Synthwave - Back Then

Verse 1
Sun-faded Polaroids in an old shoebox
Salt in our hair, sand in our socks
Radio static, your laugh in the breeze
Barefoot hearts with nowhere to be
Days felt longer, nights felt alive
Chasing the moon on borrowed time

Pre-Chorus
We didn’t know then how rare it was
Just breathing in that golden rush

Chorus
I miss the beach and the warm summer air
The way the world felt lighter back there
Every promise written in the tide
Every worry just let it slide
I miss the people I was back then
And the strangers who felt like friends
Oh, we were young, we were free
Yeah, summer felt like eternity

Verse 2
Cheap sunglasses, skin kissed by the sun
Talking ‘bout dreams like they’d already come
Midnight swims, headlights on the shore
Swore we’d never want anything more
Now the waves only live in my head
And time pulled us where it led

Pre-Chorus
We thought those days would always stay
But seasons change, they slip away

Chorus
I miss the beach and the warm summer air
Sunset skies and your tangled hair
Every moment easy and true
Every road felt brand new
I miss the love that didn’t need names
Late-night talks and early trains
Oh, we were wild, we were free
Yeah, summer felt like eternity

Bridge
Now I’m older, counting years
Trading sunsets for souvenirs
But sometimes when the night’s too quiet
I hear the ocean start a riot
In my chest, in my soul
Calling me back to what I know

Chorus (Soft, then build)
I miss the beach and the warm summer air
The careless dreams we used to share
Every heartbeat open wide
With nothing left to hide
I miss the way we didn’t run
From who we were or what we’d become
Oh, we were young, we were free
Yeah, summer felt like eternity

Outro
If I close my eyes, I’m almost there
Salt on my lips, freedom in the air
Just for a moment, I still believe
That endless summer is waiting for me