I Really Want You

Okay, I am an athiest, and so is my mother. But to both of us, it's quite obvious that he's talking about God. And the fact he was in the army, and he wants God to forgive him for killing all thse people.

"No matter what i say or do, the message isn't getting through, and you're listening to the sound of my braking heart" implies that he thinks it might be too late for him...He's not sure if even God will forgive him now.

I watched the interview with james blunt and he explained what it ment... this is from his own experience , it's reference to when james was really hungry and craving a choclate bar... "i really want you"

good song, just about being in love and wanting a girl more than anything else. james blunt is god to me :-)

i like this song, its not bad. I've only heard it a few times though and it is growing on me i must say. i think its sweet that he wants this girl so much

my best friend and i were kinda discussing wat this song means and we really think its about a realllyy close friend that has changed .. meaning this person had gotten into advertisement's range .. it shows alot wen he says :

No matter what I say or do The message isn’t getting through And you’re listening to the sound Of my breaking heart

still im not suree!! ..

serious? ^^

Is the third line not 'Do the bloodied sheets on those cobbled streets'?

just bloody brilliant

It's probably the same old "I love you, girl, come be with me" thing, but I can't help wondering if it might not be about God instead of a woman. I mean, the whole first verse sounds more like he's sitting down asking God the questions that are on his mind. "Many prophets preach on bended knee. Many claricks wasted wine. Do the bloodied sheets on those cobbled streets mean I have wasted time?" sounds like maybe he's thinking about how he may have pushed God to the back of his mind and is now wondering if he's wasted too much time to start following him more attentively. "Are there silver shores in Paradise? Can I come in from the cold? I killed a man in a far-away land, My enemy untold." seems to suggest that he's pondering over what heaven might be like and if he will be allowed in. He's feeling guilty for killing people during his time in the army and is wondering if that will keep him out of the Lord's kingdom when he dies ["Thou shalt not kill"]. The chorus seems to be basically saying that time is running out as he grows older and that he can't get rid of his of need for God. He really wants God and he really wants God to accept and want him too. "No matter what I say or do, The message isn't getting through And you're listening to the sound Of my breaking heart." This could be a reference to how it feels like God isn't listening when we pray and because he doesn't think God is paying attention to what he's saying, his heart is breaking.

Whatever this song is actually about though, it's absolutely beautiful and awesome. It caught my attention right away. His new album totally doesn't suck like I thought it might.

I think it is easy if everyone would take a minute and look at the "Questions". This is sincerely a man struggling with his salvation. He wants so hard to believe in God but the actions of His "Supposed" followers (references to prophits, etc) have poisoned His true message.