Pallot was born in London, but spent most of her childhood on the island of Jersey. Her mother is from India, whilst her father is native born from Jersey. Early in life, she spent some time living in India, but spent most of her early school years in Jersey. From there she won a scholarship to Wellington College, a famous military public school in England. Her time at this school provides much of the personal inspiration behind her single Everybody’s Gone to War as several of her school friends were directly involved in the Iraq war.
Nerina Pallot is classically trained in singing and piano, and then engaged in a peripatetic career around the fringes of the music industry. Outside these various industry-related jobs, Nerina Pallot was an active part-time musician with an ambition to follow a career in performing and song writing. At some point her career took her to her favourite job of this time, as PA to the music industry executive Andrew King; a key figure in the management of Pink Floyd from its earliest days. Still following her ambition to pursue a musical career, Pallot signed to Polydor in her mid-20s, despite misgivings from Andrew King. This signing resulted in the release of an album containing self-penned songs; the ironically titled Dear Frustrated Superstar (2001). However, singles released from this album failed to make a sales mark as did the album. Following this, Nerina Pallot was dropped by Polydor among some bitter recriminations which are documented on her web site. This experience was later to lead to the writing of Mr. King, a touching, and very probably unique tribute to a senior music industry executive.
Following this episode, Nerina Pallot returned to University to study English with a partially formed plan to become an English teacher. However, during her studies she rekindled a love of lyrical English and started to write again. The song Idaho came from this period, using the state as a metaphor for the place where she wanted to actively steer her life, rather than just letting it drift. Idaho, Mr. King, and Everybody’s Gone to War became three of the tracks that made up her second album Fires. This was, in part, financed by money from her publishers, Chrysalis, who had remained faithful, and partly through re-mortgaging her home. As important was the extensive good-will and contacts that she could call upon within the industry in both London and Los Angeles. The eventual album was released under her own label Idaho which, despite rave reviews, failed to make significant sales headway. This, and subsequent activities, lead to an early termination of her degree course, but she has expressed a desire to complete it.
Nerina Pallot persisted by extensively touring the country, and sometimes Europe, supporting acts such as Missy Higgins, Sheryl Crow, James Blunt, Suzanne Vega, Joseph Arthur, and Ray LaMontagne. This, and a very active and acerbic presence on MySpace resulted in a considerable word-of-mouth following. Typical of many of her contemporary artists in the Internet world, she is strongly supported by a group of dedicated fans, connected via so-called social networking sites. Nerina Pallot also benefits from support within influential parts of the media including the BBC.
Eventually this activity and support resulted in Nerina Pallot being signed to the Warner label 14th Floor who specialise in promoting acts with a partially established following. Fires received a slight makeover, and was re-released under the 14th Floor label. Everybody’s Gone to War was released as a single with a video filmed in a Los Angeles supermarket in the style of a Hollywood war film, save being staged as a “food-fight”. A second single, a remixed Sophia, was released in early October 2006. Learning to Breathe is to be released in early 2007 as the third single under the 14th Floor label.
During the summer of 2006 Nerina appeared at many music festivals, promotional and charity events. For the autumn months she is touring intensively in the UK and Europe as a headline act.
During her early 2007 tour of the UK and Ireland, Nerina Pallot reprised several songs from her Dear Frustrated Superstar period, possibly marking a coming to terms with a dark period in her career.
In 2007 Nerina Pallot was nominated for a Brit Award in the Best British Female category won by Amy Winehouse. Such was the unexpected nature of this nomination to her, that she had already set the date, St. Valentine’s day 2007 for her marriage to the music video producer Andrew Chatterley, both briefly leaving the reception in London for the award show.
Nerina Pallot released her third studio album "The Graduate" in 2009, on her own label. Nerina worked with many writers for the album but when it came down to the final tracklist only Pallot written material has made the cut. She wrote in her blog that she had approximately 60 viable songs. The album title refers to Pallot's 2009 graduation from university with a first-class honours English Literature degree.
Nerina Pallot and her husband Andy Chatterly wrote the title track and third single, "Better Than Today" from Kylie Minogue's 2010 studio album, "Aphrodite". Pallot signed with Geffon Records and released "Year Of The Wolf" in 2011. The album's title comes from her son, Wolfie, with whom she was pregnant during the recording of the album. Lead single "Put Your Hands Up" was originally written for Kylie Minogue.
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Nerina Pallot Lyrics
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And ambitions are low
And the resentment rides high
But emotions won't grow
And we're changing our ways,
Taking different roads
Then love, love will tear us apart again
You turned away on your side?
Is my timing that flawed,
Our respect run so dry?
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept through our the years
And love, love will tear us apart again
Do you cry out in your sleep
All my failings expose?
I've got a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Is it something so good
Just can't function no more?
Yeah is it something so good
Just can't function no more
When love, love will tear us apart again
The lyrics of Nerina Pallot's cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" delve deep into the conflicts of a relationship struggling to stay afloat. The first verse talks about the monotony of daily life, the lack of motivation to chase dreams, the brewing resentment, and the feeling of emotional stagnancy. Both partners are evolving, but they are moving in different directions, and their changing ways are leading them down separate roads. The chorus states that despite their attempts to change and make things work, love will still tear them apart. It's a bleak realization that the efforts put into a relationship can sometimes lead to an inevitable demise.
The second verse talks about the physical detachment between the partners. The bedroom is cold, and one partner is turning away from the other. There's a disconnect, which perhaps stems from a lack of respect, the flaws in timing, or even the exhaustion of the relationship. Despite all of this, there is still a mutual attraction that has been present throughout the years. The chorus repeats that love will still tear them apart, despite this bond.
Line by Line Meaning
When the routine bites hard
When the mundanity of our everyday lives becomes suffocating and unbearable
And ambitions are low
When we lack the drive and passion to pursue our goals and dreams
And the resentment rides high
When feelings of bitterness and anger consume us
But emotions won't grow
When we struggle to connect on a deeper emotional level
And we're changing our ways, Taking different roads
When we begin to grow apart and take diverging paths in life
Then love, love will tear us apart again
Despite our efforts to fix things, our love will ultimately lead to our separation and heartbreak once more
Why is the bedroom so cold
Why has the warmth and intimacy between us vanished?
You turned away on your side?
Why do you physically and emotionally distance yourself from me?
Is my timing that flawed,
Is it my fault that our relationship has soured due to my mistakes and poor timing?
Our respect run so dry?
Has our mutual respect and admiration for one another dissipated?
Yet there's still this appeal
Despite the problems, we are still drawn to one another
That we've kept through our the years
Our attraction and love for each other has persisted over time
And love, love will tear us apart again
Our love will continue to be the cause of our eventual separation
Do you cry out in your sleep
Do you secretly weep over the struggles and failures of our relationship?
All my failings expose?
Does our relationship struggle because of my shortcomings and flaws?
I've got a taste in my mouth
I am filled with bitterness and regret over our failed love
As desperation takes hold
As we grow more desperate to save our relationship
Is it something so good
Is our love so powerful and inextricable from our being that it causes our downfall?
Just can't function no more?
Has our love become too overwhelming for us to handle?
Yeah is it something so good
Despite the problems, is our love worth fighting for?
When love, love will tear us apart again
Our love is both the cause of our pain, but also the only thing worth holding on to
Contributed by Madelyn W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@lucy4576
Lyrics
When routine bites hard
And ambitions are low
And resentment rides high
But emotions won't grow
And we're changing our ways
Taking different roads
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Why is the bedroom so cold?
Turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect run so dry?
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept through our lives
But love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Do you cry out in your sleep?
All my failings exposed
Gets a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
And it's something so good
Just can't function no more?
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear up apart again
@HoNiAn
When routine bites hard
And ambitions are low
And resentment rides high
But emotions won't grow
And we're changing our ways
Taking different roads
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Why is the bedroom so cold?
Turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect run so dry?
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept through our lives
But love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Do you cry out in your sleep?
All my failings exposed
Gets a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
And it's something so good
Just can't function no more?
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear up apart again
@amanpanchal6500
Lyrics :
When routine bites hard
And ambitions are low
And resentment rides high
But emotions won’t grow
And we’re changing our ways
Taking different roads
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Why is this bedroom so cold
You turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed
Our respect run so dry
Yet there’s still this appeal
That we’ve kept through [?]
And love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
You cry out in your sleep?
All my failings expose?
I’ve got a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Is it something so good
Just can’t function no more?
Yeah is it something so good
Just can’t function no more
When love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart
Love will tear us apart
Love will tear us apart again
Love…
Aloso Check out this Remix of this version of the song :)
https://youtu.be/hmiBwbq_Hbc
@ryanmercer7804
Who is here because of normal people?
@JMcIver
me ... !!!
@iLikeToLaLaLaa
Me! :)
@normanlyons7474
Me
@akashtariyal5352
Yeah... its me...
@singh-sks
Me
@AidanORourke
This is a brilliant version of the song. I've heard many versions but this is one of the best. Heard it on Normal People. Fits so well with the characters.
@BoscoWiggins
I agree, one of the best covers of this song. Nerina has a great voice. I've never heard of that TV show but I ran across Nerina's cover because I have listened to probably hundreds of cover versions of this Joy Division song, in many different 'genres' of music, enjoying just about every single one of them...because the song itself is timeless.
@komalavantica6257
I heard it from normal people too....it's brilliant 🌻
@aneasybee
This version made me pay attention to the lyrics. Can't believe how differently it would make you feel about a song you've heard in passing before.