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.
Keep The Faith
Various Artists Lyrics
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Will It Get Inside
Through The Heart Of Your Surrender
To Your Alibis
And You Can Say The Words
Like You Understand
But The Power's In Believing
So Give Yourself A Chance
Climb The Highest Mountain
Swim The Deepest Sea, Hee
All You Need Is The Will To Want It
And Uhh, Little Self-Esteem
So Keep The Faith
Don't Let Nobody Turn You 'Round
You Gotta Know When It's Good To Go
To Get Your Dreams Up Off The Ground
Keep The Faith, Baby, Yea
Because It's Just
A Matter Of Time
Before Your Confidence Will Win Out
Believe In Yourself
No Matter What It's Gon' Take
You Can Be A Winner
But You Got To Keep The Faith
...Gon' Keep It Brother
You Got It
And When You Think Of Trust
Does It Lead You Home
To A Place That You Only Dream Of
When You're All Alone
And You Can Go By Feel
'Stead Of Circumstance
But The Power's In Beliving
So Give Yourself A Chance
I Know That You Can Sail Across The Water
Float Across The Sky, High
Any Road That You Take
Will Get You There
If You Only Try
So Keep The Faith, Ow
Don't Let Nobody Take You Down, Brother
Just Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
And Your Feet Flat On The Ground
Keep The Faith, Baby, Yea
Because It's Just A Matter Of Time
Before Your Confidence Will Win Out
I Told My Brother How To Do The Thing Right
Lift Up Your Head And Show The World You Got Pride
Go For What You Want
Don't Let 'Em Get In Your Way
You Can Be A Winner
But You Got To Keep The Faith
Gon' Keep It Brother
You Got It
I Know That Keepin' The Faith
Means Never Givin' Up On Love
But The Power That Love Has To Make It Right
Makes It Makes It Right
Keep The Faith
Don't Let Nobody Turn You 'Round Brother
You Got To KnowWhen It's Good To Go
To Get Your Dreams Up Off The Ground
Keep The Faith Baby, Yea
Because It's Just A Matter Of Time
Before Your Confidence Will Win Out
Better Stand Up And Act Like You Wanna Do Right
Don't Play The Fool For The Rest Of Your Life
Work On It Brother And You'll Make It Someday
Go For What You Want
And Don't Forget The Faith
Look At Yourself
And What You Doin' Right Now
Stand Back A Minute
Just To Check Yourself Out
Straighten Out Your Life
And How You're Livin' Each Day
Get Yourself Together
'Cause You Got To Keep The Faith
Uh, Uh, Uh
Don't Let Nobody Take You Down, Brother
Just Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
And Your Feet Flat On The Ground
Keep The Faith, Baby, Yea
Because It's Just A Matter Of Time
Before Your Confidence Will Win Out
Lift Up Your Mind
Before Your Mind Gets Blown
Some Things In Life
You Best Just Leave Them Alone
Go For What You Want
Don't Let It Get In Your Way
You Can Make It Happen
But Ya Got Ta Keep The Faith
Gon' Keep It Brother
You Got To Keep The Faith
Yeah Keep The Faith
Gon' Keep It Sister
You Got To Keep The Faith
Now, Now
I'll Show My Brotha
How To Do The Thing Right
Lift Up Your Head
And Show The World You Got Pride
Go For What You Want
Don't Let 'Em Get In Your Way
You Can Be A Winner
If You Keep The Faith
Straighten Out Yourself
And Get Your Mind On Track
Dust Off Your Butt
And Get Your Self-Respect Back
You've Known Me Long Enough
To Know That I Don't Play
Take It Like You Want It
But You Got To Keep The Faith Gon'
Don't Let Nobody Take You Down
Just Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
And Get Your Feet Back On The Ground
Keep The Faith, Baby, Yea
Because It's Just A Matter Of Time
Before Your Confidence Will Win Out
But Till That Day I Said You've Got To Keep The Faith!
"Keep the Faith" by Various Artists is an empowering song that encourages listeners to believe in themselves and follow their dreams. It suggests that the power to transform their lives lies within their faith and self-confidence. The lyrics start by questioning if one's desire and surrender can get through their heart and change their path. It urges listeners to believe in words and themselves by climbing the highest mountain and swimming the deepest sea. It suggests that all one needs is the will to want it and a little self-esteem. The song suggests that maintaining faith is crucial, and it's a matter of time before one's confidence wins and leads them to their dreams.
In the following verses, the song mentions that trust leads one to a place they dreamt of, and they can make it happen by trusting their feelings rather than the circumstances. The lyrics suggest that even though it's hard to keep the faith, the power of love makes everything right, and one should never give up. It suggests that to achieve one's desires, they need to lift their head, show the world their pride, go for what they want, and never allow anything or anyone to get on their way. The song suggests that one needs to work hard, straighten out their life, check themselves, and get back their self-respect. Finally, the song encourages listeners to keep the faith as it is a matter of time before their confidence wins out.
Line by Line Meaning
If You Call Out Loud
If you speak up and vocalize your desires
Will It Get Inside
Will your message be received
Through The Heart Of Your Surrender
By overcoming your fears and giving in to your true self
To Your Alibis
And letting go of excuses
And You Can Say The Words
And you can talk about what you want
Like You Understand
As if you actually comprehend what it takes
But The Power's In Believing
But the strength really lies in faith
So Give Yourself A Chance
So allow yourself the opportunity to try
'Cause You Can
Because there is potential within you
Climb The Highest Mountain
To achieve the impossible
Swim The Deepest Sea, Hee
And overcome any obstacle
All You Need Is The Will To Want It
Your desire is the most important tool
And Uhh, Little Self-Esteem
But don't let low self-esteem hold you back
So Keep The Faith
So maintain hope in the power of your own potential
Don't Let Nobody Turn You 'Round
Don't let anyone steer you off course
You Gotta Know When It's Good To Go
You must recognize when to take action
To Get Your Dreams Up Off The Ground
To make your dreams a reality
Because It's Just A Matter Of Time
Success is inevitable
Before Your Confidence Will Win Out
If you believe in yourself, success is sure
Believe In Yourself
Have faith in your own abilities
No Matter What It's Gon' Take
Regardless of how difficult it may seem
You Can Be A Winner
You can achieve success
And When You Think Of Trust
When you consider trustworthiness
Does It Lead You Home
Do you feel secure and grounded
To A Place That You Only Dream Of
To somewhere you desire to be
When You're All Alone
During those solitary moments
And You Can Go By Feel
You can trust your instincts
'Stead Of Circumstance
Rather than solely relying on previous conditions
I Know That You Can Sail Across The Water
I believe in your ability to overcome any challenge
Float Across The Sky, High
And soar to great heights
Any Road That You Take
Any path you choose
Will Get You There
Will lead you to your ultimate success
Better Stand Up And Act Like You Wanna Do Right
You must act and make strides towards being successful
Don't Play The Fool For The Rest Of Your Life
Don't waste your life being foolish
Look At Yourself
Analyze your own actions and behaviors
And What You Doin' Right Now
Think about the choices you are currently making
Stand Back A Minute
Take a step back to evaluate your life
Just To Check Yourself Out
To assess your own progress
Straighten Out Your Life
Align your actions with your goals
And How You're Livin' Each Day
And the way you live your daily life
Get Yourself Together
Pull yourself together and work productively
Uh, Uh, Uh
Lift Up Your Mind
Elevate your mental state
Before Your Mind Gets Blown
Before you become overwhelmed or lose control
Some Things In Life
Certain things in life
You Best Just Leave Them Alone
Are best left untouched
Gon' Keep It Sister
Now, Now
I'll Show My Brotha
I will show my friend
How To Do The Thing Right
How to get things done correctly
Lift Up Your Head
Be proud and confident
And Show The World You Got Pride
And display your self-respect to others
Get Your Mind On Track
Organize your thoughts
Dust Off Your Butt
Get up and put in the effort
And Get Your Self-Respect Back
Regain your dignity
You've Known Me Long Enough
We have been acquainted for some time
To Know That I Don't Play
To understand that I am serious
Take It Like You Want It
Handle the situation proactively
But You Got To Keep The Faith
But most importantly, maintain your trust in yourself
Don't Let Nobody Take You Down
Don't allow anyone to tear you down
Just Keep Your Eyes On The Prize
Focus on your ultimate goal
And Get Your Feet Back On The Ground
And come back to reality
Till That Day I Said You've Got To Keep The Faith!
Until that moment, maintain your hope and persistence
Writer(s): Jon Bon Jovi, Desmond Child, Richard Sambora
Contributed by Aubrey I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.