[Intro - crackling vinyl + distant seagulls, waves under water] Hey... do you remember July? Everything burned bright... then just... faded. [Verse 1 - lo-fi, almost whispered] Polaroids stuck in the dashboard, corners curling gold, Your mixtape on repeat, every track too bold. We drove past the pier at midnight, headlights low, Your hand brushing mine, like we had forever to go. You wore my snapback backwards, eyes glowing like streetlights, I swore those nights would never leave our sight. [Pre-Chorus - pitched-down, dreamy] Now the playlist hums, but the car sits alone, Funny how memories weigh heavier than stone. [Chorus - hazy, sun-bleached, aching] Summer '17, dancing on the edge of the boardwalk, Feet in the sand, hearts in the sky, we never talked. Fireworks above, cheap beer in our hands, Thought the world was ours, wrote love in the sand. Now I scroll through ghosts in a flickering phone glow, Dancing alone... to a summer we'll never know. [Verse 2 - warped tape effect, slightly reverbed] Your voice still lives in the "maybe tomorrow" notes, I play it when the silence cuts deeper than boats. You said "call me when you're ready," I never tried, Now I'm too awake and the nights just slide. Same snapback in the corner, still smells like salt and sun, But everything fades... even the fun. [Pre-Chorus - even lower, hollowed out] Guess we were kids building castles in the surf, Didn't know dreams could hurt. [Chorus - thicker reverb, almost crying] Summer "17, dancing on the edge of the boardwalk, Feet in the sand, hearts in the sky, we never talked. Fireworks above, cheap beer in our hands, Thought the world was ours, wrote love in the sand. Now I'm just looping the laughs where we shined, Dancing in denial... trapped in rewind. [Bridge - stripped, detuned guitar + distant thunder] If I could rewind, I'd pause at sunset, Freeze the spray, the laughs, the regret. But time's a cruel wave... it never comes back, Just pulls us under, silent, black. [Final Chorus - voice cracks, vinyl slows, ocean fades] Summer '17... dancing on the pier in the glow, I still feel the salt, I still hear your echo. Fireworks faded, the mixtape scratched, I keep dancing alone... to a song detached. Feet in the sand, heart in the sky, A summer that left me wondering why. [Outro - tape warbles, ocean fades to silence] ...yeah that was it (needle lifts)

Summer ‘17