"Glory Days" is an unreleased song by Kesha. The title was originally thought to be "Golden Bird". It is currently not registered on any music publishing site and has no known producers or co-writers, however, it is likely to be an outtake from Rainbow. The full song leaked on December 5, 2022.
Background[]
Kesha posted a video of her and Wrabel playing around with Face Swap and a snippet of the song played in the background. It was posted on Instagram on January 12th, 2016 with a caption that said, "freaky friday vibez w Wrabel".[1]
Lyrics[]
Oh oh oh
Do you remember?
We were running through the streets
We were crazy and naive
We were happy little freaks
Do you remember?
Skinny dipping at the beach
Getting chased by the police
All the fun we had for free
Do you remember?
The only time that we would cry
Is when we would get too high
Promised we’d be friends for life
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
Those were the glory days
It was a reckless phase
Drugs and glitter on the floor
Had a dream worth fighting for
Those were the glory days
Lost in a golden haze
God I want that freedom back
Give anything to feel like that
For one more night
Ooh
Do you remember?
Feeling like we’d never die
Had that magic in our eyes
Wish I could go back in time
I remember
I didn’t know what I was worth
Always so damn insecure
Lived so hard and fuck, I’ve learned
To remember
Who I am and where I’m from
Never let go of the fun
But learned to love who I’ve become
Do you remember?
I remember
Those were the glory days
It was a reckless phase
Drugs and glitter on the floor
Had a dream worth fighting for
Those were the glory days
Lost in a golden haze
God I want that freedom back
Give anything to feel like that
For one more night
Always said I’d never grow up
Never let my young drunken heart go
Never thought I’d miss the feeling
Being hopeless, young, drunk, and heart-broke
Always said I’d never grow up
Never let my young drunken heart go
Never thought I’d miss the feeling
Being hopeless, young, drunk, and heart-broke
Those were the glory days
It was a reckless phase
Drugs and glitter on the floor
Had a dream worth fighting for
Those were the glory days
Lost in a golden haze
God I want that freedom back
Give anything to feel like that
Those were the glory days (Always said I’d never grow up)
It was a reckless phase (Never let my young drunken heart go)
Drugs and glitter on the floor (Never thought I’d miss the feeling)
Had a dream worth fighting for (Being hopeless, young, drunk, and heart-broke)
Those were the glory days (Always said I’d never grow up)
Lost in a golden haze (Never let my young drunken heart go)
God I want that freedom back (Never thought I’d miss the feeling)
Give anything to feel like that (Being hopeless, young, drunk, and heart-broke)
For one more night
For one more night
God I want that freedom back
I’d give anything to feel like that
For one more night