You Lose!

**"You Lose!"** is a song by Magdalena Bay. It was released on September 15, 2021 as the third single from their debut album *Mercurial World.*

## Composition

"You Lose!" is composed in the key of F major. The song's tempo is 120 beats per minute; in common time.

*"It's about trying to be a musician and feeling like time for success is always running out. It’s definitely melodramatic, describing ourselves as aging and nearing death, but sometimes it really feels that way."* - Magdalena Bay, Stereogum

*"You Lose! is about general angst around being an artist/musician and feeling like you can’t win and are stuck in a race against time to find some sort of success - doesn’t always feel that way but ya know, sometimes it does!"* - Magdalena Bay, Popheads AMA

## Live Performances

The song's debut live performance was at El Cid in Los Angeles on October 8, 2021. It was performed on every stop of *The Mercurial Tour.*

It was performed during livestreams on September 21, 2021 and November 16, 2021.

A live performance for Artists Den's *Live from My Den* series was uploaded to YouTube on December 6, 2021. It features Nick Villa on drums.

## Lyrics

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You, you say

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You wanna go far away

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I wanna know the place you crave

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Is everything different or the same?

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I’m running out of my time

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A flower gone dry

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Your lips touching mine won’t do

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Only what’s left of my pride

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Could lust for a lie

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You aim, you attack, you lose

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You say that you trust in me

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And I say that I disagree

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I’m out of my time

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I’m lost in the crime

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Your lips touching mine won’t do

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Only what’s left of my pride

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Could fall for a lie

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You aim, you attack, you lose

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You Lose!

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You, you play

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But there are no winners in the game

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I wanna know the final stage

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Where we go when the curtain fades

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I’m running out of my time

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A flower gone dry

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Your lips touching mine won’t do

```

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Only what’s left of my pride

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```
Could lust for a lie

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You aim, you attack, you lose

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And you say that you trust in me

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And I say that I disagree

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```
And you say that you trust in me

```

```
And I say that I disagree

```

```
I’m out of my time

```

```
I’m lost in the crime

```

```
Your lips touching mine won’t do

```

```
Only what’s left of my pride

```

```
Could fall for a lie

```

```
You aim, you attack, you lose

```

```
I’m running out of my time

```

```
I’m lost in the crime

```

```
Your lips touching mine won’t do

```

```
Only what’s left of my pride

```

```
Could fall for a lie

```

```
You aim, you attack, you lose

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```
You Lose!

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You Lose!

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## Trivia

The 8-Bit version is the only instrumental Magdalena Bay song to date. It was first used for the "You Lose!" game, which is playable on the Magdalena Bay website.

The music video and cover art introduce the character of Fluffy.

## Tehnical Info

### Key

F major

**"You Lose! (8-Bit)"** was released on September 23, 2022 as the tenth track on the deluxe version of their debut album *Mercurial World.*

## Composition

It is a short, instrumental reprise of "You Lose!" performed in a chiptune arrangement.