[Verse 1]
Everyone else just play along
Everyone else just signing on a dotted line
But you don't even want to hear it
You don't really want to see
No shaking hands, I'm shutting down
I'm shutting down entirely
[Chorus]
Burned at both ends, yeah, it just won't let up
I want to catch my breath
Everyone here, could you please just shut up?
I gotta catch my breath
[Verse 2]
Why does the good stuff never last?
Everything sacred finds its way to filthy hands
Make no mistake, I ain't lacking in ambition
I'm digging my heels
I'm not taking your sour pills
[Chorus]
Burned at both ends, yeah, it just won't let up
I want to catch my breath
Everyone here, could you please just let up?
I gotta catch my breath
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, ooh
Ooh
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Don't know any other way (Ooh), comfort in the suffering (Ooh)
Don't know any other way (Ooh), comfort in the suffering
Got no feeling, seek the thrill, I'm only in this for the kill
Got no feeling, just thrill-seeking, in this for the
[Chorus]
Take and you take and you just won't let up
But you've gotta catch your breath
Everyone here, could you please just shut up?
But I'll never catch my breath
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, ooh
Ooh
B.A.B.E. was written by Bailey Lupo & Cole Gilbert & Kat Moss & Malachi Greene & Michael Bifolco & Will Yip.
B.A.B.E. was produced by Will Yip.
“Burned At Both Ends" is another explosion of emotions stemming from both overwhelm and excitement. We felt that the song’s punchy nature and quick switches from melody to scrapping angst resembles a mature version of ‘Shot Down’ from our Psychic Dance Routine EP.
— via NME