Before It Slips Away

[Intro] (Deep 808 bass fade in, slow guitar slide, ambient hum building)
Pressure on my chest, feel it every day
Clock keep ticking, life don’t wait
Same road, same thoughts in my head
Chasing tomorrow, today gets left
[Verse 1] (Kick + snare steady, rolling bassline, light guitar strum, low vocal)
Wake up, rush out, same road again
Chasing something big I don’t understand
Money on my mind, got me feeling tight
Running all day, can’t sleep at night
People all around but I don’t see
Too caught up in who I should be
Sun hit the sky but I missed that view
Too busy chasing something new
[Pre-Chorus] (Drums pull back, bass continues, guitar echoes slightly)
Running like I’m late, I don’t know why
Everything I want passing me by
Tryna hold on, but it won’t stay
Losing the now while I chase someday
[Chorus] (Full drums hit, stronger bass, layered vocals, light guitar distortion)
Big dreams, big plans in my head
Miss the small things where I stand
Sun going down, I don’t even see
Life in the moment slipping from me
One day it’s gone, no second chance
All the little things we never glance
All the time that we let just fade
Running too fast in a race we made
[Verse 2] (Beat adds hi-hat rolls, bass deeper, guitar riff repeating)
Phone light up, I let it ring
Say “later on,” don’t do a thing
Voices calling that I should hear
Push them away like they’ll stay right here
Friends right there but I drift away
Too busy chasing another day
Got what I wanted, still feel low
Always need more, never feel whole
[Pre-Chorus] (Same structure, slight buildup with snare taps)
Running like I’m late, I don’t know why
Everything I want passing me by
Tryna hold on, but it won’t stay
Losing the now while I chase someday
[Chorus] (Bigger vocals, added harmonies, fuller sound)
Big dreams, big plans in my head
Miss the small things where I stand
Sun going down, I don’t even see
Life in the moment slipping from me
One day it’s gone, no second chance
All the little things we never glance
All the time that we let just fade
Running too fast in a race we made
[Bridge] (Beat drops to bass + ambient guitar, slow clap builds, emotional vocal)
Slow it down, just breathe a bit
All this weight don’t mean nothing if
I lose the now for what ain’t here
Spend my whole life chasing fear
No price tag on a quiet night
No spotlight on a simple life
[Outro] (Drums fade out, guitar carries melody, bass softens)
Life moves fast, don’t let it fade
Everything you need ain’t far away
Right here, right now, don’t let it stray
It’s in the little things… before it slips away

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