Bastille

Released: November 25, 2013

Songwriter: Dan Smith

Producer: Dan Smith and Mark Crew

[Verse 1]
(I-I, I-I)
(I-I)
I came here for sanctuary
Away from the winds and the sounds of the city (I-I)
I came here to get some peace
Way down deep where the shadows are heavy (I-I)
I can't help but think of you
In these four walls, my thoughts seem to wander (I-I)
To some distant century
When everyone we know is six feet under (I-I)

[Pre-Chorus]
When all of our friends are dead and just a memory
And we're side by side; it's always been just you and me
For a-a-all to see

[Chorus]
When our lives are over
And all that remains
Are our skulls and bones
Let's take it to the grave
And hold me in your arms, hold me in your arms
I'll be buried here with you
And I'll hold in these hands
All that remains (I-I)

[Verse 2]
I don't want to rest in peace
I'd rather be the ghost that annoys you (I-I)
I hope you can make me laugh
Six feet down when we're bored of each other (I,I)
A match is our only light
It's day of the dead and I'm Indiana Jones here (I-I)
These coins sit upon our eyes
Pool our funds; we'll pay the boat together

[Pre-Chorus]
When all of our friends are dead and just a memory
We'll lie side by side; it's always been just you and me
For a-a-all to see

[Chorus]
When our lives are over
And all that remains
Are our skulls and bones
Let's take it to the grave
And hold me in your arms, hold me in your arms
I'll be buried here with you
And I'll hold in these hands
All that remains

[Bridge]
And now it's all before you
Hold me in your arms, hold me in your arms
And now it's all before you
Hold me in your arms, hold me in your arms

[Chorus]
When our lives are over
And all that remains
Are our skulls and bones
Let's take it to the grave
And hold me in your arms, hold me in your arms
I'll be buried here with you
And I'll hold in these hands
All that remains

Bastille is a British indie pop band. After releasing a limited single in 2010 and the Laura Palmer EP in 2011, the band was signed to Virgin Records. Following their signing, the band released two mix-tapes – Other People’s Heartache and Other People’s Heartache Pt. 2 — for free. In an interview with The Guardian, Dan Smith discussed the

Someone recently said to ‘The mixtapes were very clever, was that the label’s idea?’ Actually the label were completely against it; we were stealing and sampling illegally left, right and centre. The label ‘We want nothing to do with this.’ When it came to hosting the mixtapes, I had to register the website myself.

Preceding the release of their debut album, Bad Blood, the band released several singles — “Overjoyed”, “Bad Blood” and “Flaws”— to moderate commercial success. In February 2013, the band was catapulted into the charts by the album’s fourth single, “Pompeii”. The song was a commercial hit, going up to 5x Platinum around the world. In June 2014, “Pompeii” was confirmed to be the United Kingdom’s most streamed song ever. Unfortunately, it has since been overtaken.

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