"Candles" is a song originally by Daughter that Conan Gray covered on his YouTube on February 5th, 2017.
Background
In the description of the YouTube video, Conan wrote:
"i absolutely adore daughter, if you haven't listened to their music before, i would highly highly suggest. they always use such interesting chords and tuning, and have a very very distinct style. i apologize for the grain, my camera doesn't handle low light very well, but i wanted to film at night because whenever i think of this song, i always imagine singing it in the dark. i hope you all don't mind that this isn't very fancily edited or anything, i just felt like doing a lil chill cover :) i love you guys so much, i'm so happy to have y'all in my life see you in a few days,
much love, -cone"
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
That boy, take me away, into the night
Out of the hum of the street lights and into the forest
I'll do whatever you say to me in the dark
Scared I'll be torn apart by a wolf in a mask of a familiar name on a birthday card
[Chorus]
Blow out all the candles, blow out all the candles
"You're too old to be so shy," he says to me so I stay the night
Just a young heart confusin' my mind, and we're both in silence
Wide-eyed, we're both in silence
Wide-eyed, like we're in a crime scene
[Verse 2]
Well I have brittle bones it seems
I bite my tongue and torch my dreams
I've got a little voice to speak with
And a mind of thoughts and secrecy
And things cannot be reversed, we learn from the times we are cursed
Things cannot be reversed, we learn from the ones we fear the worst
And learn from the ones we hate the most how to
[Chorus]
Blow out all the candles, blow out all the candles
"You're too old to be so shy," he says to me so I stay the night
Just a young heart confusin' my mind, and we're both in silence
Wide-eyed, we're both in silence
Wide-eyed
[Bridge]
'Cause we both know I'll never be your lover
I only bring the heat
Company under covers
Fillin' space in your sheets
And I'll never be your lover
I only bring the heat
Company under covers
Fillin' space in your sheets, in your sheets, oh
[Chorus]
So, please just blow out all the candles, blow out all the candles
"You're too old to be so shy," he says to me so I stay the night
Just a young heart confusin' my mind, and we're both in silence
Wide-eyed, we're both in silence
Wide-eyed, like we're in a crime scene