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Listen to Overgrown (Deluxe Edition) by James Blake
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Blake
James Blake
Vocals
Ben Assiter
Ben Assiter
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Blake
James Blake
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Blake
James Blake
Producer
Matt Colton
Matt Colton
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
And I want you to know
I took it with me
That when things are thrown away like they are daily
Time passes and the constants stay
[Chorus]
So if that is how it is
I don't wanna be a star
But a stone on the shore
A lone doorframe in a wall
When everything's overgrown
But what she really, really wanted was my rights and my wrongs
And I wouldn't understand, but I would try playing along
[Verse 2]
And I want you to know
I took it with me
That when things are thrown away like they are daily
Time passes and the constants stay
[Chorus]
So if that is how it is
I don't wanna be a star
But a stone on the shore
A lone doorframe in a wall
When everything's overgrown
But what she really, really wanted was my rights and my wrongs
And I wouldn't understand, but I would try playing along
[Verse 3]
And I want you to know
I took it with me
That when things are thrown away like they are daily
Time passes and the constants stay
[Chorus]
So if that is how it is
I don't wanna be a star
But a stone on the shore
A lone doorframe in a wall
When everything's overgrown
But what she really, really wanted was my rights and my wrongs
And I wouldn't understand, but I would try playing along
And I wouldn't understand, but I would try playing along
And I wouldn't understand, but I would try playing along
[Outro]
And I want you to know
I took it with me
That when things are thrown away like they are daily
Time passes and the constants stay
Time passes and the constants stay
Time passes and the constants stay
Time passes and the constants stay
Written by: James Blake

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