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Dictator Lyrics by Dan Smith

Before Bastille

2008

Fall, fall, fall, fall, fall, fall,
Fall, fall, fall, fall, fall, fall

It begins with pressure
All of a sudden there is pressure,
there's so much pressure
It's overwhelming
And there are voices
And they're ascending
All the voices assemble

And the preacher says:
"Children sing along with all you have
Children sing along with faith
Children sing along with all you have
Children sing along with faith"

When I was a child my mother said to me
"Look into my face"
When I was a child my mother said to me
"Don't you fall from grace
Don't you fall, fall, fall..."

Faaaaall
On your knees
Oh hear, hear, hear the angels' voices
Oh night divine
Oh night that leads to mourn
That leads to morn
When you were born

And the sun rises
And it's a baby
It's a real baby
With repercussions
Percussion, percussion, percussion...

[beat box break]

I can't stop it crying
Why won't it stop crying for me?
I can't stop it crying
Why won't it stop crying for me?

I can't stop it crying
Why won't it stop crying for me?
I can't stop it crying
Why won't it stop crying for me?

Oh you must cradle it, cradle it, cradle, cradle it, cradle it in your arms
Support its head, support its head, support its head, support its head, support its head in your arms
Oh you must cradle it, cradle it, cradle, cradle it, cradle it in your arms
Oh you must cradle it, cradle it, cradle, cradle it, cradle it in your arms
In your arms, in your arms, in your arms, your arms
In your arms, in your arms, in your arms, your arms

You don't know what it's going to be
Or who it's going to be
You don't know what it's gonna become
You don't know what it's going to be
Or who it's going to be
You don't know what it's gonna become

You don't know what it's going to be
Or who it's going to be
You don't know what it's gonna become
(Dictator, dictator)
You don't know what it's going to be
(Dictator)
Or who it's going to be
(Dictator)
You don't know what it's gonna become

(Dictator, dictator)
You don't know what it's going to be become
(Dictator, dictator)
What it's going to become

And it ends with pessimism

Fall, fall, fall
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Dan Smith

Dan Smith

About “Dictator” by Dan Smith

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"Dictator" is credited to Dan Smith. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Dictator" appears on "Before Bastille" in 2008.

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