[Verse 1]
Blue desk
White shoes
Grade 7 hallway
I kept staring at my shoes
You laughed
Said my hated name
I rolled my eyes
But my heart misbehaved
[Pre-Chorus]
Why did every second
Stretch across the day
Like the clock got shy
Every time you looked my way
[Chorus]
You were my slow motion in grade 7
Every step you took felt like forever
Hearing that nickname that I said I despised
Still somehow made butterflies rise
Third time my whole world started floating
Every little glance in me exploding
Then you disappeared like the last bell’s ring
My slow motion boy
My almost-everything
[Verse 2]
Lunch line
You cut
Grinned and stood beside me
Spoke my nickname
I said “shut up” (oh)
But I saved
Every tiny scene
Like scribbles in the margins
Of a half-forgotten dream
[Pre-Chorus]
Did you ever notice
How I changed my walk
Trying to match your footsteps
In that crowded block
[Chorus]
You were my slow motion in grade 7
Every step you took felt like forever
Hearing that nickname that I said I despised
Still somehow made butterflies rise
Third time my whole world started floating
Every little glance in me exploding
Then you disappeared like the last bell’s ring
My slow motion boy
My almost-everything
[Bridge]
They said you transferred
“Just moved away”
One simple sentence
Stole a thousand days
Now every school photo
I’m searching your face
In corners you never stood
In empty space
[Chorus]
You were my slow motion in grade 7
Every step you took felt like forever
Hearing that nickname that I said I despised
Still somehow made butterflies rise
Third time my whole world started floating
Every little glance in me exploding
Now you’re a memory that won’t fade thin
My slow motion boy
Where did you begin
[Outro]
Blue desk
White shoes
If you heard that nickname now
I might whisper
“I miss you”