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26 by LAUV

About 26

Backed by an uptempo guitar riff and a beat that evokes a sense of nostalgia, “26” marks Lauv’s return to music after his 2020 album "~how i’m feeling~". “26” is a semi-autobiographical recount on Lauv’s life and career progression. He sheds light on the “hole in his heart” that he was left with even after writing songs that got big and getting rich, and his struggles with the thought of getting old. The track was first announced by Lauv via Instagram on January 18th, 2022, as the first single from his upcoming album. .

26 Lyrics

[00:15.82] Can I tell you a story
[00:17.82] 'Bout a boy who broke his own heart?
[00:20.35] And he always blamed everybody else
[00:23.12] But the truth is that he did it to himself
[00:26.86] He made a couple song and they got big
[00:29.60] And he thought that he could do whatever he wanted
[00:32.69] But it all left him with a hole in his heart
[00:39.05] Ooh, oo-ooh
[00:41.58] Money buys you happiness
[00:44.39] But, ooh, oo-ooh
[00:47.45] Doesn't buy you time
[00:50.34] The more that I get older
[00:53.14] The less I wanna be sober
[00:56.04] And I can't quit, goddamnit
[00:58.84] And maybe I'm just broken
[01:02.08] And I'll never admit it
[01:04.64] But I wish that I was younger
[01:07.61] Yeah, 26 and rich
[01:11.37] How the hell did it come to this?
[01:14.42] And I wish I could tell you
[01:16.32] Everything is perfect, but it's not
[01:19.44] I was starin' at the ceilin' for, like, ten days
[01:22.26] But I'm pretty sure that I forgot
[01:25.17] What it's like to be a person that doesn't think
[01:28.19] That everything he does just sucks
[01:31.08] Ooh, it's a perfect world until it's not
[01:37.42] Ooh, oo-ooh
[01:40.22] Money buys you happiness
[01:42.78] But, ooh, oo-ooh
[01:46.18] Doesn't buy you time
[01:48.50] The more that I get older
[01:51.60] The less I wanna be sober
[01:54.76] And I can't quit, goddamnit
[01:57.53] And maybe I'm just broken
[02:00.56] And I'll never admit it
[02:03.22] But I wish that I was younger
[02:06.25] Yeah, 26 and rich
[02:10.05] How the hell did it come to this?
[02:14.12]
[02:23.88] The more that I get older
[02:26.87] The less I wanna be sober
[02:29.76] Yeah, 26 and rich
[02:33.48] How the hell did it come to this?
[02:35.95]

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