Fast-Forward _ Rewind

Name: Fast-Forward _ Rewind
Duration: 289 s
Description: Fast-Forward _ Rewind by mBaileyz. From the artist’s lyric sheet: “How the minutes got quicker, I can’t explain Same sun up, but it don’t feel the same I’m chasing the…”

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Fast-Forward _ Rewind lyrics

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Intro

City bus breath, cold window shine Back then, one hour felt like five Now I blink and the month rewinds I’m late in real time

Verse 1

When I was ten, recess was a whole world One snow day felt like a gold pearl Staring at the clock in the classroom light Waiting on the bell like it owed me life Now it’s rent due, emails, and receipts Same day lunch, same day missed sleep My keys in my hand, but my mind still racing Adult days sprint with no shoelaces

Pre-chorus

How the minutes got quicker, I can’t explain Same sun up, but it don’t feel the same I’m chasing the day like a train on tracks And the calendar laughs when I look back

Chorus

Time on fast-forward, no rewind key Whole week gone like a missed “beep” Yesterday close, tomorrow too near I swear the clock don’t move the same each year

Verse 2

Three kinds of everyday time travel, listen, First is love: two hours feel like ten minutes Talking on the curb till the streetlights blink You forget to eat, forget to think Second is hurt: one scent, one song And you’re back in that kitchen all night long Third is screens: thumb on repeat Five hours vanish on the couch seat We jump timelines with a look and a sound No portals needed, it’s all around A childhood day moved slow and wide An adult day slips through your fingers dried

Bridge 1

If time is a room, I still know the door I stand in the quiet of “before” Same old address in my memory Different heartbeat, different me

Verse 3

So I started pinning moments to my chest Phone face down, let my mind get rest Walk one block like it’s brand new streets Feel my breath match my own two feet Call my moms, hear the real-life tone Laugh out loud, not a typed-in joke If life is speeding, I won’t just slide I’ll take small seconds and make ’em mine

Chorus

Time on fast-forward, no rewind key Whole week gone like a missed “beep” Yesterday close, tomorrow too near I swear the clock don’t move the same each year

Bridge 2

If I could slow it, I wouldn’t go back I’d hold this moment like a photo flash Let the night breathe, let the day stay clear Teach my heart how to live right here

Chorus

Time on fast-forward, no rewind key Whole week gone like a missed “beep” Yesterday close, tomorrow too near I swear the clock don’t move the same each year

Chorus

Time on fast-forward, no rewind key Whole week gone like a missed “beep” Yesterday close, tomorrow too near I swear the clock don’t move the same each year

Outro

But I can choose where my mind lands So if this is travel, I’m staying present Right here, right now, message sent

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