There are multiple artists with this name:

1) Ruth is a French new w… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:

1) Ruth is a French new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Thierry Müller. The group's lone album, "Polaroïd/Roman/Photo", was released in 1985. It sold just 50 copies and was relegated to obscurity until the track “Polaroïd/Roman/Photo” started appearing on bootlegs and compilations in the early 2000s, slowly becoming the cult synthpop classic it is nowadays. Ruth are a shining light from an oft forgotten music scene that is becoming increasingly influential today.
Ruth was the brainchild of Thierry Müller, a photographer and graphic artist from Paris who drew his inspiration from bands and artists like Brian Eno, Stockhausen, Pere Ubu, Neu, Velvet Underground and Kraftwerk. The line-up of Ruth was collaborative and fluid, brass mingles with prototype drum machines, and squalling experimentation sits alongside sultry French girls across 40 minutes of edgy pop innovation that sounds remarkably undated alongside contemporary pop music.
In 2012 Ruth came back with "Far From Paradise", a collaborative album with Italian electronic artist Mushy.

2) Ruth is a Bulgarian soul/jazz singer. For Ruth Koleva, music isn't just a hobby, it's her way of life. She starts traveling around the world at the age of 9, having her first official stage appearance in Thailand. At 15, she flies to New York to enchant Joe Fletcher, a top manager and concert promoter who has worked with a wide range of musicians (BB King, James Brown, Tori Amos, Black Eyed Peas), the result of which is singing up with him and recording her first original demo with Martin Briley, who is famous for successfully producing, writing and co-writing songs for gold record artists such as *NSYNC, Elton John, Daughtry and Marc Anthony. In 2007, Ruth is chosen among hundreds of candidates to spend five months in the capital of show business, Los Angeles, training at the Hollywood Pop Academy where she performs in front of the soul music pioneer Stevie Wonder. Meanwhile, she meets Carlos Neal from Universal Music and records four tracks which are to be released later this year. Loaded with experience and energy for new musical challenges, she joins the hip hop label ILLmate . Ruth's one-of-a-kind voice has also brought her into duet performances, on- stage with Bobby McFerrin, and dub legend Mad Professor, who admits to being fascinated by her ability to experiment fluidly with several musical idioms at only 17 years of age.

3) Ruth is an American Christian rock band. New Tooth and Nail rock band Ruth has "Cross(ed) the Line" of being typical with their astonishing debut album Secondhand Dreaming. Originating from the city of Vancouver, WA the band is lead by Dustin Ruth (Vocals / Guitar) and consists of Justin Schiermeister (Bass), Roomie Reid (Drums), and Nicholas Wiinikka (Guitar). Ruth’s sound is somewhere between Switchfoot and Lifehouse with vocal similarities to The Fray, Switchfoot and Everyday Sunday.

4) Ruth was a mid-1990s, London-based Britpop band who released a string of moderately successful singles and one full-length, "Harrison," in 1999. In 2001 the band changed their name to The 45s and released two more singles and one more full-length before their split in 2002. That same year, frontman Matt Hales then went on to form the far more commercially successful Aqualung, who would have a string of hits in both the U.K. and U.S. in the mid-2000s.

5) Ruth is an African-American singer who recorded two Spanish language albums of Tejano music.

6) Ruth is a very obscure British folk-rock singer with only one known recording to her name, the fabulously poignant '87 Sundays', a lament from a London girl left pregnant by a wastrel. The song can be found on the Cherry Red compilation, 'Dream Babes Volume 5'. No biographical information at all is known about the singer.

Standing Still
Ruth Lyrics

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Well, the more I looked for you
The least you let me get
Well, the more I looked for you
The least you let me get
And through all these long year
I'm still standing on my feet
I Wish
I had known better

There was gonna get so tough
I Wish
I had known better
There was gonna get so tough
While you keep on rolling, baby
I'm still standing on my feet
I Wish
I had known better (better)
There was gonna get so tough, ah, ha
I Wish
I had known better
There was gonna get so tough
While you keep on rolling, baby
I'm still standing on my feet

On my feet
Ha, ha, ha, ha

Overall Meaning

The song "Standing Still" by Ruth talks about feeling disconnected from oneself and turning into someone else. The first two lines of the song suggest the singer's dissatisfaction with herself, and how she feels like a different person. However, as the song progresses, we find out that there is one thing (or one person) that could change her like nothing else ever could, and that is the love that someone has for her. The chorus talks about how the world keeps moving, while the singer is still standing still, looking at all that is happening around her. But, she says that nothing could fill her heart like the love of that person who could change her.

In the second verse of the song, we find out that it is through the eyes of that someone that the singer is able to see things clearly. That is when she sees that this person is working around her, and creation speaks so loudly. The chorus repeats, emphasizing how the world keeps moving, but nothing could fill her heart like the love of that person who could change her and love her like no one else ever could.

Overall, "Standing Still" is a song about the power of love to change someone's life and make them feel whole. It highlights the idea that no matter how much the world moves or changes, nothing could fill one's heart like the love of that special someone who sees you for who you are.

Line by Line Meaning

Lately I'm thinking that I don't feel quite like myself
Recently, I have been feeling like I am not true to who I really am

And honestly I feel like I've turned into somebody else
To be honest, I feel like I have transformed into a different person

?Cause You could change me like nothing else ever could
Because You have the power to transform me like no other force in this universe could

You could love me like no one else ever would
You have the ability to love me in a way that no other person could ever match

The world keeps moving, I just keep standing still
While the world is constantly moving and evolving, I remain stagnant and unmoving

Look at all you're doing, nothing could fill my heart
Even with all the accomplishments and progress you are making, nothing could fill the void in my heart

When You uncover my eyes, I see You plain as daylight
Once You reveal Your truth to me, I can see Your presence with clarity and understanding

And you're working all around me, creation speaks so loudly
I can see Your handiwork all around me, and nature itself speaks loudly of Your greatness

And they can't love me like You do
No other person can love me in the same way that You do

There ain't nobody quite like You
There is no individual who can compare to Your uniqueness and greatness

The world keeps moving and I just keep standing still
Although the world continues to progress and evolve, I remain rooted in the same place

Look at all you're doing, nothing could fill my heart
Even with all the progress and accomplishments You are making, my heart remains unfulfilled

Lyrics © EPSA PUBLISHING S.A.
Written by: Vanesa Graciela Rodriguez

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