Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Vaccines
Performer
Arni Arnason
Background Vocals
Justin Hayward-Young
Vocals
Freddie Cowan
Guitar
Pete Robertson
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Arni Arnason
Songwriter
Freddie Cowan
Songwriter
Pete Robertson
Composer
Justin Hayward Young
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ethan Johns
Producer
Jeremy Wheatley
Mixing Engineer
Dominic Monks
Engineer
John Davis
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well I could bore you with a truth
About an uneventful youth
So you could get that wrap from someone else
And I could make an observation
If you want the voice of the generation
But I'm too self-absorbed to give it clout
[Verse 2]
And I, I don't really care about
Anybody else when I haven't got my own life figured out
'Cause when you're young and bored at 24
And don't know who you are no more
[Verse 3]
There's no hope and it's hard to come of age
I think it's a problem 'cause they never go away
I know I am so self-obsessed
I guess but there's no hope
And I hope it's just a phase I'll outgrow, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 4]
Well I could look for inspiration
Find it in the job of an English nation
But wouldn't that be cheap and ill-informed?
And I could bet you don't believe me
If I said it came from deep within me
But I promise you I'm tellin' you the truth
[Verse 5]
And I, I don't really care about
Anybody else when I haven't got my own life figured out
'Cause when you're 24 and young and bored
And don't know who you are no more
[Verse 6]
There's no hope and it's hard to come of age
I think it's a problem 'cause they never go away
I know I am so self-obsessed
I guess but there's no hope
And I hope it's just a phase I'll outgrow
[Verse 7]
Well I wish I was comfortable in my own skin
But the whole thing feels like an exercise
And trying to be someone I would rather not be
I tried to second guess if you would be approving
I find my life ever so moving
Keen, wide-eyed and unassuming
Oh (Okay)
[Verse 8]
There is no hope but there's desperately
No hope but there's definitely
No hope if you don't believe me, oh
Yeah, there is no hope but there's desperately
No hope but there's definitely
No hope if you don't believe me, oh
[Verse 9]
But I, I don't really care about
Anybody else when I haven't got my own life figured out
'Cause when you're 24 and young and bored
And don't know who you are no more
[Verse 10]
There's no hope and it's hard to come of age
I think it's a problem 'cause they never go away
I know I am so self-obsessed
I guess but there's no hope
And I hope it's just a phase I'll outgrow
[Verse 11]
There is no hope, I know it's a problem
It never goes my way
I know I am so self-obsessed
I guess but there's no hope
And I hope it's just a phase I'll outgrow, oh, oh, oh
Written by: Arni Arnason, Freddie Cowan, Justin Hayward Young, Pete Robertson