⸻ 🎸 [Verse 1 – Soft, clean guitar, nostalgic tone] We were kings of the block Scraped knees and sidewalk chalk Trading dreams in corner stores Where a dollar could buy us more Streetlights were our curfews And bruises made us proud Before the noise, before the scroll Before we got too loud ⸻ 🎤 [Pre-Chorus – Gentle vocal, bittersweet] We talked about forever With busted shoes and hearts so clever But somewhere time just slipped away… And nothing gold can stay ⸻ 🔥 [Chorus – Emotional, powerful vocals] Take me back to when we were real Before we learned how to lie and feel Before the world taught us how to break And friends turned strangers for ego’s sake Back when cuts were medals, not signs of pain And we swore we’d never change But time moved fast, and life got mean… Take me back to when we were real ⸻ 🎸 [Verse 2 – Slightly heavier, gritty emotion creeping in] Elementary to high school walls We stuck together through it all Until I left — and you all stayed And even that couldn’t hold the weight Girls came first, trust fell last The bond we built cracked so fast We stopped talking, started scrolling All that love… just slowly corroding ⸻ 🎤 [Pre-Chorus – Softer, emotional build] The internet said we were connected But I’ve never felt more disconnected From the ones who knew me best… Before the world put us to the test ⸻ 🔥 [Chorus – Stronger, heavier instrumentation] Take me back to when we were real Before fake smiles replaced how we feel Before betrayals and ghosted calls Before our fortress learned to fall Back when dreams were just up the block And pain had names, not just TikToks Before we forgot how to heal… Take me back to when we were real ⸻ 🎸 [Bridge – Spoken word over stripped guitar] We used to swear we’d ride or die Now I scroll past your life like a stranger online And I wonder if you ever think of the way we were… Before this world turned hearts to blur ⸻ 🔥 [Final Chorus – Big, emotional swell with full band] Take me back to when we were real Before time numbed what we could feel When loyalty was more than a phrase And every loss hadn’t turned to haze We wore wounds like badges of pride Now we just bury them deep inside I’d give it all, just one more time… To be real again, before the climb ⸻ 🎵 [Outro – Whispered, fading guitar] Back to the cracked streets, and busted shoes… Back when love was pure, and we had nothing to lose… Back when we… were real.

When We Were Real”