[Verse 1]
The note you wrote upon the shell
The frozen air in Silverdale
My heart was breaking by the shore
And I couldn't give you any more
[Pre-Chorus]
And I’m still shaken, and crawling back again
And all my brothers and all my sisters are gone, hmm
[Chorus]
I'm sorry that I let you go (Ooh-ah)
I'm sorry that I cared (Ooh-ah)
I'm sorry that the feeling shows (Ooh-ah)
But I just wasn't there (Ooh-ah)
I reminded of the fool I was (Ooh-ah)
I cut you off and fucked it up again (Ooh-ah)
I'm sorry that I let you go (Ooh-ah)
I'm sorry that I cared (Ah-oh)
[Verse 2]
This pillowcase smells of you
And time itself, it stops to prove
And for a moment, nothing's changed
And everything just stays the same
[Pre-Chorus]
And I'm still shaken and crawling back again
And all my brothers and all my sisters are gone, hmm
[Chorus]
I'm sorry that I let you go (Ooh-ah)
I'm sorry that I cared (Ooh-ah)
I'm sorry that the feeling shows (Ooh-ah)
But I just wasn't there (Ooh-ah)
I reminded of the fool I was (Ooh-ah)
I cut you off and fucked it up again (Ooh-ah)
I'm sorry that I let you go (Ooh-ah)
I'm sorry that I cared (Ah-oh)
[Bridge]
I left the light on so you could see me from the dark (Ooh-ah)
But then it blinded us and left us who we are
[Chorus]
I'm sorry that I let you go, I'm sorry that I cared
I'm sorry that the feeling shows but I just wasn't there
I reminded of the fool I was
I cut you off and fucked it up again
I'm sorry that I let you go, I'm sorry that I cared
Sorry was written by Johnny McDaid & Ben Fletcher & Tom Higham.
Sorry was produced by Aquilo & Johnny McDaid.
This was a message to an old partner from back home. Ólafur encouraged this song to be a minimal moment on the record and we went with him on it. Tom’s vocal was actually cut in our kitchen on a rainy day in London.