"Palaces" lyrics

"Palaces"

It's not the same, not the same but it's raining
The decorations are doing my head in
Something strange but familiar tasting
It pulls me in completely
On the high street, deep in the jungle
I see a face that I think I know
To the bar, through a tunnel of trouble
You pull me in

I, oh, l
I'm lost in the time, I don't care for the world outside
Oh, I
You can stay for the night in the palaces of my mind
You can stay for the night in the palaces of my mind
(My mind, my mind)

I can feel it, something is happening
Is it attraction I'm overreacting to
Either way, this is not how I planned it
You pull me in completely
I can't drag myself from the oasis
Stop standing still, everything's changing
We've been written deep into the walls 'round here
It pulls me in

I, oh, I
I'm lost in time, I don't care for the world outside
Oh, I
You can stay for the night in the palaces of my mind
You can stay for the night in the palaces of my mind
(My mind)

Every fuck up, every fight
Kings and queens of borderlines
There's beauty in the scars tonight
That's all I know

I, oh, I
I'm lost in the time, I don't care for the world outside
Oh, I
You can stay for the night in the palaces of my mind
(Every fuck up, every fight)
You can stay for the night in the palaces of my mind
(Kings and queens of borderlines)
(My mind)


Thanks to Faizza for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Louis Tomlinson, Nicolas Rebscher, Theo Hutchcraft
Louis Tomlinson said on Istagram on the making of this song, "'Palaces' is like a love song to Doncaster where I'm from. Kind of dressed up as an actual love song as well. Also very in line with kind of music that we like in Donny. So, yeah... feels like an ode to home."
album: "How Did I Get Here?" (2026)
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