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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bleachers
Bleachers
Performer
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Background Vocals
Mikey Freedom Hart
Mikey Freedom Hart
Hammond Organ
Evan Smith
Evan Smith
Saxophone
Zem Audu
Zem Audu
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Composer
Mikey Freedom Hart
Mikey Freedom Hart
Composer
Vinnie Barrett
Vinnie Barrett
Composer
John Freeman
John Freeman
Composer
Bobby Eli
Bobby Eli
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Producer
Mikey Freedom Hart
Mikey Freedom Hart
Producer
Oli Jacobs
Oli Jacobs
Mixing Engineer
Ruairí O'Flaherty
Ruairí O'Flaherty
Mastering Engineer
Laura Sisk
Laura Sisk
Recording Engineer
Jack Manning
Jack Manning
Recording Engineer
Rob Domos
Rob Domos
Mastering Engineer
Jay Franco
Jay Franco
Mastering Engineer
Deaton Chris Anthony
Deaton Chris Anthony
Recording Engineer
Chiara May
Chiara May
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dom Shaw
Dom Shaw
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jozef Caldwell
Jozef Caldwell
Assistant Recording Engineer
Joey Miller
Joey Miller
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kelley Grew
Kelley Grew
Assistant Recording Engineer
Katie May
Katie May
Assistant Recording Engineer
Sam Gazarian
Sam Gazarian
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Chiara Ferracuti
Chiara Ferracuti
Assistant Recording Engineer
James Poucher
James Poucher
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Left the house years ago
Here's the story of a kid and his shadow
He just didn't wanna be lonely
He started to fly, then she got sick
Pulled up and down and spun out real quick
He just didn't wanna be lonely
[Verse 1]
Pulled into a Wawa in Philly in 2000
Blue Magic coming from the speaker at the gas pump
All jersey kids, we never learned to pump gas
So we sat there with the soundtrack
Met 'em all in the Wayne firehouse glory days
Packed the van and spun through being cool
Man, those drive-thru years really went slow
Wawa lights in the rearview was making it
[Chorus]
We packed the van, our time was then
That's the story about kids and their shadows
We just didn't wanna be lonely
That's why I still sing
Glory to the ones who know the van
Glory to the ones on the edge
I just don't wanna be lonely, I just don't wanna be
[Verse 2]
Think some of us need to chip away at what we don't understand
Slowly combing over it
Slowly getting under it
'Cause there's no getting over it
So we drove back from the West with our new religion, then
One-way tickets in heart and in hand
Said, "Fuck anything in my way, this is forever now"
And then just like that, everything changed
Cut off the lights
That's the thing about loving your shadow
[Outro]
Years from then, I left the house
And saw her standing on a rooftop
She said, "I just don't wanna be lonely"
I said, "I just don't wanna be lonely"
She said, "I just don't wanna be lonely"
Written by: Bobby Eli, Jack Antonoff, John Freeman, Mikey Freedom Hart, Vinnie Barrett

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