Sam Smith

Released: May 15, 2015

Songwriter: William John Pearce Victoria Hemmings John Conlon

Producer: Arbitraire

[Verse 1]
I resign myself to a strange sensation
Of wanting somebody that I can't have
I wish I could believe you relieve my tension
By telling me something I want to hear
But you won't
Will you?

[Chorus]
So I might be a little melancholy
So I might be a little melancholy

[Verse 2]
I resign myself to a day of frustration
I can't help the feelings that I found
Your sentimental touch fills my hear with elation
Are we gonna kick this off the ground?

[Chorus]
So I might be a little melancholy
So I might be a little melancholy

[Reprise]
I resign myself to a day of frustration
I can't hide the feelings that I found
And you aren't gonna help me, are you?

[Chorus]
So I might be a little melancholy
So I might be a little melancholy
So I might be a little melancholy
So I might be a little melancholy
So I might be a little melancholy

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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