Sam Smith

Released: May 26, 2014

Songwriter: George Merrill Shannon Rubicam Narada Michael Walden

[Verse 1]
Oh it's you I know, you're the one I dream of
Look into my eyes, take me to the clouds above
Oh I lose control, can't seem to get enough
When I wake from dreaming, tell me is it really love?

[Chorus]
How will I know if you really love me?
I say a prayer with every heartbeat
I fall in love whenever we meet
I'm asking you what you know about these things

How will I know if you're thinking of me?
I try to phone but I'm too shy, can't speak
Falling in love is so bitter sweet
This love is strong why do I feel weak

[Verse 2]
Oh wake me, I'm shaking
Wish I had you near me now
Said there's no mistaking
What I feel is really love

[Pre-Chorus]
How will I know?
How will I know?
How will I know?
How will I know?

[Chorus]
How will I know if you really love me?
I say a prayer with every heartbeat
I fall in love whenever we meet
I'm asking you what you know about these things

How will I know if you're thinking of me?
I try to phone but I'm too shy, can't speak
Falling in love is so bitter sweet
This love is strong why do I feel weak

[Outro]
If you love me
If you love me, nod
If you love me
If you love me, nod

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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