Prompt / Lyrics
I went to bed in twenty-twenty-six Phone lighting up with the usual noise Endless scrolling, headlines screaming Everybody arguing with everybody’s voice I shut it down, killed the light Said a prayer and closed my eyes Next thing I know the morning sun Through those old familiar blinds Cartoons playing in the living room Someone yelling down the hall My brother’s voice, my sister laughing Like time never moved at all I walk downstairs and there they are Mom with coffee, Dad with news For a second I just stand there Like my life hit rewind on cue I woke up back in the 90’s Bike in the yard and grass on my knees MTV blasting videos all day VH1 counting hits on the way Nickelodeon slime on the TV screen Saturday nights with the cast of All That scene No comment wars, no endless fights Just kids on bikes under streetlamp lights Man the whole world felt just right Like every day was a Friday night Yeah I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s Super Nintendo by the TV stand Cartridges stacked in a plastic bin Mario running through pixel worlds Trying to beat that level again GoldenEye waiting for later tonight Four controllers on the floor Someone yelling “don’t look at my screen!” As we battle like a digital war VHS tapes in a crooked pile Jurassic Park and Home Alone Someone taped over half of a movie Trying to record something on their own Mom yelling “be home by dark” As we run out to the street Kickball games and basketball And racing bikes in summer heat I woke up back in the 90’s Streetlights buzzing and summer breeze Boom box blasting from the porch While someone’s learning guitar chords MTV playing Nirvana loud Blinking neon for a teenage crowd CD players skipping in the car Dreaming big like every kid’s a star Man the whole world felt so right Like nobody cared who you voted that night Yeah I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s Tamagotchis beeping in our pockets Beanie Babies on a bedroom shelf Goosebumps books under the blankets Trying to scare ourselves Dial-up screaming through the phone line “Welcome, you’ve got mail!” AOL chatrooms after midnight Hoping the internet won’t fail Blockbuster nights with one last pick Rewind the tape before it’s due Arguing over what to rent Till the store lights turn blue I woke up back in the 90’s Cartoon mornings and scraped up knees Friends just knocking on your door No texting needed anymore Skateboards rolling down the street Late night laughs and summer heat No labels, lines, or endless debates Just living life and staying out late Man the whole world felt so light Like every kid had the time of their life Yeah I woke up back in the 90’s And for a moment everything felt right. I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s I woke up back in the 90’s
Tags
indie rock, pop, punk
Duration
4:38
Instrumental
No
Created
3/7/2026