M People were a British house music act from Manchester which formed in 199… Read Full Bio ↴M People were a British house music act from Manchester which formed in 1990. They consisted of Mike Pickering, Heather Small and Paul Heard and Shovell. Pickering was a member of Factory Records dance act Quando Quango, but became more noted as one of the original DJs at The Hacienda. Heard was a member of Acid Jazz band Ace of Clubs. Heather Small was in the British Soul band Hot House who had released a number of critically acclaimed records without scoring any major success.

In 1994 and 1995 they won the Brit Award for Best British Dance Act. In 1994, they won the Mercury Music Prize for the album Elegant Slumming. The victory sparked controversy as they beat Britpop band Blur, who were deemed by critics to be more 'worthy' than a mere dance band. With ten Top Ten UK singles, the band was one of the most consistent hit-makers of the 90s, and the album Bizarre Fruit stayed in the UK charts for two years.

In the United States, their biggest success was on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where they achieved five Top 5 singles, four of which hit number one.

With the closure by BMG of the deConstruction dance record label in the late 1990s, M People gained their own record label called M People Records to release their 1997 album Fresco.

After the release of The Best of M People in 1998, the band took a long break. Heather Small recorded a solo album and it seemed that the band had split, although a repackaged greatest hits album was released in 2005 and the band also embarked on a short tour of the UK. Small continued to pursue a solo career, as her song Proud was the soundtrack to the successful London 2012 Olympic Bid.

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Tumbling Down
M People Lyrics

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I wake up in the morning, I think I want to drink
A cup filled with water from the kitchen sink.
Well the dog that we both love and raised from a pup
And I tried to hide the pain, oh lord,
Every time I pick him up.

[Chorus]
And all because I need you more

My whole world is falling down.

The tears in my eyes burn, we built this world within.
Turned my back on you when you had so much love to give.
Oh, this home is just a house, oh, a place to lay my head.
Oh, the roof must have a leak, oh lord,
Cause it's raining in my bed.

[Chorus]

Oh yeah, falling all around.

I never knew that you would leave me
Even though you've been mistreated.
Oh, won't you know your love is needed now.
My whole world is falling down.

Since the day you've gone, I can't get no sleep.
Even a part-time job, my love, is mighty hard to keep.
Well, I miss the evening meal that you used to cook
And all my clothes are hanging off.
You should see the way I look.

[Chorus]

Oh is falling all around.
Said is falling all around, yeah.

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of M People's song Tumbling Down describe a specific moment in time, perhaps indicative of the singer's increasing feelings of despair and loneliness. Waking up in the morning, the singer feels the urge to drink, even if it's just a cup of water from the kitchen sink. The significance of this action cannot be inferred from the lyrics. However, it may speak of a need for comfort or solace. It may be a kind of coping mechanism the singer has developed to get through the day. The second half of the verse takes on a more emotionally charged tone as the singer remembers the dog they both loved and raised, who is now gone. Picking up the dog was once an everyday occurrence, but now, it causes pain as it serves as a painful reminder of what was lost.

The chorus of the song, "And all because I need you more, my whole world is falling down," serves as the heart of the song. The singer's world is falling apart because they need someone who is no longer there. These lines are repeated, emphasizing the point that the singer's world is incomplete without their loved one. The following verse continues the theme of loss, with the singer describing the tears and the pain that come with memories of the past. Here, the singer realizes what they gave up when they turned their back on their loved one. The home they once knew, which was once filled with love, is now just a place to lay their head. The lyrics create a vivid image of a once-loved home that has now become a place of despair, symbolized by the roofing leaking and raining in the singer's bed.

Line by Line Meaning

I wake up in the morning, I think I want to drink
Starting my day with a heavy heart, I feel like drowning my sorrows in a drink of water from the kitchen sink.

Well the dog that we both love and raised from a pup
The dog we both cherished and nurtured since we got it as a little one, struggles with pain every time I lift it up and I can't help but hide my own agony.

And all because I need you more My whole world is falling down.
Being unable to survive without your love, my world crumbles down and I am unable to bear it any longer.

The tears in my eyes burn, we built this world within.
Overwhelmed by emotions, my heart aches to see how we built our world of happiness and love in the past, only to be shattered in the present.

Turned my back on you when you had so much love to give.
Regretful of my mistake, I failed to realize the love that you had to offer and pushed you away inadvertently.

Oh, this home is just a house, oh, a place to lay my head.
This home where we once shared our lives, now feels like an empty structure where I just lay my head to rest.

Oh, the roof must have a leak, oh lord, Cause it's raining in my bed.
Feeling helpless and vulnerable, I suspect there's a leak in the roof as the rain trickles into my bed.

I never knew that you would leave me Even though you've been mistreated.
I never believed that you could walk out on me, despite me mistreating you in the past.

Oh, won't you know your love is needed now. My whole world is falling down.
Desperate for your love and attention, I implore you to understand how much it is needed as my world falls apart.

Since the day you've gone, I can't get no sleep.
Ever since you left me, I struggle to get any restful sleep or peace of mind.

Even a part-time job, my love, is mighty hard to keep.
As I try to pick up the pieces of my life, even holding on to a part-time job seems like an arduous task.

Well, I miss the evening meal that you used to cook And all my clothes are hanging off.
I reminisce about the evenings when you cooked for us and how my life is such a mess that even my clothes are hanging off me.

Said is falling all around, yeah.
As my world collapses and my heart breaks, everything around me seems to be falling apart.

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MICHALE PICKERING, BETTYE JEAN BARNES CRUTCHER, BOOKER T. JR. JONES, PAUL HEARD

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