On October 10th 2022, PVRIS began promoting the song on social media by updating their page layouts and hiding old posts on Instagram.
The next day the release date of 10/20 (October 20th) was revealed, and each subsequent day more visuals and promotional images were posted.
October 11th notably,...
[Verse 1]
It feels so sad in the summer
We're goin' under
Pull up the covers
It sounds like car crashin' thunder
Losin' a lover
Your mother, your brother
[Chorus]
I want, I want you to take me
Anywhere but here
I want, I want you to take me
Anywhere but here
Anywhere but here
[Verse 2]
Smells like jasmine and clover
Blood rushin' over
And over and over
Now we drop our composure
Drunken or sober
Just take me home 'cause
I need you now
[Chorus]
I want, I want you to take me
Anywhere but here
I want, I want you to take me
Anywhere but here
Anywhere but here
[Bridge]
Tell me lies
Soothe my soul
Say my name
Take me home
[Chorus]
I want, I want you to take me
Anywhere but here
I want, I want you to take me
Anywhere but here
Anywhere but here
[Outro]
(Anywhere but here)
ANYWHERE BUT HERE was produced by JT Daly.
PVRIS released ANYWHERE BUT HERE on Thu Oct 20 2022.
At its core, “ANYWHERE BUT HERE” is about wanting to escape your surroundings. My whole life I’ve always found myself restless and eager to be somewhere else. I always imagine existing in different times and different places; everywhere and anywhere but where I am in the moment, even the good moment...
This song is about escapism in dark times and realizing that we’re running out of places and spaces to do that (i.e. nature). The illusion of safety and grieving home, whether it’s an actual space or an idea.
— via Flood