“Young & Reckless”

I knew from the first day,
we were just another cliché.
That should’ve been a sign for us to step away.

People said we were wild and free;
We could be whatever we wanted to be.
We should’ve learned to take a second to breathe.

And I thought I was on top of the world.
And you, you and I should’ve learned how to fly.

We were young and reckless,
thinking we were fearless.
We didn’t even notice;
We couldn’t even care less.
We couldn’t even care less.
But you and I,
we were too high in the sky.

Dove headfirst into your embrace:
we didn’t have it in us to be afraid.
And I knew nothing of the consequences;
We lived too carelessly to pay attention.

And I thought I was on top of the world.
And you, you and I should’ve learned how to fly.

We were young and reckless,
thinking we were fearless.
We didn’t even notice;
We couldn’t even care less.
We couldn’t even care less.
But you and I,
we were too high in the sky.

No taking back what we had:
Your smile’s still shining so bright.
After all these years, I’m thinking of you.
Thought we were superheroes,
thinking life would let us go.
We should’ve known
people like us weren’t meant to fly.

We were young and reckless,
thinking we were fearless.
We didn’t even notice;
We couldn’t even care less.
We couldn’t even care less.
But you and I, you and I-

Young, young, young
We were so young.
Young, young, young
We’re still young.
We were reckless, yeah
We were reckless.

We were young and reckless,
thinking we were fearless.
We didn’t even notice;
We couldn’t even care less.
We couldn’t even care less.
But you and I,
we were too high in the sky.

Written, arranged, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Christina Li

Credits
Violin: Arayana Carr Mal
Viola: Joe Wang
Cello: Nadio Jo
Drums: (written by) Thomas Lyons
Electric Bass: (written by) Joshua Oduro
Music consultants: Thomas Bergeron, Sam Watson