[Verse 1]
Call up my dad 'cause I'm a failure
Anything that I can do, I'll just do it later
Kids, don't you end up like me
Tell the world that I'm going down
Seven feet under, I won't make a sound
I need to find my way in life
[Pre-Chorus]
Anything I have just runs and goes
And when I say I shine, I barely glow
I don't know when I'm meant to go away
[Chorus]
It's a shame, it's a shame
You don't really wanna know my name
Who's to blame? Who's to blame?
You don't really wanna know my name
(Know my name)
[Verse 2]
Tell all your friends that you made a mistake
One year forward, I'm probably late
But I need to feel your hands in mine
I know I gave off the wrong impression
But trust me, darling, I've lеarnt my lesson
I want to walk with you in the sand
[Pre-Chorus]
Anything I have just runs and goеs
And when I say I shine, I barely glow
I don't know when I'm meant to go away
[Chorus]
It's a shame, it's a shame
You don't really wanna know my name
Who's to blame? Who's to blame?
You don't really wanna know my name
(Know my name)
[Bridge]
I don't wanna drive with the wind in my hair
I don't wanna live without a care
I wanna walk the inbetween
The time for empathy has long gone
But you'll probably find it when you listen to this song
I don't know what's right and what it's wrong
[Chorus]
Hear me out, hear me out
You don't really wanna know my name
Who's to blame? Who's to blame?
You don't really wanna know my name
It's a shame, it's such a shame
But you don't really wanna know my name
Know my name, know my name
You don't really wanna know my name
Kids (Don’t End Up Like Me) was written by Craig Fitzgerald & Dean Gavin & Matthew Murtagh & Stephen Murtagh.
Kids (Don’t End Up Like Me) was produced by Craig Fitzgerald.
The Academic released Kids (Don’t End Up Like Me) on Wed May 26 2021.
“Kids (Don’t End Up Like Me)” is one of the first songs I remember writing back when I was a teenager. It was the first time that lyrics had come very easy to me. It’s written about the fear of not getting out of your hometown and amounting to anything. Thanks to the lockdown, I had plenty of time o...