Listen to Sad but True by St. Vincent

Sad but True

St. Vincent

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

St. Vincent

Performer

Annie Clark

Vocals

Sam KS

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

James Hetfield

Songwriter

Lars Ulrich

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Annie Clark

Producer

Frank Arkwright

Frank Arkwright

Mastering Engineer

Cian Riordan

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Hey

I'm your life

I'm the one who takes you there

[Verse 2]

Hey

I'm your life

I'm the one who cares

[Verse 3]

They

They betray

I'm your only true friend now

[Verse 4]

They

They betray

I'm forever there

[Verse 5]

I'm your dream, make you real

I'm your eyes when you must steal

I'm your pain when you can't feel

Sad but true

[Verse 6]

I'm your dream, mind astray

I'm your eyes while you're away

I'm your pain while you repay

You know it's sad but true

[Verse 7]

You

You're my mask

You're my cover, my shelter

[Verse 8]

You

You're my mask

You're the one who's blamed

[Verse 9]

Do

Do my work

Do my dirty work, scapegoat

[Verse 10]

Do

Do my deeds

For you're the one who's shamed

[Verse 11]

I'm your dream, make you real

I'm your eyes when you must steal

I'm your pain when you can't feel

Sad but true

[Verse 12]

I'm your dream, mind astray

I'm your eyes while you're away

I'm your pain while you repay

You know it's sad but true

[Verse 13]

I'm your dream

I'm your eyes

I'm your pain

[Verse 14]

I'm your dream

I'm your eyes

I'm your pain

[Verse 15]

Hate

I'm your hate

I'm your hate when you want love

[Verse 16]

Pay

Pay the price

Pay, for nothing's fair

[Verse 17]

Hey

I'm your life

I'm the one who took you there

[Verse 18]

Hey

I'm your life

And I no longer care

[Verse 19]

I'm your dream, make you real

I'm your eyes when you must steal

I'm your pain when you can't feel

Sad but true

[Verse 20]

I'm your truth, telling lies

I'm your reason, alibis

I'm inside, open your eyes

I'm you, it's sad but true

Written by: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich

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