[Intro – distant crowd noise, clean guitar harmonics, ambient pad] We were sixteen... Before the world got loud [Verse 1 – clean guitar, minimal 808, soft vocal] Summer air through a cracked car door We swore we’d never need much more Cheap gas, nowhere to go Just chasing pink and gold sunsets slow No pressure, no plan Just ink on our hands Thought ten years was far away Now it’s here and I can’t explain [Pre-Chorus – guitar swell, live drums enter softly] Every old song hits like a wave Pulls me back to who I was Before I cared so much [Build – snare rolls, vocal chop rising, synth tension] Don’t let it fade Don’t let it fade Count it down [Drop 1 – sidechained synth chords, live drums layered, bass punch] ... [Chorus – distorted guitar, big layered vocals] Take me back to sixteen When forever didn’t mean a thing We were reckless, we were free Nothing hanging over me Now it’s 2026 Same skyline, different fix Every summer hits like this I’m still sixteen in the static [Instrumental Break – melodic guitar lead over 808 bass] ... [Rap Verse – 808 heavy, trap hi-hats, drums punchy] Yeah We had dreams bigger than the town line Late night talks on a cracked iPhone 5 Said we’d leave, never look behind Now we’re older but the fear’s the same size Group chats dead, but I scroll through Every memory feels brand new Thought we’d all make it somehow Funny how that sounds right now [Pre-Chorus – drums cut, ambient pad, vocal raw] If I close my eyes I’m right back there Windows down Midnight air [Build – snare build faster, guitar distortion rising] Ten years gone But it feels so near [Drop 2 – bigger melodic bass stack, brighter synth lead, full drums] ... [Chorus – higher energy, layered shout vocals] Take me back to sixteen When the future looked evergreen No rent due, no in-between Just dumb love and gasoline Now it’s 2026 Same old songs I can’t resist Every chorus hits like this I’m still sixteen in the static [Bridge – drums drop out, clean guitar, emotional vocal] Maybe we were naive Maybe that’s what we need A little less reality A little more “we’ll see” We thought growing up was winning No one told us what we’d miss [Final Build – heavy snare roll, vocal echo, synth rise] Don’t let it fade Don’t let it fade [Final Drop – full band + melodic bass fusion] ... [Outro – guitar feedback, crowd chant feel] Sixteen Sixteen Still in the static

Sixteen in the Static