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Help by Hurts

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Hurts

Help

Release date: 8th March 2013

From Exile
Track 12
4:17
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About This Track

‘Help’ by Hurts is a 2013 pop single from the album ‘Exile’. The lyrics plead for rescue, moving from darkness towards light, with the speaker asking to be led somewhere safe and carried away from pain. There is a recurring insistence that hope is present, and that the act of submitting offers a kind of freedom. The central image, take my hand and lead the way, frames the song as an urgent bid for salvation.

"Help" is a track by Hurts, from the album Exile, released 8th March 2013. The track is 4:17 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Hurts.

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Hurts

Hurts

Lyrics

Help

Take my hand and lead the way
Out of the darkness and into the light of the day
And take me somewhere I'll be safe
Carry my lifeless body away from the pain

'Cause I know what I've been missing
And I know that I should try
But there's hope in this submission
And there's freedom in your eyes

And we cry for help

I'm sick and tired of being afraid
If I cry anymore then my tears will wash me away
But when I hear you call my name
I whisper the world that I never thought I'd ever say

And I hope to God you'll listen
And you'll keep me safe from harm
'Cause I found what I was missing
When I fell into your arms

And we cry for help

I can feel the darkness coming
And I'm afraid of myself
Call my name and I'll come running
'Cause I just need some help

I can feel the darkness coming
And I'm afraid of myself
Call my name and I'll come running
'Cause I just need some help

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Track details

From Exile

4:172013
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Album
Exile
Exile
Hurts
8th March 2013
Track number
12
Release year
2013
  1. 1Exile
    4:17
  2. 2Miracle
    3:45
  3. 3Sandman
    3:55
  4. 4Blind
    4:24

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  • 11The Rope
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  • —Guilt
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Adam Anderson, Theo Hutchcraft
    Producer
    Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hurts
    Bass
    Allen Walley, Mary Scully, Steve Mair
    Drums
    Paul Walsham
    Vocals
    The Hurts Choir
    Cello
    Anthony Lewis, Anthony Pleeth, Caroline Dale, Dave Daniels, Frank Schaefer, Martin Loveday
    Horns
    Laurence Davis, Richard Watkins, Simon Rayner
    Horns Arranger
    Will Malone
    Horns Conductor
    Will Malone
    Piano
    Elton John, Pete Watson
    Strings Arranger
    Will Malone
    Strings Conductor
    Will Malone
    Trombone
    Andy Wood, Richard Edwards
    Trumpet
    John Barclay, Tom Rees-Roberts
    Viola
    Andy Parker, Bruce White, Garfield Jackson, Rachel Bolt, Steve Wright (Violist), Vicci Wardman
    Violin
    Boguslaw Kostecki, Cathy Thompson, Chris Tombling, Dermot Crehan, Emil Chakalov, Emlyn Singleton, Gaby Lester, Jonathan Rees, Julian Leaper, Liz Edwards, Maciej Rakowski, Mark Berrow,
    Patrick Kiernan
    , Perry Montague-Mason
    , Pete Hanson
    , Rita Manning
    , Tom Pigott-Smith
    , Warren Zielinski
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