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The Actor

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

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Background Vocals

Gus Unger-Hamilton

Gus Unger-Hamilton

Keyboards

Joe Newman

Guitar

Thom Green

Drums

April Unger-Hamilton

April Unger-Hamilton

Background Vocals

Reinoud Ford

Cello

Will Gardner

String Conductor

Andy Marshall

Double Bass

Charlie Andrew

Programming

Matthew Ward

Violin

Ciaran McCabe

Violin

Kirsty Mangan

Violin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Gus Unger-Hamilton

Gus Unger-Hamilton

Songwriter

Joe Newman

Songwriter

Thom Green

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dick Beetham

Mastering Engineer

Charlie Andrew

Producer

Matt Glasbey

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Bricked up a kilo, panelled down in the back door

All the while I'm riding to auditions I'm not getting

[Verse 2]

Why do I keep on returning to you?

[Verse 3]

All-American jawlines, one room going over same lines

Grind the script like teeth

[Verse 4]

Why do I keep on returning to you, cocaine?

Cocaine

[Verse 5]

Swarm of TV cameras click and stumble at the Chateau

Later I hear John's body got carried out

"Ice cream" was the codeword told to me by a cold man

These nice hotels, gotta know your clientele

[Verse 6]

Why do I keep on returning to you?

(Cocaine) Cocaine

(Cocaine) Cocaine

[Verse 7]

Why do I keep on returning to you?

(Gimme some ice cream

Give it to me now, mama, now)

[Verse 8]

Oh, I'm in the deepest end of an empty pool

(He's never gonna make it

He's never gonna make it in L.A.)

[Verse 9]

Oh, I'm in the deepest end of an empty pool

Cocaine

Cocaine

[Verse 10]

I'm in the deepest end of an empty pool

(He's never gonna make it

He's never gonna make it in L.A.)

[Verse 11]

I'm in the deepest end of an empty pool

(He's never gonna make it)

Cocaine

(He's never gonna make it)

Cocaine

Written by: Gus Unger-Hamilton, Joe Newman, Thom Green