The band released their debut album, Good Feeling (1997), to moderate success where it debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart and was later awarded a silver certification from the BPI in January 2000. The band gained greater success with their second album, The Man Who (1999), which spent nine weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, totalling 134 weeks in the top 100 of the chart. In 2003, The Man Who was certified 9× platinum by the BPI, representing sales of over 2.68 million in the UK alone. Following this success, the band released their third effort, The Invisible Band (2001) album. The Invisible Band went on to match the success found with their previous album, where it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spent a total of four weeks at the top spot, fifteen weeks in the top ten, and a total of fifty-five weeks in the top 100 chart, as well as peaking at thirty-nine on the US Billboard 200 album chart, spending a duration of seven weeks in the Billboard 200 chart. A year following the release of The Invisible Band, the BPI awarded Travis with a 4× platinum certification for the album.
In recent years, the band's discography has included studio albums 12 Memories (2003), The Boy with No Name (2007), Ode to J. Smith (2008), Where You Stand (2013), Everything at Once (2016) and 10 Songs (2020). In 2004, the band released their first greatest hits album, Singles, which spent nineteen weeks in the top 100 of the UK albums chart. Travis have twice been awarded best band at the BRIT Awards and were awarded the NME Artist of the Year award at their 2000 ceremony, and in 2016 were honoured at the Scottish Music Awards for their outstanding contribution to music. The band are widely said by the media to have paved the way for other bands such as Keane and Coldplay to go on to achieve worldwide success throughout the 2000s, particularly with the success of The Man Who.
Craft Recordings celebrated the 20th anniversary of Travis' breakthrough year with two simultaneous releases: Live at Glastonbury '99, plus expanded editions of The Man Who – both of which were released on 21 June 2019.
Perfect Heaven Space
Travis Lyrics
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To think of all the time I've wasted not looking at you.
Answering the questions before it's been asked.
The answers is in the question I hope you don't ask.
In my perfect heaven space there's an answer for you.
And on my heart I wear a sleeve that you knitted for me.
And you just wanna pull that thread and unravel me.
Answering the question before it's been asked.
On my heart I wear a sleeve that you knitted for me.
(piano solo chorus)
In my perfect heaven space there's a memory of you
To think of all the ghosts I've faced just remembering you.
Answering the question before it's been asked.
The answers in the question I hope you don't ask.
In my perfect heaven space there's an answer for you.
(piano solo chorus)
The lyrics of Travis's song "Perfect Heaven Space" depict a space that exists in the singer's imagination where they keep memories of someone they hold dear. The song talks about a "perfect heaven space" that has a picture, memory and answer of this person the singer cherishes. The singer reflects on the time they wasted not looking at this person and how they are answering the question before it has been asked as they already know what the answer is, and hope that the person they cherish won't ask the question that they know the answer for. The singer wears a sleeve on their heart that the person had knitted for them, and in this perfect heaven space, they just want to unravel the singer.
The song captures a feeling of longing and regret, as the singer thinks of memories of the person they hold dear and how they wasted time not cherishing them. It also speaks of the constant battle of wanting to hold onto a relationship while fearing it may unravel.
Overall, the song is a powerful reflection on the human experience of love and loss.
Line by Line Meaning
In my perfect heaven space there's a picture of you.
I hold you dear in my ideal world, and you are the centerpiece of my imagination.
To think of all the time I've wasted not looking at you.
In retrospect, I realize how much of a mistake it was for me to not cherish every moment spent admiring you.
Answering the questions before it's been asked.
Attempting to predict what someone may ask before they even pose a question.
The answers is in the question I hope you don't ask.
The solution to an inquiry is already embedded within the question, but I desire to avoid that specific inquiry.
In my perfect heaven space there's an answer for you.
I have pondered every possible scenario and have come up with a response specifically tailored to you in my own personal utopia.
And on my heart I wear a sleeve that you knitted for me.
I value the garment you have created for me, and I wear it proudly upon my heart as a symbol of your love for me.
And you just wanna pull that thread and unravel me.
You have the desire to uncover my innermost thoughts and feelings, even though it may leave me feeling exposed and vulnerable.
In my perfect heaven space there's a memory of you
My idyllic world contains only the fondest of memories with you, and those memories bring me nothing but warmth and joy.
To think of all the ghosts I've faced just remembering you.
Recalling the past can bring back negative emotions and memories, but when I remember you, everything fades away.
In my perfect heaven space there's an answer for you.
I have a solution to any predicament you may encounter, and in my mind, it is the perfect one for you.
Contributed by Isaac J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.