We Are Young

West Los Angeles Children’s Choir (choir)Skye Saltzman, Renata Robins, Marley Mulvihill, Lowell Novitch, Ky’lee Abrams, Janet Yang, Genevieve Thomas, Finn Snyder & Boyce Buchanan (choir vocals)
Wired Strings (orchestra, strings)
Jeff Bhasker & Rosie Danvers (orchestration)
Natalie Cavey & Emma Owens (viola)
Trevor Mires, Pat Hartley, & Mark Frost (trombone)
Richard Bissel, Richard Ashton, & Corinne Bailey
Chloe Vincent (flute)
Lucy Shaw (double bass)

**We Are Young** is the lead single from Some Nights. It was released on September 20, 2011.

"We Are Young" shot to fame after being featured in an episode of *Glee.*

## Lyrics

[Verse 1: Nate Ruess]

Give me a second I, I need to get my story straight

My friends are in the bathroom

Getting higher than the Empire State

My lover, she's waiting for me just across the bar

My seat's been taken by some sunglasses asking 'bout a scar

And I know I gave it to you months ago

I know you're trying to forget it

But between the drinks and subtle things

The holes in my apologies

You know, I'm trying hard to take it back

So if by the time the bar closes

And you feel like falling down

I'll carry you home

[Chorus: Nate Ruess]

Tonight

We are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter

Than the sun

Tonight

We are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter

Than the sun

[Verse 2: Nate Ruess]

Now I know that I'm not

All that you got

I guess that I, I just thought

Maybe we could find new ways to fall apart

But our friends are back

So let's raise a toast

'Cause I found someone to carry me home

[Chorus: Nate Ruess]

Tonight

We are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter

Than the sun

Tonight

We are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter

Than the sun

[Bridge: Janelle Monáe & *Nate Ruess*]

Carry me home tonight

Just carry me home tonight

Carry me home tonight

Just carry me home tonight

*The moon is on my side*

*I have no reason to run*

*So will someone come and carry me home tonight?*

*The angels never arrived*

*But I can hear the choir*

*So will someone come and carry me home?*

[Chorus: Nate Ruess]

Tonight

We are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter

Than the sun

Tonight

We are young

So let's set the world on fire

We can burn brighter

Than the sun

[Outro: Nate Ruess]

So if by the time the bar closes

And you feel like falling down

I'll carry you home tonight

## Trivia

* The chorus of "We Are Young" was used in the song "Truth Beauty Freedom Love" from *Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (2019)* by the Original Broadway Cast of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The song "Royals" by Lorde was also used in the song. "We Are Young" and "Royals" are both singles that charted extremely well for fun. and Lorde respectively.
* This has been covered by the Glee cast, Little Mix, 5 Seconds of Summer , Pentatoinx , and the Vitamin String Quartet .

## Gallery

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## References

1. ↑ https://genius.com/Original-broadway-cast-of-moulin-rouge-the-musical-truth-beauty-freedom-love-lyrics
2. ↑ Glee - We Are Young video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-VhdeuRtwE&ab\_channel=MusicOfGlee
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBDD4xx31k&ab\_channel=littlemixVEVO
4. ↑ 5SOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-qoUsrJDAk&ab\_channel=NOVAFM
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn3Zkq9PP\_Y&ab\_channel=Pentatonix
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z66DbrOj5fw&ab\_channel=Etienne