Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters, having written fourteen Number 1 singles and twenty four top 10 hits. He has had three Number 1 singles, six top 10 singles and two Number 1 albums as a solo artist, and has had seventeen top 5 hits, twelve Number 1 singles and seven Number 1 albums with Take That. He is also a six-time recipient of the Ivor Novello Award and has sold over 50 million records worldwide. He was appointed an OBE in 2012 for services to music and charity.
Barlow's solo career was predicted to be very successful, being described as 'the next George Michael'. His first two solo singles "Forever Love" (released July 1996) and "Love Won't Wait" (composed by Madonna and Shep Pettibone) both leapt to the number one spot in his home country. "Forever Love" was also used as the soundtrack to the film The Leading Man. His debut album "Open Road" reached number 1 in the UK Albums Chart and went on to sell 2 million copies worldwide. Barlow's first single to be released in the United States as a solo artist was "So Help Me Girl", which reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 1 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. He then achieved another top ten hit in the UK with "Open Road" peaking at number 7 and number 8 in the Netherlands with "Are You Ready Now".
After the success of his first solo album he released his second LP "Twelve Months, Eleven Days" in 1999. Barlow released "Stronger" as the lead single preceding the album. However, due to an expected backlash against Barlow, it received minimal support and airplay and only peaked at number 16. The second single "For All That You Want" again was subjected to minimal radio play and peaked at number 24, however it peaked just outside the top 5 in Finland. "Twelve Months, Eleven Days" was released soon after the first single to little promotion and peaked at a disappointing number 35, which led to Sony recalling Barlow's 'greatest' song according to critics, the scheduled third single from his second album "Lie to Me". This resulted in both Barlow and BMG parting company. To date Barlow has sold 5 million records worldwide as a solo artist.
On September 2013, Barlow announced via his Twitter account that he would be releasing his first full-length solo album in 14 years, on 25 November 2013. Barlow encouraged his followers and fans to tweet #GBSOLO to reveal the album artwork and title, with their profile pictures being used to create a collage of the album cover. On 4 October 2013, Barlow revealed his new album would be called "Since I Saw You Last", and would be preceded by his first single from the LP, titled "Let Me Go", released worldwide on 17 November 2013. He also announced that he would be touring the album in April 2014, playing some of the biggest arenas in the UK.
Offer My Peace
Gary Barlow Lyrics
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Offer my peace to the world
When you feel life as no meaning
And your love has lost its feeling
Turn your face into sunlight
Come together let us both try
Like I offer my peace to the world
And when it's complete take the love from my palm
Cause it's the key for us to make love
Breath the air that's making you laugh
Shelter here and watch the sun rise
The longer it takes the more the meaning
The further away the far I believe in
And when we reach that place that we know so well
And it feels like we're gonna, gonna make it hapen
Only time will tell and the faces of the night
Cause it feels like we're gonna make it happen
Only time will tell and the forces of the night
Cause it feels like we're gonna make it happen
Make it happen
Me and you
The song “Offer My Peace” by Gary Barlow is a powerful and inspiring anthem that promotes love, unity, and positivity. The lyrics convey the message of offering peace to the world, starting by offering peace to love. The opening lines of the song suggest that when one feels that life has lost its meaning and love has lost its feeling, the solution is to turn towards the light and make an attempt to come together with others to offer peace to the world.
The chorus of the song is a repeating mantra that urges the listener to offer their peace to love and to the world. The use of repetition suggests that it is an essential message that needs to be heard and adopted by everyone. Barlow's lyrics also suggest that the key to making love is to take it from the palm once it's complete.
The second verse encourages the listener to take a deep breath and enjoy the moment. It's a moment where people can enjoy the laughter that fills the air around them. The use of sheltering and watching the sun rise also implies a sense of safety and warmth amongst the listeners. Barlow also suggests that as time passes and meaning gets more extended, the listener should still believe in the farther away far. Finally, Barlow believes that people will "make it happen" and he hopes that he and his listeners can make it happen together.
Line by Line Meaning
Offer my peace to this love
I want to contribute all of my inner peace to this relationship
Offer my peace to the world
I am willing to share my peace with everyone around me
When you feel life as no meaning
When you feel like you have lost the essence of life
And your love has lost its feeling
When the spark in your relationship fades away
Turn your face into sunlight
Look towards positivity and hope
Come together let us both try
Let's work together to fix our relationship
Like I offer my peace to the world
Just like I share my inner peace with the world
And when it's complete take the love from my palm
Once the relationship is back on track, take my love as a symbol of our renewed bond
Cause it's the key for us to make love
It is the foundation for us to rebuild our love
Breath the air that's making you laugh
Take in the positive and joyful moments in life
Shelter here and watch the sun rise
Let's take a moment to appreciate the beauty of nature and life
The longer it takes the more the meaning
The longer it takes to fix things, the more valuable it becomes
The further away the far I believe in
The further we drift apart, the less I believe in our relationship
And when we reach that place that we know so well
When we finally get back to the strong bond we once had
And it feels like we're gonna, gonna make it happen
When it seems like we're on the path to successfully rebuilding our relationship
Only time will tell and the faces of the night
Only time will reveal if we truly fixed things
Cause it feels like we're gonna make it happen
It feels like we're on the right track to success
Only time will tell and the forces of the night
Only time will uncover any potential obstacles we may face
Make it happen
Let's work together to successfully rebuild our love
Me and you
Together, we can overcome any challenges and rebuild our relationship
Contributed by Tyler K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
S. MacDonald
Really one of the best "Blue-eyed Soul" singers around. Natural feeling, Great range, Great timing. I wish he'd done more of it, truly under-rated. So much of this music was released overseas, can't figure out why. Cheers Mr. Barlow!
mag r
such a beautiful song
Nash M
So talented. Gary’s voice is beautiful.
Sarah Pearce
Absolutely bloody gorgeous.
Olga Olga
Your Peace is my Peace too now, Gary Barlow. And i like it. Thank you and Good luck !
Olga Olga
I love your Peace, Gary Barlow and i love you too.Good luck !
Olga Olga
I love this great Actor, because i am actor too...sometimes...maybe...Good luck to you to Gary Barlow andThank you very much too.
takethatsingapore
@ehbsjd: It's from Concert for Diana.
María Guerrero Fernández
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Olga Olga
Ok. Thank you very much.
Then may i introduce myself ? I am Olga and i am from Moscow.
Pleased to meet you.
All the best !