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Keep Swinging
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Keep Swinging was released on January 21, 2014 by Red Bull Records as a part of the album The Good Youth
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Release DateJanuary 21, 2014
LabelRed Bull Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM139

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Blitz Kids
Blitz Kids
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joseph James
Joseph James
Songwriter
Nicholas Montgomery
Nicholas Montgomery
Songwriter
Jonathan Yates
Jonathan Yates
Songwriter
John William Feldmann
John William Feldmann
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Feldmann
John Feldmann
Producer

Lyrics

I woke up from another nightmare
With nobody there to calm my nerve
Just a vision of two summers playing stateside
It seems like such another world
They tell you, "Sit down and hush, hush
This is how the world works"
They tell you, "Sit down and hush, hush
You'll die like everybody else"
They say, "You're only a kid, you'll forget it
That too scared to notice"
When you're down, keep swingin'
'Cause life is a mystery (oh-oh-oh-oh)
You never know when you're gonna hit
When you're down, keep swingin'
'Cause life is a mystery
But you have to face it on your own (oh-oh-oh-oh)
So keep swingin' (keep swingin', keep swingin')
So wake me up and bring me daylight
Bring me back to where I used to live
Growing up with everybody on my shoulders
It's so much further to fall now that I'm older
They told me, "Sit down and hush, hush
This is how the world works"
They tell you, "Sit down and hush, hush
You'll die like everybody else"
When you're down, keep swingin'
'Cause life is a mystery (oh-oh-oh-oh)
You never know when you're gonna hit
(Keep swingin', keep swingin')
When you're down, keep swingin'
'Cause life is a mystery
But you've got to face it on your own (oh-oh-oh-oh)
So keep swingin'
So live your life (when you're down)
Just make the best of what you can (oh-oh-oh-oh)
You'll finish off the rest with no regrets
I need to convince myself
That I'm gonna die like everybody else
I need to convince myself
That I'm gonna die like everybody else
That I'm gonna die like everybody else
When you're down, keep swingin'
'Cause life is a mystery (oh-oh-oh-oh)
You never know when you're gonna hit
(Keep swingin', keep swingin')
When you're down, keep swingin'
'Cause life is a mystery
But you've got to face it on your own
So keep swingin'
But you've got to face it on your own (oh-oh-oh-oh)
So keep swingin'
Written by: John William Feldmann, Jonathan Yates, Joseph James, Nicholas Montgomery
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