Following up Adele’s Skyfall ballad, Sam Smith and Disclosure re-teamed for the latest James Bond film, Spectre. While the film won’t be released for over a month, the theme song has now been released, titled “Writing’s on the Wall” and it’s a little more subdued than one might expect, but we’re looking forward to seeing how it fits during the opening credits.
“I tried to put myself in the shoes of Bond,” Smithtells NPR. “My music is a diary and it’s a recap of my life, and I wanted to bring that kind of honesty. In the lyrics — “How do I live, how do I breathe? / When you’re not here I’m suffocating” — I wanted a touch of vulnerability from Bond, where you see into his heart a little bit.”
Check out the song below, along with a video of Smith discussing it, as well as the full lyrics (via directlyrics).
I’ve been here before
But always hit the floor
I’ve spent a lifetime running
And I always get away
But with you I’m feeling something
That makes me want to stayI’m prepared for this
I never shoot to miss
But I feel like a storm is coming
If I’m gonna make it through the day
Then there’s no use in running
This is something I gotta faceIf I risk it all
Could you break my fall?How do I live? How do I breathe?
When you’re not here I’m suffocating
I want to feel love, run through my blood
Tell me is this where I give it all up?
For you I have to risk it all
Cause the writing’s on the wallA million shards of glass
That haunt me from my past
As the stars begin to gather
And the light begins to fade
When all hope begins to shatter
Know that I won’t be afraidIf I risk it all
Could you break my fall?How do I live? How do I breathe?
When you’re not here I’m suffocating
I want to feel love, run through my blood
Tell me is this where I give it all up?
For you I have to risk it all
Cause the writing’s on the wall
What do you think of the song?