The first single off Sharon Van Etten’s fifth studio album, Remind Me Tomorrow.
Described as “faster, firmer and more boisterous” than her previous work, “Comeback Kid” foretold the album’s sonic direction and the shift in Van Etten’s sound from guitar-based to relying more on synths.
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[Verse 1]
"Hey, you're the comeback kid"
See me look away, I'm the runaway
I'm the stay-out-late, I'm recovering
Kid at the top of our street
I was somewhat like him, I was somebody
[Chorus 1]
Comeback kid
Comeback kid
Come back, kid
Let me look at you
[Verse 2]
"Yeah, you're the comeback kid
Let me look at you"
Then look away
Yeah, I'm the runaway, I'm the hardly stay
Let slip away
[Chorus 2]
Don't look back
Don't look back
Don't look back
Watch me run away
[Bridge]
"Kid came back a real turn around"
Please believe that I want to stay
"Got a job now that my brother found
Working nights just a mile away"
Don't let me slip away, I'm not a runaway
It just feels that way
[Chorus 1]
Comeback kid
Comeback kid
Come back, kid
Let me look at you
Comeback kid
Comeback kid
Come back
Comeback Kid was written by Sam Cohen & Sharon Van Etten.
Comeback Kid was produced by John Congleton.
Sharon Van Etten released Comeback Kid on Tue Oct 02 2018.
Sharon shared the story behind the song for the 100 Greatest Songs of 2018 year-end list at Songs for Whoever:
’Comeback Kid’ is about that feeling when you go back home to visit your family and you have those mixed emotions of feeling like that kid again, like you’re always going to be a kid in yo...