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Sade – Killer Blow (1986) | Track profile | Dork

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Absolute Beginners (Songs from the Original Motion Picture)
Killer Blow

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Killer Blow

Release date: 7th April 1986

From Absolute Beginners (Songs from the Original Motion Picture)

About This Track

"Killer Blow" is a track by Sade, from the album Absolute Beginners (Songs from the Original Motion Picture), released 7th April 1986. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Sade.

About the Artist

Sade

Sade

Lyrics

Killer Blow

Pretty little thing

She held all the magic that's so hard to believe

Never too far away

It's hard to conceive

Never thought she'd have to go

Never thought she'd leave

It came like a killer blow

Killer blow

Funny, isn't it?

That a little girl can make the world seem so small

Hard to believe

The little girl can seem so tall

And the thing that he calls love

Isn't thick enough?

She had to go

That's the way it goes

Killer blow

Your love has wings

That took her to the things he couldn't give

She got the kiss of life

Kiss of life

She's gone where it's so easy to live

It's so easy to live

Searching for the scent of content

Oh no, it's the killer blow

Killer blow

Get along without me, boy

Get along without me

You see things aren't quite what they seem

Get along without me, why me?

Out of your dreams

I'm no angel, I'm no

This may come

As a killer blow

Killer blow

Killer blow

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Track details

From Absolute Beginners (Songs from the Original Motion Picture)

1986

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Album

Absolute Beginners (Songs from the Original Motion Picture)

Release year

1986

—Little Cat (You've Never Had It So Good)
—That's Motivation
—Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)
—Absolute Beginners (Refrain)

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Killer Blow

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Larry Stabbins, Sade Adu, Simon Emmerson
Producer: Alan Winstanley, Clive Langer
Additional Production: Robin Millar