No One Lasts Forever by Charli XCX featuring David Cronenberg is a deeply emotional reflection on life, fame, and mortality. The song follows someone learning to accept that every moment, relationship, and success will eventually fade. Instead of fearing the end, it finds peace in embracing life’s fleeting beauty and living honestly before time slips away.
No One Lasts Forever featuring David Cronenberg Lyrics
[Verse 1: Charli xcx]
I don’t wanna go home
Now I’m more confident than ever
Since everyone knows my name
All the parties got better
So now I’m sitting on the floor of a Parisian apartment
With a French girl talking ’bout philosophy
And I know deep down that it’s here and now
‘Cause nothing’s gonna last forever
[Chorus: Charli xcx]
No, nothing’s gonna last forever
No, nothing’s gonna last forever
No, nothing’s gonna last forever
No, nothing’s gonna last forever
[Verse 2: Charli xcx]
Everyone thinks I’ve got a problem
Since everyone knows my name
That I’m irresponsible and rude
That I’ll put thе drugs in my veins
So now I’m sitting on the floor of a Parisian apartment
With a Frеnch girl talking ’bout reality
She says, “No one really knows what the future holds
But we know nothing’s gonna last forever”
[Chorus: Charli xcx]
And no one’s gonna last forever
And nothing’s gonna last forever
And no one’s gonna last forever
And nothing’s gonna last forever
[Verse 3: Charli xcx]
That’s why I’m not scared of anyone
‘Cause nothing’s gonna last forever
But you need to discover that feeling
Of the crushing highs and lows of ego
Where one minute you know you’re the worst
And the next minute you know you’re better
Than everyone in the room
But know that nothing’s gonna last forever
[Chorus: Charli xcx]
And you’re not gonna last forever (You’re not gonna last forever)
So nothing’s gonna last forever (So nothing’s gonna last forever)
‘Cause you’re not gonna last forever (‘Cause you’re not gonna last forever)
So nothing’s gonna last forever (Nothing’s gonna last forever)
[Bridge: Charli xcx]
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
Forever, forever, forever, forever
[Interlude: David Cronenberg]
As I was lying there on the sidewalk, I did not think about art at all
I— I thought about people, I thought about life (You feel that people feel they could do better in life?)
Yeah, yes, sure, sure
But— and that’s why I like being close to my house
Somehow that was comforting, even though it makes no sense, you know?
But, um, no, I wasn’t thinking about art (Mhm)
And I wasn’t thinking about art as endurance, as— as, uh, immortality, you know?
I mean, we can talk about immortal artists of various kinds
And it— it can turn out that, yes, some artists have created art that has really survived thousands of years
And that’s fantastic, but experientially, for them
They are dead, they are gone, they are not experiencing that
These are true things and thank goodness for them
I— I— I really feel, um, and you hear me assuring you that oblivion is freedom
[Outro: David Cronenberg]
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever
They are dead, they are—
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Song Credits
- Song Name :–No One Lasts Forever featuring David Cronenberg
- Singer Name :–Charli xcx & David Cronenberg
- Producer:- Charli xcx, A. G. Cook & Finn Keane
- Album:– Music, Fashion, Film
- Release Date :– Jul. 24, 2026
Song Bio of No One Lasts Forever featuring David Cronenberg By Charli xcx & David Cronenberg
Charli XCX turns the fleeting nature of fame into a meditation on mortality with “No One Lasts Forever,” a standout from her Music, Fashion, Film project, released July 24, 2026. Produced alongside longtime collaborator A. G. Cook and Finn Keane, the track finds Charli reflecting on life after visibility hits its peak — the parties, the scrutiny, the whispered judgments about who she’s supposed to be now that everyone knows her name. A late-night scene in a Paris apartment becomes the emotional anchor, where a conversation drifts from small talk into something closer to philosophy.
The song’s boldest move arrives with legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg, who delivers a spoken interlude and outro instead of a sung verse. His presence transforms the track from a pop confession into something closer to a meditation on death, memory, and artistic legacy. Cronenberg’s reflections on impermanence give the song’s central refrain new weight, reframing youthful anxiety about relevance as something closer to universal truth. It’s Charli at her most introspective — glamorous, unguarded, and unusually philosophical about impermanence.
