GREGOR McEWAN. A wake-up call for anyone who still refuses to take Germanbo… Read Full Bio ↴GREGOR McEWAN. A wake-up call for anyone who still refuses to take Germanborn, English-language artists seriously. Oh so simple, oh so moronic, oh so good. GREGOR McEWAN was born Hagen Siems in the idyllic Haltern am See. Maybe that's why he felt drawn to Berlin and Hamburg to write and record his debut album. "Houses And Homes" is far more than a collection of songs. GREGOR McEWAN has created an album that feels like a good story; the song sketches he carried around in his head for years are here finally transformed into the paintings they always promised to be. Recorded by respected musicians including Tess Wiley, Ruby Hartbrich, Markus Surmann, Cyprian Piskurek, Patrick Scheipers and Jonas Künne, the album was produced with Dinesh Ketelsen and showcases his knack for presenting artists and songs in the right light to make them shine. "Houses And Homes" sees GREGOR McEWAN singing and writing about the big-time topics: love, life, home. His music sounds and feels like an autumn bruised by wind, rain and melancholy. But look carefully, and you can always find warm rays of sunshine. In a way it's his sad songs that fill you with courage, and the bright ones that make your hair stand on end. Beneath the flowers in his songs, there are hidden cannons. A smile here and a teardrop there. The artist himself would probably prefer this press release to remain unread. Especially if that would mean you finishing your day with a good glass of wine, a good pair of headphones and this wonderful debut album. Because "Houses And Homes" is the right soundtrack for any - and every - day. (Stefanie H. Kayser)

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Torn
Gregor McEwan Lyrics

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I thought I saw a girl brought to life
She was warm, she came around like she was dignified
She showed me what it was to cry
Well you couldn′t be that girl I adored
You don't seem to know or seem to care what your heart is for
But I don′t know her anymore

There's nothing where she used to lie

Our conversation has run dry
That's what′s going on
Nothing′s right
I'm torn

I′m all out of faith and this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I′m wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late
And I′m already torn

And so I guess the fortune teller's right
I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
You crawled beneath my veins and now

I don't care, I have no luck
I don′t miss it all that much
There′s just so many things
That I can't touch
I′m torn

I'm all out of faith and this is how I feel
I′m cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You′re a little late
And I'm already torn
Torn

Ooh Ooh Ooh

There's nothing where she used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That′s what′s going on
Nothing's fine
I′m torn

I'm all out of faith and this is how I feel
I′m cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
I′m all out of faith and this is how I feel
I'm cold and I'm ashamed
Bound and broken on the floor
You′re a little late

And I′m already torn
Torn

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Gregor McEwan's "Torn" speak of heartbreak, disillusion, and a sense of loss. The singer talks about a girl he thought was brought to life, who warmed his heart and made him see emotions he had never experienced. However, this love affair was short-lived, and the girl he thought he knew so well suddenly becomes someone he doesn't recognize. Their conversations have run dry, and there's nothing where she used to lie, leaving the singer feeling all out of faith, cold, and shamed, lying naked on the floor. The singer has awakened to the realization that the perfect sky which used to bring him so much joy is now torn, and he must move on.

The singer talks about how the girl he thought he knew so well is now hiding behind a veil of pretense. The singer laments that he can't seem to touch so many things around him, including the girl he still seems to hold dear in his heart, even though it's cost him so much pain. The singer feels like he has been torn apart by the realization that the love he once thought would last forever was all an illusion that faded away, leaving him with nothing but a sense of disillusion.

Overall, the lyrics of "Torn" are a bleak portrayal of heartbreak and the feeling of emptiness that can accompany it. The lyrics show how love can be fleeting, how relationships can fall apart, and how people can change so dramatically within such a brief time.

Line by Line Meaning

I thought I saw a girl brought to life
I believed I witnessed a girl being newly born into existence.

She was warm, she came around like she was dignified
She exuded a sense of comfort and acted with a certain level of respect.

She showed me what it was to cry
She demonstrated for me the act of shedding tears.

Well you couldn′t be that girl I adored
However, it appears that you could not be the same girl that I previously cherished.

You don't seem to know or seem to care what your heart is for
From my perspective, it seems as though you do not understand the purpose or value of your own heart.

But I don′t know her anymore
Regardless, the girl that I thought I knew no longer seems familiar or recognizable to me.

There's nothing where she used to lie
There is now an absence in the place where she used to reside.

Our conversation has run dry
Our discussions and exchanges have come to a halt.

That's what′s going on
That is the current situation that we find ourselves in.

Nothing′s right
Everything seems to be going wrong.

I'm torn
I am emotionally fragmented and conflicted.

I′m all out of faith and this is how I feel
I no longer have any trust or confidence in anything, and this is the resulting sentiment.

I'm cold and I am shamed
I am now numb and filled with a sense of disgrace.

Lying naked on the floor
Physically I am prone on the ground without any cover or protection.

Illusion never changed
The hallucination or delusion I believed in was never transformed.

Into something real
It was never solidified into something tangible or genuine.

I′m wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
I am fully cognizant and witness that even something that was once perfect, such as the sky, can be damaged and in disarray.

You're a little late
You have arrived too tardily.

And I′m already torn
And I have already been broken apart.

And so I guess the fortune teller's right
I suppose the clairvoyant was accurate in their prediction.

I should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
I should have been able to perceive the reality of the situation, instead of being blinded by some divine or pure source.

You crawled beneath my veins and now
You infiltrated or made your way inside of the very core of my being, and now...

I don't care, I have no luck
I am apathetic and lack any sort of good fortune.

I don′t miss it all that much
I don't feel like I'm losing too much.

There′s just so many things
There are just far too many things...

That I can't touch
...that I am unable to have or obtain.

My inspiration has run dry
My creativity or motivation no longer exists.

Nothing's fine
Everything is far from okay.

Ooh Ooh Ooh

Bound and broken on the floor
Compromised and shattered, laying on the ground.

Torn
Broken into pieces.

Writer(s): Preven Anne, Cutler Scott Michael, Thornalley Philip Carden

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