____________________________________________ welcome to my SGTIX semifinals entry! i am so honored to have made it this far in the competition and hope that you enjoy my semifinals entry! this song's instrumental was produced by lonlioni on yt, and all the lyrics and vocals are my own! this song is about a feeling i've had more and more recently, especially with my starting high school: the feeling that your future is coming closer and closer, and the moments you dreamed about are happening right now. i hope that with this song, other people can relate to this feeling; and can walk into their own futures feeling ready for it all. additionally, unlike my previous entries, this song will be on my upcoming album "it's only been a lifetime" that i've been hinting at for a while! more details will come soon, of course, but enjoy this for now :D ____________________________________________ LYRICS [verse 1] I never stop to think What is happening Right now (right now) I never thought about Where I am right now Where I imagined I would be All of these changes Just getting stranger That they're happening to me Where did the time go? Turn it all backwards I don't think I'm ready [prechorus] Seemed so far away Now it's passing by today-ay-ay Felt like a thousand years Now it's here [chorus] It's like I'm crying and I'm laughing at the same time When did all this happen for the last time? What have I lost, and what have I gained? And every day that passes feels more like a dream The future's so much closer than it seems If I could go back, I'd do it all again [verse 2] It's like Seeing the sunrise Waking up at 5 To watch the golden light The words A song you used to know All those years ago Now they're gone from your mind Staring out the car window On a road trip as you leave your home Watch the world zoom by [prechorus] Seemed so far away Now it's passing by today-ay-ay Felt like a thousand years Now it's here [chorus] It's like I'm crying and I'm laughing at the same time When did all this happen for the last time? What have I lost, and what have I gained? And every day that passes feels more like a dream The future's so much closer than it seems If I could go back, I'd do it all again [bridge] I'll never be right here again Never be in this moment again Never thought the future'd come so fast I've took all my risks now Hit all my milestones I've gotten every first and every last [chorus] And this era's coming to an end right now As the show ends, I take my final bow What have I lost, and what have I gained? 'Cause every day that passes feels more like a dream The future's right here, instead of in my dreams I'd do anything to go back again [outro] (back again) (back again) ____________________________________________ CREDITS vocals: me, using bandIab instrumental: lonlioni on yt mixing: me thumbnail: me using canva, image of the girl is from pin but all others are from canva ____________________________________________
