Everyone’s a step ahead I’m still loading what they said Words go by like passing trains I just catch the sound, not names Conversations move too fast By the time I speak, it’s past Spinning wheel inside my head Trying to process what I read But the moment slips away While I’m stuck on yesterday Buffering, buffering Tryna catch up to something That I don’t even understand Buffering, buffering Always one step behind it Reaching out with empty hands Like a video that won’t play I keep freezing in the same place And I’m stuck in between What I feel and what I can say Everyone just seems to know Which way they’re supposed to go I’m still stuck on loading screens Piecing together what it means Laugh a second way too late Like I missed the punchline’s weight Falling out of every thread By the time I turn my head It’s a scene I didn’t choose And I don’t know how to move Buffering, buffering Tryna catch up to something That I don’t even understand Buffering, buffering Always one step behind it Reaching out with empty hands Like a signal lost in space I keep drifting out of place And I’m caught in between Who I am and who I should be If I pause long enough Will it sync back up? Or just leave me here alone In a frame that never loads? If I breathe, if I wait Will the moment recalibrate? Or am I meant to stay behind Out of time, out of line? Maybe it’s not me that’s slow Maybe I just feel it more Every second, every sound Hits before it settles down Buffering, buffering Maybe I don’t need to rush it Maybe I can take my time Buffering, buffering Even if I don’t outrun it Maybe I’ll still be alright If the world keeps racing on I’ll just find my own response And exist in between What I feel and what I become Still loading… But I’m getting closer now
