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Playing Dead

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CHVRCHES - Playing Dead

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

CHVRCHES

Performer

Iain Cook

Programming

Lauren Mayberry

Lauren Mayberry

Vocals

Martin Doherty

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Iain Cook

Composer

Lauren Mayberry

Lauren Mayberry

Composer

Martin Doherty

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

CHVRCHES

Producer

David Simpson

Recording Engineer

Mark "Spike" Stent

Mark "Spike" Stent

Mixing Engineer

Geoff Swan

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Bob Ludwig

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

(Go-go-go-go) Go, go, go

Go, go, go

(Go-go-go-go) Go, go, go

Go, go, go

[Verse 2]

No more excuses and no more playing dead

There are no silver linings in anything you said

You can keep on denying and I could stay away

We could hold up our hands, say

We don't want it, we don't need it

[Verse 3]

If I give more than enough ground

Will you claim it?

I will take it all in one breath

And hold it down

And if I try to pretend that

I don't hear it

You can tell me to move and I won't go

You can tell me to try and I won't go

If I give more than enough ground

Will you leave it?

I will take it all in one breath

And hold it down

And if I try to pretend that

I don't see it

You can tell me to move and I won't go

You can tell me to try and I won't go

[Verse 4]

(Go-go-go-go) Go, go, go

Go, go (Uh-oh)

[Verse 5]

No more distractions and no more staying still

I am chasing the skyline much more than you ever will

You can keep to your story and I could stick to mine

We could hold up our hands, say

We don't want it, we don't need it

[Verse 6]

If I give more than enough ground

Will you claim it?

I will take it all in one breath

And hold it down

And if I try to pretend that

I don't hear it

You can tell me to move and I won't go

You can tell me to try and I won't go

If I give more than enough ground

Will you leave it?

I will take it all in one breath

And hold it down

And if I try to pretend that

I don't see it

You can tell me to move and I won't go

You can tell me to try and I won't go

[Verse 7]

(Go-go-go-go) Go, go, go

Go, go (Oh my God)

(Go-go-go-go) Go, go, go

Go, go (Go-Go)

(Go-go-go-go) Go, go, go

Go, go (Oh my God)

(Go-go-go-go) Go, go, go

Go, go

[Verse 8]

If I give more than enough ground

Will you claim it?

I will take it all in one breath

And hold it down

And if I try to pretend that

I don't hear it

You can tell me to move and I won't go

You can tell me to try and I won't go

If I give more than enough ground

Will you leave it?

I will take it all in one breath

And hold it down

And if I try to pretend that

I don't see it

You can tell me to move and I won't go

You can tell me to try and I won't go

[Verse 9]

(Go-go-go-go) Go, go, go

Go, go, go

(Go-go-go-go) Go, go, go

Go, go, go

Written by: Iain Cook, Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty

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