1) an America… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist by the name of Tim Williams:
1) an American folk musician whose music career began in 2002
2) an American-born blues singer currently living in Calgary, Canada, whose career began in the mid-1960s
3) an American country musician.
1. Tim Williams (born November 5, 1979) is an American folk musician currently based in Los Angeles, CA. He has released two albums, two EPs and several 7" singles on Dovecote Records and is currently signed with Modern Outsider Records as a part of the band Soft Swells.
With roots in the Midwest, Williams' music career began in 2002 in Boston, MA, with a self-released EP "Songs For the Commute". After a year in Boston, Williams moved to New York and immediately began writing and recording a second release while staying at the Hotel Chelsea. These sessions turned into his two subsequent albums, "8/18 Chelsea Sessions" and "Tales of Digression" which would soon after become the first two releases on the Dovecote Records label.
Williams supported these releases playing small clubs and venues in the US and UK. In 2004 he met London-based producer Dave Lynch during a showcase at the CMJ festival in New York. Lynch offered to record Williams' next record if he ever found himself in the UK again. In November, 2005 Williams moved in with friends in Eastbourne, England and began writing and recording with Lynch. The resulting album ("When Work Is Done") marked Williams first release with national exposure. He embarked on multiple tours making stops at South By Southwest, CMJ, and the Sundance Film Festival. His video for "Novel" won MTV's weekly video contest The Freshman.
Williams' third studio album Careful Love should be approached with a few more personal facts in mind: he wrote it after open heart surgery, while in love, and displaced from Brooklyn to California. Careful Love was released in 2009 on Dovecote Records.
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2. Tim Williams is an American-born blues singer currently living in Calgary, Canada. Williams' career began in the coffee houses of Southern California in the mid-1960s and continues today around the world from his home base on the Canadian Prairies. Williams has played festivals, folk clubs, concert halls and roadhouses from Rabat, Morocco, to Melbourne, Australia, and from Dawson City, Yukon Territory to Zihuatanejo, Mexico, all to huge acclaim. His guitar skills are frequently compared to Ry Cooder and David Lindley (and like them, Williams plays a wealth of other string instruments), and his songwriting has won praise from the likes of Tom Russel and Willie Nelson. A string of Maple Blues Award nominations (Toronto Blues Society), two JUNO award nominations (Canada's Grammy equivalent) , five Betty Mitchell Awards for composition/musical direction in theatre, and roughly a dozen awards from Real Blues magazine (as artist, guitarist, producer) attest to the high calibre of his work.
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3. Tim Williams (born on August 16, 1966) is an American country singer.
Novel
Tim Williams Lyrics
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Do you like what you see
I do
We're living in your garbage
Throwing out your dreams
We know
If you live your life all this way
You're stuck in the novel that no one will let you leave
You can't expect the banker to not turn into a thief
I won't
Break into your heart, got to flee the scene
We know
If you live your life all this way
You're stuck in the novel that no one will let you leave
I wrote all the right things for you
But they were not convincing
I shared all the same dreams as you
Yours were all in vain
As i hope we will find out
That my penchant's all worn out
Walking home alone, not trying to make a friend
If i could
Put you in my pocket where you cannot run again
Please don't
Live your life all this way
You're stuck in the novel that no one will let you leave
I wrote all the right things for you
Tim Williams's song "Novel" addresses themes of societal pressure, the futility of dreams, and personal stagnation. The opening lines speak of a clear sky, and the singer asking if the listener likes what they see. They respond positively, but Williams warns that they are "living in your garbage," throwing out their own dreams to conform to societal expectations. The chorus repeats the line: "If you live your life all this way / You're stuck in the novel that no one will let you leave." The idea being that if you live your life according to the expectations of others, you will not experience true freedom.
The second verse takes a more personal approach, with the singer addressing a specific person: "I wrote all the right things for you / But they were not convincing." This could represent the singer's attempt to help someone follow their dreams but ultimately failing to convince them, or it could represent a larger societal issue where people are fed the "right" things to say but it is not enough to make a real impact. The line "Yours were all in vain" speaks to the theme of the futility of dreams. Finally, the song concludes with the singer walking home alone, not trying to make friends, and wishing they could put the listener in their pocket to save them from being stuck in their own novel.
Overall, "Novel" is a song that speaks to the struggle of living an authentic life that is true to one's individual desires and passions. It emphasizes the importance of breaking free from societal expectations and avoiding a life that is guided by external pressures rather than one's own dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
The sky's now clear
The situation is now clear or has resolved
Do you like what you see
Are you pleased with the outcome
I do
Yes, I am
We're living in your garbage
We are in the midst of your negative environment
Throwing out your dreams
Discarding your aspirations or plans
We know
We are aware of this fact
If you live your life all this way
If you continue to live your life like this
You're stuck in the novel that no one will let you leave
You are trapped in a story that nobody lets you escape from
You can't expect the banker to not turn into a thief
You can't be surprised when someone who seems trustworthy ends up being dishonest
I won't
I won't expect otherwise
Break into your heart, got to flee the scene
Intrude into your emotions and then leave abruptly
We know
We are aware of this fact
If you live your life all this way
If you continue to live your life like this
You're stuck in the novel that no one will let you leave
You are trapped in a story that nobody lets you escape from
I wrote all the right things for you
I said everything you wanted to hear
But they were not convincing
They were not believable
I shared all the same dreams as you
I had the same aspirations as you
Yours were all in vain
Your aspirations were pointless or useless
As i hope we will find out
I hope we can learn
That my penchant's all worn out
That my enthusiasm has dwindled or depleted
Walking home alone, not trying to make a friend
Returning home by myself, not attempting to socialize
If i could
If it were possible
Put you in my pocket where you cannot run again
Keep you close to me so you cannot escape again
Please don't
Please don't run away again
Live your life all this way
Continue to live your life like this
You're stuck in the novel that no one will let you leave
You are trapped in a story that nobody lets you escape from
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Corey Ryan
Josh Horowitz is an amazing director. Just worked with him on the next Bayside music video. What a great guy
M. Hope Griffin
A favorite! Song, video, everything!
DannyLo
played with him and his band tonight, they were awesome, and he's a really cool guy...i can't wait to play with him again sometime =)
Seth Degner
This has been a fav since it came out wish music still sounded like this.
sarahdlsy8
i love the melody to this song
Alien Observer
It's 'good' music. Don't get hung up on labels.
sheenanay
yay! le petit prince! :)
mrwojtex
What kind of music is it? Pop? Sorry, please tell me because I don't know and I like it very much :)
mrwojtex
Thanks a lot ;*