Verse 1
I’m tired of livin’ life stuck on a screen
Everybody sellin’ dreams they don’t mean
Smiles so loud but the hearts stay quiet
So much talk, but the truth stay silent
I’ve been lookin’ high, I’ve been lookin’ low
For a love that’s real, not a hollow show
Every promise dressed up in disguise
Hard to tell the truth from a pretty lie
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Pre-Chorus
Back when time moved slow and words had weight
When love felt real and it didn’t feel fake
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Chorus
I just wanna go back in time
To the days when souls still shined
Before the world learned how to pretend
Before trust was hard to find
I’m done chasin’ what don’t last
I’m breakin’ free from the fast-life mask
I don’t wanna survive no more
I wanna live, I wanna laugh, I wanna be free
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Verse 2
Now it’s likes over love, filters over truth
Everybody playin’ roles, scared to be you
Hearts locked up behind bravado and pride
Everyone afraid to let someone inside
You don’t know who to trust, who to believe
Who’s here for love or just here to leave
It’s the new norm, yeah, this modern age
But I don’t wanna be trapped in this cage
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Pre-Chorus
I miss when time felt honest and slow
When love was simple, not a status show
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Chorus
I just wanna go back in time
To the days when souls still shined
Before the world learned how to pretend
Before trust was hard to find
I’m done chasin’ what don’t last
I’m breakin’ free from the fast-life mask
I don’t wanna survive no more
I wanna live, I wanna laugh, I wanna be free
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Bridge
Maybe freedom’s not a place or year
Maybe it’s leavin’ fear right here
If the world’s fake, I’ll stay real
If love’s rare, I’ll be the deal
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Final Chorus (Lifted)
I don’t need to go back in time
I’ll build a life that feels like mine
I’ll choose the truth, I’ll choose my peace
I’ll let the past pain finally release
I’m done chasin’ what don’t last
I’m breakin’ free, yeah I’m free at last
This life won’t cage me anymore
I’m alive, I’m happy, I’m finally free
