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Andrew Roachford was born and raised in South London on 22nd January 1965 to West Indian parents

He has achieved four gold status albums and was Columbia Records' longest serving recording artist, achieving a total of eleven top 50 hits. His most well known song is 1988's 'Cuddly Toy', which on a re-release a year later reached No.4 in the uk chart. 5 years later in 1994 he gained huge sales and critical acclaim with the album 'Permanent Shade Of Blue', combining pop, soul, blues and rock with socially and politically aware lyrics.

Andrew Roachford is currently a member of the reformed Mike & the Mechanics, who are slated to release a new album and tour the UK in 2011.

His chart success in the UK is as follows;

"Cuddly Toy" (1988) UK #61
"Find Me Another Love" (1988) UK #100
"Cuddly Toy" (1989) UK #4 (re-release)
"Family Man" (1989) UK #25
"Kathleen" (1989) UK #43
"Get Ready!" (1991) UK #22
"Only To Be With You" (1994) UK #21
"Lay Your Love On Me" (1994) UK #36
"This Generation" (1994) UK #38
"Cry For Me" (1994) UK #23
"I Know You Don't Love Me" (1995) UK #40
"The Way I Feel" (1997) UK #20
"How Could I? (Insecurity)" (1998) UK #34
"Naked Without You" (1998) UK #53

Roachford Albums

* Roachford (1988)
* Get Ready! (1991)
* Permanent Shade of Blue (1994)
* Feel (1997)
* The Roachford Files (2000)

Solo Albums

* Heart of the Matter (2003)
* Word of Mouth (2006)

Move On
Roachford Lyrics

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We've talked about life,
We've talked about love,
It gets to the point,
Where the words ain't enough,
There isn't a reason why this should be wrong,
Open your heart and I'll play you a song.

[Chorus]

Come on, come on,
Lay your love on me,
Come on, come on,
Lay you love on me.

Don't you know sometimes you've gotta let yourself be free,
Don't you know it's your right, to be who you want to be,
Don't you know there's a whole world out there,
Waiting for us to see,
And don't you feel sometimes you've gotta let be,
What's gotta be,
All I'm saying to you is.

[Chorus]

There isn't a reason why this should be wrong,
Open your heart and I'll play you a song,
Yes I will.

[Chorus]

Come on, come on now,
Come on now, you've got to come on now,
Come on now, come on now, come on now with me.

Come on, come on,
Lay Your love on me,
Getting tired of asking you baby,
Talk about life and love,
Lay it all on me,
Come on, come on, come on
Lay your love on me,

Talk about life and love lay it all on me,
Come on, come on, come on.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Move On" by Roachford ask the listener to open up and let their love flow freely. The song speaks to the feeling of being limited by words alone as a means of communicating the depth of one's emotions. It stresses the need for freedom to be oneself and to explore the world around us. The chorus emphasizes the power of love as an essential element in overcoming the limitations that we face in life.

The lyrics encourage the listener to embrace the present and move on from the past, to let go of any fears or doubts that may be holding them back. The message is to embrace life fully, to live in the moment and to allow oneself the freedom to explore potential paths and experiences. The song suggests that there is so much to discover in life, but that it takes courage and an open heart to experience it all.

Line by Line Meaning

We've talked about life,
We've had conversations about the meaning and essence of life.

We've talked about love,
We've discussed the topic of romantic love and what that means to us.

It gets to the point,
We've said all that we can about these topics.

Where the words ain't enough,
We've reached a point where our words can't fully articulate our thoughts or feelings.

There isn't a reason why this should be wrong,
There's no logical explanation for why we can't express our emotions or desires.

Open your heart and I'll play you a song.
If you allow yourself to be vulnerable, I can express my feelings through music.

[Chorus]
Repeated chorus

Don't you know sometimes you've gotta let yourself be free,
It's important to liberate oneself from time to time and not be governed by societal norms or expectations.

Don't you know it's your right, to be who you want to be,
You have the inherent and legal right to be whoever you want to be and express yourself accordingly.

Don't you know there's a whole world out there,
The world is vast and diverse, and there are countless opportunities to explore and discover.

Waiting for us to see,
There are many things to explore and discover, and all we need to do is open our eyes to them.

And don't you feel sometimes you've gotta let be,
There are times when you need to let things be and not try to control everything.

What's gotta be,
What's meant to happen.

All I'm saying to you is.
The only thing I'm trying to convey is...

[Chorus]
Repeated chorus

Yes I will.
Yes, I will play you that song if you open your heart.

Come on now,
Implying urgency or excitement.

You've got to come on now,
You really need to come on now because we're eager to move forward.

Getting tired of asking you baby,
I'm getting fatigued from constantly persuading you to take action or express yourself.

Talk about life and love,
Let's have a discussion about the important aspects of life.

Lay it all on me,
Tell me everything that's been weighing on your mind.