In the late 1990s Callier began his comeback to recorded music, contributing to Beth Orton's Best Bit EP in 1997 and releasing the album Timepeace in 1998, which won the United Nations' Time For Peace award for outstanding artistic achievement contributing to world peace. His colleagues at the University of Chicago never learned of Callier's life as a musician, but after the award the news of his secret life became widely known and subsequently led to his firing.[3][9]
As well as touring internationally, Callier continued his recording career, releasing five albums since Timepeace, including Lifetime (1999), Alive (2001), Speak Your Peace (2002) and Lookin' Out (2004). May 2009 saw his album Hidden Conversations featuring Massive Attack released on Mr Bongo records.[7][9] In 2001, Callier performed "Satin Doll" for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Indigo, a tribute to Duke Ellington, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease. Callier died on October 27, 2012, after a long illness.
Just My Imagination
Terry Callier Lyrics
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I say to myself you're such a lucky guy,
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
out of all the fellows in the world she belongs to me.
But it was Just my imagination,
once again runnin' away with me.
It was just my imagination runnin' away with me. Oo
A cozy little home out in the country with two children maybe three.
I tell you I can visualize it all
this couldn't be a dream for too real it all seems;
But it was Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
Ev'ry night on my knees I pray Dear Lord, Hear my plea;
Don't ever let another take her love from me or I would surely die.
Her love is heavenly, when her arms enfold me,
I hear a tender rhapsody; but in reality she doesn't even know me.
Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, can't forget her
Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
The lyrics of Terry Callier's song "Just My Imagination" expresses the lead singer's daydreams about a woman he is infatuated with. The story begins with the singer describing how he sees the woman pass by his window every day and how lucky he feels to have her as his own. He visualizes their life together, which includes marriage and raising a family. He feels that this dream cannot be too good to be true. With these lyrics, the singer wants to convey to listeners that even though the dream seems too good to be true, it's just a figment of his imagination, which keeps running away from him.
As the lyrics proceed, the singer starts to pray each night for the woman's love to be solely his forever. He pictures the woman's loving embrace and feeling heavenly comfort in her arms. The lyrics show that his imagination keeps taking him to places he knows he cannot be with the woman, and he cannot make his dreams a reality. He concludes the story by stating that his imagination is just running away with him, indicating that the love he has for the woman is not true love but just an infatuation or obsession.
Overall, Terry Callier's "Just My Imagination" reveals a tale of unfulfilled love, the sadness of an infatuation that cannot materialize, and the power of imagination that can both elevate and mislead one's thoughts.
Line by Line Meaning
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by
Every day, I observe her passing by from my window.
I say to myself you're such a lucky guy,
I acknowledge that I am fortunate to have observed her.
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true
Having someone like her is a wish come true for me.
out of all the fellows in the world she belongs to me.
She is mine, even though there are countless men in the world.
But it was Just my imagination,
What I thought was real was only a figment of my imagination.
once again runnin' away with me.
It happened once again that my imagination deceived me.
Soon we'll be married and raise a family (Oh yeah)
We will get married soon and start a family, oh yes.
A cozy little home out in the country with two children maybe three.
Our home will be a warm, comfortable place in a rural area with perhaps two or three children.
I tell you I can visualize it all
I can see it vividly in my mind.
this couldn't be a dream for too real it all seems;
It feels too real to be a mere dream.
But it was Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
However, it was only my imagination once again that deceived me.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
I am telling you that it was only my imagination.
Ev'ry night on my knees I pray Dear Lord, Hear my plea;
Every night, I pray on my knees and beg the Lord to listen to me.
Don't ever let another take her love from me or I would surely die.
I do not want anyone else to take her love from me because that would kill me.
Her love is heavenly, when her arms enfold me,
I feel as if I am in heaven when she embraces me.
I hear a tender rhapsody; but in reality she doesn't even know me.
I can hear a sweet melody, but in truth she is unaware of my existence.
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, can't forget her
I cannot forget her, no matter how hard I try.
Just my imagination once again runnin' way with me.
It was solely my imagination that deceived me once again.
Tell you it was just my imagination runnin' away with me.
I am informing you that it was only my imagination.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BARRETT STRONG, NORMAN WHITFIELD, NORMAN J. WHITFIELD
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@227kas
My all-time favourite song, in many covers and genres. Wow, even as an old wrinkly, who still cherishes her original vinyl 45 Temptations' copy, I think this is awesome.
@cameroncollins817
Reminds me of the intro to gta vice city
@MrBongoRecords
If you like this, check out the full album here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLVw0r1lOXGt5cGn8GRcxPGHpCOZDYUaQ