“Youth” is a calm, nostalgic tune about embracing what’s left of one’s youth. It is the second track on her debut album Glorious.
It was written on a train when they told her she can’t be a singer and that she needs to find a real job, so she felt like her youth is running out.
[Verse 1]
They didn't warn me when I was running wild
Dragons breathing fire in the backyard at night
We live in circles
And it's so hard to breathe
Maybe the same old fears, what have we here?
Don't bring me down with you
[Chorus]
Now, I'm just chasing time with a thousand dreams
I'm holding heavy
And as we cross the line, these fading beats have all been severed
Don't tell me our youth is running out
It's only just begun
[Verse 2]
If I asked you for good news, would you smile and turn away?
It's like a bad dream that is too afraid to wake
There are many among us
And we're changing all the time
Maybe the same old fears, what have we here?
Don't bring me down with you
[Chorus]
Now, I'm just chasing time with a thousand dreams
I'm holding heavy
And as we cross the line, these fading beats have all been severed
Don't tell me our youth is running out
It's only just begun
[Interlude 1]
These fading beats
These fading beats
[Chorus]
Now, I'm just chasing time with a thousand dreams
I'm holding heavy
And as we cross the line, these fading beats have all been severed
Don't tell me our youth is running out
It's only just begun
[Interlude 2]
These fading beats
A thousand dreams
These fading beats
A thousand dreams
[Outro]
It's only just begun
Youth was written by Johnny “Ghostwriter” Harris & Foxes.
Youth was produced by Johnny “Ghostwriter” Harris.