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James
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

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
James
James
Bass Guitar
Timothy Booth
Timothy Booth
Vocals
Martine McDonagh
Martine McDonagh
Background Vocals
Saul Davies
Saul Davies
Guitar
Andy (Diagram) Perkins
Andy (Diagram) Perkins
Trumpet
David Baynton-Power
David Baynton-Power
Drums
Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Timothy Booth
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
Gil Norton
Producer
Dave Bascombe
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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