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- Call It What You Want Lyrics

Call it what you want
Call it what you want
I said just call it what you want
Call it what you want

Yeah, we're locked up in ideas
We like to label everything
Well, I'm just gonna do here what I gotta do here
'Cause I gotta keep myself free

You're ducking and moving
Just to hide your bruises from all your enemies
And I'm in the crossfire dodging bullets
From your expectancies, yeah yeah

We've got nothing to lose
You better run and hide
You crossed the line
I've got a knife behind my back, just sayin'

We've got nothing to prove
Your social guides give you swollen eyes
But what I've got can't
Be bought so you can just

Call it what you want
Call it what you want
I said just call it what you want
Call it what you want
You've taken your words and you take your judgments
And stick them onto everything
If it don't conform to what you were born into
Then you run the other way

You say, "Now what's your style and
Who do you listen to?" Who cares?
Well, that rat race ladder-climbing
Fake-face smile's got nothing on me

We've got nothing to lose
You better run and hide
You crossed the line
I've got a knife behind my back, just sayin'

We've got nothing to prove
Your social guides give you swollen eyes
But what I've got can't
Be bought so you can just

Call it what you want
Call it what you want
I said just call it what you want
Call it what you want

You can call it what you want
What you want
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Facts about Call It What You Want

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Who wrote Call It What You Want lyrics?


Call It What You Want is written by Mark Foster, Paul Epworth.
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When was Call It What You Want released?


It is first released on May 23, 2011 as part of Foster The People's album "Torches" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Call It What You Want lyrics?


When we look deeper into its meaning, Foster the People's 'Call It What You Want' song is about keeping it real with oneself even when the society around you is asking you to change. The song portrays such an idea through the metaphorical phrases, 'ducking and moving just to hide your bruises' and 'rat race ladder-climbing fake-face smile.' Call It What You Want lyrics are mostly around the themes of freedom, empowerment, inspiration, social commentary, and angst. The song very much so highlights self-identity and freedom, social judgment and authenticity, and defiance and resilience simultaneously. The lyric line goes to the extent of showing conflict and emotional turmoil by exposing violence ('I got a knife behind my back') and social pressures, unfit for kids under 13. The use of no offensive language or resilience but the mature themes do call for a PG-13 rating.
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Which genre is Call It What You Want?


Call It What You Want falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song Call It What You Want?


Call It What You Want song length is 4 minutes and 00 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Mark Foster, Paul Epworth
Record Label(s): 2010, 2011 Sony Music Entertainment
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