Amy Winehouse

Love is a Losing Game [Original Demo]

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For you, I was a flame
Love is a losing game
Five story fire as you came
Love is a losing game

One I wished, I never played
Oh, what a mess we made
And now the final frame
Love is a losing game

Played out by the band
Love is a losing hand
More than I could stand
Love is a losing hand

Self-professed, profound
'Til the chips were down
Know you're a gambling man
Love is a losing hand

Though I battle blind
Love is a fate resigned
Memories mar my mind
Love, it is a fate resigned

Over futile odds
And laughed at by the gods
And now the final frame
Love is a losing game

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by soakedinsoul

10y ago

The first time I heard this version, I had fallen asleep on the couch. I woke up in the (now completely dark) room to this. With no sight or sound but Amy's powerful yet vulnerable voice and almost whimsical strumming, it was surreal and gorgeous. It happened again with the same track the next day. Out of any playlist, this track always pricks up my ears. The studio version just sounds tacky after becoming familiar with this version. I love it.

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