“forever” is a love ballad directed toward Charli’s current boyfriend Huck Kwong. The song shows how she wants to be in his life forever, even if they eventually drift apart. The song, according to Charli, also addresses the difficulties of the two’s long distance relationship, but maintains how she...
[Verse 1]
Love suicide
You and I drove for miles
Knew I'd be here, be here, be here with you
Knew I'd be here, be here, be here with you
We took a dive in the blue, scared to lose
All my feelings, feelings, feelings for you
Knew I'd be here, be here, be here with you
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, now we gotta let this go
Drove the car off the road
I gotta give you time to grow
You're not a ghost, you're in my head
I didn't wanna leave you low
Drove the car off the road
I hope you get some time to grow
You're not a ghost, you're in my head (In my head...)
[Chorus]
I will always love you (Love you)
I'll love you forever
Even when we're not together
I will always love you (Love you)
I'll love you forever
Said I'll love you forever
I know in the future (Future)
We won't see each other (We won't see each other)
Cold just like December
But I will always love you (Love you)
I'll love you forever
Yeah, I'll love you forever
[Post-Chorus]
Head, in my head
[Verse 2]
You take your time, I'll take mine, we'll be fine
Knew I'd be here, be here, be here with you
When the roof caved in and the water fell through
Hope when we're old, we'll be friends, reminisce
Hope we'll be there, be there, be there, us two
All the memories, all the photos we took
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, now we gotta let this go
Drove the car off the road
I gotta give you time to grow
You're not a ghost, you're in my head
I didn't wanna leave you low
Drove the car off the road
I hope you get some time to grow
You're not a ghost, you're in my head
[Chorus]
I will always love you (Love you)
I'll love you forever
Even when we're not together
I will always love you (Love you)
I'll love you forever
Said I'll love you forever
I know in the future (Future)
We won't see each other (We won't see each other)
Cold just like December
But I will always love you (Love you)
I'll love you forever
Yeah, I'll love you forever
I will always love you (Love you)
I'll love you forever (Ever)
Even when we're not together
I will always love you (Love you)
I'll love you forever
Said I'll love you forever (I know-I know)
I know in the future (Love you)
We won't see each other
Cold just like December
But I will always love you (Love you)
I'll love you forever
Yeah, I'll love you forever
[Break]
I know-I know (Love you)
Oh, I love, oh-oh-oh-oh
I know, love you
I'll love you forever
I know-I know (Love you)
Oh, I love, oh-oh-oh-oh
I know, love you
(I know-I know)
Future, we won't see each other
I know-I know (Love you)
Love you
I know-I know (Love you)
Love you
I know-I know (Love you)
Love you
[Outro]
Front of my mind, in the front of my mind
You stay right in front, in the front of my mind
Front of my mind, in the front of my mind
You stay right in front, in the front of my mind
Front of my mind, never leave you behind
We say promises and we gave up the lies
Front of my mind, in the front of my mind
You stay right in front of my mind
forever was written by A. G. Cook & BJ Burton & Charli XCX.
forever was produced by BJ Burton & A. G. Cook.
Charli XCX released forever on Thu Apr 09 2020.
I’m really, really lucky that I get to create and be in a space where I can do what I love—and times like the coronavirus crisis really show you how fortunate you are. They also band people together and encourage us to help those less fortunate. I was incredibly conscious of this throughout the albu...
Yes. Charli was very interactive with her fans in development process of the cover artwork for “forever.”
First, she allowed her fans to help pick the artwork’s photographic basis, giving fans three choices to pick from. Eventually, she and fans decided on the second option of the three.
She then...
No, “Forever” is the first collaboration between XCX and BJ Burton. Burton is probably best known for his work with Bon Iver, BANKS, and Francis and the Lights.
An April 2020 Pitchfork article quotes Charli saying:
I’m such a fangirl of all three artists and to collaborate on artwork like this is a new experience for me. I like the idea that the visual language for this project can be interpreted by however someone feels towards the music. The music and th...