Lyrics
[Intro – calm / half-time]
People ask why I’m tired when I barely moved
Why I’m quiet in a loud room
Why my mind never rests
This is why
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[Verse 1]
It’s 2:40, lights out, wide awake
Not stressed, not sad, just my brain won’t brake
Body feels calm but the thoughts won’t wait
Like they all lined up just to race
It’s not noise, it’s motion inside
Same idea looping, amplified
I don’t choose it, it just arrives
Like breathing fast when you’re trying to hide
I lay still but my head stays loud
Every small thought pulls me out
Not panic, not fear, just speed
Too much focus, not enough sleep
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[Hook]
Lights off, mind on, never power down
Even time but I’m moving double-time
Trying to rest but I’m racing around
Fast brain living in a slow world now
Lights off, mind on, steady spin
Not broken, just wired in
If you’ve never lived it, it’s hard to define
This is life in double-time
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[Verse 2 – faster, explanatory]
People say “just focus,” like it’s a switch
But my focus works — it just doesn’t sit
It locks in hard or it fully slips
No middle ground, it’s hit or miss
I can spend eight hours lost in a thought
Or lose my keys the second I stop
It’s not a lack of care or respect
It’s my attention doing laps in my head
It’s hearing everything all at once
Every sound feels front-row, front
Trying to choose what deserves my brain
While everything screams my name
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[Hook]
Lights off, mind on, never power down
Even time but I’m moving double-time
Trying to rest but I’m racing around
Fast brain living in a slow world now
Not lazy, not careless, not behind
Just processing life in double-time
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[Verse 3 – double-time, emotional]
It’s explaining yourself and still being wrong
Feeling misunderstood your whole life long
Trying twice as hard just to seem “normal”
While burning out from being functional
It’s wanting rest but hating the quiet
’Cause silence makes the thoughts riot
It’s creativity mixed with exhaustion
Ideas flowing with no stop motion
It’s not a flaw, it’s a different pace
High-speed mind in a low-speed space
If I move fast, it’s not to escape
It’s just how my brain stays in place
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[Verse 4 – controlled but fast]
It’s forgetting what I’m saying mid-sentence
’Cause three new thoughts just entered
Watching faces while I’m trying to listen
Hoping they don’t see me driftin’
It’s caring deeply, maybe too much
Every failure hits like a gut-punch
Replaying moments I wish I’d done different
While the world already moved a distance
It’s being early or showing up late
No in-between, that’s how it plays
Time feels bent, elastic, strange
Ten minutes gone or an hour erased
I don’t need fixing, don’t need advice
Just a little room, a little time
If I move fast or I lose my place
Know I’m trying — just at a different pace
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[Bridge – slow, honest]
If you’ve never lived it, you won’t see a sign
No cast, no bruise, no warning light
Just know if I’m quiet or I fall behind
I’m still running — just in my mind
[Final Hook – resolved]
Lights off, mind on, still I try
Even time, double-time
I’m not broken, I’m built this way
Just asking for patience, not to be “fixed”
Lights off, mind on, steady grind
This is life in double-time
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[Outro – spoken]
If this sounds chaotic, that’s the point
This is every day, not a choice
Same mind, same speed, same wire
Living life in double-time
Style
rap
Credits
Prompt by
rappopsongwriter24
rappopsongwriter24GeneratedJan 10, 2026
ModelZona