“future self” was inspired by Daughter’s track “Youth”, which features the lyric “chasing visions of our future”. It deals with the topic of losing yourself
in an utopian thought and suffering the consequences, whilst somehow celebrating it.
(intro)
Drifting away drifting away
Dancing on through the night
I am picturing your face
As my heart comes alive
Drifting away drifting away
Dancing on through the night
I am picturing your face
As my heart comes alive
(verse)
I'm in love with the thought of us
Never breaking each others trust
So caught up in this thought of us
Help me out, i'm lost
(pre-chorus)
Who we are to start a fire
Burning down what we desire
We're Chasing our future selves
Being our own fugitives
(chorus)
We've been Dancing all night long
Chasing our future selves
Searching for the place where we belong
Chasing our future selves
(post-chorus)
Ffff-Future selves (x4)
(verse 2)
I lost myself in the thought of us
But now the thought of us is gone
All too late to put this out
The once warming heat
Now scorching my skin
(pre-chorus)
Who we are to start a fire
Burning down what we desire
We're chasing our future selves
Being our own fugitives
(chorus)
We've been Dancing all night long
Chasing our future selves
Searching for the place where we belong
Chasing our future selves
(outro)
Drifting away drifting away
Dancing on through the night
I am picturing your face
As my heart slowly dies