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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bastille
Bastille
Performer
Mark Crew
Mark Crew
Performer
Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Vocals
Jfabraham
Jfabraham
Bass
Dan Grech-Marguerat
Dan Grech-Marguerat
Programming
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
Jfabraham
Jfabraham
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mark Crew
Mark Crew
Producer
Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Producer
Jfabraham
Jfabraham
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
Dan Grech-Marguerat
Dan Grech-Marguerat
Mixing Engineer
Luke Burgoyne
Luke Burgoyne
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Seb Maletka-Catala
Seb Maletka-Catala
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Emily Lazar
Emily Lazar
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Our love is like a river
Overflowing over time, running wild
Filled with life
Our love is complicated, living lies and compromise
Side by side
Speaking our minds
[PreChorus]
We both made this bed
We can't fit the whole world into it
Tie our threads into a life that fits
[Chorus]
If it's gonna make you happy
If it's gonna set us free
If it's gonna hold us steady
Then it's what we need
If it's gonna make you happy
If it's gonna let us be
If it's gonna hold us steady
Then it's what I need
It's what I want
'Cause I want you, I need you
[Verse 2]
Your voice brought us forever
But with work and fame and family, we use our minds
To light some fires
Our choices bound together
Saw the world, made history
We're living free and honestly
[PreChorus]
So, we share this bed
Rather than lying more in it
Pull the threads
But just don't set fire to this
[Chorus]
If it's gonna make you happy
If it's gonna set us free
If it's gonna hold us steady
Then it's what we need
If it's gonna make you happy
If it's gonna let us be
If it's gonna hold us steady
Then it's what I need
It's what I want
'Cause I want you, I need you
[Bridge]
Still their faces come to haunt me
The ghosts I have to share you with
Oh, still to me they're never walking
In this garden that we've built
[Chorus]
Oh, if it's gonna make you happy
If it's gonna set us free
If it's gonna hold us steady
Then it's what we need
If it's gonna make you happy
If it's gonna let us be
If it's gonna hold us steady
Then it's what I need
Oh-oh, oh-oh
It's what I want
'Cause I want you
I need you
Written by: Dan Smith

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