Blunt was educated at Elstree School, Woolhampton, then Harrow School (where he received his nickname 'Blunty'), and finally the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Before the release of his album, Blunt was a commissioned officer in the British Army, rose to the rank of Captain and served as a NATO peacekeeper in Kosovo. He was also on duty for the funeral of the Queen Mother on 9th April, 2002.
He is currently signed to Linda Perry's American label Custard, and became the first British artist to top the American singles chart in nearly a decade when his first single from Back to Bedlam, "You're Beautiful", reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2006. The last British artist to do so had been Elton John in 1997 with the song Candle in the Wind.
His second album, All The Lost Souls, was released on 17th September 2007.
His third album, Some Kind of Trouble, was released on 8th November 2010.
Year active 2004- present
Best Laid Plans
James Blunt Lyrics
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You won't let me shine the light
I would wash away your troubles
But it seems
The more that I hold on
The more that you let go
And I know, you better let somebody love you
Tell me why all the best laid plans
Fall apart in your hands
And my good intentions never end,
The way I meant
If we don't talk about the future
Then should I just, follow you into the dark
Yeah, and does your silence keep you cool
While the cracks form on my heart
Tell me why all the best laid plans
Fall apart in your hands
And my good intentions never end,
The way I meant
It seems to me some fine friends have watched you turn your back
It seems you only want the things that you can't have.
Tell me why all the best laid plans
Fall apart in your hands
And my good intentions never end,
The way I meant
Tell me why all the best laid plans
Fall apart in your hands
And my good intentions never end,
The way I meant
In James Blunt's song Best Laid Plans, the lyrics discuss a relationship that is falling apart due to one person's fear of commitment and intimacy. The first verse depicts one person's attempt to help the other out of their troubles, but their efforts seem to push the other away even more. The chorus asks why all the plans made with good intentions fall apart and never end up as intended. The second verse suggests that the lack of communication about the future is causing a rift between the two and that one person's silence is causing the other pain.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't like it in the shadows
You're uncomfortable with being in the background
You won't let me shine the light
You won't allow me to help bring you into the foreground
I would wash away your troubles
I want to help relieve any burdens you carry
But it seems
However,
The more that I hold on
The more I try to help and support you
The more that you let go
The more you distance yourself
And I know, you better let somebody love you
I understand that you need to open up and allow someone to care for you
Or find yourself, on your own
Otherwise, you'll be alone
Tell me why all the best laid plans
Why do all the well thought out ideas and intentions
Fall apart in your hands
Fail when you try to carry them out
And my good intentions never end,
And my efforts to help are never successful
The way I meant
As I had intended them to be
If we don't talk about the future
If we don't discuss what lies ahead
Then should I just, follow you into the dark
Should I just blindly follow you into uncertainty
Yeah, and does your silence keep you cool
Are you calm and collected because you're avoiding talking about things
While the cracks form on my heart
While my emotions suffer
It seems to me some fine friends have watched you turn your back
It appears that some good friends have witnessed you rejecting help
It seems you only want the things that you can't have.
It seems as though you desire things that are out of your reach
Tell me why all the best laid plans
Why is it that all of the well thought out plans
Fall apart in your hands
Fail when it comes to execution
And my good intentions never end,
And my efforts to help are never fruitful
The way I meant
As I had intended them to be
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JAMES BLOUNT, WAYNE HECTOR, STEPHEN ROBSON, STEVE ROBSON
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