[guitar intro ripple crescendo repeating rhythm that feels like its drifting the listener down memory lane] [Verse 1] You think I’m rooted in 2008? Good I set up shop there Right after the world glitched straight Skinny jeans Sidekick phone on my belt Message boards blazing Before the filters were built I watched the curtain slip Saw the pixels in the sky Every smiling status Just a better kind of lie [Chorus] You think I’m rooted in 2008? (yeah) Good I set up shop when the seams all broke When the mask fell off And the feed went blank I just laughed and I lit that smoke If reality’s fake I’m fine in that save state Paused on the frame Where my heart felt safe You think I’m stuck? I call it my base You think I’m rooted in 2008? Good That’s the day I escaped [Verse 2] Back when mixtapes Came zipped in a link We were typing in the dark Too wired to blink I saw the code bleed Through the cracks in the chat Every “lol” Had a panic attack So I built me a room Out of pop-up ads Outdated slang And my favorite fads If the world’s just staged I’ll choose my scene Frozen on a grainy CRT dream [Chorus] You think I’m rooted in 2008? (uh) Good I set up shop when the seams all broke When the mask fell off And the feed went blank I just laughed and I lit that smoke [guitar intro ripple crescendo repeating rhythm that feels like its drifting the listener down memory lane] If reality’s fake I’m fine in that save state Paused on the frame Where my heart felt safe You think I’m stuck? I call it my base You think I’m rooted in 2008? Good That’s the day I escaped (escaped)
