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.
Walk
Gary Barlow Lyrics
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To share my life,
I thought that you would be the one,
To stand here by my side,
I thought that you would be the lover,
I've always dreamed of,
I thought that you would be the one,
To face and fight any storm,
What a fool I've been,
Nothing's quite the way it seems,
All I've lost is all I had,
All I had I never found,
So walk right out of my life,
Enjoy your independence and freedom,
How can you still be proud,
When you've broken you vow?
Just turn away don't look back,
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
I know I'll survive,
After you have walked out of my life,
Out of my life,
I can't believe behind your smile,
That there lived a lie,
I can't believe inside your heart,
Our love had already died,
I can't believe that I've been chasing something,
I'll never see,
I can't believe I've been the reason,
For your choice to be free,
How I've lost my way,
Over night feelings change,
And after all this time you tell me,
You never felt the same way,
So walk right out of my life,
Enjoy your independence and freedom,
How can you still be proud,
When you've broken your vow?
Just turn away don't look back,
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
I know I'll survive,
After you have walked out of my life,
And out of my arms each night,
There's no meaning now to all,
That I feel, inside,
Don't tell me your love is true,
Now my broken heart won't let me
Believe in you no,
So walk right out of my life,
Enjoy your independence and freedom,
How can you still be proud,
When you've broken your vow?
Just turn away don't look back,
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
I know I'll survive,
After you have walked of my life,
Baby, how can you still be proud,
When you've broken your vow?
Just turn away don't look back,
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
I know I'll survive,
After you have walked out of my life,
Walked out of my life,
Baby, whooo
Walking out of my life,
Walking out walking out of my life,
Walked out of my life,
Walking out of my life,
Just walk out of my life
In the song "Walk," Gary Barlow sings about the pain of a breakup and feeling deceived by the person he trusted enough to let into his life. He believed that this person would be the one to share his life, the one to stand by his side, and the lover he had always dreamed of. Unfortunately, things didn't play out as he hoped, and he was left feeling like a fool. He can't believe that behind the person's smile was a lie, and their love had already died. He realizes that he has been chasing something he will never see and that he has been the reason for their choice to be free.
In the chorus, he asks the person to walk right out of his life, to enjoy their independence and freedom. He questions how they can still be proud when they broke their vow. He tells them to turn away and not look back. The love they promised taught him a lesson, but he knows he will survive after they have walked out of his life.
Barlow's lyrics in this song bring out a sense of vulnerability as he shares the pain he feels. He refers to himself as a fool, and through his words, it's evident that he fell hard and deep in love. His willingness to share this experience with his audience allows listeners to connect with him on a more personal level. It's also relatable as almost everyone has had their heart broken at some point in life.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought that you would be the one,
I believed that you would be my partner in life and love.
To share my life,
To be by my side through thick and thin.
To stand here by my side,
To give me strength and support when I need it most.
I thought that you would be the lover,
The one who would fulfill my dreams of passion and intimacy.
I've always dreamed of,
Everything I had ever wanted and hoped for in a lover.
I thought that you would be the one,
My partner who would face any challenge with me.
To face and fight any storm,
No matter how difficult life became, we would face it together.
What a fool I've been,
I was foolish to believe that you were the one.
Nothing's quite the way it seems,
Things aren't always what they appear to be.
All I've lost is all I had,
Everything I had hoped for and wanted in a partner is gone.
All I had I never found,
I never truly had what I thought I did, and now it's gone.
So walk right out of my life,
Leave me and go live your life without me.
Enjoy your independence and freedom,
Be happy on your own.
How can you still be proud,
How can you feel proud of yourself after what you've done?
When you've broken you vow?
When you've broken the promise you made to me?
Just turn away don't look back,
Leave and never come back.
The love you promised taught me a lesson,
The love you promised me has taught me something important.
I know I'll survive,
I know I can make it through this.
After you have walked out of my life,
Once you've left and I'm on my own.
I can't believe behind your smile,
I never realized that behind your smile was a lie.
That there lived a lie,
That our love was built on a lie.
I can't believe inside your heart,
I never knew that in your heart, our love had already died.
Our love had already died,
Our love was already over, even though I didn't know it.
I can't believe that I've been chasing something,
I can't believe that I've been pursuing something that was never really there.
I'll never see,
I'll never have what I wanted from you.
I can't believe I've been the reason,
I realize now that I was the one holding onto a lost cause.
For your choice to be free,
You broke your vow and pursued freedom instead of our relationship.
How I've lost my way,
I feel lost and directionless in the aftermath of our breakup.
Over night feelings change,
Suddenly and unexpectedly, my feelings for you and our relationship have changed.
And after all this time you tell me,
Even after we've been together for so long, you finally admit to me that...
You never felt the same way,
You never truly loved me the way I loved you.
And out of my arms each night,
Without you in my life, I feel empty and alone.
There's no meaning now to all,
My life feels meaningless without you in it.
That I feel, inside,
The emptiness and pain I feel inside now that you're gone.
Don't tell me your love is true,
I can't believe you ever truly loved me.
Now my broken heart won't let me,
The pain and hurt you've caused me has made me unable to...
Believe in you no,
Trust you and believe in your promises.
Baby, how can you still be proud,
How can you be proud of what you did to me?
Just walk out of my life,
Leave and never come back.
Walking out of my life,
Leaving me behind.
Walking out walking out of my life,
Slowly and deliberately walking out of my life.
Walked out of my life,
You left my life forever.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GARY BARLOW
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