Die Young
Sylvan Esso * Track #3 On What Now
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Die Young by Sylvan Esso
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Performed by
Sylvan EssoProduced by
Nick SanbornWrited by
Nick Sanborn & Amelia MeathAbout
This song appears to be a tragic love song. The singer apparently was ready to end her life, either through accident or volition, but now that has changed due to the introduction of meeting an object of affection. The relationship between the singer and the aforementioned love interest remains inten...
Die Young Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I had it all planned out before you met me
Was gonna leave early and so swiftly
Maybe in a fire or crash off a ravine
People would weep, "How tragic, so early"
[Chorus]
I was gonna die young
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
[Verse 2]
I was a firecracker, baby, with something to prove
Now I gotta contend with the living blues
I could've missed it, I never knew
Chain reaction but you're holding the fuse
[Chorus]
I was gonna die young
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
Now I gotta wait for you, honey (honey)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
[Bridge]
Oh, I don't mind
I got the fire
Electric light
So high, so wild
It's not like I chose
Not like I tried
But now I gotta wait around and watch you burn so bright
I was gonna die
[Breakdown]
I had it all planned out before you met me
I had a plan, you ruined it completely
I had it all planned out before you met me
I had a plan, you ruined it completely
[Chorus]
I was gonna die young
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
(I had a plan, you ruined it completely)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey (honey)
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
(I had a plan, you ruined it completely)
[Chorus]
I was gonna die young (yeah, yeah, yeah)
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey (I was gonna, I was gonna)
(I had a plan, you ruined it completely)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey (oh, oh)
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey (oh yeah, yeah, yeah)
(I had a plan, you ruined it completely)
[Outro]
I had it all planned out before you met me
I had a plan, you ruined it completely
I had it all planned out before you met me
I had a plan, you ruined it completely
Die Young Q&A
Who wrote Die Young's ?
Die Young was written by Nick Sanborn & Amelia Meath.
Who produced Die Young's ?
Die Young was produced by Nick Sanborn.
When did Sylvan Esso release Die Young?
Sylvan Esso released Die Young on Tue Feb 28 2017.
What did Sylvan Esso say about "Die Young"?
In a piece for The New York Times, band members Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn shared the making of “Die Young”:
[Meath said,] “I try to write songs that people haven’t written before, and somehow someone hadn’t written that song in that way. I’ve been studying the magic of pop songs that twist arou...