Cover art for FWYTYK by I Prevail

FWYTYK

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FWYTYK Lyrics

[Intro: Brian Burkheiser]
They said this record isn't ever gonna make it
They say just fall in line and go put out the same shit
They tell me pushing limits only gets you hated
Yeah, but where were they when I was in my basement?

[Verse 1: Brian Burkheiser]
Can somebody tell me why
The more I see my enemies the more I feel alive?
The more that they wish death to me, the more I nevеr die?
I can hear 'em yеlling rest in peace, and that's the sound I like
Yeah, success is never destiny, it's all a frame of mind

[Verse 2: Eric Vanlerberghe]
The moment I created
Your mind is overtaken
You feel the fear creeping in but you never face it
So unoriginal, it's unforgivable
So strike a match, pour the gas, watch it all explode

[Chorus: Eric Vanlerberghe]
Fuck what you think you know, just be a ghost
Or you'll find out what it's like when I'm coming for your throat
Everybody knows I did this alone
I got a lot of thoughts up in this brain that I can't control
Fuck what you think you know, just let it go
There are answers to your questions that I promise you don't wanna know
Everybody knows I did this alone
Heavy lies the crown if you're comin' for the throne
[Verse 3: Brian Burkheiser and Eric Vanlerberghe]
So say goodbye
'Cause everything and anything you think about is mine
You feel it sinking deeper as I occupy your mind
Yeah, the more you try and fight it it'll only multiply
So save your breath, this is do it or die, because
When you're on top you're hated
And when you're not they're claimin'
They got your back, but the fact is they hope you're failing
It's unmistakable and so predictable
But don't think that I'd ever consider to quit
I'm never gonna stop 'til I'm the greatest to live, yeah


[Chorus: Eric Vanlerberghe]
Fuck what you think you know, just be a ghost
Or you'll find out what it's like when I'm coming for your throat
Everybody knows I did this alone
I got a lot of thoughts up in this brain that I can't control
Fuck what you think you know, just let it go
There are answers to your questions that I promise you don't wanna know
Everybody knows I did this alone
Heavy lies the crown if you're comin' for the throne

[Refrain: Brian Burkheiser]
They say this record isn't ever gonna make it
They say just fall in line and go put out the same shit
They tell me pushing limits only gets you hated
But where were they when I was in my basement?

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Genius Annotation

The song is about how people tried to tell them to just do the music everyone else does. And instead they released TRUE POWER.
Fittingly the title “FWYTYK” is the acronym for “Fuck what you think you know” – the first line in the chorus.

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Eric Vanlerberghe:

Exactly what the song title says, fuck what you think you know! You expect to hear something from us and Nope, we’re giving you something that I think is two steps ahead of what you’re expecting and I think that just sums up the whole body of the song. You know, you thought you’re getting this and we’re gonna give you this. You’re gonna love it, you don’t even know it yet, but you’re gonna fucking love it.

—via Wall Of Sound

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Release Date
August 19, 2022
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