In Barns Courtney’s fifth track titled “Vapor”, we see the artist as seventeen, screaming out his reckless youth’s dreams about becoming and living out the superstar fantasy. An artist hellbent on burning up his life and soul as a “Vapor” to achieve his dreams.
[Verse 1]
What a night, what a night here I go
Let's light 'em up, they're falling like dominos
This diamond dust is shining up beautiful
So start 'er up, here I go, here I go
I wanna live like Jesus Christ, superstar
I wanna die between the teeth of my car
You and I were born to die while we're young
In our life, chewed up like bubblegum
We're never getting older
[Chorus]
I-I-I-I-I wanna be a star
I-I-I-I-I-I-I Big in America
Take your soul, mama knows
With a shake in the ground
I- I wanna be a star
And that's the way it goes
[Verse 2]
When I was young at 17 turning 6
And all the lies were dripping down from my lips
In better days, when I would shoot from the hip
We used to pray for the apocalypse
We're never getting older
[Chorus]
I-I-I-I-I wanna be a star
I-I-I-I-I-I-I Big in America
Take your soul, mama knows
With a shake in the ground
I- I wanna be a star
And that's the way it goes
[Bridge]
I'm gonna be a star
Big in America
I'm gonna give it all
I'm gonna-
[Chorus]
I-I-I-I-I wanna be a star
I-I-I-I-I-I-I Big in America
Take your soul, mama knows
With a shake in the ground
I- I wanna be a star
And that's the way it goes
The Vapor was written by Barns Courtney & Carl Barât & Martin Eden.
The Vapor was produced by Alex Crosby (YONAKA) & Barns Courtney & David Greenbaum.
Barns Courtney released The Vapor on Fri Jul 19 2024.