90s Kid explores heartfelt nostalgia and the trials of growing up through a roaring indie-folk lens. Trevor Myall uses his third single to bare emotional truth on his journey to adulthood. With warm choral chants and soaring strings, The Swoons production beautifully surrounds the bittersweet storyt...
[Intro]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh (ooh-na-na-na)
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh (ooh-na-na-na)
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh (ooh-na-na-na)
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
[Verse 1]
Take me to my old house
With the tree fort in the backyard
That the windstorm blew the roof off
We don’t hang there anymore
Meet me in the games room
On the futon eating junk food
Till the night falls, playing foosball and Nintendo 64
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Remember when the headlines were just for mom and dad while
We played spotlight in the dark (oh my oh)
Now the news is all I’m hearing and kids better be praying
Before they leave that door, oh my
[Chorus]
Oh my my my my my do you wanna go back?
(Do you wanna go back?)
Do you wanna go back?
(Do you wanna go back for just one...)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-night do you wanna go back?
(Do you wanna go back?)
Do you wanna go back?
(Do you wanna go back? Yeah, so do I)
[Interlude]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh (ooh-na-na-na)
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh (ooh-na-na-na)
So do I
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh (ooh-na-na-na)
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
[Verse 2]
Lately I’ve been sitting
Near the exit at the movies
Getting restless during loud scenes I don’t feel safe anymore
Lately I’ve been thinking
'Bout the future, if a blue shirt's
Gonna save me, or berate me
Or take away the man I love
[Pre-Chorus]
Remember when the headlines were just for mom and dad while
We played spotlight in the dark (oh my oh)
Now the news is all I’m hearing and kids better be praying
Before they leave that door, oh my
[Chorus]
Oh my my my my my do you wanna go back?
(Do you wanna go back?)
Do you wanna go back?
(Do you wanna go back for just one...)
Ni-ni-ni-ni-night do you wanna go back?
(Do you wanna go back?)
Do you wanna go back?
(Do you wanna go back? Yeah, so do I)
[Post-Chorus]
But time makes a fool out of dreamers
And the whole damn world still needs us
Where are the superheroes I grew up with?
Just wanna be a comeback 90s kid
90s kid, just wanna be a comeback 90s kid
Oh, 90s kid
[Bridge]
I don’t know what to do but I gotta do something
I don’t know what to do but ain’t time to do nothing
I don’t know what to do but I better do something
Ain’t time to do nothing
I don’t know what to do but I gotta do something
I don’t know what to do but ain’t time to do nothing
I don’t know what to do but I better do something
Ain’t time to do nothing
I don’t know what to do but I gotta do something
I don’t know what to do but ain’t time to do nothing
I don’t know what to do but I better do something
Ain’t time to do nothing
I don’t know what to do but I gotta do something
(Life is a one way ticket, don’t you ever forget it, no)
I don’t know what to do but ain’t time to do nothing
(You only got this moment, don’t wanna regret it, no)
I don’t know what to do but I better do something
(Life is a one way ticket, don’t you ever forget it, no)
Ain’t time to do nothing
(You only got this moment, don’t wanna regret it no)
[Outro]
"Say goodbye everybody"
"Goodbye everybody"
"Goodbye everybody"
"Goodbye everybody"
90s Kid was written by Trevor Myall.
90s Kid was produced by Giacomo Timbrello & Matt Underwood.
Trevor Myall released 90s Kid on Fri Nov 23 2018.