Most recently, Wesley has performed as sideman, guitarist/vocalist for critically acclaimed Atlantic/Roadrunner Records U.K.-based recording act Porcupine Tree, during the In Absentia, Deadwing, Fear of a Blank Planet, and The Incident world tours. Wesley's versatility shows from his diverse touring background. In recent years he has performed lead guitars and background vocals for White Lion front man Mike Tramp, subbed on lead guitar and bass for Gainsville's Sister Hazel, and as lead guitarist for Scottish neo-prog band Fish on many lengthy European, American and South American Tours and on several U.S. and European Solo dates.
In 2005, Wesley produced and recorded his fifth studio release, Shiver, co-produced by Mark Prator, and mixed by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree.
He has an official fan website at http://www.john-wesley.com where fans can read lyrics, view photos and preview album clips.
On the 24th August 2007, John Wesley announced that he was making the majority of his solo material available for free download on his website http://www.john-wesley.com, in what he called his "Share the Wes" policy. He will still be offering certain CDs and new releases for purchase at gigs and online.
2. John Wesley was an American soul singer of the 1960s, who released most of his music on the Melic record label. Most of his recordings were credited to John Wesley & The Four Tees, except for a 1966 single called 'Love Is Such a Funny Thing', which was recorded with The Four Tees but credited to Wesley alone.
Please Come Back
John Wesley Lyrics
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Beams split into multitudes
Of angels, rainbows, or any dreams I make them be
Got pictures of you and me
Got a letter of apology
Return address as far away as you can be
The parts of you I adore
I promise I will ignore
How mean you could sometimes be, if you'd just
Please come back to me
Please come back to me
Please come back...
Healthy, relationship,
words that never seem to fit
need and greed
have become more apropos
I'm convinced there's nothing more
Than the struggle that's in store
For any soul brave enough to claim love
Well I claim you, if you'd just...
Please come back to me
Please come back to me
Please come back...
feel the heat, you know I...
feel the cuts, you know I'd...
be a star that could lighten up your sky
you know I'd...
give you love, you know I'd
fill your heart, you know I'd
be a star that could sparkle in your sky
if you'd just...
Please come back to me
Please come back to me
Please come back...
The song "Please Come Back" by John Wesley tells the story of an individual who is longing for their past lover to return. The song begins with the description of the room the person is in, and how they can create different things in their mind using light beams. They also have pictures of the two of them together, but unfortunately, the letter of apology they received from their ex had a return address from a faraway place, symbolically signifying the distance between them.
The person's mind keeps obsessing over the parts of their ex-lover that they adore, even though they could be mean sometimes. They beg for their ex-lover to come back to them, repeating the lines "Please come back to me."
The second verse addresses the struggles they faced in past relationships, and how the words "healthy relationship" never seem to fit, while words like "need" and "greed" feel more appropriate. The person believes that claiming love is a brave act, and they want their ex-lover to know that they claim them. In the final lines, they try to persuade their lover to come back, promising to make them feel loved and shining like a star that could sparkle in their sky.
Overall, "Please Come Back" portrays the desperation of someone who has lost their lover and cannot help obsessing over them. It reflects the struggle of moving on from past relationships and highlights the bravery it takes to claim love and ask for someone to come back.
Line by Line Meaning
Light filters into the room
The room gets illuminated with rays of light
Beams split into multitudes
The beams divide into several parts
Of angels, rainbows, or any dreams I make them be
The light makes me imagine angels, rainbows, or whatever I want
Got pictures of you and me
I possess photographs of us together
Got a letter of apology
I received a letter seeking forgiveness
Return address as far away as you can be
The address mentioned as sender is from a very distant place
My head keeps searching for
I keep thinking and looking for
The parts of you I adore
The qualities I love most about you
I promise I will ignore
I vow to overlook
How mean you could sometimes be, if you'd just
Your unkind behavior at times, but only if
Please come back to me
I implore you to return to me
Healthy relationship,
Trustworthy and favorable association
words that never seem to fit
but awkwardly appropriate words
need and greed
The necessity and wanting more
have become more apropos
Seem more fitting now
I'm convinced there's nothing more
I'm confident that nothing else is more vital
Than the struggle that's in store
Than the challenge that awaits
For any soul brave enough to claim love
For any courageous person to find love
Well I claim you, if you'd just...
I want to claim you, but only if...
Please come back to me
I implore you to return to me
Please come back to me
I implore you to return to me
Please come back...
I implore you to come back
feel the heat, you know I...
Experience the warmth, you know I...
feel the cuts, you know I'd...
Experience the pain, you know I would...
be a star that could lighten up your sky
Be a shining star that brightens your day
you know I'd...
You are aware that I would
give you love, you know I'd
Love you unconditionally, you know I would
fill your heart, you know I'd
Make you feel loved, you know I would
be a star that could sparkle in your sky
Be a radiant star illuminating your world
if you'd just...
Only if you would...
Please come back to me
I implore you to return to me
Please come back to me
I implore you to return to me
Please come back...
I implore you to come back
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Dennis Chevarría Mendoza
Que hermosa canción, Maestro Wesley.