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Hurts – Only You (2013) | Track profile | Dork

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Only You

Release date: 8th March 2013

From Exile

Track 5

4:29

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About This Track

'Only You' by Hurts is a 2013 pop track from the album 'Exile'. The lyrics sketch an out-of-time, nocturnal malaise, where early life feels already worn down and the dark stretches past the days. Against that gloom, the narrator turns to a vision of someone standing near when the eyes close, and frames escape as a shared departure, closing with the promise that if you take the hand, “I’ll leave it”.

"Only You" is a track by Hurts, from the album Exile, released 8th March 2013. The track is 4:29 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Hurts.

About the Artist

Hurts

Hurts

Lyrics

Only You

When the night is young but it makes you feel much older
And you comatose each waking hour of life
When the days go by but the darkness lingers longer
And before you know it live is one long night

But when I close my eyes, I see you stand before me
And if you take my hand I'll leave it all behind

Because only you can set me free
So hold me close just like the first time

Flashing lights illuminate your halo
And my pounding heartbeat thunders like a drum
When we used to dance, we never cast a shadow
Cause there was only you and me when we were young

And in a sea of scars the first cut is the deepest
No matter where you are I'll always think of you

Because only you can set me free
So hold me close just like the first time
And show me how it used to be
Because only you can set me free

Only You Because only you can set me free
So hold me close just like the first time
And show me how it used to be
Because only you can set me free

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Track details

From Exile

4:292013

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Album

Track number

5

Release year

2013

1Exile
4:17
2Miracle
3:45
3Sandman
3:55
4Blind
4:24

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Writer: Adam Anderson, Theo Hutchcraft
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