91
Bleachers * Track #1 On Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night
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Album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night
91 by Bleachers
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BleachersProduced by
St. Vincent & Patrik Berger & Jack AntonoffWrited by
Jack Antonoff & Zadie SmithAbout
Jack Antonoff performed the latest version of this song from the upcoming third Bleachers album on June 28th, 2020 as part of an Instagram Live to mark the date of Shadow of the City, his music festival in New Jersey, which had been postponed to 2021.
The official lyrics were posted by the official...
91 Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It's '91, a war is on, I watch in black, white and green
My mother dances around like there ain't no rip in the seam
While she waltzes with ghosts, I can feel what went wrong
She's here, but she's not, just like her, I'm not home
[Chorus]
Just like her, I'm not home
Just like her, I'm not home
I'm here, but I'm not
Just like her, I'm not home
I'm here, but I'm not
[Verse 2]
Storefronts change a new war on
So I rip floorboards from our place
Black out all our windows and then I kick them from their frames
Now you can dance with anyone
Tattoo yourself a fucking sleeve
And you're here but you're not
Just like you, I can't leave
[Chorus]
Just like you, I can't leave
Just like you, I can't leave
Hey, I'm here, but I'm not
Just like you, I can't leave
I'm here, but I've been gone just a little too long now
[Verse 3]
Oh, someone new walks along, steals the weight from your war
Flickers of light and you're sure that you have been here before
Oh, she could have anyone, but she's asking after your dreams
Yeah, I know what I'm not
But looking at you, I can't leave
[Chorus]
Just like you, I can't leave
Just like you, I can't leave
Oh, I know what I'm not
Just like you, I can't leave
I know what I'm not
Just like you, I can't leave
I'm here, but I'm not
Just like you, I can't leave
(We've been gone just a little too long now)
I'm here, but I'm not
Just like you, I can't leave
[Outro]
(I'm here, but I'm not)
(Just like you, I can't leave)
We've been gone just a little too long now
91 Q&A
Who wrote 91's ?
91 was written by Jack Antonoff & Zadie Smith.
Who produced 91's ?
91 was produced by St. Vincent & Patrik Berger & Jack Antonoff.
How did this song come together?
Writing is a fascinating thing. Because you’re so powerless, which is why it’s hilarious. Sometimes you’re in your head, and you’re saying, “Oh, this is a weird feeling. I don’t like this feeling. We should write about it.” And so “91” is that quintessential song for me, where I was looking at my mo...
What have the artists said about the song?
Jack Antonoff:
The song, much like a poem, which Zadie Smith helped me write, functions where every lyric is tied to every verse but from a different angle. In the first verse, there’s this child version that can’t understand what’s happening. And you only recognise that you’re here, but you’re not...