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Sam Smith – Lay Me Down (Remix) (2015) | Track profile | Dork

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Sam Smith
In The Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition)
Lay Me Down (Remix)

TRACK

Lay Me Down (Remix)

Release date: 13th March 2015

From In The Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition)

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About This Track

"Lay Me Down (Remix)" is a track by Sam Smith, from the album In The Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition), released 13th March 2015. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Sam Smith.

About the Artist

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Lyrics

Lay Me Down (Remix)

[Verse 1: Sam Smith]

Yes, I do, I believe

That one day I will be where I was

Right there, right next to you

And it's hard, the days just seem so dark

The moon, and the stars are nothing without you

Your touch, your skin, where do I begin?

No words can explain the way I'm missing you

Deny this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside

These tears, they tell their own story

[Pre-Chorus: Sam Smith]

Told me not to cry when you were gone

But the feeling's overwhelming, it's much too strong

[Chorus: Sam Smith]

Can I lay by your side, next to you, you?

And make sure you're alright

I'll take care of you

I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight

[Verse 2: John Legend]

I'm reaching out to you

Can you hear my call?

This hurt that I've been through

I'm missing you, missing you like crazy

[Chorus: Sam Smith & John Legend]

Can I lay by your side, next to you, you?

And make sure you're alright

I'll take care of you

I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonight

[Outro: Sam Smith & John Legend]

Lay me down tonight, lay me by your side

Lay me down tonight, lay me by your side

Can I lay by your side, next to you, you-ou

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Track details

From In The Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition)

2015

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Album

In The Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition)

6th November 2015

Release year

2015

1Money On My Mind
3:13
2Good Thing
3:21
3Stay With Me
2:53
4Leave Your Lover
3:08
5I'm Not The Only One
3:59
6I've Told You Now
3:30
7Like I Can
2:47
8Life Support
2:53
9Not In That Way
2:52
10Lay Me Down
4:13
11Restart
3:53
12Latch (Acoustic)
3:43
13La La La
3:40
14Make It To Me
2:41
15Drowning Shadows
4:14
16Love Is A Losing Game
2:58
17Nirvana
3:22
18How Will I Know
3:52
19Omen (Acoustic)
3:25
20Latch (feat. Disclosure) [Live from Madison Square Garden]
8:07
21Stay With Me (feat. Mary J. Blige) [Radio Edit]
2:53
22I'm Not The Only One (feat. A$AP Rocky)
3:43
23Lay Me Down (feat. John Legend)
3:40
24Money on My Mind
3:32
25Stay with Me
3:30
26Leave Your Lover
3:10
27I'm Not the Only One
4:40
28Like I Can
2:47
29Lay Me Down
4:10
30Restart
4:15
31Latch (feat. Sam Smith)
4:17
32La La La (feat. Sam Smith)
4:04
33Stay with Me (feat. Mary J. Blige)
3:30
34Lay Me Down (feat. John Legend) [Red Nose Day 2015]
3:54
—Stay With Me (Remix)
—Lay Me Down (Remix)
—I’m Not The Only One (Remix)
—Restart
3:53
—Latch - Acoustic
3:43
—Omen - Acoustic
3:25
—How Will I Know
3:52
—Lay Me Down (feat. John Legend)
3:40
—Love Is A Losing Game
2:58
—Stay With Me (feat. Mary J Blige) - Radio Edit
2:53
—Drowning Shadows
4:14
—Make It To Me
2:43
—Nirvana
3:22

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Elvin Smith, Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith
Producer: Jimmy Napes, Steve Fitzmaurice
Assistant Recording Engineer: Charlie Paakkari, Darren Heelis, Mike Horner
Mastering Engineer: Tom Coyne
Mixing Engineer: Steve Fitzmaurice
Piano: Jimmy Napes
Recording Engineer: Steve Fitzmaurice