James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur & SHOTTY HORROH
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
As well as being the opening and title track for the James Arthur’s second studio album, “Back From The Edge”, this song introduces the theme of the album; after having drug problems and suffering from depression, Arthur has found a way out of the darkness and is now back with new music.
[Chorus]
Back from the edge
Back from the dead
Back before demons took control of my head
Back to the start
Back to my heart
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
Oh, he would reach for the stars, yeah
[Verse 1]
You can take my home, you can take my clothes
You can take the drugs I have that nobody knows
You can take my watch, you can take my phone
You can take all I've got 'til I'm skin and bone
I don't want control, I can dig my own hole
I can make my bed and I can lie in it cold
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I don't need heat, I've been burnin' in hell
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
[Chorus]
Back from the edge
Back from the dead
Back before demons took control of my head
Back to the start
Back to my heart
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
Oh, back from the edge
Back from the dead
Back from the tears that were too easily shed
Back to the start
Back to my heart
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
Who would reach for the stars, yeah
[Verse 2]
They don't like my lines, they don't like my songs
Except in karaoke when they're singing along
Did you see them build me up? Watch me tear myself down
With a smile on my face, I dug my grave in the ground
We all make mistakes, we're so quick to judge
It's hard to forgive when we hold onto a grudge
[Pre-Chorus]
So turn down the heat, I've been burnin' in hell
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
[Chorus]
Back from the edge
Back from the dead
Back before demons took control of my head
Back to the start
Back to my heart
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
Oh, back from the edge
Back from the dead
Back from the tears that were too easily shed
Back to the start
Back to my heart
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
Who would reach for the stars, yeah
[Bridge]
I don't want control, I can dig my own hole
I can make my bed and I can lie in it cold
'Cause I don't need heat, I've been burnin' in hell
But now I'm back with my own story to tell
[Chorus]
Back from the edge
Back from the dead
Back before demons took control of my head
Back to the start
Back to my heart
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
Oh, back from the edge
Back from the dead
Back from the tears that were too easily shed
Back to the start
Back to my heart
Back to the boy who would reach for the stars
Who would reach for the stars, yeah
Back from the Edge was written by Emma Rohan & Jonathan Quarmby & James Arthur.
Back from the Edge was produced by Bradley Spence & Jonathan Quarmby & Alex Beitzke.
James Arthur released Back from the Edge on Fri Oct 28 2016.
In this YouTube video, James Arthur states the following about “Back From The Edge”:
Myself, Emma Rohan and Jonathon Quarmby just came up with this really classic almost like Bond film sounding track like we wanted to have big live brass and like make a real statement and just let people know where...