Meaning of “We Are Young” by Fun
We Are Young is a famous song by the American band Fun featuring singer and song writer Janelle Monáe. The song talks about being young and just enjoying the liveliness, lustiness 活泼and buoyancy高涨,蓬勃 of youth. According to Fun lead singer Nate Ruess, the song’s lyrics are autobiographical自传的 and are inspired by a memorable event in his life. Speaking with RollingStone, Ruess said the memorable event in question that inspired the lyricsof the song was a night he went out binge drinking 酗酒and got so intoxicated沉醉 that he was kicked out of a taxi he was riding in because he vomited in it. According to Ruess, it took him a full day to become a proper “functioning adult” after that wild drinking night, which he called his “worst drinkingnight of all time”.

