The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
Halo
Various Artists Lyrics
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Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make up a sound
I found a way to let you in
But I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now
It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breaking
It's the risk that I'm taking
I ain't never gonna shut you out
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
Can see your halo, halo, halo
Can feel your halo, halo, halo
Can see your halo, halo, halo
Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light
I swore I'd never fall again
But this don't even feel like falling
Gravity can't forget
To pull me back to the ground again
Feels like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breaking
The risk that I'm taking
I'm never gonna shut you out
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
Can see your halo, halo, halo
Can feel your halo, halo, halo
Can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
Can see your halo, halo, halo
Can feel your halo, halo, halo
Can see your halo, halo, halo
Halo, halo
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
Can see your halo, halo, halo
Can feel your halo, halo, halo
Can see your halo, halo, halo
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
Can see your halo, halo, halo
Can feel your halo, halo, halo
Can see your halo, halo, hal
The lyrics of "Halo" by Beyonce revolve around being in love and feeling protected by one's partner. The song begins with Beyonce describing a wall built around her heart that has come tumbling down, giving way to the idea of the risks she is taking in falling in love. She proclaims her love and admiration for her partner, seeing them as an angelic figure in her life, and feeling awakened by their presence. She takes the risk that comes with falling in love and believes that she will never shut them out. Everywhere she looks, she is reminded of her partner's embrace and their love being all around her. She concludes that they are everything she needs and more, and that their love is written all over their face. She prays that their love will not fade away, and she ends by repeatedly singing "Halo" as a proclamation of her love and admiration.
Line by Line Meaning
Remember those walls I built?
Do you remember how I protected myself from love and built emotional barriers?
Well, baby they're tumbling down
Now those barriers are crumbling down due to your love.
And they didn't even put up a fight
Those walls did not resist your love, and it was not a challenge for you to break them down.
They didn't even make up a sound
My emotional walls fell silently and without resistance, as your love was all-consuming.
I found a way to let you in
I figured out a way to open myself up to love and let you into my heart.
But I never really had a doubt
Despite building those walls, deep down, I always had a feeling that you were the one for me.
Standing in the light of your halo
I am bathed in the glow of your love and feel protected and safe.
I got my angel now
You are my saving grace and I feel like I have an angel by my side.
It's like I've been awakened
Your love has changed me, and I feel like a new person.
Every rule I had you breaking
You are breaking all the rules I set for myself regarding love, and it is worth it.
It's the risk that I'm taking
Loving you is a risk, but I am willing to take that chance.
I ain't never gonna shut you out
I will never block you out of my heart again, no matter what happens.
Everywhere I'm looking now
You are everywhere I look, and your love surrounds me completely.
I'm surrounded by your embrace
I feel embraced and loved by you, and it is all I need.
Baby I can see your halo
I can see the aura of your love around you, and it is all-encompassing.
You know you're my saving grace
You are the one who saves me from a life without love.
You're everything I need and more
You are my complete package, and I could not ask for anything more.
It's written all over your face
Your love is evident in your expression and presence.
Pray it won't fade away
I hope that your love will never diminish or disappear from my life.
I can feel your halo, halo, halo
Your love is so intense that I feel like I am surrounded by a halo or aura.
Can see your halo, halo, halo
I can visually see the love you have and the aura around you.
Can feel your halo, halo, halo
I can physically feel the love you have and the aura around you.
Hit me like a ray of sun
Your love hit me like a burst of sunlight, and it completely transformed me.
Burning through my darkest night
Your love was able to burn through my pain and darkness and bring me into the light.
You're the only one that I want
I do not want anyone else but you, and you are everything to me.
Think I'm addicted to your light
Your love and presence have become so important to me that I cannot imagine a life without it.
I swore I'd never fall again
I promised myself that I would never allow myself to fall in love again.
But this don't even feel like falling
However, falling in love with you does not feel like a fall, but instead a blissful ascent.
Gravity can't forget
Gravity cannot forget its hold on me.
To pull me back to the ground again
Gravity will always have a hold on me and will pull me back to reality.
Halo, halo
The love and light that surrounds me is like a beautiful halo.
Writer(s): Boris Williams, Porl Thompson, Robert James Smith, Simon Gallup, Perry Bamonte
Contributed by Jayce R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.