“It’s Amazing To Be Young” was released as a single on XL Records at midnight on 21st February 2025, with the accompanying video premiering at 10AM the same day (Greenwich Mean Time). It appears to be a follow-up of their 2024 album “Romance” as suggested by the song’s cover art.
“It’s Amazing To B...
[Verse 1]
It's the cost
That brings you down
But it's amazing
To be young
[Chorus]
Sometimes I wake up and it's dark
Perform the ritual that puts me in the part
But I sang them every word I had
Seems like they're never gonna understand
[Verse 2]
That the cost
Brings you down
But it's amazing
To be young
[Chorus]
Sometimes I wake up and it's dark
Perform the ritual that puts me in the part
But I sang them every word I had
Seems like they're never gonna understand
[Bridge]
That the cost
Brings you down
But it's amazing
To be young
[Outro]
To be young
To be young
To be young
To be young
It’s Amazing to Be Young was written by Conor Deegan III & Conor Curley.
It’s Amazing to Be Young was produced by James Ford.
Fontaines-dc released It’s Amazing to Be Young on Fri Feb 21 2025.
“It’s Amazing To Be Young” is a song that was written in the presence of a newborn child — Carlos’ child. It sounded more like a lullaby or a music box then, but with the same lyric — “it’s amazing to be young.” The feeling of hope a child can give is profound and moving, especially for young men li...