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Don’t Grow Up (It’s a Trap!) (Flashback Version) on Wave 1: Echoes.
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Don’t Grow Up (It’s a Trap!) (Flashback Version)
I saw that on a T-shirt about ten years ago. At the time, it just felt clever. But the idea stuck with me. It lingered. It grew up alongside me.
Lyrics
Woke up this morning, feeling time slip by Chasing dreams ahead, but I don’t know why I miss the days when I was free Not rushing forward, just being me
You’re chasing time, but it’s running fast The future’scalling, but it won’t last Don’t let tomorrow steal today Hold on tight, don’t push it away
No matter what you have, Don’t race ahead you can’t go back There is no second lap, Growing up seems great, but it’s a trap (don’t grow up, it’s a trap!)
Climbing higher, but I feel the cost Chasing more, but something’s lost Wishing I could stop and just breathe, Time’s rushing by, can’t you see?
You’re chasing time, but it’s running fast The future’scalling, but it won’t last Don’t let tomorrow steal today Hold on tight, don’t push it away
No matter what you have, Don’t race ahead you can’t go back There is no second lap, Growing up seems great, but it’s a trap (don’t grow up, it’s a trap!)
The world’s in a rush, but don’t fall in line You only get one shot to take your time Live in the moment, don’t chase it away You can’t hit pause, but you can hit play (take your time, take your time)
No matter what you have, Don’t race ahead you can’t go back There is no second lap, Growing up seems great, but it’s a trap
No matter what you have, Don’t race ahead you can’t go back There is no second lap, Growing up seems great, but it’s a trap (don’t grow up, it’s a trap!)
About this song
I saw that on a T-shirt about ten years ago. At the time, it just felt clever. But the idea stuck with me. It lingered. It grew up alongside me.
Cut to the final stages of Wave 1 . The album was done. Tied off. Ready to go. But that old phrase popped back into my head—almost like a whisper from the past—and I couldn’t let it go. So I wrote one more song. One last message before the credits rolled.
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