I think this song captures beautifully the feeling a lot of people get once they finish school and find themselves wondering “what now?”... “Iron your suit and tie, forever till you die...” This version even more so.... Thank you Dec!
reminds me so much of the glory days of britpop! reminiscent of pulp’s common people and blur’s early hits about the monotony of life in working class England. the social commentary just adds to the already brilliant music.
Declan McKenna is so Amazing I feel like the guy could become the David Bowie of our Generation. He has the Voice, the Talent, the Genius. I am eagerly waiting to see where he will go from here 🙌🙌🙌
[Verse 1] Gold, let it unfold And imagine you're dressed in gold Roaring crowds in Manchester would manage to be told Oh, and your king, the boy you loved in spring The way she looks at him The common goal, and waiting for the kids to go [Chorus] We've been held back for after-school meetings They've got it in for me For all it's worth The key to life on Earth Jokers, happy go xenophobe locals Have got it in for me For all I'm worth The key to life on Earth [Interlude] [Verse 2] Holy smokes You kids and your jokes Asking where we got our jeans And where the hell we found our coats 'Cause dirty streets these days are graced By Nikes of black and green And headstrong boys in chinos Barely grasp what that could mean And they lie, the men that wrung us dry The boys who poked your eye The common fool, the walk to school for you and I [Chorus] We've been held back for after-school meetings They've got it in for me For all it's worth The key to life on Earth The thing is, these out-of-touch scrounging rich kids Are living here for free On my home turf The key to life on Earth [Bridge] Call in to wake you up in the morning (Morning) Iron your suit and tie forever until you die Join forces, like carousels and their horses Forever spinning 'round And never coming down [Outro] Come out and join us, honey, we will sort you out Come work in Brookfield Park and we can shut your mouth Come work in Sainsbury's, babe, until you've had enough Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out Come out and join us, honey, we will sort you out Come work in Brenley Farm and we can shut your mouth Come work in Sainsbury's, babe, until you've had enough Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out
Sooo excited to share my performance for radio1’s big weekend
so so so good
you are adorable
You're my favourite artist
it’s so beautiful
Love me
the talent on this man is freakin’ inconceivable
when his voice breaks, it touches your soul
some tell thats a defect, but i think that its a part of his art
exynos 68 it seems intentional
it really does, no jokes
love it :)
the piano version of the key to life on earth >>>
declan is sooo underrated, this song and this version is so beautiful
I just love how unique he is.
Honestly, every performance of his he gives it his all and his all is beautiful
i love how much effort Declan and Luke put into making all these at home videos
@Max Stein Luke is one of his friends/house mates. He also has a youtoube channel. He heloed with editing and recording for this video :)
There green screen was a fine purchase.
I think this song captures beautifully the feeling a lot of people get once they finish school and find themselves wondering “what now?”...
“Iron your suit and tie, forever till you die...”
This version even more so....
Thank you Dec!
Wow, this is literally the key to life on earth
I heard the first note and I thought “I am going to cry”
"The thinggg is" Woah that hit different.
The simplicity of this version adds to the incredible melancholy emotional affect
This version is so haunting. I love it
this silly little Englishman has changed my life so much. i hope i can meet him one day
same bestie same
I get more in love with this man and his music every day
I am so glad I found him, he is so unique and amazing omg
i've lost count of how many times i've come back here
Look how far you’ve come... I knew you were special back in 2017
Such a different chill melancholy vibe with this version
Declan in suit and playing a piano version... I’m crying. This is so beautiful 💙🤧🤧
phenomenal. showstopping. never been done before. i fucking love the emotion displayed so clearly in his performance, an absolute king in all he does
reminds me so much of the glory days of britpop! reminiscent of pulp’s common people and blur’s early hits about the monotony of life in working class England. the social commentary just adds to the already brilliant music.
The dislikes are from the piano keys that were not used
to whoever disliked, we needa talk.
No need to talk, to whoever disliked, lets fight
i juST WAnNa tALK i swear
Where we jumping them, guys?
They don’t want this smoke😠👊
or we can just let them be in the dark
i’m gonna cry with this playing everyday, this and in blue are the only things worthy of my tears
i think we need to agree that he's one of the most talented and unique artists out there. KING i love u
i like this song and all but it makes me wanna cry idk why but it’s totally worth crying to
i am in love with this man
the voice, the outfit, the piano… everything was just so beautiful and angelical i loved it so much
that "the thing is"... oh my god... just.. oh my god
Dec is so underrated i love him so much
i have transcended
Mood
Where's The Beef? hello aGAIN
jesus christ declan is incredible
Idk why but I cried to this
This performance was so lovely it moved me to tears.
Omg I can't miss this!!
Thank you Declan. What a creamy dreamy version of The Key to Life on Earth, love it!
Teamo Declan
This dude is incredible!
he wins savior of 2020
Excelente versión de esta canción increíble Declan esta a otro nivel
Declan McKenna is so Amazing I feel like the guy could become the David Bowie of our Generation. He has the Voice, the Talent, the Genius. I am eagerly waiting to see where he will go from here 🙌🙌🙌
3:30-4:00 absolutely sent me
0:00-5:25 had me in tears 😹
Fantastic performance. Echo made it sound timeless.
I really love this version 🥰
He can play everything... guitar and piano
jana Puris ah yes, the instruments: guitar and piano
clara c: Thanks for doing this so I didn’t have to
And my heart
he really is an angel
declan = god
Eu não consigo descrever o quanto isso tocou na alma...
this was so good it made me emotional :(
Declan so talented 😩😩
i'm so proud he looks so grown up 🥺
declan you’re AMAZING 🥺💟
i wish i was joking when i said this made me cry
this is beautiful BEAUTIFUL what an angel
Touching version
This man deserves the whole world
i am shocked really whaatttt- this was the best live performance that i hv ever seen
Tears
this is heavenly
*His voice is insane* no words
he's sooo good
i love this man he is so talented. every song is such a fuckin masterpiece
TALENT
Wow this is so powerful, love this version!
Wow that was. Amazing
i love this man so much 🥺
DECLAN
I love the original singles but these versions with just the voice and piano are something else.
I love declannn
Declan :) thankyou!
I'm sooooo in love
I swear i cried 😭❤️
A legend
Isss sooo beautiful!!!
This is a very talent man
love this
Wow just wow
if this doesn't play on my way to heaven, i'm not going anywhere
This is what I’ve been waiting forrrrr
A perfeição pai
En México te escuchamos y esto fue lo mejoooor.😍😍❤
talented
Ahhh this gives me so much comforting... xoxoxo
declan is the most unproblematic musician, change my mind.
well actually you can’t nvm
Su voz es hermosa :c ✨
its really brilliantly
declan ilysm
I want this version of this song to be played at my wedding and funeral
there are so many words in the world yet i have none right now
Echo and the Bunnymen vibes with this version 👌🏻
it's amazing
Muy buena interpretación, felicitaciones.
mesmerizing
Mais talento que isso não tem
[Verse 1]
Gold, let it unfold
And imagine you're dressed in gold
Roaring crowds in Manchester would manage to be told
Oh, and your king, the boy you loved in spring
The way she looks at him
The common goal, and waiting for the kids to go
[Chorus]
We've been held back for after-school meetings
They've got it in for me
For all it's worth
The key to life on Earth
Jokers, happy go xenophobe locals
Have got it in for me
For all I'm worth
The key to life on Earth
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
Holy smokes
You kids and your jokes
Asking where we got our jeans
And where the hell we found our coats
'Cause dirty streets these days are graced
By Nikes of black and green
And headstrong boys in chinos
Barely grasp what that could mean
And they lie, the men that wrung us dry
The boys who poked your eye
The common fool, the walk to school for you and I
[Chorus]
We've been held back for after-school meetings
They've got it in for me
For all it's worth
The key to life on Earth
The thing is, these out-of-touch scrounging rich kids
Are living here for free
On my home turf
The key to life on Earth
[Bridge]
Call in to wake you up in the morning (Morning)
Iron your suit and tie forever until you die
Join forces, like carousels and their horses
Forever spinning 'round
And never coming down
[Outro]
Come out and join us, honey, we will sort you out
Come work in Brookfield Park and we can shut your mouth
Come work in Sainsbury's, babe, until you've had enough
Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out
Come out and join us, honey, we will sort you out
Come work in Brenley Farm and we can shut your mouth
Come work in Sainsbury's, babe, until you've had enough
Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out
dude looks like he's boutta drink calcium off of somebody elses bones
What makes him look like that?
ユーベリク just don’t question it 💀
Tf this mean
I honestly think this song will haunt me
This is SO AMAZING!❤️❤️😍🎶