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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ellie Goulding
Vocals
serpentwithfeet
Vocals
Joe Kearns
Programming
Max Cooke
Keyboards
Anne Beilby
Viola
Antonia Kesel
Violin
Ashok Klouda
Cello
Beatrix Lovejoy
Violin
Claudia Ajmone-Marsan
Violin
Elizabeth Cooney
Violin
Eloisa-Fleur Thom
Violin
Emma Denton
Cello
Jenny Sacha
Violin
John Myerscough
Cello
Katherine Jenkinson
Cello
Laurie Anderson
Viola
Magdalena Filipczak
Violin
Mandhira De Saram
Violin
Martyn Jackson
Violin
Matthew Denton
Violin
Meghan Cassidy
Viola
Natalie Klouda
Violin
Thomas Gould
Violin
Timothy Grant
Viola
Sam Thompson
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ellie Goulding
Songwriter
Joe Kearns
Songwriter
Max Cooke
Songwriter
Josiah Wise
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Kearns
Producer
Forest Swords
Additional Producer
Max Cooke
Additional Producer
Jamie Snell
Mixing Engineer
Manny Park
Assistant Recording Engineer
Andy Cook
Assistant Engineer
Jason Elliott
Engineer
Matt Colton
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was old when I was younger
All the lives I'm not living
Always trying to pull me under
Feel like I've been barely living
But I keep getting struck by the thunder
Maybe we don't need the bigger picture
'Cause all I see is everything I've done called into question
Sorry, what was the question?
And you don't know how much I missed the winter
It's been the longest summer, game without a winner
And you can't even begin to understand
The magic she had before you killed her
[Verse 2]
I could call a truce for anyone but you
And I could change the truth for anyone but you
I guess what I'm trying to say is, you changed me
Oh, why can't things just stay the same, stay the same
I'm thinking about how many times I've had to recover
All I do is start again
I'm thinking about a new beginning
It's never too late to start again
[Verse 3]
Oh, start again, start again, start again
All I do is start again, start again, start again
[Verse 4]
I separate my colours like a prism
I try to be myself but I'm stuck in your religion
Love keeps blurring my vision
I can't be at the narcissism
I think I'm gonna reinvent myself again
Wash off all the paint
'Cause it runs away, but I know it stains
You were always there
But you never stayed
[Verse 5]
I could call a truce for anyone but you
And I could change the truth for anyone but you
I guess what I'm trying to say is, you changed me
Oh, why can't things just stay the same, stay the same
I'm thinking about how many times I've had to recover
All I do is start again
I'm thinking about a new beginning
It's never too late to start again
[Verse 6]
Oh, start again, start again, start again
All I do is start again, start again, start again
[Verse 7]
Every summer my friends prevent me from using the grill
They believe Cancer men don't have the will to play with fire
But I'm gonna prove them wrong
I'm cutting my man off
Yes, I will burn this bridge
No, I do not want him
[Verse 8]
I'm gonna prove them wrong
I'm cutting my man off
Yes, I will burn this bridge
No, I do not want him
[Verse 9]
I'm gonna prove them wrong
I'm cutting my man off
Yes, I will burn this bridge
No, I do not want him (I'm moving on from him)
[Verse 10]
Fighting against what I'm fighting for
Another walk to the liquor store
Trying to break me down a little more (I'm moving on from him)
You fuck with me, I'll start a war
[Verse 11]
Fighting against what I'm fighting for
Another walk to the liquor store
Trying to break me down a little more (I'm moving on from him)
You fuck with me I'll start a war
[Verse 12]
You fuck with me, I'll start a war (I'm moving on from him)
You fuck with me, I'll start a war
You fuck with me, I'll start a war
You fuck with me, I'll start a war (I'm moving on from him)
(I'm moving on from him)
I'm moving on from him
I'm moving on from him
I'm moving on from him
Written by: Ellie Goulding, Joe Kearns, Jonathan Wise, Max Cooke