Spinning slower than it used to be

Same old lines, but they don’t fit me

Needle drops, but it skips the sound

Like something’s lost I never found

Dust is settling in every groove

All the things I thought I’d never lose

Played it loud just to feel it stay

Now it fades a little every day

We said we’d never wear it out

But time has ways of turning doubt

Like an expired record on repeat

Same old rhythm, but it’s off the beat

What once burned now barely glows

And no one really seems to notice

I was louder, I was more

Now I’m something I can’t restore

Still it plays, but I can’t ignore

It doesn’t sound like me anymore

Cracks in places I can’t repair

Echoes hanging in thinner air

Crowds are moving, but I stand still

Chasing something I don’t feel

Used to know every note by heart

Now I miss them from the start

Try to fix what time erased

But I can’t keep up the pace

It’s not broken, just worn thin

And I don’t know where I begin

Like an expired record on repeat

Same old rhythm, but it’s off the beat

What once burned now barely glows

And no one really seems to notice

I was louder, I was more

Now I’m something I can’t restore

Still it plays, but I can’t ignore

It doesn’t sound like me anymore

Maybe I just played it too long

Held on tight to the same old song

Maybe silence isn’t wrong

Maybe I’ve been moving on

Like an expired record letting go

Skipping parts I used to know

What I was doesn’t have to stay

If it’s already slipping away

I was louder, I was more

But I don’t need that sound anymore

If it ends, I’ll let it end

And learn a different song again