EVERGREEN Lyrics
I think I felt God strike me from the top
Humbled my ass real quick
I thought I had it all, but it went wrong
Felt like an acid trip
Bite my tongue, right my wrongs
But I don't wanna deal with it
[Pre-Chorus]
Came to peace with my ego slipping
I can’t help feel like I'm a little alone
It's no use to try, what’s the point if I
Still just feel like I'm a little alone?
[Chorus]
'Cause no one gives a damn shit less you're dead
Or you're seventeen, a little born prodigy, ayy
Everyone could care less 'til you're dead
Or you're sеventeen, I wanna be evеrgreen
[Verse 2]
I wanna feel God show me what I got
And humble my ass real quick
I wanna see you fall, watch how you crawl
When you go on an ego trip
’Cause I earned my stripes, I did my time
I’m jaded but I'm real with it
And I don’t wanna deal with shit
Came to peace with my ego slipping
I can't help feel like I'm a little alone
[Chorus]
'Cause no one gives a damn shit less you’re dead
Or you're seventeen, a little born prodigy, ayy
Everyone could care less 'til you're dead
Or you're seventeen, I wanna be evergreen (Ayy)
I don't care what they say 'bout me, yeah
I'm gonna be evergreen
Gonna be evergreen
I don't care what they say about me 'cause
I'm gonna be evergreen
I'm gonna be evergreen
[Bridge]
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Green, gree-gree-green, gree-gree-green
Green, gree-gree-green, gree-gree-green
[Breakdown]
'Cause no one gives a damn shit less you're dead
Or you're seventeen, a little born prodigy
Everyone could care less 'til you're dead
Or you're seventeen, I wanna be evergreen (Ayy)
I don't care what they say 'bout me, yeah
I'm gonna be evergreen
Gonna be evergreen
I don't care what they say about me 'cause
I'm gonna be evergreen
I'm gonna be evergreen
About
As the 6th single off of PVRIS' 4th studio album, Evergreen also serves as the namesake of the album, and was the first song written for the project.
An almost dance-pop record with driven vocals, the song sonically hardens back to the previous album, “Use Me” while still incorporating the sharp lyrical edge, and counter-balance wit already showcased on the preceding singles.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
If you search the definition of ‘evergreen’ you will find words like: enduring, timeless, fresh, unlimited, and renewal. In our modern culture where everything is online, algorithm-based, and instantaneous, it feels like timelessness, longevity and connection could someday become dying concepts. More than ever, PVRIS has, and always will be anti-formula, anti-virality, and anti-instant gratification.
This was the first song I wrote for the album. I was up in Nevada City, snowed into a little house, and had a makeshift studio setting. At the time I was thinking a lot about exploitation in the entertainment industry and the glorification of youth in pop culture. Almost being 30, I was reflecting on my age and my place in the world, coming to terms with getting older and learning to embrace my longer journey and honoring that.
- 2.GOOD ENEMY
- 3.GODDESS
- 4.ANIMAL
- 5.HYPE ZOMBIES
- 7.SENTI-MENTAL
- 9.HEADLIGHTS
- 10.LOVE IS A…
- 11.EVERGREEN
