The Reckless and the Brave Lyrics

[Chorus]
Long live the reckless and the brave
I don't think I wanna be saved
My song has not been sung
So long live us

[Verse 1]
Looking out at a town called Suburbia
Everybody's just fighting to fit in
Little rats running mazes, having babies
It's a vicious little world that we live in
Looking back at a life on the other side
I realize that I didn't fit in
Didn't hate it but I didn't quite relate it
To my precious little world

[Chorus]
So long live the reckless and the brave
I don't think I want to be saved
My song has not been sung
And long live the fast times, so come what may
I don't think I'll ever be saved
Our song has not been sung
Long live us

[Verse 2]
Breaking out of a town called Suburbia
I remember everybody always saying
Little brat, must be crazy, never make it
In our vicious little world
Still I'm leaving
Got a van, got a chance, got my dignity
Got a dream, got a spark, got somewhere to be
Take a breath, say goodbye
To their precious little world
(And say goodbye to me)
[Chorus]
So long live the reckless and the brave
I don't think I want to be saved
My song has not been sung
And long live the fast times, so come what may
I don't think I'll ever be saved
Our song has not been sung
Long live us
Long live us

[Bridge]
So long live the reckless and the brave
I don't think I want to be saved
My song has not been sung

[Chorus]
So long live the reckless and the brave
I don't think I want to be saved
My song has not been sung
And long live the fast times, so come what may
(Breaking out of a town called Suburbia)
I don't think that I'll ever be saved
I know our song has not been sung (breaking out of a town called Suburbia)
Long live us
Long live us

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About

Genius Annotation

The opening track of All Time Low’s fifth album Don’t Panic!. Just like “So Long, Soldier”, the song is an ode to the band’s history.

An acoustic version of “The Reckless And The Brave” is featured as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of Don’t Panic! as well as the 2013 reissue of the album titled Don’t Panic: It’s Longer Now!

In an interview with Rock Sound, Alex Gaskarth stated that he had trouble writing this song:

The first verse and that was all I had. And it took me forever to come up with a chorus, like, it didn’t come for a while. […] I knew what I wanted to say, but I didn’t know how to say that.

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What did All Time Low say about "The Reckless and the Brave"?
Genius Answer

In an interview with Alternative Press, Alex Gaskarth stated:

It’s essentially about going back to the day that we decided to take a real shot at this band. I feel like the reason the song was written was that the longer we’re in this band, the more we realize those moments happen quite a bit—those moments of taking a leap of faith, per se, and hoping for the best. The song deals with the day we decided to take a shot at signing to a major label for the first time, dropping everything, going on tour and opting out of going to college—taking that beaten path, I guess. The reason I think this song became so pertinent when it was written was because it was happening at a time when we’d just parted ways with Interscope, and it was another leg in our adventure. Even signing to Interscope and then parting ways a year later, both of those things felt like the same kind of leap of faith. It’s that angle that’s a big overtone of the entire record, and the reason we wanted to put this song forward first—because it speaks to the whole record and sets up the whole thing."

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Release Date
July 3, 2012
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