Youthless
Youthless

Beck - Youthless Lyrics

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Jul 8, 2008
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Youthless Lyrics

There's a bottomless pit that we've been climbing from
Just to get on level ground
Shake your seasick legs around
Dead of winter in a logo town
Signs of life are soft and flickering

Need a bed to lay my body down
Dead weight to carry down
Some static is lulling me to sleep

Hang your clothes on a chain link fence
In a junkyard say amen
Your mouth is full of wordless hymns
And run-on sentences

And they're helpless and forgetting in the background
Holding nothing
And they're youthless and pretending with their bare hands
Holding nothing

There's a million horses dragging down a monolith
With these trademarks so bereaved
Tied my leg to a barricade
With a plastic hand grenade
They tried to turn emotion into noise

Need a teleprompter for my life
Need a pipeline to the night
My body can't get no relief

And this life it goes by fast
You're treading water in the past
Trying to re-animate something that you can't understand

And they're helpless and forgetting in the background saying nothing
And he's youthless and forgetting with his bare hands touching nothing

And he's helpless and forgetting in the background saying nothing
And he's youthless and pretending with his bare hands holding nothing

Writer(s): Beck Hansen
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Who wrote the lyrics for Beck's song 'Youthless'?

    The lyrics for 'Youthless' were written by Beck Hansen.

  2. What is the general theme discussed in 'Youthless'?

    The theme of 'Youthless' deals with feelings of disconnection and disillusionment. It metaphorically portrays struggles with modern life, emphasizing a sense of helplessness and the weight of societal expectation, reflected in the metaphorical language of dragging monoliths and static that lulls to sleep.

  3. Did the song 'Youthless' inspire any other creative work by Beck?

    Prior to gaining fame, Beck and his sister Channing wrote and published a poetry magazine called Youthless. Additionally, Beck was previously part of a band also named Youthless, which performed at freeform events in Los Angeles.

  4. Which project features the song 'Youthless'?

    The song 'Youthless' is included on Beck's album 'Modern Guilt,' which is his eleventh studio album. It was produced in collaboration with Danger Mouse.

  5. What is Beck's perspective on the impersonal nature of modern communication as depicted in 'Youthless'?

    The song highlights Beck's critique of modern communication's impersonal nature, referencing a 'teleprompter for my life' and longing for authentic connections. The lyrics suggest a detachment and the challenge of connecting with genuine emotions and realities in an increasingly digital world.

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