I remember loading screens
Blue light on the living room wall
We waited for the countdown clock
For the moment we’d see it all
Neon jackets, perfect hair
Dreams broadcast in analog
Now it’s swipe, repeat, forget
Fame fits in a monologue
We thought the future would be loud
Big stages, lights, and stars
But the spotlight learned to blink
In fifteen seconds flat
TikTok killed the video star
Cut it short before it starts
Fifteen seconds, loop the pain
Make it viral, make it art
TikTok killed the video star
Now everyone’s branded, not who they are for real
Oh-oh, I want to rewind
Oh-oh, back to the 90’s
We danced in front of rented lights
Lip-sync dreams we never said
Every glitch a little truth
Every filter something left unsaid
They said “Don’t blink, you’ll miss your shot”
But blinking’s all we ever do
Scrolling past our former selves
Like they never mattered to you
The crowd used to sing along
Now it hums and scrolls apart
Applause is just an algorithm
Guessing at your heart
TikTok killed the video star
Cut it short before it starts
Fifteen seconds, loop the pain
Make it viral, make it art
TikTok killed the video star
Now everyone’s branded, not who they are for real
Oh-oh, I want to rewind
Oh-oh, back to the 90’s
Down in Culver City
Behind glass and glowing charts
They time our lives in seconds
Call it culture, call it smart
We don’t watch—we perform
We do not listen, we react
Every moment’s on demand
But we never get it back
Hold still
Smile now
Say it fast
Fade out
TikTok killed the video star
Cut it short before it starts
From cinema to phone screens
From slow burns to quick sparks
TikTok killed the video star
Now everyone’s branded, not who they are for real
Oh-oh, I want to rewind
Oh-oh, back to the 90’s
Rewind me once more
Before the loop begins
I wanna feel it all again
Kaimanguy
