Song Sample:

Song Backstory:

In July 2018, I wrote a ballad that felt like a memory needing acknowledgment. Writing the lyrics in 2026 confirmed this feeling.

Hmm. This song resembles my life...

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
When we were young, the fire burned so bright
Passion led the way through every night
But we were building lives, chasing higher ground
Castles in the clouds, we never slowed down

[Verse 2]
I got lost inside the dream I had to chase
Packed my life and left for another place
Twenty-one years on the other side of the world
Still your smile stayed with me, never unfurled

[Chorus]
Looking back in time
I want to tell you what you mean to me
You etched a place in my heart
Where nothing else seems to fit
Looking back in time
I finally see it clear
It was never the trophies or the years
It was simply you being near

[Verse 3]
Now the years have settled, the fire burns low
Time moves slower than it used to go
I miss the quiet things we never had time for
Walking through the fields, watching the sun hit the shore

[Chorus]
Looking back in time
I want to tell you what you mean to me
You etched a place in my heart
Where nothing else seems to fit
Looking back in time
I finally see it clear
All the castles I built in the sky
Mean less than your company near

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