An Act of Kindness Lyrics
An act of kindness is what you show to me
None more than I can take, oh, none more than I can take
Kindness is what you showed to me
It holds me till I ache, overflow and start to break
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I got a feeling this'll shake me down
Oh, I'm kind of hoping this will turn me round
[Chorus]
And now it follows me every day, and now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day, and now it follows me every day, every day, every—
And now it follows me every day, and now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day, and now it follows me every day, every day, every day, every day
[Verse 2]
An act of kindness is what you show to me
It caught me by surprise in this town of glass and ice
Kindness, so many people passed me by
But you warmed me to my core and you left me wanting more
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I got a feeling this'll shake me down
Oh, I'm kind of hoping this'll turn me round
Oh, I got a feeling that however small
Oh, I'm kind of hoping this will reach my soul
And now it follows me every day, and now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day, and now it follows me every day, every day, every—
And now it follows me every day, and now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day, and now it follows me every day, every day, every day, every day
[Bridge]
Oh, my back's up against the wall, I feel guilty, I feel guilty
And you want nothing in return, I feel guilty, I feel guilty
Oh, my back's up against the wall, I feel guilty, I feel guilty
And you want nothing in return, I feel guilty, I feel guilty
[Chorus]
And now it follows me every day, and now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day (Oh, now, now, now, now), and now it follows me every day, every day, every— (Oh, now, now, now, now, now)
And now it follows me every day, and now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day (Oh, now, now, now, now), and now it follows me every day, every day, every day, every day (Now it follows me everyday)
[Outro]
Oh, my back's up against the wall, I feel guilty, I feel guilty
And you want nothing in return, I feel guilty, I feel guilty
About
An Act Of Kindness is the third track from Wild World. The song was revealed during the real life “treasure-hunt”, #WildWorldReveal, where all of the names of Wild World tracks were hidden on snapchat geo-filters, differently located across the globe.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
In an interview with The Sun UK, Dan Smith spoke about the meaning of the song:
“The most positive is a song called An Act Of Kindness, about how people can do amazing things in sad situations. But it’s still dark. That’s just the juxtaposition within our music.”
Dan further expanded on this in an interview with Radio.com:
[“An Act of Kindness” is] about a kind of Good Samaritan narrative in the context of everything that’s happening at the moment in the world and being in a sea where everyone keeps their heads down, so in their life, just one small act of kindness can completely transform a day, or a situation, or a week, and can follow you all the time and that you can feel kind of worthy or unworthy of that.
- 1.Good Grief
- 2.The Currents
- 3.An Act of Kindness
- 4.Warmth
- 5.Glory
- 6.Power
- 7.Two Evils
- 9.Lethargy
- 11.Blame
- 12.Fake It
- 13.Snakes
- 15.Way Beyond
- 16.Oil on Water
- 17.Campus
- 18.Shame
- 19.The Anchor
