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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding
Vocals
Ricky Reed
Ricky Reed
Programming
King Garbage
King Garbage
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding
Songwriter
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Songwriter
Eric Burton Frederic
Eric Burton Frederic
Songwriter
Joe Kearns
Joe Kearns
Songwriter
Zachary Cooper
Zachary Cooper
Songwriter
Victor Dimotsis
Victor Dimotsis
Songwriter
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ricky Reed
Ricky Reed
Producer
King Garbage
King Garbage
Co-Producer
Joe Kearns
Joe Kearns
Vocal Producer
Ethan Shumaker
Ethan Shumaker
Recording Engineer
Eric Lagg
Eric Lagg
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You know you’re fighting in a losing battle
Making a noose out of your hollow crown
I hold a match up to your paper castle
And watch it all burn down, down, down
[Verse 2]
You know you’re fighting in a losing battle
Making a noose out of your hollow crown
I hold a match up to your paper castle
And watch it all burn down, down, down
Down, down, down
[Verse 3]
Now tell me what you see my dear, my dear
Is there anyone you trust 'round here, 'round here?
Keep a knife under your pillow
The sharks and the minnows
Smell blood in the water 'round here, 'round here
[Verse 4]
Tell me who you’re fighting right now, right now
You’ve got everyone against you somehow, somehow
It’s become an obsession, look at your reflection
And look who you’re becoming right now, right now
[Verse 5]
I could’ve been who you trusted
I could’ve been who you need right now
But you pushed me away, yeah, you lost me
And now you’re lost
[Verse 6]
You know you’re fighting in a losing battle
Making a noose out of your hollow crown
I hold a match up to your paper castle
And watch it all burn down, down, down
[Verse 7]
You know you’re fighting in a losing battle
Making a noose out of your hollow crown
I hold a match up to your paper castle
And watch it all burn down, down, down
Down, down,down
[Verse 8]
A funny kind of love my dear, my dear
Got a kick out of the taste of my tears, out here
Though you had to play the villain
Running from your feelings
But I’m walking on my own, no fear, no fear
[Verse 9]
I could’ve been who you trusted
I could’ve been who you need right now
But you pushed me away, yeah, you lost me
And now you’re lost
[Verse 10]
You know you’re fighting in a losing battle
Making a noose out of your hollow crown
I hold a match up to your paper castle
And watch it all burn down, down, down
[Verse 11]
You know you’re fighting in a losing battle
Making a noose out of your hollow crown
I hold a match up to your paper castle
And watch it all burn down, down, down
Down, down, down
Written by: Ellie Goulding, Eric Burton Frederic, Joe Kearns, Ramin Djawadi, Sam Harris, Victor Dimotsis, Zachary Cooper
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