"Can't Catch Me Now" is the second single from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Music From & Inspired By). The song was released worldwide on November 3rd, 2023, written and performed by singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, and co-written by producer Dan Nigro.
Lyrics[]
There's blood on the side of the mountain
There's writing all over the wall
Shadows of us are still dancin'
In every room and every hall
There's snow fallin' over the city
You thought that it would wash away
The bitter taste of my fury
And all of the messes you made
Yeah, you think that you got away
But I'm in the trees, I'm in the breeze
My footsteps on the ground
You'll see my face in every place
But you can't catch me now
Through wading grass, the months will pass
You'll feel it all around
I'm here, I'm there, I'm evеrywhere
But you can't catch me now
No, you can't catch mе now
Bet you thought I'd never do it
Thought it'd go over my head
I bet you figured I'd pass with the winter
Be somethin' easy to forget
Oh, you think I'm gone 'cause I left
But I'm in the trees, I'm in the breeze
My footsteps on the ground
You'll see my face in every place
But you can't catch me now
Through wading grass, the months will pass
You'll feel it all around
I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere
But you can't catch me now
No, you can't catch me now
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
You can't, you can't catch me now
I'm comin' like a storm into your town
You can't, you can't catch me now
I'm higher than the hopes that you brought down
You can't, you can't catch me now
I'm comin' like a storm into your town
You can't, you can't catch me now
I'm higher than the hopes that you brought down
You can't, you can't catch me now
I'm comin' like a storm into your town
You can't, you can't catch me now
You can't, you can't, you can't
There's blood on the side of the mountain
It's turning a new shade of red
Yeah, sometimes the fire you founded
Don't burn the way you'd expect
Yeah, you thought that this was the end
Media[]
The song's release was first revealed at a promotional event for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes on November 1st, 2023. That evening, a choir sang "The Hanging Tree" live in Times Square, and actors Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, and Josh Andrés Rivera came out to speak before a trailer played with the first excerpt of the song.[1]
Music videos[]
The official lyric video came out on November 7th, 2023, and the music video premiered on November 13th, coinciding with the film's Los Angeles premiere.
Awards[]
| Year | Award | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Winner[2] |
| Academy Award for Best Original Song | Shortlisted[3] | |
| North Carolina Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Song | Nominated[4] | |
| Society of Composers & Lyricists Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production | Winner[5] | |
| Gold Derby Film Award for Best Original Song | Nominated | |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated |
Trivia[]
- It is sung from the point of view of Lucy Gray Baird to Coriolanus Snow. References to his name can be found in the lyrics.
References[]
- ↑ https://ew.com/movies/olivia-rodrigo-hunger-games-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes-song/
- ↑ https://www.hmmawards.com/2023-hmma-winners-and-nominees/
- ↑ https://press.oscars.org/news/96th-oscarsr-shortlists-10-award-categories-announced
- ↑ https://ncfilmcritics.org/award-winners/oppenheimer-wins-ten-ncfca-awards/
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0014588/2024/1