Influenced by Tim Buckley (whose 1970 album gave the band their name), Van Morrison, and Neil Young, they played their first London show at the Heavenly Social in April 2000. At the same time, a demo tape containing the tracks "Fever," "Coming Down," and "Love Is Here" began circulating rapidly around the music industry. By the summer there was a queue of record companies to sign the nascent band. EMI won the race for their signature. After spending January 2001 on an NME-sponsored tour with JJ72 and Amen, Starsailor released their debut single, "Fever," to unanimous critical praise.
A sold-out headline U.K. tour at the end of March preceded the release of their second single, "Good Souls," in April. Once again it was ecstatically received and reached the Top 20. As the single was released, the band went to Wales to record their debut album. They re-emerged in June to begin a summer of festival appearances sandwiched between an American tour supporting Doves and a couple of headline dates of their own.
After achieving their first U.K. Top Ten hit with the single "Alcoholic," Starsailor's debut album, Love Is Here, was released in September 2001 to much critical fanfare, and a European tour closed out a highly successful year. The following year kicked off with the American release of Love Is Here in January, and a few weeks on the road for a brief North American tour, ending with a performance at the SXSW festival in March. Their sophomore album, Silence Is Easy, followed in 2004.
Starsailor released their third album, On The Outside, in the UK on 17 October 2005 along with the first single from the album, "In The Crossfire".
Their song, "Way To Fall" was featured (during the ending sequence) in the blockbuster Playstation 2 video game, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
"All The Plans" was released March 9, 2009, in the UK.
Lead singer, James Walsh began to work on a solo project at the end of 2009. In November 13, 2009 it was officially announced by Lancashire Evening Post that Starsailor was on hold and that James Walsh was concentrating on his solo career. In an interview with VirtualFestivals.com he stated that at this moment he was working on his first solo album and that he was writing the lyrics with American songwriter and singer Suzanne Vega.
Starsailor announced their reunion on 23 May 2014 and began performing worldwide. Good Souls: The Greatest Hits was released in September 2015, and featured two new songs. A fifth studio album All This Life was released in 2017.
More can be found on their official website: http://www.starsailorband.co.uk/
This Time
Starsailor Lyrics
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Of a story that I knew all about
Then I called her in the evening
My depression started lifting
I won't let it kill me
This time
I won't let it kill me
Up to the surface came a feeling
Left me useless
Left me reeling
I won't let it kill me
This time
I won't let it kill me
This time
When the beats run dry there's gonna be some blood
(repeat x 6)
I won't let it kill me
This time
I won't let it kill me
This time
The lyrics to Starsailor's song "This Time" describe a personal struggle with depression and the decision to not let it consume the singer, even though they have experienced it before. The opening line "In that moment I was frozen out, of a story that I knew all about" suggests that the singer is familiar with this feeling of depression but still feels helpless in the face of it. However, when they reach out to someone ("Then I called her in the evening"), they find that talking about their feelings helps their depression start to lift.
The chorus of the song, "I won't let it kill me this time," shows a determination to not let depression or mental illness be the end of them, despite the overwhelming feeling that sometimes comes with it. When the singer says "Up to the surface came a feeling, Left me useless, Left me reeling," they are acknowledging the powerlessness they feel when depression takes hold, and how it can render them unable to function in their daily life. The repeated line "When the beats run dry there's gonna be some blood" may symbolize the struggle to keep moving forward even when everything feels stagnant or suffocating.
Line by Line Meaning
In that moment I was frozen out
I was excluded from the situation at that precise moment
Of a story that I knew all about
Despite having prior knowledge of the situation, I was still left out
Then I called her in the evening
Later that day, I rang her up
My depression started lifting
I began to feel better, my state of mind improving
I won't let it kill me
I refuse to let my problems completely take over my life
This time
This moment, right now
Up to the surface came a feeling
A particular emotion surfaced and became apparent
Left me useless
I felt incapable of doing anything, helpless
Left me reeling
I was left feeling unsteady and bewildered
When the beats run dry there's gonna be some blood
If my motivation dwindles, things will get ugly
I won't let it kill me
I refuse to let my problems completely take over my life
This time
This moment, right now
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BENJAMIN BYRNE, JAMES STELFOX, JAMES WALSH, BARRY WESTHEAD
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hama 7aji
Lyrics:
In that moment I was frozen out
Of a story that I knew all about
Then I called her in the evening
My depression started lifting
I won't let it kill me
This time
I won't let it kill me
This time
Up to the surface came a feeling
Left me useless
Left me reeling
I won't let it kill me
This time
I won't let it kill me
This time
When the beats run dry there's gonna be some blood
[Repeats]
I won't let it kill me
This time
I won't let it kill me
This time
nestor lopez
muy buena banda!
FizzOfInsanity
I like this song. Makes you wanna never give up.
Amy Hall
Such a powerful song.
hama 7aji
Lyrics:
In that moment I was frozen out
Of a story that I knew all about
Then I called her in the evening
My depression started lifting
I won't let it kill me
This time
I won't let it kill me
This time
Up to the surface came a feeling
Left me useless
Left me reeling
I won't let it kill me
This time
I won't let it kill me
This time
When the beats run dry there's gonna be some blood
[Repeats]
I won't let it kill me
This time
I won't let it kill me
This time
Ksenia Rasputin
I won't let it kill me this time! This song is a powerful antidepressant, I tell you.
This comes from a deeply, deeply depressed person on medication. Hope is everything.
Jim Parsons
Such a perfect drummer and bassist piece of art! And a great song......
Melu Lucena
me encanta
Ayie Coburn
This song deserves to have an official music videos
Franco Falcon
On mtv and music channel i saw already on 2005-06. Really nice video clip
Carol Glunz
@Giovanna Bieñkowski thank you- i wanna see it but i don't fint it on youtube