Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
Bonnie McKee
“SLAY” is a song by Bonnie McKee, which was originally poised to be her second single after the release of her debut single “American Girl” in 2013, but was scrapped.
Lyrically, the song is about celebrating life and having a good time.
McKee performed the song live several times, even teasing it...
[Intro]
S-L-A-Y
[Verse 1]
Welcome to the part of the show
Where we fake it 'til we make it, oh
Livin' in the shadow is cold
Wanna burn bright, like the sunrise
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I close my eyes and dream in technicolor
I'm not the only one (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm reaching for the glory from the gutter
Let's show them how it's done
[Chorus]
Come on everybody, let's go
We can do anything
It don't matter what people think
We'll keep slayin' like 1999
Come on everybody, let's go
This is our universe
Feelin' flyer than firebirds
We'll keep slayin' it 'til the day we die
Come on everybody, let's
[Verse 2]
Once upon a time you believed
In tomorrow, in the cosmos, oh
But then you didn't land on your feet (Uh)
In the jungle, better hustle (Oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
I close my eyes and dream in technicolor
I'm not the only one (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm reaching for the glory from the gutter
Let's show them how it's done
[Chorus]
Come on everybody, let's go
We can do anything
It don't matter what people think
We'll keep slayin' like 1999
Come on everybody, let's go
This is our universe
Feelin' flyer than firebirds
We'll keep slayin' it 'til the day we die
Come on everybody, let's
S-L-A-Y
S-L-A-Y
[Bridge]
Tonight, you and I
We can shine like razor blades
Light 'em up and blow 'em away
That's right, you and I
We'll forget our yesterdays
Light 'em up and blow 'em away
Oh, I
[Refrain]
We can do anything
It don't matter what people think
We'll keep slayin' like 1999 (Yeah)
[Chorus]
Come on everybody, let's go
This is our universe (Oh-oh)
Feelin' flyer than firebirds (Oh-oh)
We'll keep slayin' it 'til the day we die (We'll keep slayin' it 'til the day we die)
Tonight, you and I (Oh)
We can shine like razor blades (Oh, oh)
Light 'em up and blow 'em away (Oh-oh-oh, oh, ooh)
[Outro]
S-L-A-Y
SLAY was written by Bonnie McKee & Johnnie Newman & Jamie Rise & Sam Hollander & Gary Go & Oligee.
SLAY was produced by Oligee & David “Dehiro” Mørup & Bonnie McKee.
Bonnie McKee released SLAY on Wed Jun 28 2023.
In an interview with Chicago GoPride in 2018, Bonnie spoke about the LGBT community’s embrace of the song and its history:
Can your “Slay” song be a big gay anthem?
I get that so much online. Everybody wants it. It needs to be re-produced. It’s old.
When you write so many songs for other artists,...
A demo version of the song first appeared online on November 3rd, 2021, with it’s final version, featuring lyrical changes and slightly different production, appeared online on August 22, 2022.