“So Young” is the fourth and final single from Suede’s self-titled debut album. It’s about the felt invincibility of youth, and the utter futility of some of the meaningless quests it can trick you into. As Brett Anderson once explained:
I used to eulogise that sense of youth as powerful, vital ene...
[Intro]
She can
Start
To walk out
When she wants
[Verse 1]
Because we're young
Because we're gone
We'll take the tide's electric mind
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
[Chorus]
We're so young and so gone
Let's chase the dragon, oh
[Verse 2]
Because we're young
Because we're gone
We'll scare the skies with tigers' eyes
Oh, yeah
Oh, yeah
[Chorus]
We're so young and so gone
Let's chase the dragon, oh
Let's chase the dragon, oh
Let's chase the dragon
[Bridge]
From our home high in the city
Where the skyline stained the snow
I fell for a servant
Who kept me on the boil
[Chorus]
We're so young and so gone
Let's chase the dragon from our home
From our home
From our home
From our home
So Young was written by Bernard Butler & Brett Anderson.
So Young was produced by Ed Buller.