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This Was Me Lyrics by Holly Johnson

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2021

[HUGO]
Let me tell you how it used to go
Freddie playing on the radio
The Iron Lady couldn't stop the show
We felt like we could fly
Poison patter and a barbed remark
Bette Davies doing Joan of Arc
Dirty glamour dancing in the dark
On days that wouldn't die
When we felt like we could fly
[YOUNG HUGO]
It was real love
Look around and feel love
Tearing up the floor
Something we love more
More than life
This was me
We were children in thе night
Every star burned twice as bright
Wе were tough and we could fight
We held the line
This was me
Every sorrow had a song
Every lost boy could belong
We were young and never wrong
I was divine
This was me
This was me
Every friday we'd emerge reborn
Keep on dancing till we saw the dawn
Making history and breaking laws
Oh god, how good that feels
We were heroes in our heels
This was me
We were children in the night
Every star burned twice as bright
We were tough and we could fight
We held the line
This was me
So adored and born again
She's a smoking ten for ten
I was beautiful back then
I was divine
Let me take you round the bars I knew
The stars I knew
The battle scars I knew
The cobbled alleyways, the ways I knew
The maze I knew
The waifs and strays I knew
The siren singing to the way back when
And wishing I could live it all again
[HUGO]
But now I pass it on to you
[YOUNG HUGO]
We were dreamers, only just begun
We were sinners, playing in the sun
Kept on partying until '91
Until that fateful day
[HUGO]
We were peacocks in exotic herds
Wouldn't listen to the warning words
That's the problem with such pretty birds
They always fly away
Even Freddie couldn't stay
[YOUNG HUGO]
This was me
Were we foolish to believe
That a painted face can't grieve
We were hopelessly naive
And just out of time
This was me
Every heart is made to break
Sometimes love is a big mistake
Every weekend was a wake
But weren't we divine
This was me
This was me
This was me
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Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson

About “This Was Me” by Holly Johnson

Read the complete lyrics to "This Was Me" by Holly Johnson from the album "Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" in 2021. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop.

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"This Was Me" is credited to Holly Johnson. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"This Was Me" appears on "Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" in 2021.

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