Sam Smith

Released: October 30, 2020

Songwriter: Jimmy Napes Tor Erik Hermansen Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Sam Smith

Producer: Tim Blacksmith Jimmy Napes StarGate

[Verse 1]
Do you think of me
When you're in California alone?
It's a lonely place at the best of times, Lord knows
I won't lie to you
I could have given you more
But life got fast
Good things don't last anymore

[Pre-Chorus]
Now and then you cross my mind
It takes me back to a sweeter time
But I let it go
I let you go

[Chorus]
'Til I wake up in the morning, you're all that I see
You run through my head, in and out of my dreams
Breathe for a minute, try and focus on me
But I can't think of anyone else
Now my heart is broken and I'm crying on the floor
And every part of me hopes you walk through the door
But you'rе not here, baby
And I can't love anyonе else
'Til I forgive myself

[Verse 2]
Did you lie to me⁠
When you said I was all that you need⁠?
Guess we'll never know all the beautiful things we could be

[Pre-Chorus]
Now and then you cross my mind
It takes me back to a sweeter time
But I let it go
I let you go

[Chorus]
'Til I wake up in the morning, you're all that I see
You run through my head, in and out of my dreams
Breathe for a minute, try and focus on me
But I can't think of anyone else
Now my heart is broken and I'm crying on the floor
And every part of me hopes you walk through the door
But you're not here, baby
And I can't love anyone else
'Til I forgive myself, ooh
'Til I forgive myself, ooh
'Til I wake up in the morning, you're all that I see
You run through my head, in and out of my dreams
Breathe for a minute, try and focus on me
But I can't think of anyone else
Now my heart is broken and I'm crying on the floor
And every part of me hopes you walk through the door
But you're not here, baby
And I can't love anyone else
'Til I forgive myself

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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