How Dare You Want More
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How Dare You Want More Lyrics
These steps toward faith, I can't imagine it
Pack my suitcase up till I can't bear it
Who am I without this weight on my shoulder?
Oh God, I'm dying to know
[Chorus 1]
But how dare you want more?
How dare you want more?
Preacher, preacher's callin' from the floor
[Verse 2]
Man of secrets, two lives that he's been living in (What?)
Stolen identity, stolen dreamin'
Who is he if he just go and tell it like it is?
I'll bet he's dying to know
[Chorus 2]
But how dare you want more?
How dare you want more?
Preacher, preacher callin' from the floor (Hey)
(Hey, hеy, hey, hey, hey, hеy)
(Oh)
[Verse 3]
These steps toward faith so easy for her, but
(Out of mind, out of sight, I'm trying to find out)
Who is she without all of this carryin' fear?
Oh God, she's still my mother and still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother, still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother, still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother, still my wheel, yeah
Still my mother cryin' out
"How dare you want more?"
"How dare you want more?"
Preacher, preacher callin' from the floor
"How dare you want more?" (How dare you want more?)
"How dare you want more?"
[Post-Chorus]
Hey, lonely wants to stay forever (No)
But tonight, we're gonna do a little better (What?)
Yeah, tonight, we're gonna do a little better (Say)
Yeah, tonight, we're gonna do a little better
Wait, lonely wants to tear us down now
But tonight, we're gonna drown the sound out
Well, tonight, we're gonna drown the sound out (Hey)
Yeah, tonight, we're gonna drown it out (Yeah)
[Chorus 4]
Well, how dare you want more? (What?)
Well, how dare you want more?
(What?)
[Break]
No-no, no-no, no-no, no-no
I said, whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa (Alright)
Let's go
I said, no, hey-no, hey-no, hey-no
Get one, get two (Ah)
(How dare you want more?)
(How dare you want more?)
(Na na na na na na)
[Outro]
Hey, lonely wants to stay forever
But tonight, we're gonna do a little better
Yeah, tonight, we're gonna do a little better
Yeah, tonight, we're gonna do a little better
Wait, lonely wants to tear us down now
But tonight, we're gonna drown the sound out (Sound out)
Well, tonight, we're gonna drown the sound out
Yeah, tonight, we're gonna drown it out
Hutch!
About
Jack Antonoff played a bit of this song on an Instagram Live on April 4, 2021. The full song was played live for the first time on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on May 26th, becoming the first musical guests to play live in Studio 6B since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020. Jack’s father, Ricky Antonoff, played guitar with the band for the performance.
“How Dare You Want More” was then officially released on June 9, 2021.
The song showcases the guilt felt over not feeling satisfied with what he has.
Q&A
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Jack Antonoff:
“How Dare You Want More” is this feeling I was seeing with friends and family. Everyone’s going through this big struggle to have more, to ask for more, and to be in control of their life. I saw it was producing so much shame in other people, and therefore, really just myself. Why is it so hard? And I’m not talking about more square footage. I’m not talking about more money. I’m talking about more of who you are so you can not have that strange feeling that keeps you up at night or makes you feel all fucked up in the morning, or makes you not grab at the things you want. It’s a question that, if you keep asking yourself over and over and over again, can start to sound silly. And that’s a good thing, because it is silly. It was a hallmark of the album, trying to move past this shame.
—via Apple Music
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