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Weight of Living, Pt. I is the fourth song from the second disc of the extended edition of Bastille's debut album, All This Bad Blood.
Background[]
Bad Blood was re-issued on 25 November 2013 as a double album called All This Bad Blood. The first disc is a reissue of Bad Blood, and the second disc is split into two parts, titled All This Bad Blood and Other People's Heartache. All This Bad Blood contains four songs which were previously released as B-sides from the singles of Bad Blood and songs that were featured on the Extended Cut version of Bad Blood. Other People's Heartache is a selection from the Bastille's two mixtapes, Other People's Heartache and Other People's Heartache, Pt. 2, and also contains two completely new tracks recorded in the last few weeks, "The Draw" and "Skulls".
The lead single promoting the album, "Of the Night", was released on 11 October 2013.
Lyrics[]
There's an albatross around your neck,
All the things you've said,
And the things you've done,
Can you carry it with no regrets,
Can you stand the person you've become,
Ooh there's a light
Ooh there's a light
Your albatross, let it go, let it go,
Your albatross, shoot it down, shoot it down
When you just can't shake the
Heavy weight of living
Stepping forward out into the day
Shrugging off the dust and memory
Though it's soaring, still above your head
It is out of sight and none shall see
Ooh, there's a light,
Ooh, there's a light
Your albatross, let it go, let it go,
Your albatross, shoot it down, shoot it down
When you just can't shake
The heavy weight of living
When you just can't seem to shake
The weight of living
It's the sun in your eyes, in your eyes
It's the sun in your eyes, in your eyes
It's the sun in your eyes, in your eyes
It's the sun in your eyes, in your eyes
Your albatross, let it go, let it go,
Your albatross, shoot it down, shoot it down
When you just can't shake the
Heavy weight of living
When you just can't seem to shake
The weight of living
The weight of living
The weight of living
The weight of living
The weight of living