REPLACED DS

Intro — Soft Piano

Once I was held in someone's hands,

A little screen with bigger plans,

Two bright windows, side by side,

A tiny world I kept inside.

I was there from the very start,

A little console, a beating heart,

Every button, every sound,

Every adventure we had found.

Verse 1 — THE MEMORIES

I remember waking up each day,

Picking up my DS to play,

The sunlight shining through the room,

Another adventure would start soon.

Pokémon battles late at night,

Mario Kart beneath the lights,

New Super Mario Bros. on the screen,

The happiest little worlds I'd seen.

I traveled everywhere with you,

Through every place and every room,

A tiny friend inside your bag,

A little world you always had.

Verse 2 — EVERYTHING CHANGES

But then the years began to change,

Everything around me felt strange,

A newer console came along,

And suddenly I didn't belong.

A bigger screen began to shine,

New games appeared one at a time,

The Nintendo Switch was standing there,

While I was slowly losing care.

I watched the games that used to be mine,

Move into a brand-new life,

And every time the Switch turned on,

I wondered where my place had gone.

Pre-Chorus

I don't hate the one who came after me,

I just miss who I used to be,

I miss the days when I was new,

When every adventure started with you.

CHORUS

Why did you replace my spot?

Why did everything I have get lost?

I gave you worlds you could explore,

Now you don't need me anymore.

I'm still here, but I'm forgotten,

Like a memory left unopened,

And the Switch is taking my place,

While I'm disappearing without a trace.

Why did you replace my place?

Why did you leave without a trace?

I gave you years, I gave you time,

I gave you worlds that once were mine.

Verse 3 — THE SHELF

Now I'm sitting on a shelf,

All alone by myself,

Dust is slowly gathering,

While I remember everything.

My buttons still work just like before,

My screens still light up like before,

My games are waiting patiently,

But nobody comes back to me.

The charger sits beside my side,

The memories I cannot hide,

I wish somebody would pick me up,

Just one more time would be enough.

Verse 4 — THE OLD GAMES

I remember Animal Crossing nights,

Walking underneath the stars so bright,

I remember Kirby floating by,

And Mario jumping through the sky.

I remember Zelda's worlds,

I remember racing with the girls and boys,

I remember every little sound,

Every adventure that I found.

I wasn't perfect, I was small,

But I was there through it all,

And even though the years moved on,

Part of me is still holding on.

BRIDGE — VERY QUIET

Maybe I wasn't really replaced...

Maybe I was just left behind.

Maybe the world kept moving...

And I stayed frozen in time.

But if you ever open me again,

I'll still remember where we've been,

I'll still light up just like before,

I'll still be waiting by the door.

BUILD-UP

I don't need to be the newest,

I don't need the biggest screen,

I don't need to be remembered

As the greatest machine.

I just want one more moment,

One more game, one more night,

One more time to feel the buttons,

One more time to see the light.

FINAL CHORUS — EMOTIONAL

Why did you replace my spot?

Why did everything I have get lost?

I was there when it all began,

A little console in your hands.

Now I'm sitting in the dark,

Holding every little spark,

Of the memories we once knew,

Of every game I played with you.

Why did you replace my place?

Why did the years just fade away?

I gave you laughter,

I gave you time,

I gave you worlds that once were mine.

FINAL Verse

The Switch may be brighter,

The Switch may be new,

But it can never erase

The memories I gave you.

Every scratch upon my screen,

Every game and every dream,

Every moment from before,

Still lives somewhere forevermore.

And even if I'm never played,

Even if my batteries fade,

I'll always be a little part

Of the memories inside your heart