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What Could Have Been Lyrics — Sting | Dork

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What Could Have Been Lyrics

Lyrics

What Could Have Been

From Arcane League of Legends (Soundtrack from the Animated Series)2021

Written by Brendon Williams, Christian Linke, Jason Walsh, Kyle Hicks, Mako, RickyTee, Scherzophrenia, Sebastien Najand

Produced by Mako

Lyrics

What Could Have Been

[Verse 1] I am the monster you created You ripped out all my parts And worst of all, for me to live, I gotta kill the part of me that saw That I needed you more [Chorus] I hope you know we had everything And you broke me and left these pieces I want you to hurt like you hurt me today and I want you to lose like I lose when I play What could have been Oh, what could have been [Bridge] Why don't you love who I am? What we could have been [Verse 2] I am your ghost, a fallen angel You ripped out all my parts I couldn't care what invention you made me 'Cause I, I was meant to be yours [Violin Solo] [Chorus] I hope you know we had everything And you broke me and left these pieces I want you to hurt like you hurt me today and I want you to lose like I lose when I play— [Outro] I want you to hurt like you hurt me today and I want you to lose like I lose when I play What could have been

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About this track

"What Could Have Been" is a song by Sting from the album Arcane League of Legends (Soundtrack from the Animated Series), released in 2021. The song was written by Brendon Williams, Christian Linke, Jason Walsh, Kyle Hicks, Mako, RickyTee, Scherzophrenia, Sebastien Najand. It was produced by Mako.

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Mike Bozzi— 2,008 credits as songwriter & producer →
Robert Orton— 186 credits as producer →
Mako— 146 credits as songwriter & producer →
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Sting— 819 credits as songwriter & producer →
Brendon Williams— 10 credits as songwriter & producer →
Christian Linke— 3 credits as songwriter →

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