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Take Shelter

Years & Years

Electronic

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Years & Years - Take Shelter (Official Video)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Olly Alexander

Lead Vocals

Emre Turkmen

Synthesizer

Michael Goldsworthy

Michael Goldsworthy

Percussion

Andy Smith

Programming

Martha Kinn

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Olly Alexander

Songwriter

Emre Turkmen

Songwriter

Michael Goldsworthy

Michael Goldsworthy

Songwriter

Tom Hull

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Years & Years

Producer

Andy Smith

Producer

Mark Ralph

Mixing Engineer

John Davis

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I’ll wait until you have to go

I’ll make it so you never ever know how much I have messed it up

We run around like we don’t care

It’s gonna leave its mark somewhere

Do you want to show me something new?

[Refrain]

You go down, you reach 'round, talk in any way

You go down, you reach 'round, talk in any way

[PreChorus]

Just tell me what I have to do to keep myself apart from you

All your colours start to burn

I know I want you far too much

Never thought I wouldn’t be enough

All this talk is bruising you

[Chorus]

Take shelter (Oh-oh-oh)

Take the pressure (Oh-oh-oh)

Do what you want tonight

It's alright if you want to get used

Then get used

Take shelter (Oh-oh-oh)

Take the pressure (Oh-oh-oh)

Do what you want tonight

It's alright if you want to get used

Then get used

[Verse 2]

I don’t really wanna stop myself

Nobody’s gonna tell me I need help

Are you coming over soon?

I meet you at the darkest time

You hold me, and I have to shut my eyes

I’m shy

Can I be what you like?

[Refrain]

You go down, you reach 'round, talk in any way

You go down, you reach 'round, talk in any way

[PreChorus]

Just tell me what I have to do to keep myself apart from you

All your colours start to burn

[Chorus]

And take shelter (Oh-oh-oh)

Take the pressure (Oh-oh-oh)

Do what you want tonight

It's alright if you want to get used

Then get used

Take shelter (Oh-oh-oh)

Take the pressure (Oh-oh-oh)

Do what you want tonight

It's alright if you want to get used

Then get used

[Bridge]

I don’t really need this pressure to go

If you wanna find love, if you wanna find something more

I’ll be the one to run for you

I don’t really need this pressure to go

If you wanna find love, if you wanna find something more

I’ll be the one to run for you

[Chorus]

Take shelter (Oh-oh-oh)

Take the pressure (Oh-oh-oh)

Do what you want tonight

It's alright if you want to get used

Then get used

And take shelter (Oh-oh-oh)

Take the pressure (Oh-oh-oh)

Do what you want tonight

It's alright if you want to get used

Written by: Andy Smith, Emre Turkmen, Michael Goldsworthy, Oliver Alexander Thornton, Olly Alexander, Tom Hull

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