Fighting flames with fire
Hang on to burning wires
We don’t care anymore
Are we fading lovers?
We keep wasting colours
Maybe we should let this go
We’re falling apart, still we hold together
We’ve passed the end, so we chase forever
‘Cause this is all we know
This feeling’s all we know
I’ll ride my bike up to the road
Down the streets right through the city
I’ll go everywhere you go
From Chicago to the coast
You tell me, “Hit this and let’s go.
Blow the smoke right through the window.”
‘Cause this is all we know
‘Cause this is all we know
‘Cause this is all we know
Never face each other
One bed, different covers
We don’t care anymore
Two hearts still beating
On with different rhythms
Maybe we should let this go
We’re falling apart, still we hold together
We’ve passed the end, so we chase forever
‘Cause this is all we know
This feeling’s all we know
I’ll ride my bike up to the road
Down the streets right through the city
I’ll go everywhere you go
From Chicago to the coast
You tell me, “Hit this and let’s go.
Blow the smoke right through the window.”
‘Cause this is all we know
‘Cause this is all we know
‘Cause this is all we know
Unraveling the Emotional Layers of “All We Know”
“All We Know” by The Chainsmokers weaves a bittersweet narrative about holding onto love even as a relationship falls apart. The song paints a picture of lovers clinging to familiar patterns, despite recognizing that the spark is fading. Lines like “We keep wasting colours” and “Maybe we should let this go” highlight the struggle between letting go and the comfort of shared memories. The repeated motif of traveling together symbolizes their attempt to escape reality, suggesting that sometimes, the comfort of the known outweighs the fear of moving on.
Song Credits
- Artists: The Chainsmokers feat. Phoebe Ryan
- Songwriters: Andrew Taggart, Phoebe Ryan, Taylor Bird
- Release Year: 2016
- Label: Disruptor Records / Columbia Records