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Anastacia

Before

Release date: 15th September 2017

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About This Track

"Before" is a track by Anastacia, from the album Evolution, released 15th September 2017. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Anastacia

Anastacia

Lyrics

Before

[Verse 1]

Thinking all night, thinking all day

About how I used to be before

I'm thinking about her, thinking about me

Always going after more

But she's gone, I get some rest

Don't struggle by me, shutting doors

Thinking all night, thinking all day

About how I used to be before

[Pre-Chorus]

Chains 'round my neck

Not falling back

Won't let you break me down

[Chorus]

And I've figured out

I'm better than I've been before

I am rising high

I'm stronger than I've been before

'Cause I'm not afraid to be alone

And I, I'm breathing on my own

I say, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

I am rising high

I'm stronger than I've been before

[Verse 2]

Not picking up sticks, I'm picking up stones

One more but getting less

Some may come and some may go

I'm done feeling like a mess

She was a broken girl

Who always let the pieces fall

I'm thinking about her, I'm thinking about me

Together we are beautiful

[Pre-Chorus]

Chains 'round my neck

Not falling back

Won't let you break me down

[Chorus]

And I've figured out

I'm better than I've been before

I am rising high

I'm stronger than I've been before

'Cause I'm not afraid to be alone

And I, I'm breathing on my own

I say, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

I am rising high

I'm stronger than I've been before

[Bridge]

Let go, it's now or never

Won't stay in chains forever

I'm rising higher

I'm getting stronger, yeah yeah

[Chorus]

(And I've figured out)

I'm better than I've been before

(I'm better than I've been, better than I've been)

I am rising high

I'm stronger than I've been before

'Cause I'm not afraid to be alone

And I, I'm breathing on my own

I say, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

I am rising high

I am rising high

I'm stronger than I've been before

[Outro]

Thinking all night, thinking all day

About how I used to be before

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Evolution

2017
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Album
Evolution
Evolution
Anastacia
15th September 2017
Release year
2017
  1. —My Everything
  2. —Nobody Loves Me Better
  3. —Redlight
  4. —Before
  5. —Boxer
  6. —Why
  7. —Not Coming Down
  8. —Stamina
  9. —Higher Livin'
  10. —Pain
  11. —Reckless
  12. —Boomerang

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2017
Live At The O2 Apollo Manchester 2017
2017
A4APP - Live Album
2016
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2014
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Anastacia, Jakob Redtzer, WILHELM
Producer
Anders Bagge, Jakob Redtzer
Engineer
Willem Bleeker
Drums
Aron Mellergårdh, John Fields, Steve Barney
Guitar
Anders Grahn, Grizzly (Producer), John Fields, Mattias Torell, Michael Biancaniello, Ola Gustafsson, Tommy Denander, WILHELM, Yei Gonzalez
Vocals
Anastacia
Additional Programming
Jimmy Claeson, Pablo Paz, Robin Ahlm, Samuel Gajicki, Tony Malm, William Jerner
Background Vocals
Alex Geringas, Alvora Larsdotter, Anastacia, Anders Grahn, Britt Bergstrom, Dee Dee Foster, EEVA (SWE), Faye Medeson, Johan Röhr, Marcus Holmberg, Maria ‘Q’ Quintile
Bass Guitar
Anders Grahn, Henrik Linder, John Fields, Michael Biancaniello, Petter Gunnarsson, Yei Gonzalez
Brass
Karl Olandersson, Magnus Wiklund, Stefan Persson, Wojtek Goral
Congas
Anders Grahn
Drum Programmer
Alex Geringas, Anders Bagge, Jakob Redtzer, Johan Röhr, John Fields, Louis Biancaniello, Yei Gonzalez
Executive Producer
Anastacia, Anders Bagge
Mastering Engineer
Björn Engelmann, Sascha Bühren
Mixing Engineer
Willem Bleeker
Percussion
Anders Grahn
Piano
Alex Geringas, Anders Bagge, Johan Röhr
Programmer
Alex Geringas, Anders Bagge, Jakob Redtzer, Johan Röhr, John Fields, Louis Biancaniello, Yei Gonzalez
Recording Engineer
Matthias Gamm
Strings Arranger
Erik Arvinder
Strings Conductor
Erik Arvinder
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