I Don't Wanna Do This Anymore

"**I Don't Wanna Do This Anymore**" (stylized as I DON'T WANNA DO THIS ANYMORE) is a song recorded by American pop-rock act PVRIS and the first track from their fourth studio album, *EVERGREEN* (2023). It was released as the album's final single on July 13th, 2023.

The accompanying music video was released along with the song the day of release.

## Meaning

"I Don’t Wanna Do This Anymore” is about observing the structures and systems we exist in and fearing the future if we continue on these paths and never slow down. Not wanting to participate in the machine but feeling so stuck in it and not wanting to get left behind."

- Lynn Gunn

## Lyrics

**[Intro]**

Tell me can you feel a breakdown?

Does the pressure ever phase out?

I don't ever wanna find out

What happens if we never slow down (Oh)

**[Verse 1]**

Is this just a phase?

Phase from the tension?

And there's no name to a face

To face consequences (Oh)

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Pray for better times

'Cause something doesn't feel right

Am I losing my mind?

Every day and all night

Promise that I'm fine

But something doesn't feel right

Am I losing my mind?

'Cause lately I've been feeling likе

**[Chorus]**

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't care what I had said bеfore

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't care what I had said before

I don't wanna do this anymore

**[Verse 2]**

Is this just a race?

A race from ascension?

I shoulda known that it's just waste

To wait on redemption (Oh)

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Pray for better times

'Cause something doesn't feel right

Am I losing my mind?

Every day and all night

Promise that I'm fine

But something doesn't feel right

Am I losing my mind?

'Cause lately I've been feeling like

**[Chorus]**

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't care what I had said before

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't care what I had said before

I don't wanna do this anymore

**[Post-Chorus]**

I-I-I

I don't wanna do this anymore

I-I-I

I don't wanna do this anymore

I-I-I

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't wanna do this anymore

**[Bridge]**

Tell me can you feel a breakdown?

Does the pressure ever phase out?

I don't ever wanna find out

What happens if we never slow down

Tell me can you feel a breakdown?

Does the pressure ever phase out?

I don't ever wanna find out

What happens if we never slow down (Woo)

**[Chorus]**

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't care what I had said before

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't care what I had said before

I don't wanna do this anymore

**[Post-Chorus]**

(I-I-I)

I don't wanna do this anymore

(I don't wanna do this anymore)

I don't wanna do this anymore

(I-I-I)

I don't care what I had said before

(I don't wanna do this anymore)

I don't wanna do this anymore

(I-I-I)

I don't wanna do this anymore

(I don't wanna do this anymore)

I don't wanna do this anymore

I don't care what I had said before

(I don't wanna do this anymore)

I don't wanna do this anymore

## Trivia

* This was the latest a PVRIS single has been released relative to the release of the album it is featured on, being one day before Evergreen's release date.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GROredXDutI
2. ↑ https://floodmagazine.com/137976/pvris-evergreen-track-by-track/