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.
Live With Me
Terry Callier Lyrics
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Gonna survive, live and learn.
I've been thinking about you baby
By the light of dawn, and in my blues
Day and night, I been missing you
I've been thinking about you baby,
Almost makes me crazy,
Either way, win or lose,
When you're born into trouble you live the blues
I've been thinking about you baby
See it almost makes me crazy child
Nothing's right if you ain't here
I'd give all that I have just to, keep you near
I wrote you a letter and tried to make it clear
That you just don't believe that, I'm sincere.
I've been thinking about you baby
Plans and schemes, hopes and fears
Dreams I've denied for all these years
I've been thinking about you babe, living with me, well
I've been thinking about you baby, makes me wanna, child
Nothing's right, if you ain't here
I give all that I have just to keep you near
I wrote you a letter darlin', trying to make it clear
How much you just don't believe that I'm sincere.
Thinking about you baby, I want you near me
The lyrics of "Live With Me" by Terry Callier speak about a person who is missing their lover dearly and wants them to come and live with them. They acknowledge that life may not be easy, but they will survive and learn from their experiences. The person has been thinking about their lover day and night, and it almost drives them crazy. They want their lover to be with them as nothing feels right without them. The person assures their lover that they are sincere about their feelings and has even written a letter expressing their emotions.
The lyrics also touch upon the theme of the struggles of life, as the phrase "When you're born into trouble, you live the blues" is repeated throughout the song. The person has plans and dreams that they have denied for years, and having their lover by their side could bring those dreams to fruition. The repeated phrase "I've been thinking about you baby" underlines the theme of longing and the desire to have the lover nearby.
Terry Callier's soulful voice and poetic lyrics effectively convey the feeling of longing and the pain of separation. The song has a universal appeal and can resonate with anyone who has experienced the pain of being away from a loved one.
Line by Line Meaning
It don't matter, when you turn
It doesn't matter when you come around
Gonna survive, live and learn.
I'll keep going and keep learning as I go through life
I've been thinking about you baby
My mind has been focused on you
By the light of dawn, and in my blues
I think about you both in the morning and when I'm feeling down
Day and night, I been missing you
I miss you all the time
Almost makes me crazy
The intensity of my feelings for you is driving me wild
Come and live with me
I want you to come live with me
Either way, win or lose,
No matter what happens
When you're born into trouble you live the blues
Growing up with struggles leads to a lifetime of hardship
See it almost makes me crazy child
My feelings for you are so intense, it's almost maddening
Nothing's right if you ain't here
Life doesn't feel complete without you around
I'd give all that I have just to, keep you near
I'm willing to sacrifice anything to have you close to me
I wrote you a letter and tried to make it clear
I wrote you a letter to express my feelings for you
That you just don't believe that, I'm sincere.
You don't believe that I'm being genuine
Plans and schemes, hopes and fears
My dreams and worries
Dreams I've denied for all these years
I've put off my dreams for too long
Living with me, well
Being with me
Makes me wanna, child
Inspires me
Thinking about you baby, I want you near me
I constantly think about you and want to be close to you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: NEIL DAVIDGE, ROBERT DEL NAJA, TERRY CALLIER
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Winkler wk
It don't matter when you turn
Gonna survive
You live and learn
I've been thinking about you, baby
By the light of dawn
A midnight blue, day and night
I've been missing you
I've been thinking about you, baby
Almost makes me crazy
Come and live with me
Either way, win or lose
When you're born into trouble
You live the blues
I've been thinking about you, baby
See it almost makes me crazy
Child, nothing's right, if you ain't here
I'll give all that I have just to keep you near
I wrote you a letter, I tried to make it clear
That you just don't believe that I'm sincere
I've been thinking about you, baby
Plans and schemes
Hopes and fears
Dreams that deny for all these years
I, I've been thinking about you, baby
Living with me, well
I've been thinking about you, baby
Makes me wanna, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Child, nothing's right, if you ain't here
I'll give all that I have just to keep you near
I wrote you a letter, darling, tried to make it clear
Oh, but you just don't believe that I'm sincere
I've been thinking about you, baby
I want you to live with me, well
I've been thinking about you, baby
I want you to live with me
Mauro Winkler
I don't matter when you turn
You want to survive you live and learn
I've been thinking about you babe
By the light of the dawn, the midnight blues,
day and night I've been missing you
I've been thinking about you baby
It almost makes me crazy
Come and live with me.
Either win or lose when your born into trouble you live the blues
I've been thinking about you baby
It almost makes me crazy.
Child, Nothings right if you ain't hear I'd give all i have to keep you near.
I wrote you a letter and tried to make it clear but you just dont believe that I'm sincere.
I've been thinking about you baby
Plans and Schemes, Hope's and fears, dream denied for all these years
I've been thinking about you baby, living with me.
I've been thinking about you baby it makes me want to woohoo hoo wooohooo
Who yea yeahah
Child, Nothings right when you ain't here,
I'd give all I have to keep you near
I wrote you a letter trying to make it clear. But you just dont believe that I'm sincere.
I've been thinking about you baby, I want you to come live with me
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I've Lived this, felt in in my soul to my core...
Its a place lost in time...
I can remember those moments, frozen within me...
Love will cut you in the places you allow it to go, where you were most venerable...
Reminds me when I forgot to love myself, when my expectations exceeded reality...
That pain has slowly aged like a fine wine...
I can sit by the fire and enjoy it...
Savor it... remember...
They say it's better to have loved and lost and to smile because it happened...
Time, its true may heal those wounds...
However you must remember what's left the scar and do your best to not let love (or foolishness) blind you...
What is real, what's most important is that you love yourself and know your worth...
Hold your ground...
Even if you are hurt love will conquer all...
You can't love anyone until you love and respect yourself...
To my fellow humans, at times you disappoint me. Some are the ones I've loved or the ones who have given me life...
I am of you... of this universe... blessed to know creation... time... the present... This gift...
Graciously, thank you for all the blessings and medicine you have given me even if it was disguised as pain...
It never dimmed the light the Lord put inside me... I used it as fuel to light my way...
Superdahalo
the depth of the voice, the sadness of the violins, the mesmerizing bass... Truly a masterpiece
Mr. MAC_BR
Truly a masterpiece
arnstein kjos
STUNNING!!!
Detlef Eilers
Outstanding & timeless. Extraordinary.
toni brooks
Those violins pierce through me
glassfx
Terry Callier, who was 60 at the time the song was recorded. Callier was
an American jazz, soul and folk guitarist singer-songwriter from
Chicago, Illinois, who has won a UN Peace Award for his humanitarian
work promoting peace through his songs.
Juan Diaz
His new folk sound album is a cornerstone of my collection!
Tomasz S
Dont know the guy but he seems decent, good man. Hail him.
piggystardust
Rest in peace Terry Callier... you will be missed. You made this song my favorite Massive Attack number. Thank you for that.
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