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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Swell Season
The Swell Season
Performer
Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard
Vocals
Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová
Vocals
Joseph Doyle
Joseph Doyle
Bass
Piero Perelli
Piero Perelli
Drums
Zuzana Irglova
Zuzana Irglova
Vocals
Eyvindur Sturluson
Eyvindur Sturluson
Vocals
Fróði Sturluson
Fróði Sturluson
Vocals
Árveig Mía Sturludóttir
Árveig Mía Sturludóttir
Vocals
Kristín Sölvadóttir
Kristín Sölvadóttir
Vocals
Marja Gaynor
Marja Gaynor
Violin
Bertrand Galen
Bertrand Galen
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard
Songwriter
Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sturla Mio Thorisson
Sturla Mio Thorisson
Producer
Scott Hull
Scott Hull
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I want you to know I'm not scared
I have just been keeping my head down, tired of the noise all around me
Everyone has something to say
Words coming out with no meaning
I'm tuning them out with a prayer
[Refrain]
Just a hundred words that I have for you
The same hundred words that I want from you
[Chorus]
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't stop believing, don't stop believing
Keep the faith, keep the faith
Don't close the book, just keep on reading
[Instrumental]
I want you to know I'm still here, I have just been keeping low profile
Grateful for my time in the limelight
Everyone is talking 'bout love
In a way that robs the word of its meaning
I'm filling the void with a prayer
[Refrain]
Just a hundred words that I have for you
The same hundred words that I want from you
[Chorus]
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't stop believing, don't stop believing
Keep the faith, keep the faith
Don't close the book, just keep on reading
[Bridge]
Never let them say that I didn't even try, that I ran away when things got hard
I did not give up, I just learned to let love have the final say
The world is as I see it and I have come to love it
Yet I am still hung up on things I wish would change
I'm still looking for someone to hand me the answers
[Chorus]
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't stop believing, don't stop believing
Keep the faith, you're not seeing straight
Don't close the book, just keep on reading
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't stop believing, don't stop believing
Keep the faith, you're not seeing straight
Don't close the book, just keep on reading
[Outro]
Light up the world, light up the world (Don't give up)
Light up the world, light up the world (Don't give up)
Light up the world, light up the world (Don't stop believing)
Light up the, light up the, light up the, light up the
Light up the world, light up the world (Don't give up)
Light up the world, light up the world (Don't give up)
Light up the world, light up the world (Don't stop believing)
Light up the, light up the, light up the, light up the, light up the world
Written by: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová

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