Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Loyle Carner
Vocals
Aviram Barath
Synthesizer
Nick Mills
Guitar
Harvey Grant
Synthesizer
Imraan Paleker
Guitar
Marla Kether
Bass Guitar
Richard Spaven
Drums
Rosie Lowe
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Loyle Carner
Composer
Nick Mills
Composer
Marla Kether
Composer
Richard Spaven
Composer
A.Barath
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Loyle Carner
Producer
Aviram Barath
Producer
Nick Mills
Producer
Harvey Grant
Additional Producer
Lexxx
Mixing Engineer
Matt Colton
Mastering Engineer
Dave Emery
Immersive Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
Just like the sun
You know that I've been
Patient, hoping
This light I'm holding
Who I've become
Something that we don't see
[Verse 1]
Yeah
I can't lie, yo, it's the not knowing that I can't take
There's this fear in my belly that I can't shake
Tryna remember what my mum say
But can't fill this space on these dark days, strange
[Verse 2]
Thought they told you I was done with that
They tryna roll me up in bubblewrap
Maybe it's lost and they ain't coming back
I saw the lightening, but I never saw the thunder clap
But I know it's coming, I know it isn't over
Looking under cushions on the sofa
Behind bedroom doors
Lifting up the corner of the poster
Still I can't figure if I'm closer, yeah
[Verse 3]
Yo, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't there
I'd be lying if I said I weren't excited
End of every night, getting quiet
Wondering who's really there
Fall asleep beside a chair I used to write in
Now I only spend the night in
Rocking back and forth maybe more exciting
The sky looks bright when, shit
Yo, the sky looks bright when
[Chorus]
Just like the sun
You know that I've been
Patient, hoping
This light I'm holding
Who I've become
Something that we don't see
[Verse 4]
Shit, yeah
It's just the sky looks bright in the middle of the night
When it all falls silent, four walls falling to Poseidon
The bed poles turn into an island
And I'm laying there beside him
[Verse 5]
I laugh to myself
I can't believe that I was frightened
I go to leave, feel his hands tighten
The birds fly above us
Angels are living here among us
Look at me doing what a mum does
Same time, look at what a father does
More stress, yo, we didn't ask for love
Wasn't he the architect?
The archetype that was after lust
And after thought are they harsh on us
Funny how the past can judge, still
But the only thing that's real
Really is that pressure that you feel
A man trained to—, yeah
I'm just a man trained to kill
To love, yo, I never had the skill
[Chorus]
Just like the sun
You know that I've been
Patient, hoping
This light I'm holding
Who I've become
Something that we don't see
See
[Chorus]
Just like the sun
You know that I've been
Patient, hoping
This light I'm holding
Who I've become
Something that we don't see
See
[Chorus]
Just like the sun
You know that I've been
Patient, hoping
This light I'm holding
Who I've become
Something that we don't see
Written by: Avi Barath, Loyle Carner, Marla Kether, Nick Mills, Richard Spaven