ROYL

"**ROYL**" (an abbreviation for "rest of your life") is the thirteenth and last track off Chloe x Halle's sophomore album *Ungodly Hour*, released on June 12, 2020. The track was written and produced by Chloe and Halle Bailey, with Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels, Anderson "Vinylz" Hernandez, and Jahaan Sweet.

In words of Chloe, the song is about living your life and having fun no matter what mistakes you make.

## Background

"ROYL" was performed as an unreleased song on December 4, 2019 during a standalone performance at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. That same day, they also performed "Do It" and announced the album's title being *Ungodly Hour*.

Following the album's release, Chloe commented that she loves the song because "it kind of feels like an ode to our debut album, *The Kids Are Alright*, with the anthemic backgrounds and feeling so youthful and grungy." She also stated that:

> With this song, we just wanted to wrap this album up by saying, “It doesn’t matter what mistakes you make, just live your life, go for it, have fun. You don’t know when your time to leave this earth is, so just live out for the rest of your life.” And even though we are in the ungodly hour right now, and we’re learning ourselves through our mistakes and our imperfections, so what? That’s what makes us who we are. Live it out.
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In December 2020, it was revealed that the song almost didn't make the album's final cut. "Some people may not get why it's on there but it was really important to keep it on there. Since the beginning, our little brother [Branson] was fighting for that song to remain on the album."

## Live performances

Following the song's release, the duo performed it at Global Citizen's Global Goal: Unite for Our Future concert event in late June 2020.

Global Goal Concert - "ROYL"
## Lyrics

Won't you live tonight? (For the rest of your life)

Could be paradise (Never know 'til you try)

Running out of time (Baby, get up and try, baby)

Won't you live tonight? (For the rest of your life)

Could be paradise (Never know 'til you try)

Running out of time (Baby, get up and drive)

Won't you live tonight?

Hey, hey, won't you come on my way?

Hey, hey, won't you come on my way now?

Hey, hey, won't you get on my thang?

What ya doin' by the way?

Won't you get on my way now?

You wanna fly, but you don't

You holdin' on your wings

Look to the sky, why don't you?

Live for the finer things

You know, you know, you know that you fine like that

You know, you know, you know how you wine like that

I see it in your eyes, so why you hide like that?

So, come on, come on, baby, let's get down like that

Won't you live tonight? (For the rest of your life)

Could be paradise (Never know 'til you try)

Running out of time (Baby, get up and drive, baby)

Won't you live tonight?

Won't you live tonight? (For the rest of your life)

Could be paradise (Never know 'til you try)

Running out of time (Baby, get up and drive)

Won't you live tonight?

Hey, hey, won't you come on my way?

Hey, hey, won't you come on my way now?

Hey, hey, won't you get on my thang?

What ya doin' by the way?

Won't you get on my way now?

Ooh, woah (For the rest of your life)

Ooh, woah (Never know 'til you try)

Ooh, woah (Baby, get up and try)

Ooh, woah

You ain't gotta let the world get to you

Why you lookin' in the mirror like that?

Won't you turn around and shake a little somethin'

You're the best that you ever had

You know, you know, you know that you fine like that

You know, you know, you know how you wine like that

I see it in your eyes, so why you hide like that?

So, come on, come on, baby, let's get down like that

Won't you live tonight?

Could be paradise

Running out of time

Won't you live tonight?

Won't you live tonight? (For the rest of your life)

Could be paradise (Never know 'til you try)

Running out of time (Baby, get up and drive)

Won't you live tonight? (Baby)

Hey, hey, won't you (For the rest of your life)

Hey, hey, won't you (Never know 'til you try)

Hey, hey, won't you (Baby, get up and drive)

Won't you live tonight?

Hey, hey, won't you come on my way?

Hey, hey, won't you come on my way now?

Hey, hey, won't you get on my thang?

What ya doin' by the way?

Won't you get on my way now?

## **"ROYL" credits adapted from Tidal**

### Written by:

Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anderson Hernandez, Jahaan Sweet, Matthew Jehu Samuels

### Engineered by:

Assisted by Halle Bailey, Matt McCobben and Najeeb Jones

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle on Apple Music". Apple Music.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ChloexHalle at the Fonda Theatre: A Video Recap". Medium.
3. ↑ Chloe x Halle Updatesˣ on Twitter: "“ROYL” almost didn’t make the album.".
4. ↑ "20 Stand-Out Moments From 'Global Goal: Unite for Our Future — The Concert'". Global Citizen.
5. ↑ "Credits / Ungodly Hour / Chloe x Halle". Tidal. Retrieved on March 9, 2021.