The band claims to be from the village of Noid, England, near Bath. However, no such town exists in England. "Noid" has been suspected of being a pun on the "No ID, No Sale" campaign in pubs in the UK.
Forming in the fertile swamps of England’s West Country in the mid-naughties, around the axis of Dan Taylor (guitarist and songwriter) and Kelvin Swaby (vocalist and songwriter,) the Heavy immediately astounded. Jaw dropping, freshly minted riffs, swinging hip-hop drums, funk-ridden bass and Swaby’s startling, Mayfield-esque vocals meant early singles ‘That Kind of Man’ and ‘Colleen’ blew minds and won hearts. The debut album they were taken from – ‘Great Vengeance and Furious Fire’ – became an instant connoisseurs’ classic.
It was their sophomore album, though, that saw them blasting into homes across the globe. ‘The House that Dirt Built’. It also yielded the mighty ‘How You Like Me Now?’ The single was licensed for a major commercial in the 3rd Quarter of the Superbowl (the biggest ad slot in the world) and quite simply went stratospheric.
“It became such a big tune, that people asked, ‘How are you going to top that?’.” Swaby says.
The answer was 2012’s ‘The Glorious Dead,’ the band’s third album. Even deeper, a touch darker, and with shades of Southern Gothic infesting the swampy rock n’ soul of previous records, the album was another giant step forward, Frankensteining swampy voodoo and b-movie zombies with garage rock and Gospel-soaked soul.
Lead single ‘What Makes a Good Man?’ showed that The Heavy were able to write brilliant singles time after time, with synchs snowing in once again, and American radio coming on board. The band toured the world exhaustively, wowing audiences with their transcendental live performances.
“It was over the top, in a good way,” adds Heavy frontman Kelvin Swaby. “We went pretty cinematic, setting out to score a film that hasn’t been written.”
“It’s good to have a bit of light and shade,” Taylor adds.
Since then, The Heavy has gone on to achieve storming success in Japan, playing Fuji Rock, chalking up a #1 alternative album on iTunes Japan, scoring a major Pepsi synch and playing Japan’s biggest breakfast TV show, ‘Sukkiri.’
Their music was used in the stunning Guiness Sapeurs ad, they played Glastonbury, sold out Shepherd’s Bush Empire and re-recorded How You Like Me Now? with none other than 50 Cent, to launch ESPN’s coverage of the NFL Draft Week.
To top it all, How You Like Me Now? reached Gold status in the United States – a stunning achievement for an English, independent artist. How to top all that, you might ask? Well, there’s a new album on the way, and The Heavy just happen to have a habit of exceeding themselves…
No Time
The Heavy Lyrics
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She was the best, the sweetest thing in this broken-down town
Where can this girl be now?
She used to make me feel like God when she'd go it on down
But now she got no time to play with me
Got no time to shake it with me
Got no time to make it with me
But I know what you want me to do
You know what you want me to do
Compromise the struggle with you
Compromise, but
I ain't got time for this
When there ain't no time, no time, no time for this
Where is the girl that I found?
She used to help me dig up dirt in my graveyard town
Making love was the only sound
That I remember you could hear for miles around
But now she got no time to play with me
Got no time to shake it with me
Got no time to make it with me
Got me feeling on my body
But I know what you want me to do
You know what you want me to do
Compromise the struggle with you
Compromise, but
I ain't got time for this
When there ain't no time, no time, no time for this
Where is the girl that I found?
She really helped me build this house from the dirt on the ground
But now she got no time to play with me
Got no time to shake it with me
Got no time to make it with me
Got no feeling on my body
But I know what you want me to do
You know what you want me to do
Compromise the struggle with you
Compromise, but
I ain't got time for this
And there ain't no time, no time, no time for this
Where has my baby disappeared to?
Where has my baby gone now?
Where has my baby disappeared to?
Where has my baby gone now?
The song "No Time" by The Heavy is about a man who is trying to find the girl he used to know in a broken-down town. He remembers her as the sweetest and best thing in the town who used to make him feel like God. However, now she is unavailable and has no time for him to play, shake it, or make it with him. He still knows what she wants him to do and is willing to compromise, but he simply does not have the time for it.
The lyrics suggest that the girl may have been the only one in town who ever made him feel alive, and now that she is gone, he feels lost and disconnected. The lines "Where has my baby disappeared to? Where has my baby gone now?" reinforce this feeling of loss and longing.
The song captures the frustration of wanting something or someone that is simply out of reach. The lyrics also suggest that the singer is not willing to compromise his own struggle for anyone, even if it means losing the one person who made him feel alive.
Line by Line Meaning
Where, oh, where is the girl that I found?
The singer is wondering where the girl he once knew is now located.
She was the best, the sweetest thing in this broken-down town
He remembers her fondly and believes she was the best thing in their town.
Where can this girl be now?
He is still searching for her and wondering where she could be.
She used to make me feel like God when she'd go it on down
When they were together, she would make him feel incredibly powerful and in control.
But now she got no time to play with me
The girl no longer has time for him.
Got no time to shake it with me
She doesn't have time to dance and have fun with him anymore.
Got no time to make it with me
She isn't interested in having sex with him anymore.
Got no feeling on my body
He feels disconnected from her because she doesn't touch him anymore.
But I know what you want me to do
He understands that she wants him to compromise and give in to her, but he doesn't want to.
You know what you want me to do
He repeats that he knows she wants him to compromise and give in.
Compromise the struggle with you
He feels like he's sacrificing his own desires for hers.
Compromise, but
He's reluctant to compromise.
I ain't got time for this
He doesn't have time to waste on a relationship that isn't working.
When there ain't no time, no time, no time for this
He repeats that he doesn't have time for this relationship.
Making love was the only sound
In the past, their passionate lovemaking was the only sound that could be heard for miles around.
That I remember you could hear for miles around
He reminisces about how intense their love was.
Where has my baby disappeared to?
He continues to question where the girl he once knew has gone.
Where has my baby gone now?
He repeats his question, desperate for an answer.
She really helped me build this house from the dirt on the ground
He remembers how the girl helped him build his house from scratch.
Got no feeling on my body
He emphasizes that he feels disconnected from her.
And there ain't no time, no time, no time for this
He repeats that there is no time for a relationship that isn't working.
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: CHRIS ELLUL, DAN TAYLOR, KELVIN SWABY, SPENCER PAGE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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The fact that the heavy is this underated is a crime against humanity
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Where, oh, where is the girl that I found?
She was the best, the sweetest thing in this broken-down town
Where can this girl be now?
She used to make me feel like God when she'd go it on down
But now she got no time to play with me
Got no time to shake it with me
Got no time to make it with me
Got me feeling on my body
But I know what you want me to do
You know what you want me to do
Compromise the struggle with you
Compromise, but I ain't got
Time for this
When there ain't no time, no time, no time for this
Where is the girl that I found?
She used to help me dig up dirt in my graveyard town
Making love was the only sound
That I remember, you could hear for miles around
But now she got no time to play with me
Got no time to shake it with me
Got no time to make it with me
Got me feeling on my body
I know what you want me to do
You know what you want me to do
Compromise the struggle of you
Compromise, but I ain't got
Time for this
When there ain't no time, no time, no time for this
Where is the girl that I found?
She really helped me build this house from the dirt on the ground
But now she got no time to play with me
Got no time to shake it with me
Got no time to make it with me
Got me feeling on my body
But I know what you want me to do
You know what you want me to do
Compromise the struggle with you
Compromise, but I ain't got
Time for this
And there ain't no time, no time, no time for this
Where has my baby disappeared to?
Where has my baby gone now?
Where has my baby disappeared to?
Where has my baby gone now?
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