Stuck on Repeat

Found that photo from last July,

Seven faces, now we've said goodbye,

I'm the only one who keeps it close,

While they're building lives I barely know.

Drive past places where we used to meet,

Park my car on that familiar street,

Windows down, I hear our voices clear,

Echoing from when you were all here.

Press rewind, let the story flow,

Current life's too hard, so here I go.

I'm stuck on repeat, same old scenes,

Living in a world that's make-believe,

Stuck on repeat, can't break free,

Yesterday's got a hold on me.

Phone book filled with numbers that don't work,

Text drafts written that I'll never send,

Practicing conversations in my room,

With reflections of my former friends.

Morning comes but feels like déjà vu,

Same routine, same thoughts, same point of view,

Calendar pages stuck on better days,

Lost inside this never-ending maze.

Maybe gold was just the light we saw,

Maybe perfect was the lens we used,

Time to step outside this mental hall,

Where my future's being refused.

I was stuck on repeat, same old scenes,

Living in a world of make-believe,

Stuck on repeat, couldn't move ahead,

Trading tomorrow for yesterday instead,

Breaking the cycle, breaking free,

Time to write my own reality.

I'm stuck on repeat, I can't let go,

Stuck on repeat, this is all I know.