Break the Rules Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Electric lights
Blow my mind
I feel alright


[Refrain]
Never stop, it's how we ride
Comin' up until we die


[Verse 2]
You catch my eye
Bitch, you wanna fly?
I'm so alive


[Refrain]
Never stop, it's how we ride
Comin' up until we die

[Chorus]
I don't wanna go to school
I just wanna break the rules
Boys and girls across the world
Puttin' on our dancin' shoes

Goin' to the discotheque
Gettin' high and gettin' wrecked
I don't wanna go to school
I just wanna break the rules
I don't wanna go to school
I just wanna break the rules

Boys and girls across the world
Puttin' on our dancin' shoes

Goin' to the discotheque
Gettin' high and gettin' wrecked
I don't wanna go to school
I just wanna break the rules
[Verse 3]
I'm such a star
Queen Boulevard
Blaze through the dark


[Refrain]
Never stop, it's how we ride
Comin' up until we die

[Chorus]
I don't wanna go to school
I just wanna break the rules
Boys and girls across the world
Puttin' on our dancin' shoes

Goin' to the discotheque
Gettin' high and gettin' wrecked
I don't wanna go to school
I just wanna break the rules

[Bridge]
Get my guitar
Sunglasses on
So light it up

[Refrain]
Never stop, it's how we ride
Comin' up until we die
[Chorus]
I don't wanna go to school
I just wanna break the rules
Boys and girls across the world
Puttin' on our dancin' shoes

Goin' to the discotheque
Gettin' high and gettin' wrecked
I don't wanna go to school
I just wanna break the rules

[Outro]
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Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
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“Break the Rules” is the second single from the album, released after the hit “Boom Clap”. It’s a punk-pop anthem about living life as a daredevil clubber.

According to her article on Buzzfeed:

The song is inspired by a lot of the things I was listening to whilst in Sweden at the end of last year. I spent about a month making a punk record and covering songs by Swedish punk bands like Portrait of a Death Rapper and stuff. This song was written when I came out of the other side of that punk phase and translated it into something more pop. Obviously, it’s about not giving a fuck.

The music video was released August 25, 2014, depicting truancy and a wild prom. It’s 90’s influenced, and casts Jawbreaker actor Rose McGowan.

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Is there a behind the scenes of the music video?
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What did Charli xcx say about "Break the Rules"?
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I made some rash decisions with Sucker, like the song Break The Rules. That was so bad. I hate it. I wrote it at a writing camp for other artists with Benny Blanco and Stargate, and I was like, ‘Whoever sings this song is an idiot.’

—via interview

Credits
Video Art Production Assistant
Video Producer
Additional Engineering
Programmer
Mastering Engineer
Keyboards
Percussion
Mixing Engineer
Guitar
Video Director
Recorded At
Rokstone Studios (London, UK) and Westlake Audio (Los Angeles, CA)
Released on
August 19, 2014
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