Sam Smith

Released: October 30, 2020

Songwriter: Jimmy Napes Sam Smith

Producer: Jimmy Napes

[Verse 1]
You went cold, you got caught
You exceeded my darkest thoughts
A poisoned chalice, thorn in my side
I'm so numb from your lies

[Chorus]
While you were busy breakin' hearts
I was busy breakin'
I was giving all my love
You were busy takin'
Summer haze of summer wine
Reminded me of better times
But I let you in my heart
So, now it's busy breakin' (Ooh)
Now it's busy breakin', oh (Ooh)

[Verse 2]
Went so far down this road
I felt depression deep in my soul
Drug-fuelled fights, ride your lows and highs
We played it all out 'til we died

[Chorus]
Whilе you were busy breakin' hеarts
I was busy breakin'
I was giving all my love
You were busy takin'
Summer haze of summer wine
Reminded me of better times
But I let you in my heart
So, now it's busy breakin' (Ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)

[Chorus]
While you were busy breakin' hearts
I was busy breakin'
I was giving all my love
You were busy takin'
Summer haze of summer wine
Reminded me of better times
But I let you in my heart
But I let you in my heart
Why'd I let you in my heart?
'Cause now it's busy breakin'

Sam Smith was born on 19th May 1992 and grew up in a rural village on the border of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, the nearest town being Bishops Stortford. They’re the oldest of three siblings and are said to be close to their younger sisters. Their mother is a successful City of London trader and their father a stay-at-home dad who brought up the children.

Smith showed an early talent for singing, and their parents responded by arranging singing lessons from the age of eight with professional jazz singer and songwriter, Joanna Eden. At the early age of seventeen, they left school to pursue their dream, living in a small one-bed flat and working in a London pub, but ended up isolated and beset by loneliness.

Sam knew they were gay, they said, for as long as they could remember. They suffered bullying at school and were shocked to find that even in London—close to gay communities—they were subjected to homophobic attacks. These negative experiences, combined with an inherently emotional nature, inform their songwriting and delivery. The soulful, beautifully rich tone of their voice and the subject of the lyrics ‘speak’ to many people and have led to their success.

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