Listen to The Past by John Newman

The Past

John Newman

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

John Newman

Vocals

Rhianna Kenny

Background Vocals

Paul Jackson Jr.

Paul Jackson Jr.

Guitar

Freddie Washington

Freddie Washington

Bass Guitar

Dan Higgins

Saxophone

Alex Kline

Strings

Adetoun Anibi

Background Vocals

Tracy Thompson

String Section

T. Jani Rio

String Section

Karen Kennamen

String Section

Lucy Wang

String Section

Mia Pine

String Section

William Fick

String Section

Jane Dougherty

String Section

Hélène Blanc

String Section

Al Heifetz

String Section

Raymond Smith

String Section

Elizabeth Bond

String Section

Dee Randall

String Section

Carrie Lerner

String Section

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

John Newman

Songwriter

Joe Trapanese

String Arranger

Joseph Trapanese

Joseph Trapanese

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

John Newman

Producer

Matthew Brownlie

Matthew Brownlie

Engineer

Manny Marroquin

Manny Marroquin

Mixing Engineer

Tom Coyne

Mastering Engineer

Jose Balaguer

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

If love is blind I will see you

If love is lost I will hunt

I'm crawling back, I'm crawling back, oh baby

I'm crawling back, I'm crawling back for more

[Verse 2]

If love is cold I will warm you

If love is dark I'll bring light

I'm crawling back, I'm crawling back, oh baby

I'm crawling back, I'm crawling back for more

[Verse 3]

Cause I, I, I get a little lost from my home

And I, I, I, I'm still here in our home

[Verse 4]

If I really need you

Would you walk back through the door?

Should I keep looking

I keep searching through the past, the past

All or not no-no

Need you

Would you walk back through the door?

Should I keep looking

I keep searching through the past, the past, ooh

It's so lonely

[Verse 5]

When you're sexing on the cards I need

Every time I message you delete it

I'm crawling back, I'm crawling back, oh baby

I keep crawling back, I'm crawling back for more

[Verse 6]

Cause I, I, I get a little lost from my home

And I, I, I, I'm still here in our home

[Verse 7]

If I really need you

Would you walk back through the door?

Should I keep looking

I keep searching through the past, the past

All or not no-no

Need you

Would you walk back through the door?

Should I keep looking

I keep searching through the past, the past, ooh

It's so lonely

[Verse 8]

Scream it out on the driveway, baby

Scream it outside our door

I need your love like before

Save me from this loneliness

And pick me off the floor

I need your love like before

[Verse 9]

If I really need you

Would you walk back through the door?

Ooh, If I really need you

Would you walk back through the door?

Should I keep looking

I keep searching through the past, the past

No no not no-no

Need you

Would you walk back through the door?

Should I keep looking

I keep searching through the past, the past, ooh

[Verse 10]

When love was blind I would see you

When love was lost I would hunt

I'm crawling back, I'm crawling back, oh baby

I'm crawling back, I'm crawling back again

Written by: John Newman

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