Story Behind The Song
I wrote this song one night when I was nearly held up in a robbery.... almost shot... and I had been driving around listening to She by Green Day wishing for myself to be in high school again without a care in the world, not tied down by bills, but with just my youth spreading out on the horizon. The full story of what happened that night actually comprises the liner notes of my debut solo album, IT WAS WHAT IT WAS..., which this was taken from.
Song Description
YOUTH is about the angst, and joy, and sorrow of growing up... it's about the mixed-emotion that rolls itself into one emotion... you can't slow down time... you can't catch it... you can't stop it... you must enjoy the moment... but you can take 3 minutes with this song to mourn the loss of your past... of the days filled with nothing to do but driving around.
| Song Length |
3:06 |
Genre |
Rock - Punk, Rock - Grunge |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Irritated, Anxious |
Subject |
Change, History, Past |
| Similar Artists |
Green Day, Nirvana |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Got a twisted smile
A personality to match
A wholesome being
With a bad patch
AND I WANT TO SPIN MY LIFE AROUND AND GET UP OFF ALL THIS
THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS SAFE AND SOUND THAT I SEE IN THIS SHIT
I WANT TO CHASE MY YOUTH DOWN AND CATCH ALL THAT I MISSED
BUT NOTHING? LEFT THAT?S SAFE AND SOUND, SAFE AND SOUND
What can you be
When there?s not much to be
What can you see
When there?s nothing you want to see
CHORUS
I?ve lived in a hundred a times
So far in my life
I sit alone with reasons
That I have yet to find
SOLO
CHORUS