“Escape” was the first track to officially be released by the duo (or at least under that name, as previous collaborations had occurred about a decade-and-a-half earlier). The track became a hit in EDM; it’s currently both deadmau5’s and Kaskade’s third-most popular song on Apple Music. It also lit...
[Verse 1]
I'm not invisible to you
Do my eyes, do my eyes
Speak true?
My soul so in touch with yours tonight
Won't let my head, let my head
Take flight
[Pre-Chorus]
We could leave this place
Freedom, ours to chase
What if I escape with you?
[Chorus]
What if I escape with you?
What if I escape with you?
What if I escape with you?
What if I escape with you?
What if I escape?
[Verse 2]
Is it real, is it just a fantasy?
'Cause the unknown, the unknown's pulling me
[Pre-Chorus]
We could leave this place
Freedom, ours to chase
What if I escape with you?
[Chorus]
What if I escapе with you?
What if I escape with you?
What if I escapе with you?
What if I escape with you?
[Outro]
What if I escape with you?
What if I escape with you?
Escape was written by Camden Cox & Eddie Jenkins & Hayla & deadmau5 & Kaskade & Will Clarke.
Escape was produced by deadmau5 & Kaskade & Eddie Jenkins & Camden Cox & Will Clarke.
If this song were to come out 10 years ago, it wouldn’t really strike me as, ‘Oh, this is the future.’ But that’s kind of good in a way that it’s like a little bit of a throwback to that kind of minimalistic approach, to that melodic sing-songy house.
— deadmau5 via Dancing Astronaut