[Intro — soft synth pulse, muted guitar] Oh, those days… Those days… We were young. We were loud. Play it again… Play it again… [Verse 1] Back in the cafe, headphones on, thinking about the band, thinking about the songs. Jake, Peter, Johnny, we're coming back around. Old songs, new songs, turn the speakers loud. The third record's waiting, somewhere in the dark, but I can still feel it, I can still feel the spark. [Pre-Chorus — rising] Time moves fast, time moves on, you look around and suddenly— Gone. [Chorus — BIG, simple, hooky] Oh-oh, those days, oh-oh, those nights. We were young, we were alive. Oh-oh, those days, oh-oh, those nights. Gone, gone, gone… but we're still alive. Gone, gone, gone… but the music carries on. Carries on… carries on… [Verse 2] One little hotel, one little town, we wanted the night, they shut us down. Someone found a lady, someone made a scene, then the road crew got creative with the heat. Cold room, dark room, morning coming fast, we laughed so hard we thought it couldn't pass. [Pre-Chorus] Time moves fast, time moves on, you look around and suddenly— Gone. [Chorus] Oh-oh, those days, oh-oh, those nights. We were young, we were alive. Oh-oh, those days, oh-oh, those nights. Gone, gone, gone… but we're still alive. Gone, gone, gone… but the music carries on. Carries on… carries on… [Verse 3 — beat drops, intimate] Late night, old hotel, someone brought a dog, half of us were hiding, laughing in the dark. Underneath the blankets, trying not to breathe… “Don't move… don't move…” We thought we'd stay forever. We didn't know. [Bridge — emotional build] Now we're older. Now we're calm. No more wild nights. No more running till dawn. The old rooms are gone. The old roads are gone. The old friends move on. And suddenly I understand… We weren't trying to keep the night. We were trying to keep each other. [Build — drums + synth + guitars] The hotel is gone. The years are gone. The crazy nights are gone. But listen… Listen… I can still hear it. I can still hear it. The song. [Final Chorus — euphoric] Oh-oh, those days, oh-oh, those nights. We were young, we were alive. Oh-oh, those days, oh-oh, those nights. Gone, gone, gone… but we're still alive. Gone, gone, gone… but the music carries on. Carries on… carries on… carries on… [Outro — synth and guitar loop] Play it again… play it again… Old friends… old songs… Play it again… play it again… Everything else is gone. Everything else is gone. But the music… The music carries on. Carries on… carries on… We're still alive. [Fade]
