She was given her Pixie nickname by her mother early on and it stuck. Lott began singing early, too, starting in church and earning a scholarship to London's Italia Conti Academy of the Arts at age 11. Two years later, she made the transition to West End musicals, appearing in a revival of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and a BBC One production of The Sound of Music. All this was prelude to a run at the pop charts. Demos she cut made their way to Def Jam impresario L.A. Reid and he was eager to sign her to Island, but after a change of Lott's management she shifted to Mercury in the U.K. and Interscope in the U.S. Over the next couple of years, she worked on her debut and established her career by writing for other artists (most notably for Dutch X Factor winner Lisa Lois) and touring with the Saturdays. Finally, her debut single, "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)," appeared in June 2009 and it became a smash not only in the U.K. but throughout Europe. "Boys and Girls" was equally successful, setting the stage for release of Turn It Up in September of 2009. On its way to double-platinum certification in Britain, the third single "Cry Me Out" reached 12, "Gravity" peaked at 20, and the title track headed to 11.
In the wake of this success, Interscope planned on releasing Turn It Up in the U.S. but after "Boys and Girls" faded in 2010, the record never saw American release. A re-release of the debut called Turn It Up Louder did show up in the U.K., and it was a hit thanks to the single "Broken Arrow." Lott's second album, Young Foolish Happy, appeared in November 2011 and while it didn't replicate the success of her debut -- it only went gold -- it did have the number one single "All About Tonight" plus the Top Ten singles "What Do You Take Me For?" and "Kiss the Stars," which reached the charts in 2012. Lott spent most of 2013 working on a third album, a record that would take over a year to complete. Preceded by the number nine single "Nasty," the eponymous Pixie Lott appeared in the summer of 2014; it debuted at 15 on the U.K. charts. Later that year Lott appeared as a contestant on British TV show Strictly Come Dancing, and a greatest-hits album, Platinum Pixie, was set to appear in the fall.
Jack
Pixie Lott Lyrics
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Jack, he was quick
Jack could jump right over the candle stick
Now he's gone and I'm burning
All alone
Yeah he's gone and I'm burning still, oh no
Ooh, how he knocked me off my feet
Sitting by my window pane
Thinking am I going insane
Why do you only shoot me halfway to the moon
And I can't get over that, over that
Baby after loving jack
There's no going back, going back
Jack and Jill they went up that hill
To fetch a pail of water but there was a spill
And Jill came tumbling down, all alone
All came tumbling down, oh no
Pulled to the ground by gravity
Will it remain a mystery
Sitting by my window pane
Thinking am I going insane
Why do you only shoot me halfway to the moon
And I can't get over that, over that
Baby after loving jack
There's no going back, going back
A beautiful story left incomplete
Ooh, how he knocked me off of my feet
Sitting by my window pane
Thinking am I going insane
Why do you only shoot me halfway to the moon
And I can't get over that, over that
Baby after loving jack
There's no going back, going back
Oh no, no, after loving jack
There's no going back
The lyrics of Pixie Lott's song, "Jack," are a metaphor for a failed romance. The first stanza refers to the traditional nursery rhyme character, Jack, who is able to jump over a candlestick with ease. The metaphor here is that the relationship began with ease and was exciting, but soon ended in flames, leaving the singer alone and burning.
The second stanza suggests that the singer is left with an incomplete and unresolved story, as she looks out the window and wonders if she is going insane. She questions why her love interest only shoots her halfway to the moon, suggesting that he failed to take the relationship to the next level. The chorus emphasizes that once she loved Jack, there is no going back, as the relationship cannot be revived.
The third stanza introduces a new character, Jill, who is also involved in a failed attempt to fetch water from the top of a hill, further emphasizing the theme of failure and disappointment in relationships. The final stanza repeats the chorus and reinforces the idea that the singer cannot return to the relationship and that the love story is left incomplete.
Line by Line Meaning
Jack was nimble
Jack was agile and quick
Jack, he was quick
Jack was fast and speedy in his movements
Jack could jump right over the candle stick
Jack was an expert in performing difficult tasks like jumping over a candlestick
Now he's gone and I'm burning
Her lover Jack has left her heartbroken and alone
All alone
She's feeling alone and abandoned
Yeah he's gone and I'm burning still, oh no
She's still feeling the pain of their breakup
A beautiful story left incomplete
Their relationship was a wonderful story that ended too soon
Ooh, how he knocked me off my feet
She was deeply in love with Jack and he swept her off her feet
Sitting by my window pane
She's sitting by the window, lost in thought
Thinking am I going insane
She's questioning her own sanity and state of mind
Why do you only shoot me halfway to the moon
Her feelings for Jack were strong but they weren't reciprocative enough
And I can't get over that, over that
She can't move on from their incomplete love story
Baby after loving jack
After falling in love with Jack
There's no going back, going back
She can't go back to her life before him, even though it's over
Jack and Jill they went up that hill
Jack and Jill went up the hill together
To fetch a pail of water but there was a spill
They encountered an accident while trying to fetch water
And Jill came tumbling down, all alone
Jill fell down and hurt herself
All came tumbling down, oh no
It all fell apart and ended in a tragic way
Pulled to the ground by gravity
The force of gravity brought them down
Will it remain a mystery
She's not sure whether the reasons for their breakup will remain unknown
Oh no, no, after loving jack
She's still in despair after falling in love with Jack
There's no going back
She can't revert to her life before Jack
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: VICTORIA LOTT, MARION RAVEN, PETER ZIZZO
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