Bastille

Released: November 4, 2013

Songwriter: Nick Van Eede

Producer: Mark Crew Dan Smith

[VERSE 1]
I keep on looking for something I can't get
Broken hearts lie all around me and I don't
See an easy way to get out of this
Her diary sits on the bedside table
The curtain's closed, the cat's in the cradle
And who would have thought that a boy like
Me could come to this?

[Chorus]
Oh oh, I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been something you said
I just died in your arms tonight
Oh oh, I, I Just died in your arms tonight
It must have been some kind of kiss
I should've walked away
I should've walked away

[VERSE 2]
Is there any just cause for feeling like this?
On the surface I'm a name on the list
I try to be discreet, but then blow it again
I'm lost and found, it's my final mistake
She's love in my proxy, no give it, all take
'cause I've been thrilled to fantasy too many times

[Chorus]
Oh oh, I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been something you said
I just died in your arms tonight
Oh oh, I, I Just died in your arms tonight
It must have been some kind of kiss
I should've walked away
I should've walked away

[VERSE 3]
It was a long hot night, she made it easy
She made it feel right, but now it's over
The moment is gone, I'm foll'wing my hands
Not my head
I know

[Chorus]
Oh oh, I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been something you said
I just died in your arms tonight
Ohoh, I, I Just died in your arms tonight
It must have been some kind of kiss
I should've walked away
I should've walked away
I should've walked away
I should've walked away
I should've walked away

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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