Beginning with a psychedelic sound indebted to space rock and shoegazer music, by the mid-1990s the band had released several EPs and two acclaimed records. They also endured name and lineup changes, breakups, health problems, drug abuse and various lawsuits. The band's commercial breakthrough was Urban Hymns and its single Bitter Sweet Symphony, which became a massive worldwide hit.
Soon after this commercial peak, the band quit amid creative struggles within, and Ashcroft went onto a successful solo career. Tong briefly joined Blur as a replacement for Graham Coxon. It is rumored that Simon Jones did a studio album with Ari Pap of the Floor Monks called 'Aint Nothing To It' and was never released because they both had bigger projects going on at the time. Close family and friends assure us its a fabulous indie/rock/alternate album and they really wish it would have been released.
The Verve were chosen to close the 2008 Glastonbury festival which they did with a set based on the classic 1997 album 'Urban Hymns'.
Discography:
A Storm in Heaven • 21 June 1993 • #27 (UK)
A Northern Soul • 3 July 1995 • #13 (UK)
Urban Hymns • 29 September 1997 • #1 (UK) #23 (US)
Forth • 25 August 2008 • #1 (UK) #23 (US)
Gravity Grave
The Verve Lyrics
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I've been here since I can remember when
My life is a boat, being blown by you
With nothing ahead, just the deepest blue
To me you're like a setting sun
You rise then you're gone
To me you're like a setting sun
Come back, come back again and again
I've been here since I can remember when
Your world just spins whilst mine stands still
Nothing's changed in your gravity grave
To me you're like a setting sun
You rise then you're gone
To me you're like a setting sun
You shine then you're gone
To me you're like a setting sun
You shine then you're gone
To me you're like a setting sun
You shine then you're gone
But I want your life
So bright it burns my eyes
Sounds like the perfect way
To end my life
To me you're like a setting sun
To me you're like a setting sun
The Verve's "Gravity Grave" speaks to the idea of feeling stuck in life while others around you seem to be moving forward. The opening lines "get back, get back again and again, I've been here since I can remember when" suggest a feeling of being trapped or static. The comparison of life to a boat being blown by an outside force reinforces this idea of powerlessness. The repetition of "to me you're like a setting sun, you rise then you're gone" adds to the sense of fleeting time and the feeling of being left behind.
The chorus shifts the focus to the subject of the song, the person who seems to have everything together and is constantly moving forward. The lyrics "come back, come back again and again, I've been here since I can remember when, your world just spins whilst mine stands still, nothing's changed in your gravity grave" emphasize this contrast. The use of the term "gravity grave" suggests a weighty, inescapable force that is holding the subject back.
The final repetition of "to me you're like a setting sun" is followed by the surprising line "but I want your life, so bright it burns my eyes". This admission shows a desire to break free from the current state of being and achieve the same sense of success as the subject.
Overall, "Gravity Grave" is a melancholic yet reflective song that speaks to the frustration and longing that comes with feeling stuck in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Get back, get back again and again
Repeatedly returning to the same place, feeling trapped or stuck in a cycle
I've been here since I can remember when
Having been in this situation for as long as one can remember, feeling a sense of familiarity but also monotony
My life is a boat, being blown by you
Feeling out of control or at the mercy of someone or something else, having no say in the direction of one's life
With nothing ahead, just the deepest blue
Feeling lost or without direction, with a vast and seemingly endless future ahead
To me you're like a setting sun
Comparing someone to a fading or disappearing light or influence in one's life
You rise then you're gone
Appearing briefly before disappearing again, leaving a sense of emptiness or loss
Come back, come back again and again
Longing for someone or something to return, feeling incomplete or unfinished without it
Your world just spins whilst mine stands still
Feeling stuck or stagnant while others seem to be moving forward, as though time has stopped in one's own life
Nothing's changed in your gravity grave
Feeling trapped or confined in a situation that never changes, as though stuck in a gravitational pull
To me you're like a setting sun
Comparing someone to a fading or disappearing light or influence in one's life
You shine then you're gone
Appearing briefly before disappearing again, leaving a sense of emptiness or loss
But I want your life
Envying someone else's seemingly better or more exciting life
So bright it burns my eyes
Feeling blinded or overwhelmed by the perceived greatness of someone else's life
Sounds like the perfect way
Thinking that living someone else's life would be an ideal or perfect solution
To end my life
Feeling so disillusioned with one's own life that death seems like the only escape
To me you're like a setting sun
Comparing someone to a fading or disappearing light or influence in one's life
To me you're like a setting sun
Comparing someone to a fading or disappearing light or influence in one's life
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: NICK MC CABE, PETER SALISBURY, RICHARD ASHCROFT, SIMON JONES
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@palpitometrodasloterias5975
Gravity Grave - lyrics
Get back, get back again and again
I've been here since I can remember when
My life is a boat, being blown by you
With nothing ahead, just the deepest blue
To me you're like a setting sun
You rise then you're gone
To me you're like a setting sun
You rise then you're gone
Come back, come back again and again,
I've been here since I can remember when
The world just spins whilst mine stands still
Nothing's changed in your gravity grave
To me you're like a setting sun
You rise then you're gone
To me you're like a setting sun
You shine then you're gone
To me you're like a setting sun
You shine then you're gone
To me you're like a setting sun
You shine then you're gone
But I want your light
So bright it burns my eyes
Sounds like a perfect way
To end my life
To me you're like a setting sun
To me you're like a setting sun
@macandmefoley3037
early verve were probably the greatest band on the planet at one stage.
@psylaxis9210
Aye, early Verve was solid, not sure what happened to make them change it up so much. I just couldn't get into the later material at all, and I tried, HARD. Verve and Spiritualized were my top two.. you can imagine my headspin when Kate Radley left Jay for Richard.
@Mushy72
Nah beyond this planet but more like the Galaxy
@udeychowdhury2529
I think that's all in your mind
@Mushy72
Verve.. Blessed 🍀
@lurker-mq4fp
There was a live session on Radio 1 years ago, maybe on John Peel, and they were astounding. When the original line up broke up the magic disappeared.
@Zoolar
This is so trippy I can't stop replaying it, Excellent, hi to all Verve fans.
@mrmojorisin9667
Hi, brother Paul!
@Zoolar
@@mrmojorisin9667 Hello Brother Ali!.
@jpinnacle
Hello!