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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Michael Kiwanuka
Michael Kiwanuka
Vocals
Inflo
Inflo
Piano
Brian Burton
Brian Burton
Synthesizer Programming
Kerenza Peacock
Kerenza Peacock
Violin
Stephanie Yu
Stephanie Yu
Violin
Kiara Perico
Kiara Perico
Viola
Leah Metzler
Leah Metzler
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Kiwanuka
Michael Kiwanuka
Songwriter
Brian Burton
Brian Burton
Songwriter
Rosie Danvers
Rosie Danvers
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse
Producer
Inflo
Inflo
Producer
Todd Monfalcone
Todd Monfalcone
Engineer
Kennie Takahashi
Kennie Takahashi
Engineer
Richard Woodcraft
Richard Woodcraft
Mixing Engineer
Alex Kalteziotis
Alex Kalteziotis
Assistant Recording Engineer
Emily Reeves
Emily Reeves
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jacob Spitzer
Jacob Spitzer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Noah Rastegar
Noah Rastegar
Assistant Recording Engineer
Matt Colton
Matt Colton
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Four long years
To say
You're not comin' back
To me either way
I volunteered
To stay
Am I dwellin' in the past?
You'll never change
[PreChorus]
I fall in love
I fall in love all the way
I did what I needed to stay
To let go, someone's gotta pay
The cost
[Chorus]
It's truly a shame
It's truly a shame
It's all I thought about
It's truly a shame
[Verse 2]
Four long years
To grow
Heard you're movin' on
Well I shoulda known
No one here
Would know
You look so relaxed
It just didn't show
[PreChorus]
Well I followed love
I followed love all the way
Thought I was winning the game
With no more moves to make
The score
[Chorus]
It's truly a shame
It's truly a shame
All I thought about
It's truly a shame
[Chorus]
It's truly a shame
It's truly a shame
All I thought about
It's truly a shame
Written by: Brian Burton, Michael Kiwanuka

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