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1) Ilya are a duo from Bristol, England. The band consists of Joanna Swan and Nick Pullin.
The band released their debut album They Died For Beauty in 2004, receiving a massive critical acclaim. It was followed by Somerset in 2006, after the departure from major company Virgin Records. The pair has been self-producing most of their music ever since then, in their home studio near Bristol.

Ilya have often been compared to Zero 7 and other post-2000 downtempo acts, whilst also being considered as continuing the trip-hop tradition, originated in Bristol in the 1990s.[citation needed] If their first album probably fitted better in the Zero 7-esque downtempo category, their second one was an attempt to a more organic and rowdier sound. A musical direction that was to be followed since then, each album being somewhat more radical and bare than the previous.

Ilya (a.k.a. San Ilya in the United States) is an English group who released a download-only album Comfort and Destiny in 1998 followed by several EPs and 2004's They Died for Beauty on Virgin Records and the again digital-only Somerset in 2006. They have since re-released Somerset in a self-published physical version, a new album, Hootchi Cootchi, under the name of Jo Swan and a collaboration with Belgian electronic artist Lunabee as Lunabee & Swan.

In 2009 the third Ilya album, Carving Heads On Cherry Stones.
In 2010, Ilya released the folky EP "All Around My Heart".
In January 2012, Ilya released the album Fathoms Deep
Their official Web site is http://www.ilyasounds.com.

2) ILYA, officially rendered in all caps, is an American band from San Diego, California consisting of Hank Morton and Matthew Baker on guitars and keyboards, vocals by Blanca Rojas, John Mattos on bass and drummer Geoff Hill. They have released such albums as Poise Is the Greater Architect and Leaving Sans-Souci.

3) Ilya is also a music engineer and producer responsible for the trance electronica album Dreaming Loud.

4) Ottoman composer and poet of Greek origin (Istanbul, 1718 ?-1799 ?).

*Iyla Blue (born May 6, 1993) is a young songstress from Los Angeles, CA, US, who composed her first EP, War + Raindrops, in early October 2018 and is pushing her way into the spotlight with an alternative look to typical R&B. She's been influenced musically by Patti LaBelle, Diana Ross and Adele.

Soon after starting her lone career, Iyla was already featured on Anise.K’s track, “Walking on Air,” with Snoop Dogg back in 2013, and came out with her solo project “Go There.” Though young, Iyla provides an alternative sound to R&B and soul music.

Pretty Baby
Ilya Lyrics

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Turn around
I'm still here
Press your face to mine

Pretty baby
Pretty baby
Pretty baby
Pretty baby

Each time that you are gone
I wonder why
Crying girls so white against the sky
What use is love
When loving starts to die
So am I

Pretty baby
Pretty baby
Pretty baby

I see you,
Evaporating too
No feeling I have known

Pretty baby
Pretty baby
Pretty baby
Pretty baby

Each time that you are gone,
I wonder why
Crying girls have nowhere left to fly
What use is love
When loving starts to die
So am I

Pretty baby
Pretty baby
Pretty baby

Each time that you are gone
I wonder why
Crying girls have nowhere left to fly
What use is love
When loving starts to die
So am I

Pretty baby
Pretty baby
Pretty baby

Turn around
I'm still here
I'm still here
Still here
Turn around
Turn around
I'm still here
Pretty baby
Pretty baby
I'm still here
Pretty baby

Pretty baby
Pretty baby

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ilya's song "Pretty Baby" express the feelings of uncertainty and loneliness that come with loving someone deeply. The song begins with the singer watching their loved one leave, wondering why they have to be apart. The repetition of "pretty baby" throughout the song emphasizes the singer's affection for their loved one, while the melancholic tone of the lyrics implies that their love may not be reciprocated.

As the song continues, the singer reflects on the transience of love and how it can quickly turn into heartbreak. They observe "crying girls so white against the sky" and wonder "what use is love when loving starts to die?" These lines suggest that the singer has experienced the pain of lost love before, and they fear that their current relationship may follow the same path.

The final lines of the song are ambiguous, leaving the listener unsure about whether the singer and their loved one will reconcile or remain apart. The repetition of "I'm still here" and "pretty baby" suggests that the singer's affection has not diminished, but they are resigned to the possibility that they may never be together again.

Line by Line Meaning

Turn around
I am still standing, waiting for you to notice.

I'm still here
I haven't given up on us, even when you're gone.

Press your face to mine
Come closer to me, let's forget everything else.

Pretty baby
My term of endearment for you, because I only see beauty in you.

Each time that you are gone
When you leave, you take a piece of me with you.

I wonder why
I question why you have to leave and the reason behind it.

Crying girls so white against the sky
The world seems empty and hopeless without you.

What use is love
What good is my love if it cannot keep you by my side.

When loving starts to die
When our love starts to wither, so do we.

So am I
I cannot help but suffer and feel the pain of losing you.

I see you, evaporating too
Even you are slowly fading away from me.

No feeling I have known
The pain of losing you is indescribable.

Crying girls have nowhere left to fly
Without you, I feel trapped with no escape or hope for happiness.

Turn around
I am still holding on, waiting for you to come back to me.

Still here
My love for you is unwavering, even if you're not here.

Writer(s): Joanna Mary Swan, Nicholas Anthony Pullin, Daniel Jonathan Brown Copyright: Chrysalis Music Ltd.

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