Shawn Mendes

Released: December 21, 2018

Featuring: Jessie Reyez Khalid

Songwriter: Teddy Geiger Geoffrey Warburton Scott Harris Khalid Shawn Mendes

Producer: Shawn Mendes Joel Little

[Verse 1: Khalid & Jessie Reyez]
Here I am, stuck on this couch scrolling through my notes
Heart was broken, still not growing, nah
Why is it always televised? They want me desensitized
I won't do it, I won't do it, mhm

[Pre-Chorus: Shawn Mendes, Khalid & Jessie Reyez]
Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate
No, I won't let it change me
Never losing sight of the one I keep inside
Now, I know it, yeah, I know it

[Chorus: Shawn Mendes, Khalid & Jessie Reyez]
You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away
You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away

[Post-Chorus: Shawn Mendes & Khalid]
You can't take my youth away

[Verse 2: Shawn Mendes, Jessie Reyez & Khalid]
It's hard to sleep at night, knowing what's outside
Feeling hopeless, I need focus
You have died inside, and your soul's not worth the price
Don't you lose it for this foolishness, no
You hit me with words I never heard come out your mouth
To be honest, I don't want it, no

[Pre-Chorus: Shawn Mendes, Khalid & Jessie Reyez]
Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate
No, I won't let it change me

[Chorus: Shawn Mendes, Khalid & Jessie Reyez]
You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away
You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away

[Post-Chorus: Shawn Mendes & Jessie Reyes & Khalid]
You can't take my youth away (Can't take my youth)
You can't take my youth away
Oh, yeah

[Bridge: Jessie Reyez, Shawn Mendes & Khalid]
How come certain boys in blue
Can be so quick to shoot?
You gotta be the change that you want to see
Pain, but I won't let it turn into hate
You gotta be the heaven you want to see
No, I won't let it change me (Ohh)

[Chorus: Shawn Mendes, Khalid & Jessie Reyez, Shawn Mendes]
You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away (Youth away)
You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away (Oh yeah)
You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today (Oh, oh)
You can't take my youth away
You can't take my youth away
This soul of mine will never break
As long as I wake up today
You can't take my youth away
You can't take my youth away

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (born August 8, 1998 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He spent his early days learning to play guitar by watching YouTube tutorial videos, when Shawn was younger he was judged for being so invested in watching youtube influencers. He started doing covers on youtube but then, gained millions of followers in a few months for singing on Vine in 2013, becoming the third most-followed artist on the platform in 2014. He was in magcon in 2014 with Jack Gillinsky, Nash Grier, Cameron Dallas, Matt Espinosa, and Jack Johnson.

He officially signed with Island Records in May 2014 and released his first single “Life of the Party” on June 26, 2014. His debut album Handwritten, which included hit single “Stitches”, reached the top 10 in the U.S. and Canada, and number one in the UK. He went to re-release that album under Handwritten Revisted with four new tracks, including collaboration with Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello, “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”

His second studio album Illuminate delivered three hit “Treat You Better”, “Mercy”, and “There’s Nothing Holdin' Me Back”. The latter single peaked in the Billboard Top 10 and also reached number one on the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart. In August 2017, he became the first artist under 20 to have three number-one songs on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.

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