[Verse 1 — The Old Internet] Back when the modem screamed at night, And loading one JPEG took half your life, We had our Flash games, our forums, our flair, And a dancing banana everywhere! We Rickrolled friends with a sneaky link, Saw All Your Base and couldn't think, Badger, badger, mushroom on repeat, We had dumb little jokes with a rhythm and beat! [Pre-Chorus 1] We didn't need a feed to tell us what was funny, Just a busted pair of speakers and a little free time, honey, One click, one laugh, one link passed around— The whole wide web came crashing down! [Chorus 1] Oh, how times have changed, what happened to the fun? We laughed at rage comics till the morning sun! From Trollface grins to Nyan Cat's flight, We'd quote those stupid videos all day and night! Now it's skibidi this and a thousand sounds, A million new memes before the next one drowns! Call me old-fashioned, call me deranged— But damn, I miss it… how times have changed! [Verse 2 — The Golden Age of YouTube] Keyboard Cat played us off the stage, Dramatic prairie dogs expressed our rage, Chocolate Rain made the whole world sing, And Leeroy Jenkins charged into everything! We watched Numa Numa, laughed at the fail, Charlie bit a finger, and the internet prevailed, We had the Annoying Orange shouting in our ears, And Epic Meal Time drowning food in beers! [Pre-Chorus 2] Every upload felt like striking gold, Every comment section had a story to be told, Before the algorithm knew our name, We found the weirdness and we fed the flame! [Chorus 2] Oh, how times have changed, what happened to the fun? We laughed at rage comics till the morning sun! From Trollface grins to Nyan Cat's flight, We'd quote those stupid videos all day and night! Now it's skibidi this and a thousand sounds, A million new memes before the next one drowns! Call me old-fashioned, call me deranged— But damn, I miss it… how times have changed! [Verse 3 — The Meme Renaissance] Advice Animals and Impact font, Philosoraptor asking questions we don't, Forever Alone and the Y U NO face, Bad Luck Brian couldn't catch a break! Doge said "such wow" in Comic Sans, Harlem Shake took over every dance, Grumpy Cat had judgment in her eyes, And the Gangnam Style horse ride conquered the skies! [Pre-Chorus 3] We wore our punchlines like a badge of pride, With pixelated wisdom on every side, No matter how absurd, no matter how strange, A fresh new template could make the whole world change! [Verse 4 — The Last Great Scroll] Then came the Vine with six seconds of gold, "Road work ahead?"—you bet, we're sold! Deez Nuts, Dat Boi, and the Ugandan Knuckles, The loss of Vine gave our hearts some troubles, We hit the nae nae, watched the mannequin freeze, Surprised Pikachu brought us to our knees, Woman Yelling at Cat made history, And the coffin dance sent us off with glee! [Pre-Chorus 4] Six seconds could carry a lifetime of laughs, A looping little moment we'd replay in the past, We knew every beat, every pause, every frame— And somehow all those nonsense clips became our names! [Chorus 3] Oh, how times have changed, where did those days go? From the Bad Luck Brian to the Doge "much wow"! We had jokes that lasted, classics that remained, Now the trends run faster than a runaway train! It's Italian brainrot, AI voices in flight, Six new slang words in a single night! Call me old-fashioned, call me deranged— But damn, I miss it… how times have changed! [Verse 5 — The Algorithm Took the Wheel] Now the For You page decides what we see, Same recycled audio on repeat endlessly, NPCs go "ice cream so good," While AI cats do things no cat ever would! Skibidi, rizz, and the sigma stare, Looksmaxxing edits are everywhere, One second it's lore, next second it's gone, The trend's already dead by the time you log on! [Pre-Chorus 5] The scroll keeps moving, never slowing down, A brand-new catchphrase wears the old one's crown, We chase the joke till the joke feels strained— Then miss it the moment it gets replaced! [Verse 6 — A Toast to the Old Days] But maybe we're just looking through a rose-tinted screen, Remembering the best bits of what used to be, For every old classic that still makes us grin, There are newer weirdos who let the fun back in, And somewhere out there, through the noise and the haze, A future classic is being born in these days, So raise up your tabs, let the old memes reign— We'll laugh at the new ones… then go back again! [Pre-Chorus 6] So here's to the nonsense, the strange and the bright, To the jokes that kept us laughing late into the night, The names may keep changing, the formats may bend— But every good meme still brings us together in the end! [Final Chorus — Big, Nostalgic Finish] Oh, how times have changed, but the laughter remains! From a dial-up connection to algorithmic chains! From Trollface grins to the brainrot parade, Every generation has a joke it has made! We'll keep our Nyan Cats, our Vines, our refrain, And make room for the weirdness that comes with the change! Call me old-fashioned, call me deranged— I'll be Rickrolling forever… HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED! [Outro — Spoken, with a fading dial-up sound] "Hey, have you seen this new meme?" "..." "Never mind. It's already dead."
