[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Came for the music, stayed for the people Somewhere between the noise and the screen I thought I was joining another server Didn’t know how much this place would mean Mez was there when I first walked in Showed me the ropes, helped me settle in Had my back before I knew where I fit Made the whole place feel a little less big Then Ichigo took a chance on a song First one to say, “Come on, you belong.” That first collab did more than he knew Made me believe my voice mattered too [Pre-Chorus] Funny how strangers become the ones Who notice when you’re not yourself I came here looking for somewhere to create And found people who actually helped [Chorus] So here’s to the Underground To the ones who kept showing up To every joke, every song, every late-night chat That somehow pulled me back up I came for the music, stayed for the people Stayed for the way you made room for me When everything outside felt heavier than usual You made this little corner somewhere I could breathe Yeah, here’s to AIU You’ve done more than you probably knew [Verse 2] V comes in and the whole chat wakes Ichigo joins and the volume breaks I throw one comment into the mix And suddenly none of us know how to quit Genevieve catches every reference I make Somehow always one joke ahead Always so kind, always so sweet One of those people who makes a room feel safe And somewhere in all of the chaos we made Red hoodies are headbanging across the page Now half the emotes have our faces instead Because apparently that’s just where this went [Pre-Chorus 2] Somewhere between the memes and tracks The stupid jokes and checking back You stopped feeling like names on a screen And started feeling like community [Chorus] So here’s to the Underground To the ones who kept showing up To every joke, every song, every late-night chat That somehow pulled me back up I came for the music, stayed for the people Stayed for the way you made room for me When everything outside felt heavier than usual You made this little corner somewhere I could breathe Yeah, here’s to AIU You’ve done more than you probably knew [Bridge] And I know most of the time We’re laughing at something dumb Sending another emote Making another song But there were days I was carrying more than I said Days when the noise in my own head Felt louder than everything else And somehow, somebody was there A message A joke A song A check-in Something small enough You might not even remember doing But I remember Because sometimes the people You expect to understand Aren’t the ones who show up And sometimes a server full of strangers does [Final Chorus] So here’s to the Underground To every person who made it feel like home To Mez, Ichigo, V, Genevieve And everyone who made sure I never felt alone I came for the music, stayed for the people Stayed because somehow you saw me through Through the mess, through the noise, through the heavy days You gave me somewhere good to come back to So here’s to every laugh Every track, every “you good?” out of the blue Every little thing that felt small to you But meant the whole damn world to me too Yeah, here’s to AIU For the music For the chaos For the people Thank you
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