10 Years

Verse 1
Packing boxes, moving slow
This room feels heavier than I know
I can’t believe how fast it’s gone
Looking through the drawers I swore were long
Prom dresses, 8th grade dances too
Back when the world felt open and new
Like I could live it all again
When life was bigger than where I’ve been

Pre-Chorus
I see a girl I used to be
So wild, so brave, so naive
Not who I thought I’d grow to be

Chorus
It’s been ten years since 2016
And I still don’t know who I’m supposed to be
Thought I’d be strong, thought I’d be sure
Thought I’d be someone better than before
Fairytales died at seventeen
Was it time, or was it me?

Verse 2
Found the dress I never wore
Tags still hanging like before
Waiting on a someday me
Letters I was too scared to send
Apologies I held within
Or never meant to be
I slide down against the door
Tears fall quiet on the floor
Who am I now that she is gone?

Pre-Chorus
I see a girl I used to be
So wild, so brave, so naive
It’s not who I thought I’d grow to be

Chorus
It’s been ten years since 2016
And I still don’t know who I’m supposed to be
Thought I’d be strong, thought I’d be sure
Thought I’d be someone better than before
Fairytales died at seventeen
Was it time, or was it me?

Bridge
Mirror on the wall, who is that?
Doesn’t look like me when I look back
Twenty-six and it hit me then
I don’t get to start all over again
That little girl was fierce and brave
Why am I more scared now at twenty-eight?

Chorus
It’s been ten years since 2016
And I still don’t know who I’m supposed to be
Thought I’d be strong, thought I’d be sure
Thought I’d be someone better than before
Fairytales died at seventeen
Was it time, or was it me?
Was it time, or was it me?
Was it time? Or
Was it me? 

Country pop ballad, nostalgic heartbreak, acoustic guitar, soft emotional vocal storytelling, haunting choir ambience