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Adagio For Strings Lyrics — Bastille | Dork

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Adagio For Strings Lyrics

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Adagio For Strings

From Other People’s Heartache2012

Written by Dan Smith

Produced by Dan Smith, Mark Crew

Lyrics

Adagio For Strings

[Intro] We found Elias! What?! Fly down! Right down there! [Refrain] What is love? Baby, don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more What is love? Baby, don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more [Verse 1] I don't know why you're not there I give you my love but you don't care So what is right and what is wrong? Gimme a sign [Refrain] What is love Baby, don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more What is love? Baby, don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, uh, uh Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, uh, uh [Verse 2] Oh, I don't know, what can I do? What else can I say, it's up to you I know we're one, just me and you I can't go on [Refrain] What is love? Baby, don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more What is love? Baby, don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, uh, uh Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, uh, uh [Outro] What is love? What is love? What is love? Baby, don't hurt me Don't hurt me no more

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About this track

"Adagio For Strings" is a song by Bastille from the album Other People’s Heartache, released in 2012. The song was written by Dan Smith. It was produced by Dan Smith, Mark Crew.

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Mark Crew— 801 credits as songwriter & producer →
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Mark Crew— 801 credits as songwriter & producer →
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