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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bastille
Bastille
Performer
Mark Crew
Mark Crew
Performer
Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Vocals
Jfabraham
Jfabraham
Bass Guitar
Charlie Barnes
Charlie Barnes
Piano
Ciara Ismail
Ciara Ismail
Violin
Stephanie Benedetti
Stephanie Benedetti
Violin
Natalia Senior-Brown
Natalia Senior-Brown
Viola
Rachel Lander
Rachel Lander
Cello
Moira Mack
Moira Mack
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Composer
Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson
Composer
Jfabraham
Jfabraham
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Crew
Mark Crew
Producer
Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Producer
Amy Sergeant
Amy Sergeant
Recording Engineer
Luke Gibbs
Luke Gibbs
Assistant Recording Engineer
Cassius Whiley-Morton
Cassius Whiley-Morton
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dylan Grafftey-Smith
Dylan Grafftey-Smith
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lee Smith
Lee Smith
Mixing Engineer
Michael Osborne
Michael Osborne
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I missed you tonight at the party, oh, oh-oh
New York ain't the place to feel lonely, oh, oh-oh
So I left with a stranger who knew me, oh, oh-oh
She's sleeping beside me now peacefully, oh, oh-oh
[Chorus]
But in my head, I'm miles away
Back on the island again
Laying with you, Marianne
In my head, rolling 'round our bed
We are an island again
I'm Leonard and you're Marianne
[PostChorus]
Never take me back again
'Cause you know just what you'll get
You know just what you'll get
[Verse 2]
You showed me the bird on the wire, oh, oh-oh
You gave me my songs and my future, oh, oh-oh
And I guess you could say that I've taken Manhattan
While you're back on Hydra and dressed in white cotton, oh, oh-oh
[Chorus]
But in my head, I'm miles away
Back on the island again
I'm laying with you, Marianne
In my head, rolling 'round our bed
We are an island again
I'm Leonard and you're Marianne
[PostChorus]
Never take me back again
'Cause you know just what you'll get
You know just what you'll get
I beg you, never take me back again
'Cause you know just what you'll get
But I go there in my head
[Bridge]
At the Chelsea Hotel, wasted in the arms of a stranger
Every little detail written in a song that betrays ya
At the Chelsea Hotel, I'm wasted in the arms of a stranger
Every little detail written in a song to betray ya
[Chorus]
In my head, I'm miles away
Back on the island again
I'm laying with you, Marianne
In my head, rolling 'round our bed
We are an island again
I'm Leonard and you're Marianne
[Outro]
Never take me back again
'Cause you know just what you'll get
You know just what you'll get
I beg you, never, never take me back again
Never take me back again
'Cause you know just what you'll get
But I go there in my head
Written by: Dan Smith, Dan Wilson
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