This song cut me to the heart while at the same time it lifted my spirits by affirming we all have enemies/life occurrences which at times let us know that we all are on the same boat/earth and that no one is above another person; we all bleed the same. Thank God for David Gray.
I saw him play this at another venue years ago, with the same acoustic portion at the end. I've never seen anything like it, at the end, the whole audience just sat there for a few seconds in silence. Then, we slowly started into applause that went on for a long time. Amazing.
Very seldom are live versions even as good as the recorded version,but I dare say this extended version is better than the one on the CD..great back and forth guitar play between them
Thank u David Grey myself I had a bad divorce drank myself crazy your music changed my life very greatful for your voice u rock your band rocks nemesis says it all
better than air.... thanks david, and thanks to marcel for sharing this. i was listening to this album a lot around the time my puppy, pele, died from lung cancer. by the time i found out how sick he was i only got 8 more days with him. it has been 11 years and i still grieve... this song will always remind me of him, as i listened to it a ton while we went on our final walks together. black lab/german shepard mixes make great companions.
One of my favorites of his newer stuff. Saw him perform it live in Denver. I cried. I dont cry at funerals for family members. I have listened to him since the mid to late 90s no one understood why.... lyrics... lyrics.... so much soul in his voice. Oh and live he is funny as hell! Concert was better because I went with my favorite person on earth... you know who you are
someone once told me that if you want to grab an audience by the feels, minor chords are the key. We resonate to them, apparently. And it seems that many of David Gray's songs are heavy on those minor chords...not, you understand, that i'm complaining...I once drove to a writer's conference in Iowa City, and my CDs were all David Gray and Bos Seger. No regrets.
damn, swiss audiences are good at allowing quiet passages to happen..... what a great interplay of guitars and voice. i got to see him in a symphony hall in san francisco.... it was pretty surreal to have such an excellent band play with perfect acoustics. thanks for sharing this video.
One of the most talented songwriters out there I believe. You can tell he's got such a passion for music; if I heard this without watching the video I would probably think this was the actual track and not a live version. It's simple, beautiful and raw passion at it's finest.
Ye a mind blowing song, one of his best, same as alibi, this guy never does anything bad, one of the best songwriters England’s ever had, in fact very underrated in that department, ye we all know as live the ultimate, but his songwriting is diamond also, wish all would appreciate him more for his true greatness, he’s a god in Ireland , all his albums made record sales there, and his concerts a sell out in minutes, we love u David, we adore to hear of u coming to us🇮🇪☘️❤
Oh man.I love his music so much! What a great musician he is. For me the best evidence that god exicts - where else shall come sucb an inspiration from. A gift to mankind. Thank you so much David.
HOW UNBELIEVABLELY FN BEAUTIFUL..the lump in my throat may never go away. MASTER SONGWRITER. Dylanesque lyrics w a haunting, majestic melody....Good Lord...
i've loved this song ever since i heard it for the first time. had David not put the lyrics to music, i would have simply considered it poetry. beautiful.
BRILLANT lyrics and as always the best music from David always!!! He’s felt the pain he sings about and it shows by the emotion in this hauntingly beautiful song .
August 11th, 2023 in this world,,, And this is still just pure magic!! Always will be. I saw him with my girl at this time and to this day we are very good friends and honestly, I’m trying to get her back because I miss her and I messed up with drugs and alcohol, but I’m not that same man and a little after ten years, I’m still trying to prove to her that I’ve changed, for the better. So wish me luck world, because I think she’s thinking and willing to try again with me!!!
Unfreakin' real...notwithstanding the absolute quality of song writing and its delivery, this is at the top end itself, but the musicianship between Mr Grey and rest of the band to produce this live, at this quality, is up there with the best. But then again, I'm a David Grey fan but also Motorhead, Ozzy, AC/DC...Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan....what can I say...
Neath an avalanche Soft as moss I'm a creeping-in, intangible sense of loss I'm the memory you can't get out your head If I leave you now You'll wish you were somewhere else instead I'm the manta ray I'm the louse I am the photograph They found in your burned down house I'm the sound of money washing down the drain I am the pack of lies The baby that keeps you sane, hey Gates of heaven are open wide God help me baby I'm trapped inside Feel like I'm buried alive I'm, I'm the bottom line Of the joke I'm in ecstasy Spilling like bright egg-yolk I'm the thoughts you're too ashamed to ever share And I am the smell of it You're trying to wash out of your hair Gates of heaven are open wide God help me baby I'm lost inside Feels like I'm buried alive The possibilities limitless Just give me something that's more than this One shot and I'll never miss Yes I'm the babe that sleeps Through the Blitz I am a sudden and quite unexpected twist I am your one true love who sleeps with someone else I am your nemesis Baby I'm life sweet life itself, yeah, yeah (yeah)
I remember first seeing this in 2014. 9 years later I stumble upon it again. Thank you Marcel Hofma (your old account name I recognized the profile picture) for this wonderful live of Nemesis
The mad thing is like all true talents I suppose is that he's even better live. The power and energy almost overwhelms you while his melodies and words leave you reeling in awe of his talents.
No artist makes me happier, I most certainly am a David Gray wanna be who also realizes that's not quite the right "Dream" - I should say he most inspires me to be unafraid to be who I am, he's being his natural self, sharing raw emotion with his audience - musicians and reat singers are today's true healers. They provide food for our starving souls, at least mine ;)
What’s the one secret or the one truth that you keep locked away in your farthest depths? This song pulls that to the surface and makes you question if you could go back in time with another chance, would you take it? “I’m your one true love that sleeps with someone else. I am your nemesis. Baby I’m life, sweet life itself.”
Greatest song writer and singer of my time thank u if I read this know u and your music helps people I really would love to pick your brain and tell to u one day if possible he’ll I buy first round thank Iu god bless u and your family
Brian Brown thanks so much for introducing me to David's music. Sure makes you think long and hard about life. You're a man with a heart of gold and a man that has showed me what it feels like to live again and to smile and be thankful that your in my life again 24 years later and still give me butterflies in my stomach! 😘 💙
David Gray is one of the view amazing live performers i hope that last summer from his new cd will also be on youtube soon the original and not the remix.
Voltando para ouvir umas da mais bonitas músicas do DG. De um lado era o Oasis do outro o DG, que ainda é melhor... bons tempos e como os tempos ainda são bons! Muito linda.....! Abraços 🌹🤗🙏
Awesome song , what a talented, truly gifted singer. There was another live version of this song on RUclips , where at the end of the song David drops to his knees ,trance like Its' not on this channel any longer if anyone has it could it be put up.
This song cut me to the heart while at the same time it lifted my spirits by affirming we all have enemies/life occurrences which at times let us know that we all are on the same boat/earth and that no one is above another person; we all bleed the same. Thank God for David Gray.
this is exactly how I feel about this song, David Gray is truly amazing
David Gray is a gift.
I Love that you said that. He sure is. Beautiful man.
And what for one !
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Hi Jim love u all
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Life my dear one,, is a gift
When God made David gray he was just showing off
I saw him play this at another venue years ago, with the same acoustic portion at the end. I've never seen anything like it, at the end, the whole audience just sat there for a few seconds in silence. Then, we slowly started into applause that went on for a long time. Amazing.
Very seldom are live versions even as good as the recorded version,but I dare say this extended version is better than the one on the CD..great back and forth guitar play between them
“ more than this . “
This is one of the most incredible songs/performances I've ever heard.
Lucky those folks who were there,this had to be socks blown off concert.
This song just reminds me that we are all human , all flawed , all mixed up. But doing the best we can !
Bingo! You my man I could be freinds with. Thanks for sharing. I'll try and look at it that way to expand my understanding of this song.
Absolutely true! I love this song so much....
Cheers to that my friend!!!
I’d say David Gray is the best songwriter since Paul McCartney...
My heart melts for this song. David Gray live is indescribable. Beautiful talent. Beautiful to the last chord.
True genius an overused word
I've seen him live 3 times and he is just breathtaking! Absolutely phenomenal!!!!
This version, this song makes me crumble Every time.
Thank u David Grey myself I had a bad divorce drank myself crazy your music changed my life very greatful for your voice u rock your band rocks nemesis says it all
You Good?
better than air.... thanks david, and thanks to marcel for sharing this. i was listening to this album a lot around the time my puppy, pele, died from lung cancer. by the time i found out how sick he was i only got 8 more days with him. it has been 11 years and i still grieve... this song will always remind me of him, as i listened to it a ton while we went on our final walks together. black lab/german shepard mixes make great companions.
One of my favorites of his newer stuff. Saw him perform it live in Denver. I cried. I dont cry at funerals for family members. I have listened to him since the mid to late 90s no one understood why.... lyrics... lyrics.... so much soul in his voice. Oh and live he is funny as hell! Concert was better because I went with my favorite person on earth... you know who you are
Beautiful post. Going to see David tonight, listening to this in anticipation. I hope you and you’re fav person are still doing well 9 yrs later
David Gray-One of the best-This song is life it self........
I am a sudden and quite unexpected twist
I am your one true love who sleeps with someone else , amazing lyrics
someone once told me that if you want to grab an audience by the feels, minor chords are the key. We resonate to them, apparently. And it seems that many of David Gray's songs are heavy on those minor chords...not, you understand, that i'm complaining...I once drove to a writer's conference in Iowa
City, and my CDs were all David Gray and Bos Seger. No regrets.
I am a huge fan of the minor chords and I think that’s why he’s one of my favs. Plus his amazing talent!
Lucky enough to see him.in 94 with 7 fans and in 2017 with a few thousand and 15x in between. Gift from the gods.
damn, swiss audiences are good at allowing quiet passages to happen..... what a great interplay of guitars and voice. i got to see him in a symphony hall in san francisco.... it was pretty surreal to have such an excellent band play with perfect acoustics. thanks for sharing this video.
David gray is one of the best ever song writers and this is one of many great songs he has done ur a legand David gray
David Gray is the best musician out there.
He plays the guitar of emotions like no other.
Saw him in Houston it was a highlight of my life.
With my 30 year wife. She was 14 now she is 44.
One of the most talented songwriters out there I believe. You can tell he's got such a passion for music; if I heard this without watching the video I would probably think this was the actual track and not a live version. It's simple, beautiful and raw passion at it's finest.
Ye a mind blowing song, one of his best, same as alibi, this guy never does anything bad, one of the best songwriters England’s ever had, in fact very underrated in that department, ye we all know as live the ultimate, but his songwriting is diamond also, wish all would appreciate him more for his true greatness, he’s a god in Ireland , all his albums made record sales there, and his concerts a sell out in minutes, we love u David, we adore to hear of u coming to us🇮🇪☘️❤
If only all singer/song writers could create poetry.
Oh man.I love his music so much! What a great musician he is. For me the best evidence that god exicts - where else shall come sucb an inspiration from. A gift to mankind. Thank you so much David.
I LOVE this guy.... amazing artist...
I have listened to this song everyday , multiple times! It is always beautiful and haunting! Performance is awesome!
2019....my god he is talented!
David this is beautiful, the most beautiful song amongst the best..
GREAT SONG FROM A GREAT ARTIST
HOW UNBELIEVABLELY FN BEAUTIFUL..the lump in my throat may never go away. MASTER SONGWRITER. Dylanesque lyrics w a haunting, majestic melody....Good Lord...
I just discovered his music and I love it
I can relate to this song
Great electric guitar accompaniment...David Gray is awesome!
This song, this performance, has singlehandedly put David Gray at the top of my favorite artist list...hands down.
This song is provoking, thoughtful, gets u talking. Wot else u want. Absolutely brilliant.
i've loved this song ever since i heard it for the first time. had David not put the lyrics to music, i would have simply considered it poetry. beautiful.
BRILLANT lyrics and as always the best music from David always!!! He’s felt the pain he sings about and it shows by the emotion in this hauntingly beautiful song .
This is a beautiful song that melts your heart. I love it and today was the first time I ever heard it.
August 11th, 2023 in this world,,,
And this is still just pure magic!! Always will be. I saw him with my girl at this time and to this day we are very good friends and honestly, I’m trying to get her back because I miss her and I messed up with drugs and alcohol, but I’m not that same man and a little after ten years, I’m still trying to prove to her that I’ve changed, for the better. So wish me luck world, because I think she’s thinking and willing to try again with me!!!
this song never gets old thank you David
Unfreakin' real...notwithstanding the absolute quality of song writing and its delivery, this is at the top end itself, but the musicianship between Mr Grey and rest of the band to produce this live, at this quality, is up there with the best. But then again, I'm a David Grey fan but also Motorhead, Ozzy, AC/DC...Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan....what can I say...
i have seen him live. one of the most amazing shows I have ever seen. I love this man.
This is the moat underated piece of musical genius ever underacknowleged
perfection. genius. beautiful.
I've so long been waiting for this song to be in actual good quality on youtube. Thank you so much for all of the amazing videos you have of him!
guitars, one voice and Tears in my eyes, thank you for such pur good music
This guy and his band are the epitome of modern folk. Love it.
This song is a whole journey in itself
Neath an avalanche
Soft as moss
I'm a creeping-in, intangible sense of loss
I'm the memory you can't get out your head
If I leave you now
You'll wish you were somewhere else instead
I'm the manta ray
I'm the louse
I am the photograph
They found in your burned down house
I'm the sound of money washing down the drain
I am the pack of lies
The baby that keeps you sane, hey
Gates of heaven are open wide
God help me baby I'm trapped inside
Feel like I'm buried alive
I'm, I'm the bottom line
Of the joke
I'm in ecstasy
Spilling like bright egg-yolk
I'm the thoughts you're too ashamed to ever share
And I am the smell of it
You're trying to wash out of your hair
Gates of heaven are open wide
God help me baby I'm lost inside
Feels like I'm buried alive
The possibilities limitless
Just give me something that's more than this
One shot and I'll never miss
Yes
I'm the babe that sleeps
Through the Blitz
I am a sudden and quite unexpected twist
I am your one true love who sleeps with someone else
I am your nemesis
Baby I'm life sweet life itself, yeah, yeah (yeah)
theres also a thing called lyric videos but damn!! I'm too lazy to type that all out lol you've got a talent
I remember first seeing this in 2014. 9 years later I stumble upon it again. Thank you Marcel Hofma (your old account name I recognized the profile picture) for this wonderful live of Nemesis
Most welcome 🤗 👍
What's worse then being with someone you don't belong with - your child being with someone they don't belong with
ive seen his live twice and hes worth every penny. indescribable voice!!
Saw him the 1st time in 2003 @ Madison Square Garden.
The mad thing is like all true talents I suppose is that he's even better live. The power and energy almost overwhelms you while his melodies and words leave you reeling in awe of his talents.
No artist makes me happier, I most certainly am a David Gray wanna be who also realizes that's not quite the right "Dream" - I should say he most inspires me to be unafraid to be who I am, he's being his natural self, sharing raw emotion with his audience - musicians and reat singers are today's true healers. They provide food for our starving souls, at least mine ;)
What’s the one secret or the one truth that you keep locked away in your farthest depths? This song pulls that to the surface and makes you question if you could go back in time with another chance, would you take it?
“I’m your one true love that sleeps with someone else. I am your nemesis. Baby I’m life, sweet life itself.”
This is just one incredible live performance & great song
what do you do after something so great?? applause seems so shallow. It's like music porn for the senses.
I just sat there motionless staring at the screen after the song was over. I felt hypnotized for a few moments…
David Gray's voice is completely mesmerizing. The audience were so entranced, you could have heard a pin drop. Sublime performance
I love watching Gray. You can see he really "feels" music.
How can you not love David Gray
Greatest song writer and singer of my time thank u if I read this know u and your music helps people I really would love to pick your brain and tell to u one day if possible he’ll I buy first round thank Iu god bless u and your family
Brian Brown thanks so much for introducing me to David's music. Sure makes you think long and hard about life. You're a man with a heart of gold and a man that has showed me what it feels like to live again and to smile and be thankful that your in my life again 24 years later and still give me butterflies in my stomach! 😘 💙
This song is EVERYTHING.
Such a beautifully written poetic song performed to perfection ...this is a classic video. One for the Ages !
Amazing singer....ive seen him live only twice but loved his music from the start. Nemesis is my favourite song of his ... amazing lyrics
Thanku, thanku. What a soul
'I'm the photograph, they found in your burnt out house'......
Nobody writes a lyrics like that. Pure genius
Such raw emotion from his songs. Powerful words that touch the soul. Saw him in concert this summer-what a performer.
I've been listening to him since he started. Truly amazing.
Thank you god for opening the gates to David Gray!
Yep, he has a very unique voice and he seems so down to earth. I would lovecto meet him.
Heard David sing this live in Bangor Abbey Such an intimate night of music Beautiful and perfect
David Gray is one of the view amazing live performers i hope that last summer from his new cd will also be on youtube soon the original and not the remix.
Amazing song! Can't wait to see you play in Melbourne!
OMG what a gorgeous song. Wow. Just wow.
This is how you write a song! Pure class!!
This song is amazing truly blessed David gray wow
Masterpiece 10 years later!
“Pack of lies that keeps you sane…”
Damn, what an honest and amazing lyric
U forgot "baby" makes the whole lyric!
One of those songs you never want to end, could go 20 mins long and you wouldnt care
Goosebumps! Simply an amazing talent:-)
Always my favourite artist. Some music sways and meets my mood but his never wavers
Beautiful song. Great singer/songwriter.
Vuelas alto y haces volar alto. Gracias por tender tu sublime voz sobre nosotros.
We get studio playing in a live concert---guys putting everything into it...what a treat.
One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite performers...
Love it... wish you would come to christchurch New Zealand David...
I first heard this guy from my sons, he is amazing! I have to get his CDS..
Voltando para ouvir umas da mais bonitas músicas do DG. De um lado era o Oasis do outro o DG, que ainda é melhor... bons tempos e como os tempos ainda são bons!
Muito linda.....!
Abraços 🌹🤗🙏
Simply beautiful
Hauntingly good. Love it.
Awesome song!!
Hits that spot every time.
Awesome song , what a talented, truly gifted singer. There was another live version of this song on RUclips , where at the end of the song David drops to his knees ,trance like Its' not on this channel any longer if anyone has it could it be put up.
Ahh, damn it. David why can’t you make it to St Louis, Mo. you’re my favorite brother. 💪
He was here a couple years ago. We’ll just have to wait. Seen him 3 times in St. Louis.
Great song!takes me to a different place
What great song love it
Marcel, thank you so much for sharing. My work week is made much more pleasant by all the little gems you share with the world. Roll on new album! :)
Greatest song ever!
Amo todas as musicas de David, elas são tão poéticas.
How amazing it must be to be able to express your feelings that way
Extraordinaire mr Gray, thanks for the music :)
Pure heart and soul :) MAGIC