Who's Gonna Save U Now?

Song by Rina Sawayama

## Audio

"**Who's Gonna Save U Now?**" is the tenth track from Rina Sawayama's debut album, *Sawayama* (2020). Written by Rina, Jonny Lattimer, and Rich Cooper, and produced by Clarence Clarity.

## Background

According to Rina, when she and songwriters Rich Cooper and Johnny Latimer first wrote the song, it was like a "'90s Britney [Spears] song." She stated that it wasn't originally a stadium rock song until she watched *A Star Is Born* (2018) and *Bohemian Rhapsody* (2018) in the same week. "In *A Star Is Born*, there's that first scene where he's in front of tens of thousands of people, but it's very loaded. He comes off stage and he doesn't know who he is. The stage means a lot in movies. For Freddie Mercury too," she followed, "despite any troubles, he was truly himself when he was onstage. I felt the stage was an interesting metaphor for not just redemption, but that arc of storytelling. Even when I was getting bullied at school, I never thought, 'Oh, I'll do the same back to them.' I just felt: 'I'm going to become successful so that you guys rethink your ways.' For me, this song is the whole redemption stadium rock moment. I've never wanted revenge on people."

## Live performances

"Who's Gonna Save U Now?" was part of the regular set list of the Dynasty Tour, which began on 8 November 2021 in Dublin, Ireland.

## Lyrics

Rina! Rina! Rina! Rina!

Rina! Rina! Rina! Rina!

Rina! Rina! Rina! Rina!

Alright

Pain ain't gonna put it away

That's where you stay, deep in my prayers, oh

For so long, I waited on you

Went with the lie 'til it was true

So, you burned the bridges

And drained the river

I can't forgive you like I did before

Who's gonna save you now?

Who's gonna save you now, yeah?

(I wish you well, but go take it somewhere else)

Oh, who's gonna save you

Save you, save you now?

Who's gonna save you now?

Gave it more than a fair shot even when

(Gave it more than a fair shot even when)

They told me not to, I said I've got to

Guess you became a project to me

(Guess you became a project to me)

Guess that says more about my psyche

(Hey you) You burned the bridges (Aha)

And drained the rivers (So what?)

Who cares? Whatever, heard it all before

Who's gonna save you now?

Who's gonna save you now? Yeah

(I wish you well, but go take it somewhere else)

Oh, who's gonna save you

Save you, save you now?

I tried (I tried)

It made me lose my mind (My mind)

So many times, oh

I wish you well, but go take it somewhere else

Oh, who's gonna save you

Save you, save you now?

This ain't no absolution

I needed a resolution

Good luck in your evolution

(Hope you learned to live it better)

You wasted my time, don't need it

Say sorry, I don't believe it

You buggin', press hard reset

Oh

Who's gonna save you?

Who's gonna save you?

Who's gonna save you now, now? (Oh)

Who's gonna save you? (Hey)

Who's gonna save you?

Who's gonna save you now?

Who's gonna save you now?

Who's gonna save you now? Yeah

I wish you well, but go take it somewhere else

Oh, who's gonna save you

Save you, save you now? (Save you, save you now)

Who's gonna save you now? (Hold on, woo)

Who's gonna save you now? (Who's gonna save you this time?)

Who's gonna save you now?

Who's gonna save you?

Who's gonna save you now?

## References

1. ↑ SAWAYAMA by Rina Sawayama on Apple Music