We Are So Young

I was born 16 years ago

So I know what it means to feel pain

And I’ve lived a life long and rich enough

To have felt the slings and arrows of oppression

Military drums kick in at once

Because they sound triumphant and grand

Big outdoor reverb to make it sound like we’re in a field

Like we’re some kind of marching band

Images of sporting victory

Confused backdrop glamourizing war

But the old cool kind of war

Not the awful 20th century kind

Like the crusades

Or The American Civil War

Or a naval battle

Or some Roman shit

We are so young, you are so inspired

We’ve come so far, we won’t be held back

You are so inspired, we are so young

The world is ours, we have life experience

Drums that you’d describe as tribal

They’re so low that we don’t need a bassist

But if you stop to think about how we’re using them

You might say it’s borderline racist

20 layers of my voice plus a choir

Because choirs sound epic and majestic

Stereo panning at 100%

Because the wider it is, the bigger it feels

Majesty

Harmony

Victory

Angels

Panoramic

Skydiving

Chocolate

Volcanos

Swordfish

Quinoa Salad

Instagram

Joan of Arc

Cruciverbalist

The Olympics

Y ahora en Español

We are so young, you are so inspired

We know nothing and yet you’re inspired

You are so inspired, we are so young

We’re not naive, we know what naive means

And I’m singing in a patter cause we’re gonna drop the music

Cause I’ve always found that setting things syllabically is memorable

And wonderful that I can use so many words to say nothing at all

High note

We are so young, you are so inspired

We’ve made so much money, you’re eating it up

You are so inspired, we are so young

We’re just like you, but also we’re better