[Verse 1]
Who hurt you, sadboy?
There's a dark cloud above your head
Who hurt you, sadboy?
You act like you're already dead
But you think too much
Yeah, you think too much
[Verse 2]
Who hurt you, fashion boy?
There's a dark cloud above your head
Who hurt you, sadboy?
You act like you're already dead
But you think too much
Probably drink too much
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Spoken]
Bathe in that blue light, baby
'Cause here comes the night
Your truest friend
[Outro]
I was waiting
Waiting for anything to happen
Waiting for love?
I was just waiting for this not to hurt
I was waiting
Waiting for anything to happen
Waiting for love?
I was just waiting for this not to hurt
I was waiting
Waiting for anything to happen
Waiting for love?
I was just waiting for this not to hurt
I was waiting
(What you waiting for?)
Waiting for anything to happen
(What you waiting for?)
Waiting for love?
I was just waiting for this not to hurt (The night!)
(It's here!)
[Screamed]
Bathe in that blue light, baby
It's here right now
Here comes the night
Your truest friend
Sadboy was written by Wolf Alice & Joff Oddie & Joel Amey & Theo Ellis & Ellie Rowsell.
Sadboy was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen.
Wolf Alice released Sadboy on Fri Sep 29 2017.
Lead guitarist Joff Oddie described the moment when the second half of the song came together:
Ellie said to give her playback of the track and a microphone and she would ad-lib something. In classic Ellie form she found a part that was both musically, lyrically and contextually perfect for the sec...