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Olly Alexander

Without

Release date: 10th July 2015

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About This Track

'Without' by Olly Alexander is a track from the album 'Communion' (2015). The lyrics move between insistence and retreat, returning to the refrain idea of “or without”, as the narrator lists flattering, almost mythic traits, then pivots to distance and loss. In 'Without', the relationship is framed as something the narrator cannot hold, with the emotional centre landing on the moment when everything falls apart as soon as they try to speak.

"Without" is a track by Olly Alexander, from the album Communion, released 10th July 2015. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Olly Alexander.

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Olly Alexander

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Lyrics

Without

[Intro]

(Or without, or without)

(Or without, or without)

(Or without, or without)

(Or without)

[Verse 1]

You're the first one, you're the champion

You're the tall one, you are halcyon

You don't belong to me, you're too far away

And everything falls apart when I try to say

[Chorus]

You're in love, in love without me

So close your heart, you'll never find me

Oh, ooh, you can hate me now

'Cause I'll be gone and I'll be with you or without

[Post-Chorus]

(Or without, or without)

(Or without, or without) Oh, without

(Or without, or without)

(Or without)

[Verse 2]

You can count the bones, you can make it worse

How could I have known you're a universe?

Follow the marks you left, feel the undertow

The boy that you thought you knew, he's so hard to hold

[Chorus]

And you're in love, in love without me

So close your heart, you'll never find me

Oh, ooh, you can hate me now

'Cause I'll be gone and I'll be with you or without

[Post-Chorus]

(Or without, or without)

(Or without, or without)

[Bridge]

Oh, we'll keep shivering into the night

I can let you hold me

And tell each other that we might survive

If we keep it going

Oh, ooh

Oh, ooh

Oh, ooh

Oh, ooh

[Chorus]

And you're in love, in love without me

So close your heart, you'll never find me

Oh, ooh, you can hate me now

'Cause I'll be gone and I'll be with you or without

[Outro]

(Or without, or without)

(Or without, or without) And I'll be with you or without

(Or without, or without)

(Or without, or without)

(Or without, or without)

(Or without)

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Track details

From Communion

2015
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Communion
Communion
Olly Alexander
Release year
2015
  1. —Ties
  2. —Border
  3. —Without
  4. —Eyes Shut
  5. —Shine
  6. —Worship
  7. —Foundation
  8. —Gold

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Writer
Emre Türkmen, Mark Ralph, Michael Goldsworthy, Olly Alexander
Producer
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Bass
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Keyboards
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Vocals
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Bass Synthesizer
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John Davis (Engineer)
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