In 1997, he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series. Tiësto met producer Dennis Waakop Reijers in 1998; the two have worked together extensively since then.
From 1998 to 2000, Tiësto collaborated with Ferry Corsten under the name Gouryella. His 2000 remix of Delerium's "Silence" featuring Sarah McLachlan exposed him to more mainstream audiences. In 2001, he released his first solo album, In My Memory, which gave him several major hits that launched his career. He was voted World No. 1 DJ by DJ Magazine in its annual Top 100 DJs readership poll consecutively for three years from 2002 to 2004.
Just after releasing his second studio album Just Be he performed live at the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Athens, the first DJ to play live on stage at an Olympics. In April 2007 Tiësto launched his radio show Tiësto's Club Life on Radio 538 in the Netherlands and released his third studio album Elements of Life. The album reached number one on the Belgian album chart as well on Billboard Top Electronic Albums in the U.S. and received a nomination for a Grammy Award in 2008. Tiësto released his fourth studio album Kaleidoscope in October 2009, followed by A Town Called Paradise in June 2014. He won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for his remixed version of John Legend's hit "All of Me" at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
Escape Me
Tiësto Lyrics
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I don't wanna be cruel
I don't wanna deny
Failure is my favorite thing
Take me to the bar
Drink up to sorrow
Sorrow for break up
Indecision is annoying not
As annoying as
Your sharp tongue
Pierce my lips
Don't shred me down to strips
You're way too good at it
You're way too good at it
Escape me
Escape me
Bottles under tires
Forget about friends
Escape me
Escape me
Black out tendencies
Forget about the future
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Back at the bar
Drunk on my sorrow
From another break up
Forgetting who you were
Indecision is annoying not
As annoying as
Your sharp tongue
Escape me
Escape me
Bottles under tires
Forget about friends
Escape me
Escape me
Black out tendencies
Forget about the future
Oh, oh, oh
Pretty things, oh,
Pretty things, oh,
Everything, oh,
Pretty things
Pierce my lips
Don't shred me down to strips
You're way too good at it
You're way too good at it
Escape me
Escape me
Bottles under tires
Forget about friends
Escape me
Escape me
Black out tendencies
Forget about the future
The song Escape Me by Tiësto feat. C.C. Sheffield depicts the emotions of a person dealing with a recent breakup. The singer initially resists the idea of going out and drowning their sorrows in alcohol, but succumbs eventually to the power of his/her emotions. The lyrics highlight the internal battle that one faces in such a situation, the guilt of being cruel and the denial that follows. The singer at one point realizes that failure has become his/her favorite thing, which exemplifies the emotional turmoil that a breakup can cause.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the urge to escape the reality of the situation, to forget about friends and ones' future, to indulge in drinking and blackout tendencies. The lyrics "pretty things, oh pretty things, everything, oh pretty things" could represent the temporary pleasure, like the newness and excitement of a romantic relationship, that one can escape to.
Overall, the song talks about the process of healing after a failed relationship and the temptation to escape reality that comes with it, but it also highlights the importance of confronting one's emotions in order to truly move on.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't wanna tonight
I do not want to do anything tonight
I don't wanna be cruel
I do not want to be unkind
I don't wanna deny
I do not want to reject
Failure is my favorite thing
I am comfortable with the idea of failing
Take me to the bar
Take me to a place where I can drink
Drink up to sorrow
Drink to deal with sadness
Sorrow for break up
Depression due to a failed relationship
Borrow who you are
The person is not being themselves due to various reasons
Indecision is annoying not
Being indecisive isn't as frustrating as
As annoying as
Comparing the frustration of indecisiveness
Your sharp tongue
Your ability to speak unkindly
Pierce my lips
Stop me from speaking
Don't shred me down to strips
Do not tear me apart
You're way too good at it
You are too skilled at hurting me
Escape me
Run away from me
Bottles under tires
Drunk driving
Forget about friends
Ignore or neglect friends
Black out tendencies
The tendency to lose consciousness while intoxicated
Forget about the future
Ignore planning for future events
Pretty things, oh,
Beautiful objects
Everything, oh,
Everything is
Escape me
Run away from me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Cydney Sheffield, Dennis Jorgen Waakop Reijers-Fraaij, Nicholas Philip Chiotellis, Tijs M Verwest
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@djfrozen.official
EVERY THING FROM TIESTO IS PERFECT
@cyans145
Amo esta canción!!!!
@1dubstar
this song is great. big shout to C.C. Sheffield
@NebukadnezarTwo
at first i was shocked by listen his new style. but now i LOVE that different tiesto. he is not only trance, he have his own style and try another way of music. i hear the album every day and still love it. it a music master art! just hear his new album and maybe you will feel the same great, individual musicpower. :)
@sanp85
i love the direction he went with this album much respect
@armaniking08
I am so in love with her voice.
@tarolaz
Amazing, I saw him two days a go at Houston and was a great concert.... TIESTO... THE BEST
@jmapr1821
i was never a big fan of tiesto until i saw him live in orlando and tampa this past weekend. i love his new sound! he might lose old fans but he is gaining new ones. his sound has to change. it cant stay the same. like hip hop, back in the 90's is completely different from now. he has to keep up with the trend
@wweabors
tiesto.. you are the men.. always on top of the industry of electronic music.. Congrats!!
@dreams2memories
Got his album in the mail last week. Love it. My favorite song is "I am strong" . Hope everyone else is enjoying his new stuff.