[Intro – clean guitar arpeggio, soft ambient pad, distant dial-up static] 1996… ... [Verse 1 – muted guitar, light 808, soft vocal] Born in ninety-six Now it’s twenty twenty-six Feels like I just hit eighteen again On repeat, can’t break the spin 2011, barely online 2012 got that iPhone 3 World got bigger overnight But I stayed stuck inside of me High school halls, head down low Too scared to ask her to the show She bought the tickets, blue ball gown And I just watched the music drown [Pre-Chorus – guitar swell, light live drums enter] Years later they tell me “She had a thing for you” That kinda truth hits different When there’s nothing left to do [Chorus – full band, emotional vocal] I’m stuck in 2010 Then 2015 again Graduation cap in hand But I never left that land Now I’m almost thirty Still feeling like a teen Everyone says grow up But I’m caught in between [Instrumental Break – guitar riff, 808 bass only] ... [Rap Verse – darker 808, trap hi hats, minimal guitar] Yeah Missed chances, missed dances Too scared to take chances Kept my feelings under lock Till they burst at the wrong moments Always glued to a screen Escape was my routine Reality felt heavy So I built my own machine They say I should drive more Should settle down, have kids In this economy? Hell no I’m still figuring out what I missed Lyft rides, late nights Scrolling through old timelines I wish I could rewind Redo a couple lifelines [Pre-Chorus – drums soften, emotional vocal] I know I gotta grow up soon But part of me won’t move [Build – snare hits, synth tension rise] Twenty-six Twenty-six Still stuck in it [Chorus – bigger guitars, layered vocals] I’m stuck in 2010 Then 2015 again Every year just loops around Like I never left this town Now I’m almost thirty Still stuck in my teens Wish I could restart Fix the in-betweens [Bridge – drums drop out, clean guitar, vulnerable vocal] Maybe growing up Is letting go Of who you were And who you don’t know Maybe time ain’t stealing youth Maybe it’s just teaching truth [Final Chorus – full band, emotional push] I’m not in 2010 And I’m not eighteen again But the kid inside my chest Still wants one more chance It’s 2026 And I’m learning how to live Maybe growing up means Forgiving what I missed [Outro – clean guitar, pad fade] Still in the loop… But moving forward ...

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