Sam Smith
Lay Me Down (stripped) lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Pop, R&B
- Length
- 4:06
Yes, I do, I believe that one day I will be
Where I was, right there, right next to you
And it's hard, the days just seem so dark
The moon, the stars are nothing without you
Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?
No words can explain the way I'm missing you
Deny this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside
These tears, they tell their own story
Told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong
Can I lay by your side?
Next to you, you
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight
I'm reaching out to you
Can you hear my call? (Who's to say you won't hear me?)
This hurt that I've been through
I'm missing you, missing you like crazy
Yeah, oh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
You told me not to cry when you were gone
But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong
Can I lay by your side?
Next to you, you
And make sure you're alright
I'll take care of you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight
Lay me down tonight
Lay me by your side
Lay me down tonight
Lay me by your side
Can I lay by your side?
Next to you, you
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Key vocabulary
- hard
- with difficulty; firmlyA1
- stars
- bright points in the skyA1
- story
- a taleA1
- where
- in what placeA1
- next
- after this oneA1
- it's
- it isA1
- touch
- make contactA2
- emptiness
- state of being empty
- begin
- startA1
- believe
- think is trueA1
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About this song
Sam Smith is a British singer in pop and soul, known for emotionally direct ballads and a high-velocity falsetto voice. They first broke through as a featured vocalist on dance hits before rising to global attention with In the Lonely Hour and later Grammy-winning releases including the Bond theme “Writing’s on the Wall” and Gloria.