Shawn Mendes - Youth Lyrics

Shawn Mendes Lyrics

"Youth"
(feat. Khalid)

Here I am, stuck on this couch
Scrolling through my notes
Heart was broken, still not growing, nah

Waking up to headlines
Filled with devastation again
My heart is broken
But I keep going

Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate
No, I won't let it change me
Never losing sight of the one I keep inside
Now, I know it
Yeah, I know it

You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away

You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away
You can't take my youth away

It's hard to sleep at night
Knowing what's outside
Feeling hopeless
I need focus

You hit me with words
I never heard come out your mouth
To be honest
I don't want it, no

Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate
No, I won't let it change me

You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away

You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away
You can't take my youth away
You can't take my youth away

Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate
No, I won't let it change me
Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate
No, I won't let it change me

You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away (youth away)

You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away

You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away

You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away
You can't take my youth away

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Writer(s): Khalid Robinson, Nolan Joseph Lambroza, Geoffrey Elliott Warburton, Teddy Geiger, Shawn Mendes, Scott Harris Friedman

The song was released on May 3, 2018, as the third single from Mendes' third studio album.

Shawn Mendes was in London at the time of the 2017 London Bridge attack, and it was a major inspiration of the song.

"Whenever I woke up in the morning and the whole though of my youth trying to be taken away from me. No youth as in my age, youth as in my love, my happiness, my joy, my purity. It's not even about age, you could be 50 and your youth is there, it's in you. And all of these horrible things happening in the world, all of the headlines, it felt like everyday it would just be pulled more and more out of us, and I was like, 'this is what I have to write about.'" - Shawn Mendes.

album: "Shawn Mendes" (2018)

In My Blood

Nervous

Lost In Japan

Where Were You In The Morning?

Why

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

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