Featured In

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson
Vocals
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant
Additional Vocals
Dan Gillespie Sells
Dan Gillespie Sells
Piano
James Wiltshire
James Wiltshire
Programming
Paul Clarvis
Paul Clarvis
Percussion
Kev Jeremiah
Kev Jeremiah
Electric Guitar
Everton Nelson
Everton Nelson
Violin
Steve Morris
Steve Morris
Violin
Ian Humphries
Ian Humphries
Violin
Clio Gould
Clio Gould
Violin
Daniel Bhattacharya
Daniel Bhattacharya
Violin
Kate Robinson
Kate Robinson
Violin
Alison Dods
Alison Dods
Violin
Natalia Bonner
Natalia Bonner
Violin
Richard George
Richard George
Violin
Nicky Sweeney
Nicky Sweeney
Violin
Max Baillie
Max Baillie
Violin
Oli Langford
Oli Langford
Violin
Patrick Kiernan
Patrick Kiernan
Violin
Peter Lale
Peter Lale
Viola
Julia Knight
Julia Knight
Viola
Bruce White
Bruce White
Viola
Annie Beilby
Annie Beilby
Viola
Rachel Bolt
Rachel Bolt
Viola
Kate Musker
Kate Musker
Viola
Caroline Dale
Caroline Dale
Cello
Vicky Matthews
Vicky Matthews
Cello
Tony Woollard
Tony Woollard
Cello
Tim Gill
Tim Gill
Cello
Mary Scully
Mary Scully
Double Bass
Laurence Ungless
Laurence Ungless
Double Bass
Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley
Performer
Richard Jones
Richard Jones
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dan Gillespie Sells
Dan Gillespie Sells
Composer
Tom MacRae
Tom MacRae
Composer
Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dan Gillespie Sells
Dan Gillespie Sells
Producer
Peter Cobbin
Peter Cobbin
Mixing Engineer
Kirsty Whalley
Kirsty Whalley
Mixing Engineer
Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey
Recording Engineer
Alex Ferguson
Alex Ferguson
Assistant Recording Engineer
Frank Arkwright
Frank Arkwright
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Let me tell you how it used to go
Freddie playing on the radio
The Iron Lady couldn't stop the show
We felt like we could fly
[Verse 2]
Poison patter and a barbed remark
Bette Davis doing Joan of Arc
Dirty glamour dancing in the dark
On days that wouldn't die
[Verse 3]
When we felt like we could fly
[Verse 4]
It was real love
Look around and feel love
Tearing up the floor
Something we loved more
[Verse 5]
More than life
[Verse 6]
This was me
We were children in the night
Every star burned twice as bright
We were tough and we could fight
We held the line
[Verse 7]
This was me
Every sorrow had a song
Every lost boy could belong
We were young and never wrong
And I was divine
[Verse 8]
This was me
This was me
[Verse 9]
Every Friday, we'd emerge reborn
Keep on dancing till we saw the dawn
Making history and breaking laws
Oh God, how good that feels
We were heroes in our heels
[Verse 10]
This was me
We were children in the night
Every star burned twice as bright
We were tough and we could fight
We held the line
[Verse 11]
This was me
So adored and born again
She's a smoking ten-for-ten
I was beautiful back then
I was divine
[Verse 12]
Let me take you 'round the bars I knew
The stars I knew, the battle scars I knew
The cobbled alleyways, the ways I knew
The maze I knew, the waifs and strays I knew
[Verse 13]
The siren singing to the way-back-when
And wishing I could live it all again –
But now I pass it on to you
We were dreamers, only just begun
We were sinners playing in the sun
Kept on partying till '91
Until that fateful day
[Verse 14]
We were peacocks in exotic herds
Wouldn't listen to the warning words
That's the problem with such pretty birds -
They always fly away
Even Freddie couldn't stay
[Verse 15]
This was me
Were we foolish to believe
That a painted face can't grieve?
We were hopelessly naive
Just out of time
[Verse 16]
This was me
Every heart is made to break
Sometimes love's a big mistake
Every weekend was a wake
But weren't we divine?
[Verse 17]
This was me
This was me
This was me
Written by: Dan Gillespie Sells, Tom MacRae
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out