

Grew up under yellow light on the street Putting too much faith in the make-believe And another high school football team The neighbor's brother came home in a box But he wanted to go, so maybe it was his fault Another red heart taken by the American dream And I feel it there In the middle of the night When the lights go out and I'm all alone again Say what you want But say it like you mean it with your fists for once A long cold war with your kids at the front Just give it one more day, then you'rе done Done I do what I want Crying in the blеachers and I said it was fun I don't need anything from anyone It's just not my year But I'm all good out here Sunday morning Hands over my knees in a room full of faces I'm sorry if I sound off, but I was probably wasted And didn't feel so good Head full of whiskey but I always deliver Jesus, if you're listening let me handle my liquor And Jesus, if you're there, why do I feel alone in this room with you? And I feel it there In the middle of the night When the lights go out But I'm still standing here Say what you want But say it like you mean it with your fists for once A long cold war with your kids at the front Just give it one more day, then you're done Done I do what I want Crying in the bleachers and I said it was fun I don't need anything from anyone It's just not my year But I'm all good out here Say what you want But say it like you mean it with your fist for once A long cold war with your kids at the front Just give it one more day, then you're done I do it for my daddy and I do it for Dale I'm doing what I want and damn, I'm doing it well For me, for me For me, for me
Grew up under yellow light on the street Putting too much faith in the make-believe And another high school football team The neighbor's brother came home in a box But he wanted to go, so maybe it was his fault Another red heart taken by the American dream And I feel it there In the middle of the night When the lights go out and I'm all alone again Say what you want But say it like you mean it with your fists for once A long cold war with your kids at the front Just give it one more day, then you'rе done Done I do what I want Crying in the blеachers and I said it was fun I don't need anything from anyone It's just not my year But I'm all good out here Sunday morning Hands over my knees in a room full of faces I'm sorry if I sound off, but I was probably wasted And didn't feel so good Head full of whiskey but I always deliver Jesus, if you're listening let me handle my liquor And Jesus, if you're there, why do I feel alone in this room with you? And I feel it there In the middle of the night When the lights go out But I'm still standing here Say what you want But say it like you mean it with your fists for once A long cold war with your kids at the front Just give it one more day, then you're done Done I do what I want Crying in the bleachers and I said it was fun I don't need anything from anyone It's just not my year But I'm all good out here Say what you want But say it like you mean it with your fist for once A long cold war with your kids at the front Just give it one more day, then you're done I do it for my daddy and I do it for Dale I'm doing what I want and damn, I'm doing it well For me, for me For me, for me
“American Teenager” é a segunda faixa do álbum de estreia de Ethel Cain, *Preacher’s Daughter*, e foi lançada como o terceiro e último single em 21 de abril de 2022.
A canção surgiu a partir de uma frustração de Cain com as expectativas impostas ao “adolescente americano”, conforme ela explicou em entrevista ao Pitchfork.
Na declaração à Pitchfork, Cain menciona que sua infância foi cercada por imagens de NASCAR e rock’n’roll, influências que permeiam a temática da música.
Ela destaca que, ao contrário do discurso nacionalista, a letra enfatiza a importância do vizinho, sugerindo que a solidariedade local supera a necessidade de “salvar o país”.
Cain descreve a música como uma expressão da sensação de que o “adolescente americano” prometido nunca teve realmente a chance de se tornar o que se esperava.
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