Old Me

• [Looking at your past self like a stranger

• Missing your confidence, joy, and simplicity

• Feeling like you’ve changed… and not knowing if it was for the better

• Grieving the version of you that didn’t carry so much weight]

[Genre:

Melodic rap / emotional pop]

• [Clean piano chords

• Soft but punchy drums

• Subtle synth bass

• Ambient background vocals]

• [Verses: honest, slightly frustrated rap

• Chorus: melodic and emotional

• Bridge: stripped back, intimate]

[Staring at an old photo.

Recognizing the face — but not the feeling.]

I saw a picture from a couple years back

Same eyes, same smile, but I don’t feel that

He looked fearless, looked so alive

Now I overthink just to survive

Back when dreams didn’t feel so far

Back when I knew who I really was

Now I’m older with a heavier heart

Trying to remember where the light was

I don’t hate who I’ve become

I just miss who I was

I miss the old me, the one who laughed

Didn’t question every step in his path

Didn’t feel like he was falling apart

Every time the world got dark

I miss the old me, the fearless kid

Who believed in everything he did

Now I’m just trying to stay afloat

In a life I barely recognize

I carry memories in my chest

Like broken glass I never swept

Some days I’m strong, some days I’m not

Some days I feel like I’m losing the plot

Everyone says I’ve grown so much

But growth still hurts when it costs this much

I traded peace for survival mode

And I don’t know how to let it go

I don’t hate who I’ve become

I just miss who I was

I miss the old me, the one who laughed

Didn’t question every step in his path

Didn’t feel like he was falling apart

Every time the world got dark

I miss the old me, the fearless kid

Who believed in everything he did

Now I’m just trying to stay afloat

In a life I barely recognize

Maybe he’s not really gone

Maybe he’s just been holding on

Waiting for me to remember

Who I was before the weather

I miss the old me, but I’m still here

Even under all this fear

If I lost him, I’ll go find

That fire that still lives inside

I miss the old me…

But maybe he’s just changed with time