Perhaps more than any other current artist, Alice Merton is skilled at crafting songs having a lyrical significance and a melodic sophistication that command respect from demanding music listeners, while extending across-the-board
invitations to move to the rhythm and join the singing. We witnessed persons joining the chorus of “No Roots” despite their normal resistance to publicly displaying vocal or dance skills.
Alice Merton is currently touring. The buzz around the energy of her performances is consistently increasing in volume. Among the stops is a visit to the elegance of August Hall in San Francisco (for ticket information CLICK HERE). The full list of tour dates is shown in the picture at the top of this post.
"Why So Serious" stands as the most recent release from Alice Merton. The song is more infused with Pop sensibilities than her previous singles, but carries a poise and worldliness in its message. It was written by Alice and longtime co-writer/producer Nicolas Rebsche, who ask why we can't just relax, it isn’t the fault of our upbringing. In talking about “Why So Serious,” Alice explained:
“I was a little upset that everyone would ask if the next song would be as successful as 'No Roots.’ And then I thought, screw this! I'm happy, I have the time of my life, so: Why so serious?”
Thus, the song declares, “I want to live in the now, I’m not gonna live in the past, don’t want to care about what-if’s, cause what if those things don’t last.”
“Why So Serious” by Alice Merton
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Lyrics of “Why So Serious” by Alice Merton
When did we forget
All the crazy things that made
us feel so part of it?
Our youth, so confident
We played our heartstrings
Not caring if it ends
Try to learn to let go of all
those things that tie you down
Get rid of it, the voice inside
that tells me that
I'm scared, yeah, scared as
shit
But I wanna let go of it now
So someone tell me
Why so serious?
Why are we so serious?
Oh, why so serious?
When did we get like this?
I still remember we weren't
grown up like this
I don't seem to get all the
things that are happening
And I can't make sense of
everything that's inside my head
But I keep on thinking
There's gotta be something said
Oh, seems we've lost it
That spark inside that tells us
it's all nonsense
Stop being so cautious
With every mistake there comes
a lesson learned
So someone tell me
Why so serious?
(Serious)
Why are we so serious?
Oh, why so serious?
(Serious)
When did we get like this?
I still remember we weren't
grown up like this
Oooh, oh
Why so serious?
(Serious)
Why are we so serious?
Oh, why so serious?
(Serious)
Can someone tell me
Did we forget about
Living with no regrets?
Oooh, oh
I wanna live in the now
I'm not gonna live in the past
Don't wanna care about what-ifs
'Cause what if those things
don't last?
And I wanna live with no
regrets
I wanna live in the now
I'm not gonna live in the past
Don't wanna care about what-ifs
'Cause what if those things
don't last?
And I wanna live with no
regrets
So someone tell me
Why so serious?
Why so serious?
(Serious)
Why are we so serious?
Oh, why so serious?
(Serious)
When did we get like this?
I still remember we weren't
grown up like this
Oooh, oh
Why so serious?
(Serious)
Why are we so serious?
Oh, why so serious?
(Serious)
Can someone tell me
Did we forget about
Living with no regrets?
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