A self-titled EP was released in May 2004 containing the tracks Joanna, Half a Man and My Declaration. The latter song was to become the second single from his debut album Feather and Stone, following the single This Boy.
Feather and Stone was released by Sony International in October 2004 to critical acclaim, and was a regular feature on Radio 2's playlist. It was followed by a headlining UK tour. The most common comparisons made to other artists include Jeff Buckley and Nick Drake.
His latest single "Better" was released in Dec 2007, and received airplay across the Atlantic due to it's inclusion in the film "Run, Fat Boy, Run".
The second album "Skybound" was released 7th Jan 2008
Half A Man
Tom Baxter Lyrics
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Thought that the cause was unconditional,
I thought that the games we played we had gone,
With all of our consciousness,
Woke up last night,
In a sweat with fear,
For I dreamt she'd returned,
With everyone for me,
That love for me,
Was only trickery.
She's left me half a man,
A broken man,
A twisted man,
If a man, is what I am.
And so I return,
To what I feared,
You live life alone,
With occasional compliments,
Beware that with every heart of gold,
It retains it's currency
So if you believe,
Loves cost is free,
Then you'd call me a fool,
To call it robbery,
But I only know,
That I once was whole,
And now there's,
Half of me.
She's left me half a man,
A broken man,
A twisted man,
If a man, is what I am.
And she's left me sleepless nights,
Of wrongs, no rights,
Only blacks, no whites,
Only half a man.
No, it can't be over,
Tell me it's not over,
It can't be over
She's left me sleepless night,
Of wrongs, no rights,
You see I'm a broken man,
I'm a twisted man.
The lyrics to Tom Baxter's song Half A Man tell a story of a man who thought he had found true and unconditional love, only to realize that it was all a trickery. He had thought that the games they used to play were gone, but he was woken up in the middle of the night in fear, dreaming that she was back with everyone against him. As he contemplates what has happened, he recognizes that he has been left half a man, a broken man, and a twisted man, struggling to accept the reality of the situation.
The song carries a message about the importance of being cautious in matters of the heart, and the illusion of true love. It tells the story of someone who has been hurt deeply and faced with the harsh reality of love's cost. Even with the realization that he has been tricked, he is unable to fully let go of the hope that it is not over yet. He is left with sleepless nights of wrongs and no rights, unable to find a solution to make things right again.
Line by Line Meaning
Thought that I'd truly found someone,
I believed that I had genuinely found someone special in my life.
Thought that the cause was unconditional,
I believed that our relationship was built on pure, unconditional love.
I thought that the games we played we had gone,
I believed that the petty games we used to play in our relationship were over for good.
With all of our consciousness,
With all of our awareness and mindfulness.
Woke up last night,
I woke up from a nightmare.
In a sweat with fear,
I was drenched in sweat and gripped by fear.
For I dreamt she'd returned,
In my nightmare, I dreamed that she had come back into my life.
With everyone for me,
She came back with everyone against me.
But now I condone,
But now I accept that.
That love for me,
The love that was meant for me.
Was only trickery.
Was only an illusion, a deceitful ploy.
She's left me half a man,
She has left me feeling incomplete, like only half a person.
A broken man,
A man who is shattered emotionally.
A twisted man,
A man who has become warped and distorted because of his experience.
If a man, is what I am.
If I can still call myself a man after all of this.
And so I return,
And so I go back to what I was afraid of.
To what I feared,
To the fear that was always at the back of my mind.
You live life alone,
You ultimately have to face life by yourself.
With occasional compliments,
With little bits of praise and admiration every now and then.
Beware that with every heart of gold,
Be careful because even the most sincere and pure-hearted people can still hurt you.
It retains it's currency
Their value does not diminish over time.
So if you believe,
So if you are under the impression that.
Loves cost is free,
If you think that love doesn't come at a cost.
Then you'd call me a fool,
Then you would consider me to be foolish.
To call it robbery,
To say that it is a form of theft or taking something dishonestly.
But I only know,
But all I know for sure is that.
That I once was whole,
I used to feel complete and fulfilled.
And now there's,
But now I am left with just.
Half of me.
Half of who I used to be.
And she's left me sleepless nights,
And now I can't sleep at night because of her.
Of wrongs, no rights,
Filled with regrets and no way to fix them.
Only blacks, no whites,
All I see is darkness and no hope for a brighter future.
No, it can't be over,
No, I don't want it to be over.
Tell me it's not over,
Please, tell me that we still have a chance.
She's left me sleepless night,
She has taken away my ability to sleep peacefully at night.
You see I'm a broken man,
I have been shattered and left in pieces by what has happened.
I'm a twisted man.
I have become distorted and warped because of my experience.
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