Released: October 9, 2012
Songwriter: Richard “Biff” Stannard Ash Howes Ellie Goulding
Producer: Bill Appleberry
[Verse 1]
And I had a way then, losing it all on my own
And I had a heart then, but the queen has been overthrown
And I'm not sleeping now, the dark is too hard to beat
And I'm not keeping now, the strength I need to push me
[Chorus]
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
And shine it when I'm alone
So I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
[Verse 2]
Noises, and I play within my head
Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing
And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept
In an unlocked place the only time I feel safe
[Chorus]
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone
So I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
[Outro]
Ooh
And I had a way then, losing it all on my own
And I had a heart then, but the queen has been overthrown
And I'm not sleeping now, the dark is too hard to beat
And I'm not keeping now, the strength I need to push me
[Chorus]
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
And shine it when I'm alone
So I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
[Verse 2]
Noises, and I play within my head
Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing
And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept
In an unlocked place the only time I feel safe
[Chorus]
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
You shine it when I'm alone
So I tell myself that I'll be strong
And dreaming when they're gone
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home
Calling, calling, calling home
You show the lights that stop me turn to stone
[Outro]
Ooh
more tracks from the album
The Voice Performances
- Seven Nation Army (The Voice Performance)
- Too Close (The Voice Performance)
- Toxic (The Voice Performance)
- Crazy (The Voice Performance)
- Cough Syrup (The Voice Performance)
- Lights (The Voice Performance)
- Hit the Road Jack (The Voice Performance)
- The Show (The Voice Performance)
- Bulletproof (The Voice Performance)
From the album
- The Voice Performances (2012)
Melanie Martinez popular songs
- Sippy Cup
- Dollhouse
- Tag, You’re It
- High School Sweethearts
- Mrs. Potato Head
- Show & Tell
- Play Date
- Mad Hatter
- Cry Baby
- Training Wheels
- Fire Drill
- Soap
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Pacify Her
- The Principal
- Nurse’s Office
- Wheels on the Bus
- Pity Party
- Orange Juice
- Alphabet Boy
- Detention
- Lunchbox Friends
- Piggyback
- Cake