Too Fast To Hold

[Verse 1] (fast, melodic guitars + violin accents)

We were barefoot on the pavement, chasing sunsets down the street,

Laughing like we owned the world with sand stuck on our feet.

Every night felt like forever, every breath was burning gold,

But the calendar kept turning, and the air was getting cold.

[Pre-Chorus] (nostalgic lift)

I swore I’d hold onto the fire,

But memories fade like ocean spray—

And every time I close my eyes,

I feel you slipping away.

[Chorus] (big, catchy, emotional)

’Cause summer moves too fast,

Fades out like a photograph—

One second you’re right here with me,

Next you’re gone like that.

Yeah, the nights we swore would last

Are shadows in the past—

I’m reaching out, but I can’t grab

The pieces we let go too fast.

Summer moves too fast.

[Verse 2] (driving pop-punk energy)

We left our secrets on the boardwalk, wrote our names into the tide,

Swore the waves could never wash away the way you looked that night.

Now I’m replaying every moment like a song that won’t rewind,

Trying to freeze the sun in place, but it slips between the lines.

I swore I’d hold onto the feeling,

But seasons change and so do we—

Still I’d give up every winter

Just to have one more week.

’Cause summer moves too fast,

Fades out like a photograph—

One second you’re right here with me,

Next you’re gone like that.

Yeah, the nights we swore would last

Are shadows in the past—

I’m reaching out, but I can’t grab

The pieces we let go too fast.

Summer moves too fast.

[Bridge] (emotional violin moment)

I can still taste the ocean air,

Hear your laughter everywhere—

But time keeps pulling me forward

While you stay frozen there.

If I could steal one final night,

I’d hold you closer, not let go—

Before the tide takes you

Back into the undertow.

[Final Chorus] (bigger, faster, explosive)

’Cause summer moves too fast,

Fades out like a photograph—

I blink and you’re a memory

I can’t get back.

Yeah, the nights we swore would last

Are shadows in the past—

I’m holding on, but losing track

Of everything we burned so fast.

Summer moves too fast…

Too fast to hold.