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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sade
Lead Vocals
Leroy Osbourne
Vocals
Andrew Hale
Keyboards
Martin Ditcham
Percussion
Paul Denman
Bass
Sade Adu
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lyrics
He told me sweet lies of sweet loves
Heavy with the burden of the truth
And he spoke of his dreams
Broken by the burden
Broken by the burden of his youth
"14 years", he said
"I couldn't look into the sun"
She saw him laying at the end of my gun
Hungry for life
And thirsty for the distant river
I remember his hands
And the way the mountains looked
The light shot diamonds from his eyes
Hungry for life
And thirsty for the distant river
Like the scar of age
Written all over my face
The war is still raging inside of me
I still feel the chill
As I reveal my shame to you
I wear it like a tattoo
I wear it like a tattoo
I wear it like a tattoo
Writer(s): Helen Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale
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