We didn't have much
But the stars were ours
Laughed too loud
Bikes, cheap beer, stolen cars
We'd lay on rooftops
Just naming clouds
No one watched us
We could be proud
Now I see you in photos
That don't even move
And I wonder if
You still feel it too
We were real
We were wild
Not perfect, but alive
Hearts in our hands
Now we just survive
Everything's faster
But nothing feels
Like back when
We were real
Now it's all noise
All screens and glow
We text our feelings
But don't let 'em show
We used to fight
Then forgive with a song
Now we ghost each other
Just to feel strong
I still play that playlist
With the rain outside
And it hits me like
We never said goodbye
We were real
We were wild
Not perfect, but alive
Hearts in our hands
Now we just survive
Everything's sharper
But nothing heals
Like back when
We were real
I don't want perfect
Just something true
A laugh that breaks
Right out of you
We were real
We were here
We were more
Than disappeared
They call this progress
But I still feel
I'd trade it all
To be that real