Cover art for 20something by The New Cancer
Sep. 2, 20201 viewer

20something Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I am dying everyday
Held hostage by my brain
I'm feeling all fucked up now
Stuck in this small, fucked up town

You are going through the same
We're sharing all our pain
I guess we're all fucked up now
Why are we so fucked up now?

[Chorus]
We're 20something and don't feel alive
Will we be fine, will we be fine?
Kiss me and promise it will be alright
Will we be fine, will we be fine?

[Verse 2]
I've got so much more to say
Got fire in my veins
I shouldn't fuck this up now
Not gonna fuck this up now

You and I will be okay
We'll leave behind the pain
Not gonna fuck this up now
They'll find us up in the clouds
[Pre-Chorus]
Take my hand, we're gonna break out
(Take my hand, they're far away)

[Chorus]
We're 20something and don't feel alive
Will we be fine, will we be fine?
Kiss me and promise it will be alright
Will we be fine, will we be fine?

[Bridge]
I'll write my own story
Fuck off, yeah, you don't own me
This is my own story
(Too young to let it go)

I'll write my own story
Fuck off, yeah, you don't own me
This is my own story

I'll write my own story
Fuck off, yeah, you don't own me
This is my own story
(Too young to let it go)

[Chorus]
We're 20something and don't feel alive
Will we be fine, will we be fine?
(We're 20something)
I'll write my own story
Fuck off, yeah, you don't own me
(We're 20something)
This is my own story
(Too young to let it go)

(We're 20something)
I'll write my own story
(And don't feel alive)
Fuck off, yeah, you don't own me
(Will we be fine, will we be fine?)
This is my own story

[Outro]
We're 20something and don't feel alive

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Following up on their debut single “Skinny Girls”, alternative rock duo The New Cancer strikes their listeners with an overload of melancholy in their latest song “20something”. “Being in your 20s is wild, beautiful and depressing”, says Asuka. “It’s full of ambiguous feelings, anxiety and heartbreak in all shapes and sizes. We just had to write a song about this to cope with it”. Along with the song’s music video, which was filmed in Berlin, Germany, the release feels nostalgic and reminiscent of 2000s emo and pop punk bands like blink-182 and My Chemical Romance.

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Release Date
September 2, 2020
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