My life is brilliant. My love is pure. I saw an angel. Of that I'm sure. She smiled at me on the subway. She was with another man. But I won't lose no sleep on that, 'Cause I've got a plan.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. I saw you face in a crowded place, And I don't know what to do, 'Cause I'll never be with you.
Yeah, she caught my eye, As we walked on by. She could see from my face that I was, Fly high.(Fucking high) And I don't think that I'll see her again, But we shared a moment that will last till the end.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. I saw you face in a crowded place, And I don't know what to do, 'Cause I'll never be with you. You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. There must be an angel with a smile on her face, When she thought up that I should be with you. But it's time to face the truth, I will never be with you.
James Blunt 出生在军人家庭,从英国布里斯托大学毕业后,他加入军队并一路升到上尉,担任过英国女王亲卫队,也曾被派驻到德国科索沃目睹血腥内战,并成为第一个派遣到普利斯提纳的英国军官,领导三万人的和平部队。在白天,James Blunt 是带领3万人和平部队的军官,但每到夜里,他总是会爬上他的坦克车,在宁静的夜空下,拿着吉他写下这张专辑里的歌曲,因此他还被称为“解下军装的诗人”。
“Back to Bedlam”这张专辑,早在2004年时便已发行。不做任何公开宣传行程的他,一个人带着一把吉他,在英国各地的小酒馆一站一站地唱,渐渐地打开知名度。在专辑发行将近一年后,专辑里的主打歌“You are beautiful”,就像施了魔法般地,在英国的大街小巷传唱开来,也让 James Blunt 的单曲及专辑纷纷爬上英国金榜销售的冠军位置。 “我的人生经历是我的创作泉源。” 当 James Blunt 在被问到自己的创作灵感时,他会给你这样的答复。因为他有个不寻常的人生,一个让他不得不动笔把自己的所见所闻用歌声抒发的人生,他的歌声让我们听见了60年代的叙事民谣歌手,用歌声记录自己对周遭事物的感触,一种未过度渲染浪漫的心情分享。