Illuminated Youth Lyrics
Outside fans are waiting for the show to start
And guards to let them through
And everything once they're inside seems to exciting too
It's sparkling and blue
Now everything under the shining lights looks bright and new
Illuminated youth
Sparkling and blue
You've got to let go to pretend
Maybe you don't belong
There's something for you to pretend
Maybe you need escape
There's somewhere to go
And still tomorrow's so far away
So far away
Rush the stage to see the band
They're screaming for another song from them
Now everything under the shining lights looks bright and new
Illuminated youth
it's sparkling and blue
You've got to let go to pretend
Maybe you don't belong
There's something for you to pretend
Maybe you need escape
There's somewhere to go
And still tomorrow's so far away
Don't let them put up a wall inside your head
Restless legs, restless days
Bored with the boxes always
PAs are speaking loud
Young ears frequent the sound
They're allowed to bruise
Picking what parts to use
But where your feet are
Is a longer floor that lessens the chore
It's bigger, a crowded view
Put tomorrow away
Restless legs, restless days
Tomorrow's so far away
You've got to let go to pretend
Maybe you don't belong
There's something for you to pretend
Maybe you need escape
There's somewhere to go
And still tomorrow's so far away
Tomorrow's so far away
This is here for you
Jordan: "A good part of the song was written while we were on tour with Paramore and The Starting Line in the fall of 2007. Outside a venue in Chicago, Illinois (before doors opened for the evening), a block full of people waited in anticipation for the band's show. Excitement grew more as the stage crew ran in and out of the back doors as the headliners soundchecked their sets for the show that night (a taste of the music that was to come in just a few hours). But 'Illuminated Youth' is an overall invitation to a place where someone can leave all their troubles and worries behind and live in moments made possible by live music and the communities centered around live music. Everyone feels isolated and / or trapped at one point in their life, and this is somewhere you can come to feel complete and content, if only for just one night. "Tomorrow's so far away," so live in just today."