DISCOGRAPHY: Shaun Escoffery (Oyster 2002)***, Soulonica (Oyster 2003)***.
(2) Championed by the likes of Elton John, Shaun Escoffery was hailed as one of Britain's brightest talents when he arrived on the R&B scene in 2002. Born in East London, Escoffery grew up in a musical family with his singer mother and DJ father. Aware of the pitfalls of a career in the music industry, his parents encouraged him to follow a more academic profession. But after being asked to provide backing vocals for his aunt, also a singer, Escoffery got hooked on the music bug. While at college he started to write and record tracks, and soon landed a part in the Chaka Khan-fronted musical Mum I Wanna Sing. In 2001, Oyster Music showed interest in his independent release "Space Rider" and promptly signed him, re-releasing the track a year later to widespread interest from the likes of influential DJs Trevor Nelson and the Dreem Team. Featuring collaborations with 4hero, MJ Cole, and Ed Case, his self-titled eclectic debut, which was later re-released as the remix album Soulonica, soon followed, but -- despite huge critical acclaim -- it failed to enter the U.K. charts. However, his talent soon became recognized in the U.S., with a personal invitation from Lennox Lewis to sing the National Anthem at his title bout with Mike Tyson in Memphis and the likes of Erykah Badu and Angie Stone requesting his services. In 2007, Escoffery teamed up with longtime writing partner Geoffrey Williams on Move into Soul, a collection of classic soul covers including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "A Change Is Gonna Come." In the same year, he tread the boards at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre, earning a Laurence Olivier nomination for playing several roles in Parade, and in 2008 he was cast as Mufasa in the West End production of The Lion King. ~ Jon O'Brien
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Shaun Escoffery Lyrics
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Than the rock so which l carved your name
On down the road we walk in separate shadows
Now there's nowhere else to go
And when we read the book of time
We'II see that we were blind but tried to understand
War of words, no one survives
War of words the truth, the lies
These words of war hurt more and more. more and more
I thought our love would never end like letters in the sand
Our passion's washed away and so the tide rolls in again
With the morning storm brings another cloudy day
Lt's getting harder day by day
To believe that we can stay together baby
War of words, no one survives
These words of war cut deep inside
War of words the truth, the lies
These words of war hurt more and more. more and more
I thought our love would never end like letters in the sand
Our passion's washed away and so the tide rolls in again
With the morning storm brings another cloudy day
Lt's getting harder day by day
To believe that we can stay together baby
I guess the dream that love has kept alive
Couldn't last forever though we tried how we tried
The lyrics to Shaun Escoffery's song "She's Gone" describe the fading of a once strong and passionate love between two people. The beginning of the song sets a melancholy tone with the image of a carved rock, symbolizing the permanence and solidity of their love. However, as time has passed, their love has grown weaker and they now walk "in separate shadows", drifting apart from one another. The line "there's nowhere else to go" emphasizes the sense of hopelessness that the couple feels as they realize they may not be able to save their relationship.
The chorus of the song introduces the concept of a "war of words", which seems to be the root of the couple's problems. Their verbal exchanges have become increasingly hurtful, and the "truth" and "lies" blur together, causing more pain. The repetition of the line "more and more" highlights the escalating nature of their conflict. The second verse continues with the metaphor of the tide and the storm, representing the tumultuous emotions that come with the breakdown of love.
In the final lines of the song, the singer acknowledges the pain of the situation and how they had hoped that their love would never end, but ultimately, it was not meant to be. The lyrics convey a sense of loss and regret, but also a recognition that sometimes, despite our best efforts, love does not last.
Line by Line Meaning
Our love's grown older seems like its colder
Our love has aged but instead of getting warmer, it has become colder.
Than the rock so which l carved your name
Our love, which was once as strong as a rock that I carved your name into, has weakened and become fragile.
On down the road we walk in separate shadows
We are now walking on separate paths and our shadows do not fall on each other anymore.
Now there's nowhere else to go
We have reached a point where we cannot go anywhere else and have to accept the state of our relationship.
And when we read the book of time
Years from now, when we look back, we will understand what happened between us.
We'II see that we were blind but tried to understand
We will realize that we were oblivious to the problems in our relationship, but we made an effort to make things work.
War of words, no one survives
Arguments where harsh words are exchanged leave no winners.
These words of war cut deep inside
The words exchanged in our arguments hurt us deeply.
War of words the truth, the lies
Our arguments revealed both the truth and the lies we told each other.
These words of war hurt more and more. more and more
With each argument, the hurt and pain grows deeper and harder to bear.
I thought our love would never end like letters in the sand
I had believed that our love would be eternal, like letters written in the sand that last forever.
Our passion's washed away and so the tide rolls in again
Our passion for each other has faded away, like the waves that wash away letters written in the sand, leaving behind nothing but the blank slate of the shore.
With the morning storm brings another cloudy day
Every new day starts off on a sour note, like a cloudy day that has been brought on by a storm.
Lt's getting harder day by day
As time passes, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain our relationship.
To believe that we can stay together baby
It's becoming harder to have faith in the idea that we can remain together and work through our problems.
I guess the dream that love has kept alive
The dream that our love had nurtured and kept alive all these years is coming to an end.
Couldn't last forever though we tried how we tried
Despite all our efforts, our love could not last forever and has come to an end.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DARYL HALL, JOHN OATES
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