Paloma Faith

Released: November 17, 2017

Featuring: John Legend

Songwriter: Paloma Faith Tom Barnes Pete Kelleher Ben Kohn Zak Abel

Producer: Jesse Shatkin Starsmith

[Verse 1: John Legend]
Puttin' on a brave face, I wipe the tears away with no trace
I'm OK, Mister Grey
I'm not as strong as you think
There's a hurt behind my smiling face
I say, "I'm OK"

[Pre-Chorus: John Legend & Paloma Faith]
Every saint has a past
Every sinner has a future
And I feel your pain
We all hurt the same

[Chorus: John Legend & Paloma Faith]
And I'll be there to hold you
There's nothing that I won't do
'Cause we all need a little kindness
All this cruelty is so mindless
I promise I'll be tender
So darling just surrender
I see through all your pretending
So let go 'cause I can take it on

[Refrain: John Legend & Paloma Faith]
I'll take it on (listen, baby, yeah)
Yeah, I'll be gentle

[Verse 2: Paloma Faith]
I see you putting on a brave face
I guess you need to learn to have faith
I'll stay and wait
I shake it off and have a few drinks
And forget about everything they say
I'll be your escape

[Pre-Chorus: John Legend & Paloma Faith]
Every saint has a past
Every sinner has a future
And I feel your pain
We all hurt the same

[Chorus: John Legend & Paloma Faith]
And I'll be there to hold you
There's nothing that I won't do
'Cause we all need a little kindness
All this cruelty is so mindless
I promise I'll be tender
So darling just surrender
I see through all your pretending
'Cause our love is never ending

[Bridge: John Legend & Paloma Faith]
Oh, so hold my hand
'Cause I got nowhere else to turn
Please be gentle and be kind
Lend me your ear, lend me your time
Just let it out
It takes a real man to let me see him cry
I'm here to dry your eyes
I see your're hurt, don't cry tonight

[Refrain: John Legend & Paloma Faith]
And I'll be there to hold you
There's nothing that I won't do
'Cause we all need a little kindness
All this cruelty is so mindless

[Chorus: John Legend & Paloma Faith]
And I'll be there to hold you
There's nothing that I won't do
'Cause we all need a little kindness
All this cruelty is so mindless
I promise I'll be tender
So darling just surrender
I see through all your pretending
So let go 'cause I can take it on

[Chorus: John Legend & Paloma Faith]
And I'll be there to hold you
There's nothing that I won't do
'Cause we all need a little kindness
All this cruelty is so mindless
I promise I'll be tender
So darling just surrender
I see through all your pretending
So let go 'cause I can take it on

[Outro: John Legend & Paloma Faith]
I'll take it on (oh, take it on)
I'll take it on
Oh, baby
And I'll be gentle
Oh, I'll be gentle

Paloma Faith Blomfield (born 21 July 1981) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress.

Faith is known for her retro and eccentric style. The singer met her managers Jamie Binns and Christian Wåhlberg in 2007. Her debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? was released in 2009 and has been certified double platinum in the UK. The album contains the singles “Stone Cold Sober”, “New York” and “Upside Down”, and earned Faith her first BRIT Award nomination in 2010. In 2012, Faith released her second studio album, Fall to Grace, which debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart. The album was critically well received and surpassed the success of her debut, earning her numerous award nominations in 2013 and earning a double platinum certification in the UK. The album produced her first top ten single, “Picking Up the Pieces”, the top twenty cover version of INXS’s “Never Tear Us Apart” and earned her two BRIT Award nominations for Best British Female and British Album of the Year. Faith released her third album, A Perfect Contradiction in 2014, which stands as her most successful album to date. The album spawned the two UK top ten singles “Can’t Rely on You” and “Only Love Can Hurt Like This”, with the latter topping the charts in Australia. Faith won Best British Female Solo Artist at the BRIT Awards in 2015. Her fourth studio album, The Architect was released in 2017, and debuted at number one in the UK, becoming Faith’s first number one album.

In addition to her solo work, Faith has also collaborated with the duo Sigma on the 2014 track “Changing”, which charted at number one in the UK, and DJ Sigala on “Lullaby” which reached the top ten in 2018. Furthermore, she has also made feature film appearances in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Dread, the 2007 remake of St Trinian’s and Youth. In 2016, Faith appeared as a judge on the fifth series of The Voice UK.

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