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Rory Graham, mer känd som Rag'n'Bone Man, född 1985, är en brittisk blues- och soulsångare från Uckfield, England. Han är nu bosatt i Catford, Södra London.
2012 släppte Graham sin första EP "Bluestown" som fick fantastiskt bra kritik. Hans stora genombrott kom dock med hans album "Wolves" som fick fantastiskt bra recensioner och för vilket han skrev kontrakt med Columbia Records.
Hans första hitsingel "Human" släpptes 2016 och hans debutalbum, som också heter Human, släpptes i februari 2017. Vid Brit Awards utnämndes han till "British Breakthrough Act" och fick även mottaga Critics' Choice Award.
I spellistan får ni mina fyra favoriter från albumet.
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Skin, performed by Rag'n'Bone Man
(Lyrics & Music: Rory Graham, Jonny Coffer, Jamie Scott, Mike Needle, Dan Bryer. Columbia, 2017.)
When I heard that sound
When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you
Seconds from my heart
A bullet from the dark
Helpless, I surrender
Shackled by your love
Holding me like this
With poison on your lips
Only when it's over
The silence hits so hard
'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love
It was almost love, it was almost love
When I heard that sound
When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you
When I run out of air to breathe
It's your ghost I see
I'll be thinking about you, about you
It was almost love, it was almost...
We bleed ourselves in vain
How tragic is this game?
Turn around, I'm holding on to someone
But the love is gone
Carrying the load, with wings that feel like stone
Knowing that we nearly fell so far now
It's hard to tell
Yeah we came so close, it was almost love
It was almost love, it was almost love
When I heard that sound
When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you
When I run out of air to breathe
It's your ghost I see
I'll be thinking about you, about you
While I reached out for your hand
When the walls were caving in
When I see you on the other side
We can try all over again
When I heard that sound
When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you
When I run out of air to breathe
It's your ghost I see
I'll be thinking about you, about you
'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love
It was almost love, it was almost love
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Love you any less, performed by Rag'n'Bone Man
(Lyrics & Music: Rory Graham, Andrew Jackson, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy. Columbia, 2017.)
Sunlight is too much for you to bear
It's high time you came up for air
Don't hide a single thing behind your perfect skin
Don't keep your secrets in a prayer
There is nothing you can say or do
I won't cut you loose, no
So break the silence
We know that we can brave it all
If you're hoping we'll be home
Don't be afraid to ask for help
It won't make me love you any less
It won't make me love you any less
Don't hide behind me
You're strong enough to face the fall
It won't make me love you any less
No shame, no hurt, nothing to lose
My love my heart don't need to prove
And there's nothing you can say or do
There's no one that can change my mind
It's not a weakness, we all have our crosses to bear
If you're hoping we'll be home
Don't be afraid to ask for help
It won't make me love you any less
It won't make me love you any less
Don't hide behind me
You're strong enough to face the fall
Woah, it won't make me love you any less
Time to call me from the cold
Time to let the truth be told
It won't make me love you any less
If you're hoping we'll be home
Don't be afraid to ask for help
It won't make me love you any less
It won't make me love you any less
Don't hide behind me
You're strong enough to face the fall
Woah, it won't make me love you any less
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Wolves, performed by Rag'n'Bone Man
(Lyrics & Music: Rory Graham, Mark Crew, Tinashé Fazakerley, Dan Priddy. Columbia, 2017.)
Dun dun dun dee-dee dun dun
I don't wanna drown no more
Sick of the same old people
The kind that will sell your soul
Trade it for a shining stone
Ain't nothing in this life for free
Running from the greatest evil
Finally gone on me
A man's gotta fight temptation
Keep the wolves from the door
I hear them scratching like I don't know better
Won't you keep the wolves from the door
It won't be long before I cave in and open up the-
I don't wanna go back home
Too many staring faces
Wishing they could drag me down
Waiting to pull me under
I've shaken off my chains
But I still feel those shackles
Living inside of me
I know I gotta fight temptation
Keep the wolves from the door
I hear them scratching like I don't know better
Won't you keep the wolves from the door
It won't be long before I cave in and open up the-
It's a fine line walking when they're scratching at my door
Head full of voices screaming out for more
And I can see the shining of his blade
And I can see the shining of his blade
It's a slow road to nowhere, walking with the dead
It's hard to keep on moving with you hanging 'round my neck
And I can see the shining of his blade
And I can see the shining of his blade
Money's short like my temper
But the bills still keep on coming
Staying on the grind January to December
Tryna lace these beats on a shoestring budget
Rents due so I'm raiding the copper jar
Hard on the hustle for the sterling
Going all out, putting work in
It's an uphill struggle but I'm working
I was homeless having to sleep rough
On the streets feeling like I need to be drunk
I'm tryna turn grassroots to a tree trunk
Friends of mine are only in it for the free lunch
See us we only deal with the real stuff brother
Cos all that glitters ain't gold bruv
I can hear the wolves outside my door but money can't buy my soul
NO!
Keep the wolves from the door
I hear them scratching like I don't know better
Won't you keep the wolves from the door
It won't be long before I cave in and open up the-
Keep the wolves from the door
I hear them scratching like I don't know better
Won't you keep the wolves from the door
It won't be long before I cave in and open up the door
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