Widescreen 80s power ballad for romantic moments and coming-of-age drama, with swirling organ, steadfast drums, bright acoustic and soaring electric guitars, and heartfelt, earnest male vocal. 75 bpm (Amin)
Tr. 1-5: Arranged, produced and recorded by Wayne Murray & Andrew Britton at The Engraver' studios, Brighton, UK.
Mixed by Richard Hart Lowe.
Performed by Wayne Murray & Andrew Britton (all instruments).
Tr. 6-10, 16-25, 31-35: Arranged, produced and recorded by Supermark at Le Cellier, France.
Mixed by Supermark and Richard Hart Lowe at Le Cellier, France.
Performed by Supermark (all instruments).
Tr. 11-15: Arranged, produced and recorded by Kevan Gallagher & Lorenzo de Feo.
Mixed by Lorenzo de Feo at Lorenzo's Studio, UK.
Performed by Lorenzo de Feo (drums and bass), Kevan Gallagher (guitars), Lorenzo de Feo (guitars) and Sam Blewitt (vocals).
Tr. 36-40: Arranged by Tom Stubbs & Lewis Porter. Produced by Tom Stubbs.
Recorded by Tom Stubbs & Lewis Porter at Flatduck Studios, Altadena, California, USA.
Mixed by Tom Stubbs and Richard Hart Lowe at Flatduck Studios, Altadena, California, USA.
Performed by Tom Stubbs (drums, bass, keys, vocals) and Lewis Porter (guitars, synths).
Tr. 41-45: Arranged, produced and recorded by Wayne Murray & Paul Rawson at Le Shed Studios Bevendean, UK.
Mixed by Richard Hart Lowe.
Performed by Wayne Murray & Paul Rawson (all instruments and vocals).
Tr. 46-50: Arranged and produced by Wayne Murray & Timothy Fleet.
Recorded by Timothy Fleet at 'The Coop' in Lewes, UK and Wayne Murray at 'The Tardis Studios' in Brighton, UK.
Mixed by Richard Lowe.
Performed by Wayne Murray & Timothy Fleet (all instruments and vocals).
Tr. 51-55: Arranged by Tom Stubbs & David LaViola. Produced by Tom Stubbs.
Recorded by Tom Stubbs at Flatduck Studios, Altadena, California, USA.
Mixed by Tom Stubbs and Richard Hart Lowe at Flatduck Studios, Altadena, California, USA.
Performed by David LaViola (vocals) and Tom Stubbs (drums, keys, guitars, bass).
Tr. 56-60: Arranged by Tom Stubbs & Simrin Phull. Produced by Tom Stubbs.
Recorded by Tom Stubbs & Simrin Phull at Flatduck Studios, Altadena, California, USA.
Mixed by Tom Stubbs and Richard Hart Lowe at Flatduck Studios, Altadena, California, USA.
Performed by Tom Stubbs (vocals, drums, keys and bass) and Simrin Phull (guitars).
Mastered by Daniel Goodridge.
Artwork by Kit Russell.
Here we are again
Pulling at the same old threads
Swinging from the same loose ends left unsaid
I hang on every breath
Waiting just to hear that 'yes'
So we're not standing on the edge once again
Oh, the first cut is the deepest cut
And they say that words can only mean so much
But I'll fight for you
I'd die for you
I'd pay that price, bleed myself dry a thousand times, it's true
I'd die for you
Ain't no need to worry now, this old fire ain't burning out
I still see the embers of us floating around
So if we gotta roll these dice, or let fate decide
Then this is my promise; no, no, I ain't backing down
They say the first cut is the deepest cut
And that words can only ever mean so much
Yeah, I'll fight for you
I'd die for you
I'd pay that price, bleed myself dry a thousand times, it's true
I'd die for you
Yeah, I've told you time and time again
My heart it leads and not my head
I will fight until the end
No, there ain't no need to be afraid
We could ride through hell and back again
I'll be yours until the end
Yeah, yeah
(The first cut is the deepest cut)
Yeah, I'll fight for you
I'd die for you
I'd pay that price, bleed myself dry a thousand times, it's true
I'd die for you
I'd die for you