DIY is a song by the band VIAL released on their album Grow Up on November 23, 2019. It has so far been taken off the album and all streaming platforms for a controversial lyric.
[Verse 1]
S'il vous plait?
Could you think of me?
Would the Paperhouse let you
Play songs there about me?
Or should I smile more?
Would they hire me?
Or would they just want me
To be their secretary?
[Chorus]
I'll get a tattoo on my arm
So that they'll think I'm punk enough
Or am I not punk enough for you?
You are so DIY-or-die
Trying to sell your shitty fucking merch online
Heard enough of you cry and whine
[Post-Chorus]
I'm too nice
You're too white
I'm too nice
You're no fun
[Verse 2]
I'd like to try and see you pay
Your way out of every mess you make
Your trust fund can't buy you talent
Gatekeep until it makes you bored
Talking shit; who the fuck knows what for?
Pay to play until you're poor
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm too nice
You're too white
I'm too nice
You're no fun
[Chorus]
I'll get a tattoo on my arm (I'm too nice)
So that you'll think I'm punk enough (You're too white)
Or am I not punk enough for you? (I'm too nice)
(You're no fun)
You are so DIY-or-die (I'm too nice)
Trying to sell your shitty fucking merch online (You're too white)
Heard enough of you cry and whine (I'm too nice)
You're no fun!
DIY was written by Kate Kanfield & Taylor Kraemer & KT Branscom & Katie Fischer.
DIY was produced by Abe Anderson.