[Intro – woman voice sample] “Why did you say forever?” [Intro – mumbling the theme softly] mhm… forever don’t last… yeah… last normal days… gone too fast… too fast… mmm… wish I could go back… [Instrumental – warm guitar plucks to sudden cold ambient switch] [Verse 1 – calm reflective flow] Back then the sunlight hit different on my face (yeah) Didn’t know those mornings were the ones I’d chase (mmm) Laughs ran louder when the world felt safe (safe) Didn’t see the cracks hiding under the paint (paint) We walked slow ’cause the days felt long (long) Didn’t know life could flip that strong (strong) Didn’t see the storm even when skies greyed (grey) Those were the last… normal days (days…) [Verse 2 – shorter, choppier structure, new cadence] Warm street breeze (breeze) Easy nights (nights) Didn’t sense pain (pain) Didn’t read signs (signs) Heart felt calm (calm) Life felt right (right) Didn’t see shit Creeping in sight (sight) Normal laughs (laughs) Normal ways (ways) Didn’t know I lived My last real days (days…) [Chorus – emotional] These were the last normal days before it burned (burned) Didn’t know heartbreak had lessons to learn (learn) Didn’t know time could twist and turn (turn) Didn’t see peace wasn’t my concern (concern) I miss the moments when I wasn’t afraid (afraid) Miss who I was before things changed (changed) Life fell apart in the coldest ways (mmm) I miss the last… normal days (days…) [Verse 3 – dreamy nostalgic flow] We used to talk like the nights would never end (end) Didn’t know promises could fail to defend (defend) Used to think love was a thing that bends (bends) Didn’t know forever could really pretend (pretend) Back then smiles didn’t need repair (repair) Didn’t know loss would replace the air (air) Didn’t know grief would haunt my ways (ways) I miss the last… normal days (days…) [Instrumental – switch up: heavier bass, colder pads, distant guitars swelling] [Verse 4 – emotional lines, slower deeper flow] I replay every moment like a film in reverse, tryna catch what I missed (missed) Every memory hits like a cold hard punch, like life clenched its fist (fist) Didn’t know small choices would cut this deep or lead to all of this (this) Didn’t know love could vanish in a breath, fall straight off the cliff (cliff) Nights felt softer before the world cracked, before the pain took place (place) Didn’t know silence could scream so loud or replace your face (face) Didn’t know time would twist my chest and leave me in the haze (haze) Didn’t know I’d never get back those last normal days (days…) [Verse 5 – New flow, cleaner delivery] I miss the morning calm before the fall (fall) Miss the peace before I lost it all (all) Miss the calls that meant something real (real) Miss the days I didn’t have to heal (heal) Miss the world before it turned so grey (grey) Miss the version of me that could stay (stay) Everything changed in the worst of ways (ways) Wish I held on to those normal days (days…) [Chorus – final, fuller emotion] These were the last normal days before it burned (burned) Didn’t know heartbreak had lessons to learn (learn) Didn’t know time could twist and turn (turn) Didn’t see peace wasn’t my concern (concern) I miss the moments when I wasn’t afraid (afraid) Miss who I was before things changed (changed) Life fell apart in the coldest ways (mmm) I miss the last… normal days (days…) [Outro – faint mumbling chorus words] normal days… mmm… gone too fast… forever… didn’t last…
