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Friendly Fires – Hurting (2011) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
Friendly Fires
Pala
Hurting

SINGLE

Hurting

Release date: 15th May 2011

From Pala

Track 5

5:03

Alternative Music Indie Rock Rock

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About This Track

'Hurting' by Friendly Fires is an Alternative track from the album 'Pala', released in 2011. The lyrics dwell on a bodily sense of pressure giving way, with an upbeat insistence on being able to stand tall and “make the moves”. Against that liberation sits a longing for closeness, framed as craving an embrace while a voice urges staying and not letting someone leave. The overall emotional mix is physical struggle turning into defiant momentum, then bending back towards attachment.

"Hurting" is a single by Friendly Fires, from the album Pala, released 15th May 2011. The track is 5:03 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Friendly Fires.

About the Artist

Friendly Fires

Friendly Fires

Lyrics

Hurting

I can feel in my body
Chains on me are breaking loose
I can feel in my body
Standing tall I make the moves

With the sun kissing my face
There's no way that I can lose

And the thing that I
Crave your embrace
You're the one that's being you

I hear you say
I can't let you leave my life like this
I hear you say
Don't leave, don't leave, don't leave

Either way that I
Can't keep feeling the pain of your touch
Your touch keeps on hurting

Either way that I
Can't keep feeling the pain of your touch
Your touch keeps on hurting

Gotta let this go
Gotta feel some more on my own
Your touch keeps on hurtin'

Gotta let this go
Gotta feel some more on my own
Your touch keeps on hurtin'

I can feel in my body
Free from all the things you wear
I can feel in my body
Shows me the way, show me the way

I hear you say
I can't let you leave my life like this
I hear you say
Don't leave, don't leave, don't leave

Either way that I
Can't keep feeling the pain of your touch
Your touch keeps on hurting

Either way that I
Can't keep feeling the pain of your touch
Your touch keeps on hurting

Gotta let this go
Gotta feel some more on my own
Your touch keeps on hurtin'

Gotta let this go
Gotta feel some more on my own
Your touch keeps on hurtin'

Hurting this way
Hurting this way
Hurting this way
Hurting this way

Hurting this way
Hurting this way
Hurting this way
Hurting this way

Hurting this way
Hurting this way
Hurting this way
Hurting this way

Either way that I
Can't keep feeling the pain of your touch
Your touch keeps on hurting

Either way that I
Can't keep feeling the pain of your touch
Your touch keeps on hurting

Gotta let this go
Gotta feel some more on my own
Your touch keeps on hurtin'

Gotta let this go
Gotta feel some more on my own
Your touch keeps on hurtin'

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Track details

From Pala

5:032011Single

Listen

Album

Track number

5

Release year

2011

1Live Those Days Tonight
5:02
2Blue Cassette
3:31
3Running Away
3:02
4Hawaiian Air
4:12

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Ed MacFarlane, Edd Gibson, Jack Savidge
Producer: Chris Zane, Ed MacFarlane, Paul Epworth
Producer: Chris Zane, Edward MacFarlane, Paul Epworth
Engineer: Mark Rankin
Choir: Danielle Lewis, Nicole Holloway, Tamika Macclellan, Tiona Hall
Mixing Engineer: Mark Rankin, Paul Epworth

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