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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Blake
James Blake
Synthesizer
Rick Nowels
Rick Nowels
Keyboards
John Christopher Fee
John Christopher Fee
Keyboards
Nathan Schram
Nathan Schram
Viola
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Rick Nowels
Rick Nowels
Songwriter
James Blake Litherland
James Blake Litherland
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James Blake
James Blake
Producer
Rick Nowels
Rick Nowels
Producer
Dean Reid
Dean Reid
Mixing Engineer
John Christopher Fee
John Christopher Fee
Engineer
Randy Merrill
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've haunted many photographs
In the background, and the fore
And there's many loves that have crossed my path
[Verse 2]
In the end, it was friends
In the end, it was friends
In the end, it was friends
It was friends who broke my heart
[Verse 3]
What fair dues
Nobody prepares you
When nobody's prepared
Nobody's prepared
And they tell you, just you wait
It kills you when only love can break you
All the more you care
And all and all in love is fair
But it's not fair
[Verse 4]
I've haunted many photographs
In the background, and in the fore
And there's many loves that have crossed my path
[Verse 5]
In the end, it was friends
In the end, it was friends
In the end, it was friends
It was friends who broke my heart
[Verse 6]
And I've pushed myself to be vulnerable
And then slept with one eye wide
All that pain and nothing gained in the end
[Verse 7]
In the end, it was friends
In the end, it was friends
In the end, it was friends
In the end, it was friends
(In the end, in the end, in the end...)
[Verse 8]
In the end, it was friends
In the end, it was friends
In the end, it was friends
It was friends who broke my heart
Written by: James Blake, Rick Nowels

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