Cover art for Ritual by Ellie Goulding
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Ritual Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We run into a blazing fire
We hold our heads up high tonight
And we breathe the smoke, the fear, real
We let our hearts subside tonight

[Pre-Chorus]
But it marks my skin 'cause I know I've sinned
And it plagues the air on my house looming
There's a sound out here in the darkest woods
And I know my fears are understood

[Chorus]
It's a ritual and I know you feel it
It's a ritual and I know you see it
It's a ritual and I know you feel it
You feel it, you feel it, you feel it, oh


[Verse 2]
We move into the Devil's shoes
It's far too late to be rescued
From highway seas and thunder skies
We see our fate, you hear our cries

[Pre-Chorus]
They go, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh"
And it won't stop here, echo in my ear
There's a raging fire and it burns so near
But I'm ready now, but I'm ready now
[Chorus]
It's a ritual and I know you feel it
It's a ritual and I know you see it
It's a ritual and I know you feel it
You feel it, you feel it, you feel it, oh
It's a ritual and I know you feel it
It's a ritual and I know you see it
It's a ritual and I know you feel it
You feel it, you feel it, you feel it, oh

[Post-Chorus]
The ritual, we lose it all
The ritual, we lose it all
The ritual, we lose it all
The ritual, we lose it all

[Bridge]
Oh, we lose it all
We lose it all

[Chorus]
It's a ritual and I know you feel it
It's a ritual and I know you see it
It's a ritual and I know you feel it
You feel it, you feel it, you feel it (We lose it all)
[Post-Chorus]
The ritual, we lose it all
The ritual, we lose it all
The ritual, we lose it all
The ritual, we lose it all

[Outro]
The ritual, we lose it all
The ritual, we lose it all (We lose it all)
The ritual, we lose it all
The ritual, we lose it all (We lose it all)

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Recorded At
The Ballroom (London, England) & Biffco (Brighton, England)
Release Date
October 5, 2012
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