… Read Full Bio ↴Tyrone Wells is an American singer-songwriter from Spokane, Washington.
Wells’ fourth full-length album, Where We Meet, balances acoustic vulnerability and pop rock irresistibility over the course of eleven anthems. Ultimately, Where We Meet is the place for Wells to start anew while keeping the same ethic that has won him his loyal fan base from his early independent days.
The journey to Where We Meet actually began on the high seas in 2010. He was playing The Rock Boat, an annual floating festival that travels from Tampa, FL to Cozumel, Mexico. Out on the ship in the middle of the ocean, he had an epiphany. With two lauded major label releases under his belt—Hold On [2006] and Remain [2009]—and countless high-profile film and TV placements including American Idol, One Tree Hill, Vampire Diaries, Rescue Me, Grey’s Anatomy, My Sister’s Keeper, Something Borrowed and more, Wells felt the urge to go independent again.
“I was thinking about my relationship with my record label,” he recalls. “I didn’t feel like they were capitalizing on the momentum that I had. So I wrote this long letter to my manager that I wanted to part ways with the label. When we reached port the next morning, my manager told me that the label actually just ended the relationship. Talk about serendipity! It’s like a relationship where both parties want to go their separate ways. After that, I didn’t have to worry about anyone else’s timelines and concerns. I could just focus on making a great record.”
Free from any constraints, Wells started working on that “great record” by penning over 80 songs. In the middle of that process, he managed to release the digital EP, Metal & Wood in 2010. Metal & Wood spent nearly three weeks at #1 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart and debuted at #14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart.
Inspired immensely, he feverishly kept writing, experimenting, and pushing himself for almost two years. Taking his time in the studio, Wells worked diligently with two producers Thomas Doeve and Bill Lefler. The result is Where We Meet.
“I always wanted to make an album that was both sparse and intimate but also had these epic moments,” he says of the sound. “I love singer-songwriter albums that are vulnerable, but I’m also drawn to big, epic rock music. The record really is a meeting place between those two. I truly tried to incorporate both of those flavors. For the first time, I feel like I accomplished it.”
You can hear it on the album’s first single “Freedom.” A sunny acoustic guitar and handclaps resound as Wells delivers one of his catchiest choruses yet. It’s energetic, upbeat, and utterly undeniable. About the song, he reveals, “I was listening to a lot of Simon & Garfunkel, and I wanted to write something upbeat. I was hoping they’d peek into the room and inspire me.”
He continues, “So often, we try to hold on to things that aren’t working. When you open up your hands and let things go, they come back to you—maybe not even in the way you expect. As an independent artist, I have the freedom to do anything. I feel like this is a fitting opening to the album.”
On the other end of the spectrum is the pensive, powerful, and poetic, “I Can’t Save You Now.” Wells says goodbye as gorgeous instrumentation bristles in the background.
“I was crazy about this girl in college, but she was always in the middle of some sort of crisis,” he remembers. “At some point, I realized I can’t fix her and her problems. I couldn’t be in a relationship in that capacity because it was making me totally nuts. I had never felt so ungrounded. That’s what the song talks about.”
The title track sums everything up for him though. He goes on, “It delves into all of the madness and chaos of the world right now. There’s so much in life that we can’t control, but we can control how we treat each other. The heart of the record can be encapsulated in the closing lyric of Where We Meet: ‘Take my hand, all we have is a moment, so hold nothing back.’”
In some ways, Where We Meet brings Wells back to where it all began. Being independent again is like going back to his roots, except this time it is selling out venues, rather than coffee shops. He’s carving his own path. “I’m not in music so I can get rich,” he declares. “I have what I need and more. The aim for me isn’t to get famous. The aim is to make great music that I can stand by.”
With his first baby on the way and Where We Meet dropping this spring, he certainly has a lot to stand by. Wells concludes, “I’m doing what I love and if my art resonates with other people, I’m happy. I love it when someone tells me that my music is the soundtrack to their lives. I hope I can continue to provide that.”
Where We Meet is just the beginning…
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Tyrone Wells Lyrics
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Just trying to find a place to lay my head
I look up to the sky
I feel the warmest light comfort me
I've seen the great heights
Reminding me I'm alive, I don't wanna die
I don't wanna waste another day or night
I know there's something more
Than what we're living for
I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore
I know there's something
I know there's something more
I think we're all afraid
That we might be alone, alone down here
We all want to have some faith
At least that's true in my case to just believe
I've seen the great heights
Reminding me I'm alive, I don't wanna die
I don't wanna waste another day or night
I know there's something more
Than what we're living for
I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore
I know there's something
This world may crumble into the ocean
It could all end tonight
I undermined you then tried to find you
My only source of light
I am breathing, I am breathing, I am alive
I don't wanna die
I don't wanna waste another day or night
I know there's something more
Than what we're living for
I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore
I know that I'm alive, I don't wanna die
I don't wanna waste another day or night
I know there's something more
Than what we're living for
I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore
I know there's something more
The lyrics of Tyrone Wells's song "More" express a deep yearning for something beyond the mundanity of everyday life. The singer is tired, trying to find a place to rest, but finds comfort in looking up at the sky and feeling the warmth of the light. Despite feeling alone and afraid, the singer believes in something more than just existing day to day. They see it in the stars and feel it on the shore, a sense that there must be something greater to live for.
The repeated declaration of "I am alive, I don't wanna die" emphasizes the urgency of this search for meaning. The singer doesn't want to waste their precious time on something that isn't worth it. They've seen the "great heights" that remind them of their aliveness, and they don't want to let that slip away. Even if the world were to end, the singer's source of light and reason for living wouldn't disappear. They know there's something more, and they won't stop searching until they find it.
Overall, "More" is a poignant expression of the human desire for purpose and fulfillment in life. The lyrics explore feelings of loneliness, uncertainty, and a sense of being lost, but ultimately offer a hopeful message of possibility and the promise of something more.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes I get so tired
Occasionally I become exhausted
Just trying to find a place to lay my head
Simply attempting to discover somewhere to sleep
I look up to the sky
I raise my eyes towards the heavens
I feel the warmest light comfort me
I experience the soothing warmth of the light
I've seen the great heights
I have observed the remarkable peaks
Reminding me I'm alive, I don't wanna die
Serving as a reminder that I'm living, I don't wish to perish
I don't wanna waste another day or night
I do not desire to squander any more time
I know there's something more
I'm aware that there exists more
Than what we're living for
Than the purpose for which we're living
I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore
I perceive it in the stars, and I sense it on the seashore
I think we're all afraid
I believe we all feel frightened
That we might be alone, alone down here
That we might be solitary, down on this planet
We all want to have some faith
We all wish to believe in something
At least that's true in my case to just believe
At least that's accurate in my circumstance- merely to have faith
This world may crumble into the ocean
This world could collapse into the sea
It could all end tonight
It could all come to an end this very evening
I undermined you then tried to find you
I belittled you, and then attempted to locate you
My only source of light
My exclusive illumination
I am breathing, I am breathing, I am alive
I am inhaling, I am inhaling, I am living
I know that I'm alive, I don't wanna die
I'm aware that I'm alive, and I don't want to perish
I know there's something more
I'm certain there's more to life
Than what we're living for
Than what we're currently pursuing
I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore
I perceive it in the stars, and I sense it on the seashore
I don't wanna waste another day or night
I don't want to squander any more time
I know there's something more
I'm aware there's more to life
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JODI MARR, ROBERT WELLS
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Sometimes I get so tired,
Just trying to find a place to lay my head.
I look up to the sky, I feel the warmest light comfort me.
I've seen the great heights reminding me that I'm alive, I don't want to die.
I dont want to waste another day, or night.
I know there's something more, than what we're living for, I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore. I know there's something. Know there's something more.
I think we're all afraid, that we might be alone, alone down here.
We all want to have some faith, at least that's true in my case, to just believe.
I've seen the great heights reminding me that I'm alive, I don't want to die.
I don't want to waste another day, or night.
I know there's something more, than what we're living for, I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore.
I know there's something.
This world may crumble into the ocean, it could all end tonight.
I undermined you, then try to find you, my only source of light.
There breathing, I am. Breathing, I am alive.
I don't want to waste another day, or night.
I know there's something more, than what we're living for, I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore.
I know that I am alive, I don't want to die.
I don't want to waste another day, or night.
I know there's something more, than what we're living for, I see it in the stars, I feel it on the shore.
Alkimena
Каждый раз, когда в моей голове возникают суицидальные мысли, я слушаю эту песню и она мне помогает искать и видеть хорошее. С любовью из России.
Mr. Mpampe
Stay Strong ♥️
Akramhuja Saidaliev
Почему суицидальные мысли(((( жизнь же прекрасна! надо любить себя в первую очередь, и эту жизнь
Nelya
@Akramhuja Saidaliev вот именно поэтому эта песня и спасает. люди, думающие о суициде, очевидно, имеют причины видеть этот мир иначе. и "жизнь прекрасна" тут не работает. а такие песни помогают ощутить любовь и волю к этой самой жизни заново. процесс исцеления) потому искусство и спасает, потому что затрагивает самые глубинные чувства) песня просто шедевр
Moussa Soumare
I know it has already been said but this song is criminally underrated
Dan
It’s my teachers brother
Born To Climb
true
Emmanuel Shukrani
True,... As well as "Who we are"
Neckbone
I totally agree with you! More is a masterpiece
Karen E Carlson
Agreed. #TyroneWells is talented and this song, in particular, hits me.