Kirsty Hawkshaw is a female Dance/Electronica/House artist and songwriter w… Read Full Bio ↴Kirsty Hawkshaw is a female Dance/Electronica/House artist and songwriter who is known for her signature angelic vocals.

Hawkshaw was born in London, England in 1969 and is the daughter of British Disco producer Alan Hawkshaw (of Love De-Luxe with Hawkshaw's Discophonia fame; they had a #1 disco hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1979 with "Here Comes That Sound Again". He later went on to compose the famous theme music for the British television game show Countdown). It was through her father and her love for dance music that would inspire Kirsty to pursue a career in music.

At a rave event in 1991 she was noticed by producers Ian Munro, Kevin Dobbs and Nigel Walton, who at the time were known as A.S.K. It was through this meeting that they would form a Dance act called Opus III. Their first single, "It's A Fine Day" from their debut album Mind Fruit was an international smash and hit #1 on Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1992. They also had another US #1 hit on the Dance chart in 1994 with "When You Made The Mountain" from their second and last album Guru Mother.

After the group broke up in 1994, Hawkshaw pursued a solo career and since then has been in demand by other acts in the Dance, House, Eurodance, Trance, and Electronica community, ranging from DJ Tiesto to Delerium.

Kirsty recorded an ambient, ethereal album, Enlightenment, which was never released.

On October 10, 2005 she released Meta-Message, a collection of older and newer songs after a growing interest in her out-of print O.U.T..

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One Moment
Kirsty Hawkshaw Lyrics

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Your vowels
And you consonants
Self opinions
Spin round my head
Like the rings around Saturn
When I'm asleep in bed
I remember one time
30 seconds before you closed your eyes

You said it
I believed it
Sent diamonds up my spine
A kiss from the divine
One moment one sweet moment
A kiss from the divine
I don't care much
For the contents
In your right pocket
Sends me off into orbit
But I can't control the stars
Or the space between each side
So I'll hold on
To that feeling
From the divine
One moment one sweet moment
A kiss from the divine
Don't try and speak of it
I won't believe it

Don't be so full of it
I don't receive it

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Kirsty Hawkshaw's song "One Moment" describe the effect that the subject's words and opinions have on the singer. They compare the way the subject's voice and opinions spin round their head to the rings around Saturn. The subject's words have a powerful effect on the singer, making them feel as though they have received a kiss from the divine. This is exemplified by the lines "You said it, I believed it, sent diamonds up my spine, a kiss from the divine."

The singer is also aware that they cannot control the subject's opinions or the distance between them, but they choose to hold onto the feeling of that one moment where they felt a connection with them. The singer acknowledges that they don't care much for the contents in the subject's right pocket, but they still feel an intense attraction to them that sends them off into orbit. The use of the phrase "one sweet moment" emphasizes how much the singer cherishes the brief connection that they had with the subject.

Overall, the lyrics in "One Moment" explore the intense effect that someone's words and presence can have on another person, and how a single moment of connection can be enough to sustain someone through difficult times.

Line by Line Meaning

Your vowels
The way you speak and express yourself

And your consonants
The specific sounds you make when speaking

Self opinions
Your personal beliefs and viewpoints

Spin round my head
Are constantly on my mind

Like the rings around Saturn
Repeating over and over, like the rings around the planet

When I'm asleep in bed
Even when I'm not consciously thinking about them

I remember one time
I recall a specific moment

30 seconds before you closed your eyes
Right before you fell asleep

You said it
You spoke to me

I believed it
I trusted and took to heart what you said

Sent diamonds up my spine
Made me feel an intense rush or excitement