Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Cheryl
Vocals
Wayne Wilkins
Keyboards
Antwoine “T-Wiz” Collins
Programming
Nick Lashley
Guitar
Priscilla Renea
Background Vocals
RaVaughn Brown
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Wayne Wilkins
Composer
Priscilla Renea
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Wayne Wilkins
Producer
Antwoine “T-Wiz” Collins
Producer
Juliette Amoroso
Assistant Recording Engineer
Anthony Kronfle
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent
Mixing Engineer
Matty Green
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Turn the lights out
In the lighthouse
I saw you comin'
Felt the shipwreck
Saw the wreckage
I heard you yellin'
Just then, that's when I saw your reflection in the sand
Wonderin' where you were washed up
Oh, I ran to the water
[PreChorus]
Mmm, I can put my hands down in it
But It won't bring nothin' up
Sittin' on the shore all day
Waitin' on the tide to come
[Chorus]
But you can't hold on to water
It fills you up, but it never stays
It's only good to wash away today
And you're lovin' me like water
You're slippin' through my fingers, such
A natural disaster love
[Refrain]
Bringin' on the flood of love
Love me like a flood of love
Bring it on
[Verse 2]
Stayed the night out
By the beach house
It's, oh, so quiet
Lit a candle
By the window
So you might find it
Hope you know you'll always have a place to call your home
Still, I can't help but think
I could have saved you from drownin'
[PreChorus]
Oh-oh
I can put my hands down in it, yeah
But it won't bring nothin' up, oh
Sittin' on the shore all day
Just waitin' on the tide to come
[Chorus]
But you can't hold on to water
It fills you up, but it never stays
It's only good to wash away today
And you're lovin' me like water
You're slippin' through my fingers, such
A natural disaster love
[Refrain]
Bringin' on the flood of love
Love me like a flood of love
Love me like a flood, yeah
Bring it on
[Bridge]
I knew the waves were rising when I felt them all retreatin'
Went to take a dive in the deep end, oh, what was I thinkin'?
[Chorus]
But you can't hold on to water
It fills you up, but it never stays
It's only good to wash away today
And you're lovin' me like water
You're slippin' through my fingers, such
A natural disaster love
[Refrain]
Bringin' on the flood of love
Love me like a flood of love
Love me like a flood
Bring it on
[Outro]
The risin' and the fallin' of my tears
Risin' and the fallin' of my tears have filled the ocean
The ocean, the ocean
My tears have filled the ocean
The ocean, the ocean
Written by: Priscilla Renea, Wayne Wilkins