The Way It Was

Hollow Life

We were kids in the quiet, counting sirens in the street,
Making plans on a laptop, telling time by our heartbeat.
All the walls felt a little too close,
But we learned how to dance in the shadows.
Took our fears, wrote ‘em into a note,
Held it tight like a secret we chose.

And we swore we wouldn’t lose the spark—
Even when the world fell apart.

‘Cause we’re coming up, coming up,
Like the sun through the blinds at dawn—
Tired eyes but we’re burning on.
Yeah, we’re growing up, growing up,
Through the noise and the static buzz—
Turn it loud, it’s the sound of us.
Hey! We made it through the long night,
Now we’re lighting up the skyline—
Better days coming up, coming up!

We got strong in the silence, learned to shout from our rooms,
Dreams taped up on the ceiling, waiting out the monsoons.
And the days blurred into each other,
But we found our truth undercover.
Every glitch, every drop in the call,
Made us laugh like we had it all.

We were raised by the break in the storm—
Now we know what the fire is for.

‘Cause we’re coming up, coming up,
Like the sun through the blinds at dawn—
Tired eyes but we’re burning on.
Yeah, we’re growing up, growing up,
Through the noise and the static buzz—
Turn it loud, it’s the sound of us.
Hey! We made it through the long night,
Now we’re lighting up the skyline—
Better days coming up, coming up!

We’ll remember the nights that froze,
But not as much as how we rose.
We’re the ones who learned to breathe
In a world stuck on pause—
We hit play again, finally.

We’re coming up, coming up,
Like a crowd with their hands held high—
Hear the future in our battle cry.
Yeah, we’re growing up, growing up,
Every heartbreak made us tough—
Turn it loud, it’s the sound of us.
Hey! We made it through the long night,
Now we’re lighting up the skyline—
Better days coming up, coming up!

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The Way It Was

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