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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Legend
John Legend
Performer
Sarah Aarons
Sarah Aarons
Background Vocals
Greg Kurstin
Greg Kurstin
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sarah Aarons
Sarah Aarons
Composer
Greg Kurstin
Greg Kurstin
Composer
John Roger Stephens
John Roger Stephens
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Greg Kurstin
Greg Kurstin
Producer
Julian Burg
Julian Burg
Recording Engineer
Alex Pasco
Alex Pasco
Recording Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
John Hanes
John Hanes
Mixing Engineer
Randy Merrill
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Every day I wake and
Everythin' is broken
Turnin' off my phone
Just to get out of bed
[Verse 2]
Get home every evenin'
And history’s repeatin'
Turnin' off my phone
'Cause it’s hurtin' my chest
[PreChorus]
Hey
And heaven knows I’m not helpless, yeah
But what can I do?
I can’t see the use in me cryin'
If I’m not even tryin' to make the change I wanna see
[Chorus]
I can’t sit and hope, I
Can’t just sit and pray, that
I can find a love, when
All I see is pain
Fallin' to my knees
Though I do believe
I can’t just preach, baby, preach
I can’t just preach, baby, preach
[Verse 3]
All I hear is voices
Everybody’s talkin'
Nothin' real is happenin'
'Cause nothin' is new
[Verse 4]
Now when all is tragic
And I just feel sedated
Why do I feel numb?
Is that all I can do?
[Verse 5]
Yeah
And heaven knows I’m not helpless, yeah
But I’m only human
I can’t see the use in me cryin'
If I’m not even tryin' to make the change I wanna see
[Chorus]
I can’t sit and hope, I
Can’t just sit and pray, that
I can find a love, when
All I see is pain
I'm fallin' to my knees
And though I do believe
Though I still believe
I can’t just preach, baby, preach
I can’t just preach, baby, preach
[Bridge]
And heaven knows I’m not helpless
What can I do? Yeah
Can’t see the use in me cryin'
If I’m not even tryin' to make the change I wanna see
[Chorus]
I can’t sit and hope, I
Can’t just sit and pray, that
I can find a love, when
All I see is pain
I try to do the things, that
Baby, I believe
I do believe
I can’t just preach, baby, preach
I can’t just preach, baby, preach
[Outro]
I can’t just preach, baby, preach
Fallin' to my knees
And though I do believe
I can’t just preach, baby, preach
Written by: Greg Kurstin, John Roger Stephens, Sarah Aarons
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