Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo
The last track of Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album “GUTS” reflects on the complex journey of growing up under the spotlight, shedding light on the immense pressure of musicians to constantly top their previous work, especially with the global success of her debut album “SOUR”. Within the lyrics, Oli...
[Verse 1]
When am I gonna stop being wise beyond my years and just start being wise?
When am I gonna stop being a pretty young thing to guys?
When am I gonna stop being great for my age and just start being good?
When will it stop being cool to be quietly misunderstood?
[Chorus]
I'll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
Got your whole life ahead of you, you're only nineteen
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
And I'm sorry that I couldn't always be your teenage dream
[Verse 2]
And when does wide-eyed affection and all good intentions start to not be enough?
When will everyone have every reason to call all my bluffs?
And when are all my excuses of learning my lessons gonna start to feel sad?
Will I spend all the rest of my years wishing I could go back?
[Chorus]
I'll blow out the candles, happy birthday to me
Got your whole life ahead of you, you're only nineteen
But I fear that they already got all the best parts of me
And I'm sorry that I couldn't always be your teenage dream
[Bridge]
They all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
Oh, they all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
Oh, they all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
Oh, they all say that it gets better
It gets better the more you grow
Yeah, they all say that it gets better
It gets better, but what if I don't?
[Spoken Outro: Olivia Rodrigo, Dan Nigro]
Is this recording?
Hi, Saoirse
What should the next four-letter album title be? FART?
teenage dream was written by Olivia Rodrigo & Dan Nigro.
teenage dream was produced by Dan Nigro.
Olivia Rodrigo released teenage dream on Fri Sep 08 2023.
Ironically, that’s actually the first song we wrote that made it onto the record. The last line is a line that I really love and it ends the album on a question mark: “They all say that it gets better/It gets better the more you grow/They all say that it gets better/What if I don’t?” I like that it’...
It’s about a fear of not being a teenager anymore and not having this image of being some type of ingénue or prodigy kid. I grew up in this weird environment where everyone praised me for being talented for my age, and it’s about me facing this pressure of making a sophomore record while also facing...
During the tracking week ending September 23, 2023, the song debuted at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is the lowest peaking song from GUTS to appear on the Hot 100 during the tracking week.