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Tom Odell
Jubilee Road
China Dolls

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China Dolls

Release date: 26th October 2018

From Jubilee Road

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About This Track

"China Dolls" is a track by Tom Odell, from the album Jubilee Road, released 26th October 2018. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Tom Odell.

About the Artist

Tom Odell

Tom Odell

Lyrics

China Dolls

[Verse 1]

Don't be so hard on yourself

You gave it all you had

Something inside you

Petrified you

Try not to feel so bad

[Verse 2]

Don't be so hard on yourself

The game is cruel and tough

You had a straight

And a couple of aces

But it wasn't quite enough

[Chorus]

Oh

That's the way it goes

Some you win and some you don't

Some you sing and hearts get broke

Like china dolls, like china dolls

Delicate and beautiful

[Post-Chorus]

Look at their purple, look at their purple eyes

Your stepfather's on the phone

He wants to know if you're coming home

He's sick of you always getting stoned

With your china dolls

And your china dolls

Delicate and beautiful

Oh

[Verse 3]

Don't be so hard on yourself

We know that you tried

Gave 'em some love

And a couple of doves

But they didn't wanna fly

[Chorus]

And that's the way it goes

Some they fill your heart and soul

Some they treat you so damn cold

Like china dolls, like china dolls

Delicate and beautiful

[Post-Chorus]

Look at their devil, look at their devil eyes

The police are on the phone

They want to know if you're coming home

God, I wish that your mother had never sold

Those china dolls, those china dolls

Delicate and beautiful

Oh, your china dolls and your china dolls

China dolls, your china dolls

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Track details

From Jubilee Road

2018

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Album

Release year

2018

—Son of an Only Child
—Wedding Day
—China Dolls
—Don't Belong in Hollywood
—Queen of Diamonds
—Go Tell Her Now
—You're Gonna Break My Heart Tonight
—If You Wanna Love Somebody (Single Version)
—Jubilee Road

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Tom Odell
Composer: Tom Odell
Producer: Ben Baptie, Tom Odell
Engineer: Ben Baptie
Drums: Andy Burrows
Vocals: Tom Odell
Acoustic Guitar: Max Clilverd
Arranger: Michael Leonhart, Tom Odell
Background Vocals: Debbie Aramide, Emily Holligan, Olivia Williams
Bass Guitar: Max Goff
Electric Guitar: Max Clilverd
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen
Mixing Engineer: Ben Baptie
Percussion: Andy Burrows
Piano: Tom Odell
Recording Engineer: Tom Archer
Tenor Saxophone: Matt Bauder
Trombone: Michael Davis
Trumpet: Dave Guy, Maneco Ruiz, Michael Leonhart