Meet Ross Copperman - The boy from Roanoke, Virginia (the nearest big city … Read Full Bio ↴Meet Ross Copperman - The boy from Roanoke, Virginia (the nearest big city is Washington DC, 170 miles north). He's sung for as long as he can remember and he'll tell you about being five years old and wailing along to the car radio with Mom. But what marks him out, in a region where even the postman sings a bit, is his ability to turn the music in his head into widescreen tunes. That's widescreen as in sweeping melodies and spacious choruses, but his emotive, scuffed-up voice bestows an intimacy that makes each song feel as if it were written for the listener alone. Ross started to write songs at college. The first song he wrote Fly Away, which appears on his forthcoming debut album, caused his teacher to convince him to take it up professionally. He did. He soon won several prestigious competitions, one of which earned him a 40-date US college tour. It didnt take long for word to spread in the industry and several record companies were offering deals. He eventually took the decision of signing to UK label Phonogenic / RCA Records. Musically Ross can be described as a blue eyed soul boy of indie-rock. Aside from drawing on the rich history of musical culture in his surrounding landscape, Ross spent much of his youth plugged into what was happening on this side of the pond: Muse, Radiohead, Oasis, Led Zeppelin to name but a few. Now relocated, and getting used to the lack of air conditioning and bad weather, hes putting the finishing touches to his debut album. Ross has arrived at a time when quality young male singers are on the up. The door is open. A striking Southerner is about to walk through it.

Hunger
Ross Copperman Lyrics

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One look and I can't catch my breath
Two souls into one flesh
When you're not next to me
I'm incomplete

'Cause I'm on fire like a thousand suns
I couldn't put it out even if I wanted to
These flames tonight

Look into my eyes and say you want me, too
Like I want you

Oh, love, let me see inside your heart
All the cracks and broken parts
The shadows in the light
There's no need to hide

'Cause I'm on fire like a thousand suns
I couldn't put it out even if I wanted to
These flames tonight
Look into my eyes and say you want me, too
Like I want you

It's like a hunger in me
Yeah, it's never ending
Yeah, I'll burn for you (I'll burn for you)
It's like a hunger in me
Yeah, it's never ending
Yeah, I'll burn for you (I'll burn for you)

I'm on fire like a thousand suns
I couldn't put it out even if I wanted to
These flames tonight
Look into my eyes and say you want me, too
Like I want you

I got a hunger in me
I got a hunger in me

Overall Meaning

The song Hunger by Ross Copperman tells the story of a passionate love that is all-consuming. The lyrics describe the feelings of the singer towards his love interest, declaring that he is on fire like a thousand suns and that he couldn't put out the flames even if he wanted to. The singer feels incomplete when his love is away and can't catch his breath when he lays eyes on her. He wants her to open up her heart to him and show him her innermost thoughts and feelings. The song also references the idea of brokenness, with the singer asking his love interest to show him the cracks and broken parts of her heart.

The chorus of the song repeats the idea that the singer has a hunger within him that is never-ending, making him burn for his love. The repetition of this line emphasizes the intensity of the singer's emotions and highlights the idea that he is unable to control or contain his love for this person. Overall, the song is a powerful statement on the all-encompassing nature of love and how it can make us feel both whole and broken at the same time.

Line by Line Meaning

One look and I can't catch my breath
Seeing you takes my breath away

Two souls into one flesh
We're united as one

When you're not next to me, I'm incomplete
Without you, a part of me is missing

'Cause I'm on fire like a thousand suns
My love for you burns brighter than the sun

I couldn't put it out even if I wanted to
My love for you is too strong to extinguish

These flames tonight
Our passion is intense

Look into my eyes and say you want me, too
Show me you feel the same way

Like I want you
My desire for you is strong

Oh, love, let me see inside your heart
Open up to me and let me see who you truly are

All the cracks and broken parts
Show me your vulnerabilities and weaknesses

The shadows in the light
Reveal the hidden parts of yourself

There's no need to hide
Be yourself around me

It's like a hunger in me
My desire for you is insatiable

Yeah, it's never ending
My love for you will never fade

Yeah, I'll burn for you (I'll burn for you)
I would do anything for you

I got a hunger in me
My love for you is intense

I'm on fire like a thousand suns
My passion for you is infinite

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, AMPLIFIED ADMINISTRATION, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ROSS COPPERMAN, MICAH WILSHIRE

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