Ash &Apathy

Verse 1

Neon used to flicker on the block I knew

Now the corner store's a different kind of blue

I remember running when the streetlights hummed

Back when every door on my block stayed unlocked

Momma's radio sang through the window screen

Now the whole world's loud but you can't hear a thing

Children grew up fast and they grew up cold

Every hand I lent came back empty and old

Pre-Chorus

Where did the time slip to

Who let the world spin through

Chorus

Can't rewind the reel no matter how I try

Every year's a scar I can't unlose

I want the way it was before the lie

Why can't things go back to the way they were

Why can't things go back

Verse 2

Rain on the rooftop sounded like a song

Now it drums a warning and I hum along wrong

Old man on the corner used to wave me through

Now he stares right past like I ain't even true

We traded the handshake for a thumb and a swipe

Every honest answer costs another long night

I'm not asking for heaven just a solid front porch

Where the peace don't fade and the truth ain't forced

Pre-Chorus

Where did the years all go

Who let the warmth run cold

Chorus

Can't rewind the reel no matter how I try

Every year's a scar I can't unlose

I want the way it was before the lie

Why can't things go back to the way they were

Why can't things go back

Bridge

Maybe time's a river that only runs one way

Maybe home's a memory I learned to misplace

But I'll keep that warmth folded in my chest

And hold the better days the way I know best

Chorus

Can't rewind the reel no matter how I try

Every year's a scar I can't unlose

I want the way it was before the lie

Why can't things go back to the way they were

Why can't things go back

Why can't things go back