2015 Heartbeat

Lyrics

[Intro - slow WaterVape croon, distant 808 heartbeat, vinyl crackle, 2015 trap atmosphere]
Yeah… water in my lungs, smoke in my veins…

[Verse 1 - sparse hi-hats, muted 808s, WaterVape half-whisper, 2015 moody bounce]
City lights flicker like cheap motel signs,
I’m sipping on regret while the clock rewinds.
They say the past is gone but it rides shotgun,
I’m blowing rings of pain till the feeling is numb.
Exes in the rear-view, friends that I lost,
Every text I ignore is another line I crossed.
Money in the mattress, trust in the dirt,
I still chase the high even knowing it hurts.

[Pre-Chorus - rising synth swell, subtle clap rolls, WaterVape layered harmonies]
I told myself last time was the last time,
But the bass keep calling and the night won’t die.
I’m dancing on the edge of a razor blade smile,
Praying that tomorrow I’ll still be alive.

[Chorus - dark 2015 trap drop, punchy 808s, WaterVape melodic rap, anthemic yet hollow]
We pop, we pour, we chase the glow,
Living like tomorrow won’t come, you know.
Up all night but the sun feels cold,
We smile in the dark while our stories unfold.
We pop, we pour, we chase the glow,
Hearts on E but the music don’t slow.
Up all night, yeah we already know,
This 2015 high gon’ swallow us whole.

[Verse 2 - half-time drums, darker keys, WaterVape slightly pitched, lingering echo]
Fake friends in the club with the brightest grins,
They only love you when the bottle spins.
I’m laughing on the surface, drowning underneath,
Every shot I take is a prayer for peace.
Designer on my body, emptiness inside,
Telling everybody that I’m doing fine.
But the mirror knows the truth when the lights go low,
I’m still that same kid with nowhere to go.

[Bridge - stripped 808 only, intimate WaterVape falsetto, tape hiss]
If I disappear tonight, will anybody care?
Or will they just light another blunt and keep the party there?
I’m tired of pretending I’m okay with the fade,
But the bass keep pulling me back to the stage.

[Outro - fading WaterVape ad-libs over rolling 808s, distant snare, 2015 fade-out]
We pop, we pour… we chase the glow…
We pop, we pour… we chase the glow…
(2015… still burning slow…)