual DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll, he became cynical about the amount of advertising and self-promotion that DJs put into it, and in 2013 asked fans not to vote for him.
Gareth haș worked with a number of collaborators and vocalists, including his sister Roxanne Emery.
Saving Light
Gareth Emery Lyrics
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Where endless meets the end
Do you see me?
I'm hidden here again
Your whisper found its way
Calling me to stay
I'm standing at the edge
All the voices in my head
Reminding me of what I have
If I fall tonight
You can bring me back to life
If I fall tonight
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You're here
Like lightning in my veins
Now they see me
And they'll never be insane
Your whispers found its way
Calling me to stay
You can be my saving light
I'm standing at the edge
But something always brings me back
All the voices in my head
Reminding of what I have
If I fall tonight
You can bring me back to life
If I fall tonight
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
The song Saving Light by Gareth Emery & Standerwick feat. Haliene speaks of searching for hope and finding it through the presence of special people in our lives. The song begins with the image of being at the edge of a precipice, where the endless meets the end, and hidden away out of sight, yet always visible. The singer asks if anyone else sees them, calling out for someone to notice their presence. However, their noticing comes from within themselves, through a whisper that finds its way to them, beckoning them to stay.
The song then moves into a chorus, expressing the idea of finding a lifeline through someone else, asking for that person to be their "saving light" should they fall. The lyrics convey an emotional dependency on the other person, a deep sense of trust that they will be there to catch them when they stumble. This idea of connection and rescue is reiterated in the final chorus, with the repetition of the phrase "you can be my saving light."
Overall, Saving Light is a powerful hymn of hope in dark times, empowering people to find hope and refuge in their relationships with others. The need for others to see us, know us, and guide us in our times of need is a universal human desire that this song speaks to with precision and beauty.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm here
I exist in this moment
Where endless meets the end
At the boundaries of infinity, where everything concludes
Do you see me?
Are you aware of my presence?
I'm hidden here again
I'm purposefully out of sight
Your whisper found its way
Your soft voice reached me
Calling me to stay
Begging me to not leave this place
I'm standing at the edge
I'm positioning myself where the unknown begins
But something always brings me back
A force beyond my control prevents me from crossing that line
All the voices in my head
My inner thoughts and feelings
Reminding me of what I have
Causing me to remember and appreciate what I already possess
If I fall tonight
If I falter or stumble in this moment
You can bring me back to life
You can revive me, rejuvenate me
You can be my saving light
You are my source of hope and guidance in this darkness
You can be my saving light
You are the beacon that will lead me towards a better future
You can be my saving light
You have the ability to pull me out of this abyss
You're here
You are present with me
Like lightning in my veins
You electrify me, you pump life into me
Now they see me
They recognize my existence
And they'll never be insane
And they'll never doubt my sanity or my presence
Your whispers found its way
Your gentle words guided me back
Calling me to stay
Urging me to not abandon this moment
Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MATTHEW T STEEPER, GARETH THOMAS RHYS EMERY, KELLY SWEET, ROXANNE EMERY, IAN STANDERWICK, KARRA JILLIAN MADDEN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@user-io6el3cy8c
I cried violently when I saw this music video.
I am 58 years old now.
I collapsed in October 47 years ago due to intracerebral hemorrhage.
I regained consciousness after a month of unconsciousness, but I lost function in the right half of my body in exchange for my life.
Even now, I can walk while dragging my right foot, and my right hand does not move at all.
I was able to return to school, but it was a storm of fierce discrimination and prejudice.
It lasted until I graduated from elementary and junior high school, which made me hate school so I didn't go on to high school or college.
At that time, there was no internet society, and of course there was no place to complain of pain and sadness without SNS.
My pleasure is music.
This wonderful music grabbed my heart.
May people all over the world be wrapped in kindness.
from Japan.
@gamerami1692
I'm here
Where endless meets the end
Do you see me?
I'm hidden here again
Your whispers found its way
Calling me to stay
I'm standing at the edge
But something always brings me back
All the voices in my head
Reminding me of what I have
If I fall tonight
You can bring me back to life
If I fall tonight
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You're here
Like lightning in my veins
Now they see me
And they'll never be insane
Your whisper found its way
Calling me to stay
You can be my saving light
I'm standing at the edge
But something always brings me back
All the voices in my head
Reminding me of what I have
If I fall tonight
You can bring me back to life
If I fall tonight
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
@thomaswang
[Verse 1]
I'm here
Where endless meets the end
Do you see me?
I'm hidden here again
Your whispers found its way
Calling me to stay
[Chorus]
I'm standing at the edge
But something always brings me back
All the voices in my head
Reminding of what I have
If I fall tonight
You can bring me back to life
If I fall tonight
You can be my saving light
[Pre-Drop]
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
[Drop]
You can be my saving light
[Verse 2]
You're here
Like lightning in my veins
Now they see me
And they'll never be insane
Your whispers found its way
Calling me to stay
[Pre-Drop]
You can be my saving light
[Drop]
I'm standing at the edge
But something always brings me back
All the voices in my head
Reminding of what I have
If I fall tonight
You can bring me back to life
If I fall tonight
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
[Outro]
You can be my saving light
You can be my saving light
@Monstercat
Share, speak, shine… “Saving Light” take a stand with us against bullying: https://www.monstercat.com/savinglight
@thebombdigitydog
Bullying drove me from highschool, I have no friends, No life because i was told so many times by so many people that i was worthless and trash. this song hits hard for me. Thanks for releasing it!
@xanax8255
why dont u kick theyr fuking asses?
@theogravity866
XanaX 82 That adds to the problem. It makes you as worse as your bullies.
@besweeeet2
The EFL 113 version is longer.
@brax2574
Monstercat I knew it.
@trapcity
Amazing!
@PlanetMusicX
Trap City Yep
@sebastianlindgren7343
It truly is, music is amazing! Glad to see some of the larger music channels supporting this by the way :)
@TeezyFFA
Trap City at whats up