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Retrofit

2021

Time has a funny way of slipping through my fingers
Like grains of sand in an hourglass
I tried to find a way to let each moment linger
But before I knew it they had passed
And all our bike rides turned to night drives and then nine to fives
Say goodbye to those late nights turned to sunrise before we closed our eyes
Now I’m sitting here alone, staring at the phone
Wanna let you know that I hope everything is going alright
But I won’t find the nerve tonight
Feeling left behind
Our best days ripped away
Can’t we just start again?
We said “fuck growing up”
Then grew apart instead
Now I just miss the way things used to be
And I just wish we stayed seventeen
Time we thought was ours was only ever borrowed
Yet I’m still chasing yesterday
You and I, we always had such big plans for tomorrow
But I guess life got in the way
And all our day dreams took a backseat to our new routines
Ain’t it funny how quickly all the best weeks fade to memories
Now I’m missing you to death, wishing you the best
Holding every breath since you left
As I drown in how it could be
The what if’s echo on repeat
Cutting right through me
Now I just miss the way things used to be
And I just wish we stayed seventeen forever
Cause it’s never been enough to just remember
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Settle Your Scores

Settle Your Scores

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"The Way Things Used to Be" appears on "Retrofit" in 2021.

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