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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Foster the People
Performer
Mark Foster
Vocals
Isom Innis
Synthesizer
Matthew Wilcox
Drums
Mark Pontius
Drums
Luca Venter
Drums
Sean Cimino
Electric Guitar
Paul Epworth
Programming
Steward Cole
Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Isom Innis
Songwriter
Matthew Wilcox
Songwriter
Luca Venter
Songwriter
Mark Foster
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Epworth
Producer
Darrell Thorpe
Additional Engineer
Matthew Wiggins
Recording Engineer
Joseph Hartwell Jones
Assistant Engineer
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Martin Cooke
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Nicolas Fournier
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Bo Hill
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well I've been tryin' to relearn my name
It seems like a thousand years
I've been out of frame
And I surrender, the truth is what
It's what I've needed from you
'Cause I've been floating within
Your walls of opinion
And I'm tired, I only want the truth
[Verse 2]
I have tried so hard not to be like them
I have found they don't ever say what they mean
There is a truth, there is a light
If you'd follow me there
I've been searching for directions
And I'm convinced the world doesn't know what it needs
There is a hope for the hopeless
I can promise you that
[Verse 3]
Yeah, well I been accosted
The jury's been partial
But I won't surrender to prove to you I won't lie
Under pressure of compromise
Yeah, well an absolute measure
Won't change with opinion
No matter how hard you try
It's an immovable thing
Just like the visions in your bed
Or when they're streaming in your head
[Verse 4]
I have tried so hard not to be like them
I have found they don't ever say what they mean
There is a truth, there is a light
If you'd follow me there
I've been searching for directions
And I'm convinced the world doesn't know what it needs
[Verse 5]
There's a hope
And I'll come back if you're needing my hand
The world is so broken, I'm tripping my steps
Slipping, and I know why
I never thought that I'd be here
A blinding call to prayer has touched my feet
Like the call of the prophets
A purpose is needed before you know that you know
To never wonder what you are
And not forget where you come from
Yeah, ooh
Mmm, mmm well
[Verse 6]
Is it really love you've been speaking of?
Oh, what'd you say, what'd you say, what'd you say?
Yeah
What'd you say? I said
That you need me, don't you?
[Verse 7]
There is a truth, I can promise you that
I have tried so hard not to be like them
I have found they don't ever say what they mean
Yeah, yeah
The truth, the truth stands in the end
While you're deciding what to do
The truth stands in the end
While you're deciding what to do
Written by: Isom Innis, Luca Venter, Mark Foster, Matthew Wilcox