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Die Young Lyrics by Sylvan Esso

What Now

2017

[Verse 1]
I had it all planned out before you met me
Was gonna leave early and so swiftly
Maybe in a fire or crash off a ravine
People would weep, "How tragic, so early"

[Chorus]
I was gonna die young
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
Now I gotta wait for you, honey

[Verse 2]
I was a firecracker, baby, with something to prove
Now I gotta contend with the living blues
I could've missed it, I never knew
Chain reaction but you're holding the fuse

[Chorus]
I was gonna die young
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
Now I gotta wait for you, honey (honey)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey

[Bridge]
Oh, I don't mind
I got the fire
Electric light
So high, so wild
It's not like I chose
Not like I tried
But now I gotta wait around and watch you burn so bright
I was gonna die

[Breakdown]
I had it all planned out before you met me
I had a plan, you ruined it completely
I had it all planned out before you met me
I had a plan, you ruined it completely

[Chorus]
I was gonna die young
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
(I had a plan, you ruined it completely)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey (honey)
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey
(I had a plan, you ruined it completely)

[Chorus]
I was gonna die young (yeah, yeah, yeah)
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey (I was gonna, I was gonna)
(I had a plan, you ruined it completely)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey (oh, oh)
(I had it all planned out before you met me)
Now I gotta wait for you, honey (oh yeah, yeah, yeah)
(I had a plan, you ruined it completely)

[Outro]
I had it all planned out before you met me
I had a plan, you ruined it completely
I had it all planned out before you met me
I had a plan, you ruined it completely
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Sylvan Esso

About “Die Young” by Sylvan Esso

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"Die Young" is credited to Sylvan Esso. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Die Young" appears on "What Now" in 2017.

Visit the Sylvan Esso artist page at /artist/sylvan-esso for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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