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Strange (Edit) by Celeste

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Celeste

Strange (Edit)

Release date: 12th April 2019

From Compilation 1.1
Track 1
3:18
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About This Track

'Strange (Edit)' by Celeste is a 2019 track from the album 'Compilation 1.1'. The lyrics are framed as a frustrated attempt to reach someone through confusion and obstructions, only to feel it will not shift, leaving the speaker questioning what to do next. A physical gesture, touching the other person’s head in order to draw thoughts close, is then cut off by the realisation it will not work. The song repeatedly returns to the question of strangeness, holding on to the idea that both people remain themselves, unchanged, in the same place.

"Strange (Edit)" is a single by Celeste, from the album Compilation 1.1, released 12th April 2019. The track is 3:18 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 7 articles about Celeste.

About the Artist

Celeste

Celeste

Lyrics

Strange (Edit)

I tried for you
Tried to see through all the smoke and dirt
It wouldn't move
What could I do?

I touch your head
To pull your thoughts
Into my hand
But now I can't

Say isn't it strange
Isn't it strange?
I am still me
You are still you in the same place

Isn't it strange
How people can change
From strangers to friends
Friends into lovers
And strangers again?

Back to this room
Back to our roots
What did we lose?
What did we lose?

If I could
I'd pull your strings
For one more dance
But I can't

Say isn't it strange
Isn't it strange?
You look at me
I look at you
With nothing to say

Isn't it strange
How people can change
From strangers to friends
Friends into lovers
And strangers again?

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Track details

From Compilation 1.1

3:182019Single
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Compilation 1.1
Compilation 1.1
Celeste
6th December 2019
Track number
1
Release year
2019
  1. 1Strange (Edit)
    3:18
  2. 2Both Sides of the Moon
    4:14
  3. 3Lately
    4:12
  4. 4Father's Son
    3:16

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Celeste, Jamie Hartman, WRABEL
    Producer
    Jamie Hartman
    Vocals
    Celeste
    Mastering Engineer
    John Davis (Engineer)
    Mixing Engineer
    Tom Elmhirst
    Piano
    Jamie Hartman
    Strings
    Sebastian Plano
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    Silent Tapes
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    Jamie Hartman
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    7 May 2025 • 1:32 pm
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    News

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    13 Dec 2024 • 2:54 pm
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    News

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    The haunting track, held back for four years, serves as the theme for the new Sky series starring Eddie Redmayne.

    7 Nov 2024 • 3:59 pm
    Celeste is going to release a new single for Sky Original series The Day of the Jackal
    News

    Celeste is going to release a new single for Sky Original series The Day of the Jackal

    The BEACH NOISE-produced track will feature in the opening titles of the Eddie Redmayne-starring thriller series.

    5 Nov 2024 • 10:57 am
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    News

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    It's for the Tate Modern Late series.

    6 Jun 2024 • 8:33 am
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    It's her first new material to be aired since last year's debut album ‘Not Your Muse’, and was written alongside Matt Maltese and Lauren Auder.

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