Useless Youth is a band from Mexico City. Led by brother and sister José an… Read Full Bio ↴Useless Youth is a band from Mexico City. Led by brother and sister José and Sandra (Yak) Escandón (Guitar, Bass and voices, respectively). It's formed as well by drummer Emiliano Hernández and guitarist Ian Rojas.
They have one full-length album "The Coldest Ocean" that gives off three singles.Related with genres like Shoegaze, Post-punk, Indiepop, Dreampop and Jangle Pop, their music is strongly influenced by bands like Beach Fossils, DIIV, Hawaiian Gremlins, Motorama or Mac Demarco.
Although their trajectory is short, they have been supported from numerous media and booking agencies from Mexico City as well as foreign media.
Recently they launched "Goodbye" as the first single from their upcoming full-length album "Cities" out on October 5th 2018.

Fantasy
Useless Youth Lyrics

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Walking down the street
I saw you crying
alone
And I thought a million
words to say to you
but I don't

Babe you know I'm here to stay

but everything I knew has changed.
And if you really knew the way,
maybe I could save the day.

Maybe I can save the day.

The city and the stars,
the storm in your eyes.
Everything makes me feel high.
Let's go to the city
or sit down by the river.
I'll say the things that you love.

Never ever ever I have really let you down,
'cause I've never been that headless to leave my girl behind

If I say the words I need to, would you give me another chance?
Close your eyes, close your eyes.

Overall Meaning

In "Fantasy," Useless Youth's singer sees someone crying on the street and wants to offer comfort but can't seem to find the words. He feels a sense of obligation to this person, proclaiming that he's "here to stay," but is uncertain about how to help them. The chorus seems to suggest that he believes he can be this person's savior or hero, but he needs to find the right thing to say in order to save the day.

The second verse is more reflective, with the singer musing on the beauty of the city and the stars before returning to addressing the person he saw crying earlier. He invites them to go to the city or sit by a river, promising to say things that they love. The final lines of the song are more desperate, with the singer insisting that he's never let this person down and begging for a second chance.

Overall, "Fantasy" is a song about feeling the weight of other people's problems and wanting to do something to help them, but not quite knowing how. The singer wants to be viewed as someone who can come to the rescue and save the day, but isn't sure if he has what it takes to do so.

Line by Line Meaning

Walking down the street
I was walking and came across a problem.

I saw you crying
I noticed you had a deep emotional pain.

alone
You were by yourself, dealing with your pain.

And I thought a million words to say to you
I had a lot of comforting things to say to make you feel better.

but I don't
But I decided not to say those things.

Babe you know I'm here to stay
I will be around for a long time to come.

but everything I knew has changed.
But everything has changed and I don't know how things will turn out.

And if you really knew the way,
If only you had the answer.

maybe I could save the day.
Maybe I could help you out of your pain.

Maybe I can save the day.
I hope I can help.

The city and the stars,
The city and everything around us.