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Sit Down

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Sit Down was released on January 1, 1990 by Island Mercury as a part of the album James

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

James

Bass Guitar

Timothy Booth

Vocals

Martine McDonagh

Martine McDonagh

Background Vocals

Saul Davies

Guitar

Andy (Diagram) Perkins

Andy (Diagram) Perkins

Trumpet

David Baynton-Power

David Baynton-Power

Drums

Mark Hunter

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Timothy Booth

Songwriter

James Patrick Glennie

James Patrick Glennie

Composer

James Lawrence Gott

James Lawrence Gott

Songwriter

Gavan Michael Whelan

Gavan Michael Whelan

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Gil Norton

Producer

Dave Bascombe

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'll sing myself to sleep

A song from the darkest hour

Secrets I can't keep

Inside of the day

Swing from high to lean

Extremes of sweet and sour

Hope that God exists

I hope, I pray

[Verse 2]

Drawn by the undertow

My life is out of control

I believe this wave will bear my weight

So let it flow

[Verse 3]

Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down

Sit down next to me

Sit down, down, down, down, down

In sympathy

[Verse 4]

I'm relieved to hear

That you've been to some far out places

It's hard to carry on

When you feel all alone

Now I've swung back down again

It's worse than it was before

If I hadn't seen such riches

I could live with being poor

[Verse 5]

Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down

Sit down next to me

Sit down, down, down, down, down

In sympathy

[Verse 6]

Those who feel the breath of sadness

Sit down next to me

Those who find they're touched by madness

Sit down next to me

Those who find themselves ridiculous

Sit down next to me

In love and fear and hate and tears

In love and fear and hate and tears

In love and fear and hate and tears

In love and fear and hate...

Down

Down

[Verse 7]

Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down

Sit down next to me

Sit down, down, down, down, down

In sympathy

Oh, sit down, oh, sit down, oh, sit down

Sit down next to me

Sit down, down, down, down, down

In sympathy

Down

Written by: Gavan Michael Whelan, James Lawrence Gott, James Patrick Glennie, Timothy Booth

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