Career
Hansard quit school at age 13 to begin busking on local Dublin streets. He formed his own band The Frames in 1990, and the group have been gigging regularly in Ireland since. Hansard came to international attention as guitar player Outspan Foster in the 1991 Alan Parker film The Commitments. He has often stated that he regretted taking the role because he felt it distracted him from his music career. In 2003, he presented the television programme Other Voices: Songs from a Room, which showcased Irish music talent on RTÉ.
On 22 April 2006, he released his first album without The Frames, The Swell Season, on Overcoat Recordings in collaboration with Czech singer and multi-instrumentalist Markéta Irglová, Marja Tuhkanen from Finland on violin and viola, and Bertrand Galen from France on cello. Hansard also spent part of 2006 in front of the cameras for the music-infused Irish film Once, in which Hansard plays a Dublin busker, and Irglová an immigrant street vendor. The film had its United States premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007 and received the Festival's World Cinema Audience Award. During the promotional tour, he and Irglová began dating. Said Hansard about his relationship with Irglova: "I had been falling in love with her for a long time, but I kept telling myself she's just a kid".
Hansard had recorded a version of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" for the film I'm Not There in 2007. In 2009, Hansard said that he and Irglova were no longer romantically linked, and that they are now "good friends".
Aside from his projects with The Frames and Irglová, Hansard also took part as a member of the band on the 2006 Oxfam charity album, The Cake Sale. Hansard has recorded several cover songs, both alone and with band member Colm Mac Con Iomaire, for the Today FM discs Even Better than the Real Thing. Songs that he has recorded include Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1 and Britney Spears' "Everytime" on Vol. 2.
He voiced a role on an episode ("In the Name of the Grandfather") on The Simpsons as an Irish busker. A new album of original songs recorded as The Swell Season with Markéta Irglová and entitled Strict Joy was released on 27 October 2009 on the ANTI- record label.
In the summer of 2011, he joined Eddie Vedder on his American solo tour in support of Vedder's solo album, Ukulele Songs. He played a solo concert at the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Guitar Heroes exhibit in New York City in May 2011. and on Cape Cod at the Cape Cinema on 17 June.
In September 2011, he played at Pearl Jam's 20th Anniversary Festival PJ20 at the Alpine Valley Theatre outside of East Troy, Wisconsin. Hansard plays several guitars, including a very recognisable battered Takamine NP15 acoustic guitar (even sporting a large hole), which he calls "The Horse".
In a November 2011 interview in The Huffington Post with Irglova, it was revealed that Hansard was preparing a solo album and that there was a very possible third release from The Swell Season. This solo album was later revealed to be titled Rhythm and Repose.
American Songwriter included Hansard's "Love Don't Leave Me Waiting" on its The Muse July Sampler. Another song of his featured in a film soundtrack is This Gift, which appears in The Odd Life of Timothy Green.
Hansard sang the song "Take the Heartland" on the soundtrack for the 2012 film The Hunger Games. Another song he wrote, "Come Away to the Water", is featured on the soundtrack, but is covered by Maroon 5 and Rozzi Crane. Hansard can be found singing "Come Away to the Water" on the deluxe edition of his first solo album Rhythm and Repose. He guest-starred in an episode of the TV series, Parenthood, playing himself. In the episode, "Trouble in Candyland", he performed "High Hope", a single from his solo debut album Rhythm and Repose. In 2015, Hansard and Lisa Hannigan recorded a song, "On Love", for the soundtrack for the 2014 film Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet. Hansard sang Coyote at the Joni Mitchell 75th birthday concert Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration in Los Angeles in December 2018.
Influences
Hansard has remarked about his musical influences: "In my house, when I was a kid, there was the holy trinity, which was Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, and Bob Dylan with Bob sitting centre." Hansard and The Frames toured as the support act for Bob Dylan in Australia and New Zealand in August 2007 and Hansard often performs Van Morrison's songs in concert. Two such songs include "Into the Mystic", and "And the Healing Has Begun" which were included on the collector's edition of the soundtrack for the film Once.
Hansard is a devotee of Krishna and performed for the 80th birthday of Swami Prabhupada in London, staying at a manor donated to the Hare Krishna movement by The Beatles' George Harrison, who was a Hare Krishna devotee. In July 2013, he sang with Bruce Springsteen at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland. In July 2015, he performed "Raglan Road" with Ed Sheeran in Croke Park, Dublin.
Other
In 2008, Hansard took a four-week filmmaking workshop at the New York Film Academy.
In 2016, Hansard was a prominent member of the Home Sweet Home Group, a coalition of activists and homeless. The group broke into Apollo House in Dublin and illegally occupied it. They eventually had to vacate the premises due to trespassing.
You Will Become
Glen Hansard Lyrics
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This chapter will be long under grass
And we'll talk about everything till it's easier
Your beauty is nothing compared to what
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
And we talked about talk of a gold ring
And you brought me one step closer to the heart of things
And we talked about everything till we laughed about it
Your honesty is nothing compared to what
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
In time, become
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
In time, become.
The lyrics of Glen Hansard's song You Will Become talk about the passage of time and how things change, but also the idea that some things remain constant. The first verse refers to how time heals, and how things that weigh heavily on us now will eventually fade into the past. The line "Your beauty is nothing compared to what you will become" speaks to the idea that a person will continue to grow and develop in ways that go beyond their physical appearance. The repetition of the phrase "you will become" emphasizes the idea that change is inevitable and that we should look forward to what the future holds.
The second verse refers to a conversation about a gold ring, which seems to represent commitment and the importance of meaningful connections with others. The lines "And you brought me one step closer to the heart of things" suggest that this conversation was significant and helped to bring the two people involved closer together. The phrase "Your honesty is nothing compared to what you will become" further emphasizes the idea that a person's character and growth are more important than anything else.
Overall, the song is a reflection on the passage of time and the importance of growth and development. It encourages the listener to embrace change and look forward to the future with optimism.
Line by Line Meaning
In time, this won't even matter
Eventually, the current situation won't be important anymore.
This chapter will be long under grass
This phase of our lives will be distant memory.
And we'll talk about everything till it's easier
We'll discuss everything until it becomes less difficult to accept.
Your beauty is nothing compared to what you will become
Your true form, who you will become, will be more beautiful than you are now.
You will become, you will become, you will become, in time, become
Repeating that change will happen and you will be transformed.
And we talked about talk of a gold ring
We spoke about the notion of marriage.
And you brought me one step closer to the heart of things
Your words brought me closer to understanding the true essence of things.
And we talked about everything till we laughed about it
We discussed everything so much that we were able to find humor in it.
Your honesty is nothing compared to what you will become
Your forthcoming nature will pale in comparison to who you will eventually become.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GLEN HANSARD, GLEN JAMES HANSARD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@loganpendel1
In time, this won't even matter
This chapter will be long under grass
And we'll talk about everything till it's easier
Your beauty is nothing compared to what
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
In time, become.
And we talked about talk of a gold ring
And you brought me one step closer to the heart of things
And we talked about everything till we laughed about it
Your honesty is nothing compared to what
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
In time, become
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
In time, become.
@thesun04
I hear this song everyday at work, and it puts me in a good mood!!! Amazing!
@indiragoutam7401
His voice brings me to tears !
@jessicafederman6406
perfeita essa música ❤❤😍
@loganpendel1
In time, this won't even matter
This chapter will be long under grass
And we'll talk about everything till it's easier
Your beauty is nothing compared to what
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
In time, become.
And we talked about talk of a gold ring
And you brought me one step closer to the heart of things
And we talked about everything till we laughed about it
Your honesty is nothing compared to what
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
In time, become
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
You will become,
In time, become.
@katoru78
directly bought CD after listen to this song...unbelieveable how much i love it
@rockstarparking10
Simply perfect!
@carolinemcnicholas1662
Absolutely beautiful song Glen X
@Tanjasuende
Thank you for your heart in your Music, Glen.
@frejah00
The best song! Love it <3 So beautiful sad..
@313w47st
Oh man, this is so fine and mesmerizing.