Music Review: James Blunt "High"
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High
Album: Back To Bedlam
Year: 2006
James Blunt is amazed to see the sunrise each morning in the arid ballad "High."
Reflective guitars open the single, setting a tranquil tone. In the first verse, he says orange rays illuminate the ocean. He takes in the glowing water. Hes' grateful to have another day to live. There is so much he wants to do and less time to actually follow through. The night gave him chills and brought him a great deal of pain. It reminded him of all he lacked.
In the chorus, he says he's satisfied with his life. The night no longer taunts him with its darkness. He travels among the stars, relishing each speck. He is unable to comprehend why he was given a chance to explore the Earth and learn about science, math, and literature.
In the second verse, he looks forward to the night covering the sky again. He wonders if nature recalls each person who has ever lived and will still be around long after he's gone. It's such a huge world out there. There’s one sun and one moon which everyone sees. The questions and the concepts befuddle him. He believed he was doomed to be a failure forever.
The chorus is sung again.
In the bridge, he asks the sun if it will be loyal to him and keep him company when he no longer knows it's there. With each sunrise, it gives him meaning and a sense of belonging in the world.
The chorus is sung twice.
A peaceful guitar solo ends the song.
To see the sunrise is a miracle for Blunt. As it raises itself up, it begins another day. A day that will affect his life in some way. He is appreciative of having the opportunity to view each morning. Without the glimmering sun to give him hope, he would be a shadow.
Blunt's deadening vocals creak like a door. It's distracting as he voice changes within the same verse. It's nowhere near as irritating as in the previous single, though but still bothersome.
The quiet, plain instrumentation drifts along and basks in the breeze of another lovely day.
"High" is ambitious in its ideas but lacks the conviction.
Album: Back To Bedlam
Year: 2006
James Blunt is amazed to see the sunrise each morning in the arid ballad "High."
Reflective guitars open the single, setting a tranquil tone. In the first verse, he says orange rays illuminate the ocean. He takes in the glowing water. Hes' grateful to have another day to live. There is so much he wants to do and less time to actually follow through. The night gave him chills and brought him a great deal of pain. It reminded him of all he lacked.
"Beautiful dawn, lights up the shore for me/There is nothing else in the world/I'd rather wake up and see (with you)/Beautiful dawn, I'm ust chasing time again/Thought I would die a lonely man, in endless night."
In the chorus, he says he's satisfied with his life. The night no longer taunts him with its darkness. He travels among the stars, relishing each speck. He is unable to comprehend why he was given a chance to explore the Earth and learn about science, math, and literature.
"But now I'm high; running wild among all the stars above/Sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me."
In the second verse, he looks forward to the night covering the sky again. He wonders if nature recalls each person who has ever lived and will still be around long after he's gone. It's such a huge world out there. There’s one sun and one moon which everyone sees. The questions and the concepts befuddle him. He believed he was doomed to be a failure forever.
"Beautiful dawn, melt with the stars again/Do you remember the day when my journey began?/Will you remember the end (of time)?/Beautiful dawn, you're just blowing my mind again/Thought I was born to endless night, until you shine."
The chorus is sung again.
In the bridge, he asks the sun if it will be loyal to him and keep him company when he no longer knows it's there. With each sunrise, it gives him meaning and a sense of belonging in the world.
"Will you be my shoulder when I'm grey and older?/Promise me tomorrow starts with you."
The chorus is sung twice.
"Getting high; running wild among all the stars above/Sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me/High; running wild among all the stars above/Sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me."
A peaceful guitar solo ends the song.
To see the sunrise is a miracle for Blunt. As it raises itself up, it begins another day. A day that will affect his life in some way. He is appreciative of having the opportunity to view each morning. Without the glimmering sun to give him hope, he would be a shadow.
Blunt's deadening vocals creak like a door. It's distracting as he voice changes within the same verse. It's nowhere near as irritating as in the previous single, though but still bothersome.
The quiet, plain instrumentation drifts along and basks in the breeze of another lovely day.
"High" is ambitious in its ideas but lacks the conviction.
