The Afterlove is the fifth studio album by the English singer James Blunt, released on 24 March 2017 through Atlantic Records. To promote the album, Blunt embarked on The Afterlove World Tour in August 2017. On 23 January 2017, Blunt posted a video clip on his Twitter to announce the album, with the caption “Check out my 12 inch…” In the clip, Blunt appeared naked from the waist up in his bathtub, promising to show fans “something huge”, with the camera then panning down to him holding a 12-inch copy of the album. Blunt recorded the album between 2015 and 2016 before it was finished in early 2017. Wikipedia®.
James Hillier Blount better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and former British Army Officer. He originally signed to EMI Music Publishing and is currently signed to Custard Records and Atlantic Records. Blunt rose to fame in 2004 with the release of his debut album Back to Bedlam, achieving worldwide fame with the singles “You’re Beautiful” and “Goodbye My Lover”. The album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide, topping the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number two in the US. “You’re Beautiful” was number one in the UK, the US and a dozen other countries.
Back to Bedlam was the best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK. Blunt has sold over 20 million records worldwide. He has received several awards, including two Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 2006—two MTV Video Music Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards, as well as receiving five Grammy Award nominations. Blunt was a reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and served under NATO in the Kosovo War in 1999. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Music in 2016 by University of Bristol. Wikipedia®.
James Blunt: Heartbeat [Official Lyric Video]
James Blunt: Heartbeat Lyrics:
Let it slide, all the choices I made.
Let it burn, as it rolls down my face.
Let it fall, just to be the one again.
But if I want, I won’t be loved by you at all.
Let it slip, every promise I break.
Let it burn, all the blows that we trade.
Let it fall, ‘cause this place has been condemned,
And we both know that we can’t be here anymore.
Yeah, I know I pulled a pin on your heart,
But I lost sight of the target when you let down your guard,
Should have run, run a hundred miles,
Never look back, Jack, ‘cause now we can’t backtrack.
And yeah, I know what you’ll say,
Nothing can change, no one to blame,
It’s on the tip of my tongue, here it comes,
This is crazy you should know that,
I would go back in a heartbeat,
Just to make your heart beat.
Let it fail, it’s too late to be saved.
Let it roll, the rock across this grave.
Let it blaze, there’s a darkness in the flame,
And it’s lost and we can’t bare it anymore.
Let it slide, I can’t start it again.
Let it burn, while it’s held in my hand.
Let it fall, ‘cause this journey’s at its end.
It’s only luck that I was loved by you at all.
Yeah, I know I pulled a pin on your heart,
But I lost sight of the target when you let down your guard,
Should have run, run a hundred miles,
Never look back, Jack, ‘cause now we can’t backtrack.
And yeah, I know what you’ll say,
Nothing can change, no one to blame,
It’s on the tip of my tongue, here it comes,
This is crazy you should know that,
I would go back in a heartbeat,
Just to make your heart beat.
Yeah, I know I pulled a pin on your heart,
But I lost sight of the target when you let down your guard,
Should have run, run a hundred miles,
Never look back, Jack, ‘cause now we can’t backtrack.
And yeah, I know what you’ll say,
Nothing can change, no one to blame,
It’s on the tip of my tongue, here it comes,
This is crazy you should know that,
I would go back in a heartbeat,
Just to make your heart beat.
