Bastille

Released: September 9, 2016

Songwriter: Dan Smith

Producer: Dan Smith Mark Crew

[Intro: spoken]
- "When the event happens, there is little time to think of those things that people would like to have remain private"
- "Getting caught up in the circus-like atmosphere, feeling less responsible to conventional ethical practices"

[Verse 1]
Never good just the bad and the ugly
Laid in front of you
Nothing quite like seeing the world
Through the TV's window

Feeling helpless I look for distraction
I go searching for you
Wandering through our city to find some
Solace at your door

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I can't stop thinking about it
I can't stop thinking about it
Tell me, did you see the news tonight?

[Chorus]
Hold me in this wild, wild world
'Cause in your warmth I forget how cold it can be
And in your heat I feel how cold it can get
Hold me in this wild, wild world
'Cause in your warmth I forget how cold it can be
And in your heat I feel how cold it can get
Now draw me close...

[Verse 2]
So come on, let's forget the emotion
Tie the blinkers on
Hold both hands right over my eyes
Deafen me with music

'Till we're lost in the heat of the moment
And I'm moving in you
Help me keep these hours alive
Help me chase those seconds

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I just keep talking about it
But I'll do nothing about it
Tell me, did you see the news last night?

[Chorus]
Hold me in this wild, wild world
'Cause in your warmth I forget how cold it can be
And in your heat I feel how cold you can get
Hold me in this wild, wild world
'Cause in your warmth I forget how cold it can be
And in your heat I feel how cold it can get
Now draw me close

[Bridge]
Hold me in this wild, wild world

[Chorus]
Hold me in this wild, wild world
'Cause in your warmth I forget how cold it can be
And in your heat I feel how cold it can get
Hold me in this wild, wild world
'Cause in your warmth I forget how cold it can be
And in your heat I feel how cold it can get
So hold me close
Hold me close

Bastille is a British indie pop band. After releasing a limited single in 2010 and the Laura Palmer EP in 2011, the band was signed to Virgin Records. Following their signing, the band released two mix-tapes – Other People’s Heartache and Other People’s Heartache Pt. 2 — for free. In an interview with The Guardian, Dan Smith discussed the

Someone recently said to ‘The mixtapes were very clever, was that the label’s idea?’ Actually the label were completely against it; we were stealing and sampling illegally left, right and centre. The label ‘We want nothing to do with this.’ When it came to hosting the mixtapes, I had to register the website myself.

Preceding the release of their debut album, Bad Blood, the band released several singles — “Overjoyed”, “Bad Blood” and “Flaws”— to moderate commercial success. In February 2013, the band was catapulted into the charts by the album’s fourth single, “Pompeii”. The song was a commercial hit, going up to 5x Platinum around the world. In June 2014, “Pompeii” was confirmed to be the United Kingdom’s most streamed song ever. Unfortunately, it has since been overtaken.

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