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A Simpler Retrospective

from Empty EP by Matt Dyer

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(Verse)
Just a kid playin’ outside, watchin’ parades of fireflies
On dim-lit summer nights, roller blades, Italian Ice
Action figures, LEGO sets, good grades, a valid life
Pedalin’ around the neighborhood on balanced bikes
Carefree and free of care, that’s when talent strikes
Flyin’ through the air, to feel the talons slice
Lifted up, evaporated innocence, now you give a fuck
More responsibilities and less time given just to live it up
From the age of 5 to 9 are the best times of your existence
I mean mine were as a minor, for you, it could be different
But in this instance, let’s pretend the feeling is agreed upon
That the book’s always been the same, we used to read it wrong
Or that’s what we’ve been taught since kindergarten on
That life is work, the same reversed, ever since we was fawns
But then the subliminal message of money done sunk in
Years after Halloween became less about new costumes and pumpkins

(Chorus)
If I could go back to the times where
Life was simple
I’d do it in an instant
When my biggest worries were
Parents and the principle
And it didn’t matter if you fit in
When the edges of the world
Seemed so distant
When money wasn’t an issue
It didn’t matter about dividends
Why can’t it be like that all the time?
What kind of world are we livin’ in?
What kind of world are we livin’ in?

(Verse)
When tree forts and trampolines were the shit and reigned supreme
When after school your group would split into tag and hide and seek teams
When cops and robbers was with cap guns instead of the nightly news
When New Balance and K-Mart brand were cooler than the Nike shoes
When you didn’t want to fuck someone, you found ’em funny and liked ’em, cute
When cliques were nonexistent and the whole class was a tight-knit group
When wakin’ up early on a Saturday morning was what made sense
When trading Pokemon cards durin’ lunch was equivalent to payin’ rent
When the world was much larger than what it turns out to be
When hangin’ out was about playin’ GoldenEye all around the TV
I mean we still do that nowadays, but back then, without weed
Why couldn’t we have stopped development once we learned how to count and to read?
When driving wasn’t even cool to us, we were content with ridin’ the school bus
Before acne was ever a problem, noones’ faces fuckin’ oozed pus
When the cartoons were actually good, when the toys were still fun
When hours of entertainment didn’t mean drinkin’ alcohol from 8 to 1

(Chorus)
If I could go back to the times where
Life was simple
I’d do it in an instant
When my biggest worries were
Parents and the principle
And it didn’t matter if you fit in
When the edges of the world
Seemed so distant
When money wasn’t an issue
It didn’t matter about dividends
Why can’t it be like that all the time?
What kind of world are we livin’ in?
What kind of world are we livin’ in?

(Verse)
From the playground to the park, to bein’ home before it’s dark
Where 20 minutes was the extent of pain brought on by broken hearts
When you proudly showed your scars and let forth every thought
A paradox of ignorant and well-aware to the formulation of clots
When the only time you felt frantic and panicked was from dodge ball
When the batteries on your Game Boy died mid-use meant you lost it all
When your friends weren’t 40 miles away, just across the hall
Or down the block, when each one of your moms would always call
When homework was 5 math problems instead of 5-page essays
It doesn’t feel that long ago, sometimes it seems it was just yesterday
Where the world was at your fingertips and yet so far out of reach
I guess shit ain’t changed in that respect, not for me, at least
Noone said growin’ up was easy, but what they all failed to mention
Was that adulthood fuckin’ sucks, it’ll always pale in comparison
And you’ll look back on it fondly when you’re frail and your hair is thin
Sittin’ in the easy chair, wonderin’ how quickly the years have went

(Chorus)
If I could go back to the times where
Life was simple
I’d do it in an instant
When my biggest worries were
Parents and the principle
And it didn’t matter if you fit in
When the edges of the world
Seemed so distant
When money wasn’t an issue
It didn’t matter about dividends
Why can’t it be like that all the time?
What kind of world are we livin’ in?
What kind of world are we livin’ in?

If I could go back to the times where
Life was simple
I’d do it in an instant
When my biggest worries were
Parents and the principle
And it didn’t matter if you fit in
When the edges of the world
Seemed so distant
When money wasn’t an issue
It didn’t matter about dividends
Why can’t it be like that all the time?
What kind of world are we livin’ in?
What kind of world are we livin’ in?

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from Empty EP, released March 8, 2011
Instrumental Produced by: Tyrannical Productions

Written, Performed, Recorded and Produced by: M. Dyer

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Hip-hops' most unknown perfectionist/procrastinator.

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