[Tempo: 56 BPM Target Length: up to 3:30 Delivery: slow sung confession, soft neo-soul phrasing, held notes, breath between lines, no rap cadence] [0:00–0:16 | Intro — solo uke, room tone, no vocal] [0:16–0:48 | Verse 1 — very slow, one thought at a time] Trying to pass the time… With different hobbies… Trying to look inside… For who I might be… Where do I go? Where do I stay? Give me some room… I need to pray… [0:48–1:10 | Verse 1 Lift — soft bass enters] Lord knows… I been trying… Different things… Just to keep me sane… Just to keep me sane… [1:10–1:36 | Pre-Chorus — hold the endings] Take your time… Be patient… There’s more to life… Keep waiting… But when does it get better… With time? Somebody lied… Somebody lied… [1:36–2:14 | Chorus — sung wide, not rhythmic] Where’s the blueprint promised? Five-step process on it… I need answers now… Who left me in charge… Of my life? Twenty-something… Is dangerous… Not a kid… But I pay bills… Run back the clock… Thirty-something… Creeping up… [2:14–2:48 | Verse 2 — intimate, do not speed up] Not prepared… For real life… Credit cards… And brain rot… How did we become… The new adults? Round up the age… Double up responsibilities… Reduce the grace… Pile on the stress… [2:48–3:08 | Pre-Chorus 2 — quiet tension] Debt after debt… Need a lifeline… Reset… Gotta eat somehow… Without crashing out… Without crashing out… [3:08–3:28 | Final Refrain — soft, emotional, no rush] Where’s the blueprint promised? I need answers now… Who left me in charge… Of my life? Twenty-something… Is dangerous… Not a kid… But I pay bills… [3:28–3:30 | Outro — whispered fade] The new adults…
