"What a Time to Be Alive" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It is the tenth track on their eighth studio album, So Much (For) Stardust, and was released on March 24, 2023, through DCD2, Elektra and Fueled by Ramen.
Background[]
The track was revealed by a package left by the La Villette in Paris, France. The package contained a note with the tracks name and a pink seashell. A snippet of the song was released on March 23, 2023.[1]
Official versions[]
| Version | Released on | Date | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2] | Album | So Much (For) Stardust | Mar 24 2023 | 3:42 |
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Sometimes you wonder if we're ever looking back
At a picture of 2019
And saying, "That's the way, the world, it used to be
Before our dreams started bursting at the seams"
[Refrain]
We're out here and we're ready
We're here and we're ready
To livestream the apocalypse
I don't care if it's pretty
The view's so pretty from the deck of a sinking ship
Yeah, oh
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause everything is lit except my serotonin, yeah
Everything is lit but my lightning bolt brain
Everything is lit
[Chorus]
But, baby please, I just need someone to hold me
Even though you don't even know me
Oh, I'm going neon in the night time
Oh, what a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
[Verse 2]
They say that I should try meditation
But I don't want to be with my own thoughts
It never felt that much like medication
And I just want to be your cherry on top
[Refrain]
We're out here and we're ready
We're here and we're ready
To livestream the apocalypse
And I'm going on and on and on
Make me like a charm on your necklace
Oh, your necklace
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, 'cause everything is lit except my serotonin, yeah
Everything is lit but my lightning bolt brain
Everything is lit
[Chorus]
But, baby please, I just need someone to hold me
Even though you don't even know me
Oh, I'm going neon in the night time
Oh, what a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
[Pre-Chorus]
What a time to be alive
To be alive
[Bridge]
When, when, when I said, "Leave me alone"
This isn't quite what I meant
I got the quarantine blues
Bad news, what's left?
So it seems the vulture's getting too full to fly, oh
[Chorus]
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time, what a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time, what a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
What a time, what a time to be alive
What a time to be alive
[Outro]
Sometimes you wonder if we're ever looking back
Trivia[]
- The teaser poster is inspired by Mad Max.
References[]
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