[Intro — Solo Piano] I found a name I hadn't seen in years. Same series. Same name. And still, the first thing I said was— "...Who are you?" [Verse 1] You used to be so simple Round little eyes, tiny hands That strange and crooked smile Two or three colors Nothing more But somehow you looked like the coolest thing in the whole wide world I'd put you in my pocket Take you everywhere Back when I was younger That was more than enough. [Verse 2] Today at Capsule Wave I saw your name again Same logo Same name Same series But— Were your eyes always that big? Was your face always that small? And since when did you dress like that? Wait... Did you get work done? [Pre-Chorus] Updated Redesigned Made for a different time Yeah, I know. You had to keep moving with the world Just like everyone else But why do you feel like a stranger when you're standing right in front of me? [Chorus] Who are you? I know your name I've known it for years But somehow I don't know you anymore Did you change? Did the whole world change? Or maybe— was it the way I learned to see? [Rap] Year after year living in this world I added another lens in front of my eyes Read the room Read the person Read the price Read the trend Read Read Read Now I'm analyzing things before I even see them Magnifying glass! Make every tiny difference ten times bigger Microscope! Analyze the things I never needed to see Telescope! Check a future that hasn't even happened yet Is it popular? What's it worth? Is it rare? Is it trending? Will it sell? Will it last? The kid I used to be wouldn't have asked a single one of those questions. [Rap Build] You added more colors I added more doubts You gained more detail I gained more reasons to judge You got an update So did I Then tell me why— the more I learned to see the less I could see you. [Beat Stop] ...Wait. [Bridge — Instruments Disappear] Take off the telescope. Still not you. Take off the microscope. I can see you a little better. Take off the magnifying glass. And then— the lens called "value." Take it off. The lens called "popularity." Take it off. The lens called "age." Take that off too. Until there's nothing left between my eyes and this little capsule. [Silence] ... "Oh." "It's you." [Final Chorus] It's you. Not exactly the way I remember But— it's you. And I'm not the boy I remember But— I'm still me. Changing doesn't mean becoming someone else The you from back then The you standing here now Both of you are the one I loved. "Who are you?" I asked. And for a second I swear the little face inside that capsule smiled— "I could ask you the same thing." [Outro — Piano] In the glass I catch my own reflection A little gray in my hair A few more lines around my eyes I smile. "...Guess I've changed too." I put my hand on the handle. Click. Rattle, rattle... Clunk. I open the capsule. ... "Oh." There you are.
