Prior to creating Young Love, Dan Keyes fronted the Austin, TX post-grunge … Read Full Bio ↴Prior to creating Young Love, Dan Keyes fronted the Austin, TX post-grunge band Recover. After releasing three albums with the quartet, Keyes felt the need for change. A friend offered him a place to stay for free in New York City, and within weeks Keyes was traveling from Los Angeles to New York with just one bag and his guitar. Keyes spent 2005 working at a restaurant in the city as well as working on music that he started while he was touring with Recover. At the end of 2005 Island Records signed the musician, and by summer 2006, Keyes and his band, now known as Young Love, were performing with Stolen Transmission at Annex in New York City and opening shows for Head Automatica. In mid-July, a live video of Keyes performing the song "We Want Drugs" acoustic was released on YouTube.

In September, two short promotional videos were released for the single "Discotech". In October, a full video featuring live footage was released for the single, and on November 21, 2006, the Young Love EP was released on iTunes, and featured "Discotech" a new song, "Tragedy" and two remixes. In December, Young Love played several shows with British MC Lady Sovereign.

In early January 2007, Billboard listed Young Love as one of "2007's Best Bets" for the year, and described their album as "...the kind of pop that we've been missing: melodic, catchy, smart and as young and in love-with the ubiquitous 'she'-as Romeo...". On January 3, 2007, MTV premiered the video for the band's newest single, "Find A New Way". In addition, the single will serve as the theme song for the network's new Jennifer Lopez-produced reality series, DanceLife, which premiered January 15, 2007.

January 30, 2007 was the official release of Young Love's full-length debut, Too Young to Fight It. The album includes both "Discotech" and "Tragedy" along with nine more original songs. In February, the band will start a tour, playing shows with several different acts including Foreign Islands, Morors Eros, and Federalist.

Their sophomore album titled "One of Us" is due out on April 28th, 2009.

Give Up On You
Young Love Lyrics

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changed my number cause of you, can't believe it took me so long. people will tell you what you want to hear. i've got other girls that will give me money. you could be amazing in so many ways. i ask myself is there something left i hold my breath and i wonder i give up on you i want to give up but you make it so hard you make it so hard i know it feels like i've got nothing left for us i wanted more is it over? i've spent so much time trying to make it right now i know what lies at the end of this road i ask myself is there something left i hold my breath and i wonder i give up on you i want to give up but you make it so hard you make it so hard i wanna let go i can still feel it feel it in you i give up on you i want to give up but you make it so hard you make it so hard

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Young Love's "Give Up" appear to be about a relationship that has become toxic and unfulfilling. The singer has decided to change their number and cut off contact with the person they are singing about, acknowledging that it should have happened a long time ago. They express frustration with the way people will tell you what you want to hear and the fact that there are other people in their life who are willing to give them money. Despite all of this, there is still a sense of wondering if there is something left to salvage in the relationship.

The chorus repeats the phrase "I give up on you" and "you make it so hard," emphasizing the difficulty of letting go of someone who was once important to them. The singer acknowledges that there were good things about the relationship ("you could be amazing in so many ways") but ultimately feels that it is time to move on. In the final lines, they admit that they can still feel something for the person, but ultimately they have to let go.

Overall, "Give Up" is a melancholic and reflective song about the end of a relationship. It captures the conflicting emotions that can arise when trying to leave someone behind and move on with your life.

Line by Line Meaning

changed my number cause of you, can't believe it took me so long.
I had to change my phone number to avoid you, and I regret not doing it earlier.

people will tell you what you want to hear.
People will lie to make you feel good or to manipulate you.

i've got other girls that will give me money.
I have other girls who are willing to pay or support me financially.

you could be amazing in so many ways.
You have great potential and many wonderful qualities.

i ask myself is there something left i hold my breath and i wonder
I question whether there is anything left worth fighting for, and I feel uncertain and anxious.

i give up on you i want to give up but you make it so hard you make it so hard
I am giving up on our relationship, but you make it difficult for me because of your actions or behavior.

i know it feels like i've got nothing left for us i wanted more is it over?
I feel like there is nothing left for us, and I wanted more from our relationship. Is it truly over?

i've spent so much time trying to make it right now i know what lies at the end of this road
I have invested a lot of time and effort into fixing our relationship, but now I realize that it won't work out.

i wanna let go i can still feel it feel it in you
I want to move on, but I still sense that there are unresolved feelings or emotions in you.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DAN KEYES

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