Sam Smith

Released: May 15, 2015

Songwriter: William John Pearce Victoria Hemmings John Conlon

Producer: Pooker

[Verse 1]
When you can smile, and you can cry
When there's no hope yet you find the will to try
Why should you fear, need to change
When people want you for who you are
And you can hurt so much it feels a burning scar
Why should you feel
Why should you feel the need to change

[Chorus]
When I have so much more to lose
More than I ever knew
Don't let it go too far
There's always somebody waiting
To break your fall
To break your fall

[Verse 2]
When I can't see, I can't read
When I know love is living inside of me
Why should I feel the need to change
So I spend all my time
Looking for something else
But now it's clear to me
I've learnt my lesson oh so well
Why did I feel
Tell me why did I feel the need to change

[Chorus]
When I have so much more to lose
More than I ever knew
Don't let it go too far
Just hold onto the branches [?]
Things we are
Just hold onto the branches [?]

[Chorus]
When I have so much more to lose
More than I ever knew
Don't let it go too far
Just hold onto the branches [?]
Things we are
Things we are
Things we are
Things we are

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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