☆⠀⠀"if you wanna make it out alive" ⠀i wrote basics about the moment you realise you can't live your whole life trying to be palatable. it's about doing what's best for you, instead of worrying what others think :) (even if that means being misunderstood.) sometimes 'survival' can look like like breaking the rules, accepting the consequences, and becoming the 'villain' in someone else’s story so you can to stay true to your own. growing up can feel like a constant performance, so i wanted to write this song! ☆⠀⠀credits ⠀voice: me! ⠀lyrics: me :) ⠀gif concept/idea: @lychiez ⠀mixing, vocal fx: me, on bandlab ⠀cover art/thumbnail: guess who ⠀instrumental: matthew may on youtube ☆⠀⠀lyrics Wanna know the basics? Always go first, 'less you have a reason not to Step two; never listen to anything that anyone tells you Smile just enough to make the strangers stop and stare And, four, turns out every choice you make will leave a mark you'll wear Living like I might Crash into tomorrow Just to prove I'm alive (I'm; alive) Turn the corners tight And love until there's sorrow Only to realise Gotta know the basics If you want to make it out in time Break the rules before they break your mind If you want to make it out alive If this world needs a villain Guess I'm happily blamed But who are you to shame? Every warning sign ignored Every bridge in flames In flames I'll rise and fall And burn, and they'll all learn my name I don’t need your heaven If it comes with chains I'd rather stay in who-knows-where And find the path my way Living like I might Crash into tomorrow Just to prove I'm alive Turn the corners tight And love until there's sorrow Only to realise Gotta know the basics If you want to make it out in time Break the rules before they break your mind If you want to make it out alive If this world needs a villain Guess I'm happily blamed But who are you to shame? If I fall, let it be on my terms If I burn, let it be how I learned Oh, I learned And I burned Still I search The whole world Just to find out Basics, always, come first~ Gotta know the basics If you want to make it out in time Break the rules before they break your mind (Ah~) If you want to make it out alive If this world needs a villain (Oh, oh) Basics
