Before It Slips Away

[Intro] (Deep 808 bass fade in, slow guitar slide, ambient hum building)

Pressure on my chest, feel it every day

Clock keep ticking, life don’t wait

Same road, same thoughts in my head

Chasing tomorrow, today gets left

[Verse 1] (Kick + snare steady, rolling bassline, light guitar strum, low vocal)

Wake up, rush out, same road again

Chasing something big I don’t understand

Money on my mind, got me feeling tight

Running all day, can’t sleep at night

People all around but I don’t see

Too caught up in who I should be

Sun hit the sky but I missed that view

Too busy chasing something new

[Pre-Chorus] (Drums pull back, bass continues, guitar echoes slightly)

Running like I’m late, I don’t know why

Everything I want passing me by

Tryna hold on, but it won’t stay

Losing the now while I chase someday

[Chorus] (Full drums hit, stronger bass, layered vocals, light guitar distortion)

Big dreams, big plans in my head

Miss the small things where I stand

Sun going down, I don’t even see

Life in the moment slipping from me

One day it’s gone, no second chance

All the little things we never glance

All the time that we let just fade

Running too fast in a race we made

[Verse 2] (Beat adds hi-hat rolls, bass deeper, guitar riff repeating)

Phone light up, I let it ring

Say “later on,” don’t do a thing

Voices calling that I should hear

Push them away like they’ll stay right here

Friends right there but I drift away

Too busy chasing another day

Got what I wanted, still feel low

Always need more, never feel whole

[Pre-Chorus] (Same structure, slight buildup with snare taps)

Running like I’m late, I don’t know why

Everything I want passing me by

Tryna hold on, but it won’t stay

Losing the now while I chase someday

[Chorus] (Bigger vocals, added harmonies, fuller sound)

Big dreams, big plans in my head

Miss the small things where I stand

Sun going down, I don’t even see

Life in the moment slipping from me

One day it’s gone, no second chance

All the little things we never glance

All the time that we let just fade

Running too fast in a race we made

[Bridge] (Beat drops to bass + ambient guitar, slow clap builds, emotional vocal)

Slow it down, just breathe a bit

All this weight don’t mean nothing if

I lose the now for what ain’t here

Spend my whole life chasing fear

No price tag on a quiet night

No spotlight on a simple life

[Outro] (Drums fade out, guitar carries melody, bass softens)

Life moves fast, don’t let it fade

Everything you need ain’t far away

Right here, right now, don’t let it stray

It’s in the little things… before it slips away