This song is entirely about the queer experience. It’s about love, happiness and fun that is overshadowed a fear of discrimination based violence being enacted on them.
[Verse 1]
Never really felt this world
Haystack boy and dust cake girl
But I, I know we never tried
Passin' the days away
Dare me on a dime to say
That we had everything we need
[Chorus]
Runnin' out into the night
Starry boots and open eyes, yeah
You told me to shut my mouth and to my surprise
Neither one of us has died
[Verse 2]
Washed up, nowhere to go
Hate to say I told you so
But I'm, I'm just a nervous guy
Target on our backs each day
Tails turn, or so they say
But we, we know that nothin's free
[Chorus]
Runnin' out into the night
Gettin' low on luck, it's time to fight, yeah
You call me up and tell me all your frights
'Cause neither one of us has died
[Chorus]
Runnin' out into the night
Watch the girls, they're out of sight, yeah
I keep thinkin' we'll disappear, but years go by
Still, neither one of us has died
Kids was written by Orville Peck.
Kids was produced by Orville Peck.
Orville Peck released Kids on Fri Aug 14 2020.