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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adele
Adele
Vocals
Inflo
Inflo
Drums
Chris Dave
Chris Dave
Percussion
David Campbell
David Campbell
String Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adele
Adele
Songwriter
Dean Josiah Cover
Dean Josiah Cover
Songwriter
David Campbell
David Campbell
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Inflo
Inflo
Producer
Todd Monfalcone
Todd Monfalcone
Additional Engineer
Ryan Lytle
Ryan Lytle
Additional Engineer
Steve Churchyard
Steve Churchyard
Recording Engineer
Tom Elmhirst
Tom Elmhirst
Mixing Engineer
Matt Scatchell
Matt Scatchell
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Randy Merrill
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
All your expectations of my love are impossible
Surely, you know that I'm not easy to hold
It's so sad how incapable of learning to grow I am
My heart speaks in puzzle and codes
I've been trying my whole life to solve
God only knows how I've cried
I can't take another defeat
A next time would be the ending of me
Now that I see
[Chorus]
That love is a game for fools to play
And I ain't fooling
Fooling
What a cruel thing
Cruel thing
To self-inflict that pain
[Chorus]
Love is a game for fools to play
And I ain't fooling again
Fooling
What a cruel thing
Cruel thing
To self-inflict that pain
[Verse 2]
How unbelievable
Unbelievable
Of me to fall for the lies that I tell
Lies I tell
The dream that I sell
Dream I sell
When heartache, it's inevitable
And unbearable
But I'm no good at doing it well
Not that I care
I don't care
Why should anything about it be fair?
[Chorus]
When love is a game for fools to play?
And I ain't fooling
Fooling
What a cruel thing
Cruel thing
To self-inflict that pain
[Chorus]
Love is a game for fools to play
And I ain't fooling again
Fooling
What a cruel thing
Cruel thing
To self-inflict that pain
[Bridge]
No amount of love
Can keep me satisfied
Satisfied, satisfied
I can't keep up
Can't keep up, can't keep up
When I keep changing my mind
Change my mind, change my mind
The feelings flood me
To the heights of no compromise
[Chorus]
Love is a game for fools to play
And I ain't fooling
Fooling
What a cruel thing
Cruel thing
To self-inflict that pain
[Chorus]
Love is a game for fools to play
And I ain't fooling
Fooling
What a cruel thing
Cruel thing
To self-inflict that pain
[Outro]
Oh, you know, I'd do it all again
I love it now like I loved then
I'm a fool for that
You know I, you know I'm gonna do it
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I'd do it all again, like I did then
Written by: Adele Adkins, Dean Josiah Cover
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