
When the Independent Safeguarding Board ( News, 23 June) was established, some of us were initially suspicious.

And yet, for every one of us, the way in which we have subsequently been treated by the Church has been at least as damaging as our original abuse - some would say, more so. If we were to tell you what was done to us, you would weep for shame. We are all victims and survivors of abuse by bishops, priests, and other church officers. When such abuse is perpetrated by a leader in the Church, the effects are grievous and lifelong. Sir, - Physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual abuse is devastating. And then he played 'Lay Me Down,' and I remember getting in the car afterward, calling the business affairs guy and saying, 'Whatever we do, we must close this deal.Disbanding of the Independent Safeguarding Boardįrom the Revd Janet Fife, the Revd Matthew Ineson, and seven others London Records' Nick Raphael recalled toīillboard magazine: "I remember hearing 'Latch' and thinking, 'No person can go through that many vocal ranges at one time without going through a computer. Together, and then I had a number-one single in the UK." Heard 'Lay Me Down,' and it was like a domino effect. Sam explained how this was the song that kick-started his music career:.The new version of the song was done with its original producers Sam Smith went back into the studio in January 2015 to re-record the tuneįor its single release.


You told me not to cry when you were goneīut the feeling's overwhelming, they're much too strongĪnd I don't want to be here if I can't be with you tonightĬan you hear my call? (Who's to say you won't hear me?)Īnd I don't wanna be here if I can't be with you tonight No words can explain, the way I'm missing youĭeny this emptiness, this hole that I'm inside

The moon, the stars are nothing without you And it's hard, the days just seem so dark
