Growing Pains

[Style]

[Genre:]
[Alt-pop / emotional rap]

[Tempo:]
[Mid-tempo, cinematic]

[Production:]
	•	[Piano + soft synths
	•	Big drums in the chorus
	•	Light guitar layers
	•	Strings in the final chorus]

[Vocal Delivery:]
	•	[Verses: reflective, slightly tired
	•	Chorus: wide and emotional
	•	Outro: spoken/sung hybrid]

[Mood:]
[Looking out the window at night.
Thinking about your life.
Not running anymore.]

[Lyrics]

[Verse 1]
I still think about the choices I made
The words I said that I wish I’d changed
The bridges burned, the time I wasted
The love I took and never saved

I was young and I was reckless
Thought I had forever then
Now I see it in my reflection
Every year just hits me different

[Pre-Chorus]
I can’t go back, I know
But sometimes I wish I could

[Chorus]
These are my growing pains
Learning how to live with change
Watching everything I was
Turn into something new

These are my growing pains
Trying not to be afraid
Of the man I’m gonna be
When I finally let go of you

[Verse 2]
I miss the nights when nothing hurt
When dreams were louder than the world
Now I’m counting bills and time
And wondering when I crossed that line

From innocent to overthinking
From fearless to afraid
From running toward the future
To wishing it would wait

[Pre-Chorus]
I can’t go back, I know
But I’m still moving forward

[Chorus]
These are my growing pains
Learning how to live with change
Watching everything I was
Turn into something new

These are my growing pains
Trying not to be afraid
Of the man I’m gonna be
When I finally let go of you

[Bridge]
I don’t hate the past
I just don’t live there
I don’t know what’s next
But I’m still here

[Final Chorus / Outro]
These are my growing pains
And I’m still standing through the rain
Old me’s fading, that’s okay
I’m not done, I’m just changing

Male - Alt-Pop/Emotional Rap