Back on This Block by QueJay - Zona

Back on This Block

Track · Feb 18, 2026 · English

Back on This Block

QueJay

Duration

2:32

Language

English

Lyrics

[Intro]

Pulled up

Same street, new paint

Heart beat

Slow fade, then race (yeah)

[Verse 1]

Corner store gone

New glass, same shade

Old man’s chair

Still under that tree’s weight

Cracked sidewalk

My name carved, half erased

Kids hop over

Like we used to chase

Mama house smaller

Or I got tall

Mailbox leaning

But it still stands, y’all

That church bell heavy

Same rust on the cross

Different choir voices

Still coverin’ loss

[Chorus]

I’m back on this block

But it’s not how I left it

Faces look different

But the silence feel familiar

Every new sign

Got my old ghost reflected

Everything changed

And somehow I remember

Back on this block

With a stranger’s perspective

Street got colder

But the sun hit similar

I walk through the past

In a town that’s electric

Everything changed

And somehow I remember

[Verse 2]

Hoop court fenced in

Fresh net, no chain

We used to shoot late

’Til the sky went gray

That blue brick wall

Still tagged with our slang

They built a café

Left the letters we sprayed

Homie’s old duplex

Now sleek, all white

Her mom’s red roses

Still climb that side

Same bus stop

Where we planned our flight

Now the route’s updated

But the wait feel right

Pulled up to the bridge

Where I first felt free

Graffiti new colors

Same river beneath

Phone in my pocket

But my mind on freeze

Every step forward

Got me draggin’ my teens

[Chorus]

I’m back on this block

But it’s not how I left it

Faces look different

But the silence feel familiar

Every new sign

Got my old ghost reflected

Everything changed

And somehow I remember

Back on this block

With a stranger’s perspective

Street got colder

But the sun hit similar

I walk through the past

In a town that’s electric

Everything changed

And somehow I remember

[Bridge]

Who stays, who goes

Who fades, who grows (yeah)

Same sky, new glow

Old stories in code

I left, came home

Found proof I’ve grown

This place, these stones

Still call me their own (uh)

[Chorus]

I’m back on this block

But it’s not how I left it

Faces look different

But the silence feel familiar

Every new sign

Got my old ghost reflected

Everything changed

And somehow I remember

Back on this block

With a stranger’s perspective

Street got colder

But the sun hit similar

I walk through the past

In a town that’s electric

Everything changed

And somehow I remember

Style

raplaid-back trap drums with warmdetuned keys and a dusty vocal sample. male vocalsconversational rap in the verseshook half-sung with doubled melodies. subby bass glues it together; subtle pitched vocal chops and distant pads add nostalgia. second half brings in airy harmonies and a filtered drum drop for a bittersweetreflective outro.hip hopnostalgic

Prompt

A nostalgic song about returning to my hometown after many years, noticing how much has changed and what has stayed the same, rap, trap, hip hop

Credits

Prompt by

QueJay

GeneratedFeb 18, 2026

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