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All the lyrics, meaning and easter eggs for Noah Kahan's ‘Draw You Out’, widely expected to feature on the new ‘Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping’ soundtrack album.
- Song Draw You Out
- LyricsOoh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
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I carry you on with me, I promised you
I would, and I do
And I float around, show up unannounced... - Artist(s)
- Album Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping - The Album (Expected)
- Label Republic Records
- Songwriter(s)
The Background:
Reports first started emerging in the summer of 2025 that Noah Kahan was in talks to contribute a song to the official Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping soundtrack album.
After the arrival of Kahan's 2026 record, The Great Divide: The Last Of The Bugs, the Vermont native shared a set of lyrics via X from a song seemingly titled ‘Draw You Out’.
Then, in September, the Vermont native returned to his TikTok burner account, @thelastofthebugs, to start teasing new music, with fans speculating that this was his Hunger Games song. Once the Sunrise on the Reaping album had been unveiled towards the end of the month, and a song titled ‘Draw You Out’ appeared on the tracklist, Kahan shared a clip of what is assumed to be ‘Draw You Out’. He captioned this, ‘Ladybug, fly away home’, a line from the Sunrise on the Reaping book.
On September 24th, Kahan was confirmed as the first artist to be named on 29 track album, set for release in November this year. His song, 'Draw You Out' will be available on October 2nd.
It serves as a heartwarming redemption arc for the ‘Orbiter’ singer-songwriter, after he revealed he'd previously been asked to write a song for an unnamed movie - which fans assume to be To All The Boys, P.S. I Still Love You - but was then reportedly ghosted. Now, it seems he has a song in one of the biggest movies of the year.
The Sound:
‘Draw You Out’ feels cut from the same cloth as Kahan's atmospheric, folk-leaning 2026 album, The Great Divide: The Last Of The Bugs. In the snippet shared via his socials, Kahan's aching vocals stretch across a haunting, guitar-driven instrumental.
The Meaning:
‘Draw You Out’ appears to explore the reconciliation of a long-lost friendship or relationship, with our protagonist admitting they revisit the places they used to spend time together.
Our narrator explains that he carries the memory of them with him wherever he goes, before confirming that they are no longer with him, sharing that this memory is “all I have now”.
However, there is an uplifting, hopeful tone permeating ‘Draw You Out’, with the thought and memory of this absent friend bringing our protagonist joy, rather than pain or regret (“I draw you out / From the edge of my mouth / It feels good to say your name”).
What has Noah Kahan said about ‘Draw You Out’?
When asked by ENews at the 2026 Emmys about whether he's ever had an interest in “creating a musical or a show or background for like a soundtrack, a score”, Kahan smiled wryly.
Kahan remained fairly tight-lipped, but seemingly hinted that something big was on the horizon, “Yeah, I have. We actually just had the opportunity to do so, which I'm really excited about...I can't tell you anymore, really. But yeah, we got something. I got that thing on me right now. So yeah, I got something in the works. I can't speak much about it, or my publicist will throw me into the trash can over there, but very excited about what we have. And it was a really cool opportunity”.
In a recent post to promote the song, Kahan said, "This is something I’ve always wanted to do and I am so grateful for the opportunity to write for this moving film, having adored the works of art by Suzanne Collins. I was already totally connected and inspired by the tragic yet hopeful story of Haymitch and Lenore Dove, and writing a song about the purpose, grief and perseverance through pain that they exemplify was an experience I’ll always be grateful for. This is an incredible film, and I am so honored to be a small part of it."
For the full lyrics so far to Noah Kahan's ‘Draw You Out’, see below:
"Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
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I carry you on with me, I promised you
I would, and I do
And I float around, show up unannounced
In the places that you knew
I draw you out from the edge of my mouth
It feels good to say your name
It's all I have now and a wonderful sound it makes
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Ooh
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I was born with someone else's face
A coward's anger and a fighter's rage
I wait around for them to take my place
And say, "Love, you're free now"
I've been caught in some old boring joke
The only punchline's how long it goes
I'm in a song with one descending note
I got nowhere else to be now
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No one tells you just how long you'll last
Some go slowly and some far too fast
I've got time I never planned to have
I got years and years of it
I've been feeling like a wing-clipped bird
Been repeating this old phrase I learned
That no one's voice is ever really heard
Until the whole world's screaming it
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I carry you on with me, I promised you
I would, and I do
And I float around, show up unannounced
In the places that you knew
I draw you out from the edge of my mouth
It feels good to say your name
It's all I have now, and a wonderful sound it makes
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I was living in a stranger's house
So I found shelter by the river's mouth
And I go swimming till my feet touch ground
Till I find something permanent
I see the rain over the valley's edge
Won't be long until the whole world's wet
And all my drowning will make way more sense
There ain't no better word for it
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I carry you on with me, I promised you
I would, and I do
And I float around, show up unannounced
In the places that you knew
I draw you out from the edge of my mouth
It feels good to say your name
It's all I have now, and a wonderful sound it makes
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Oh
Whoa"
