static, tuning ...you\'re listening to Midnight Frequencies... static fades gentle nylon guitar enters Back in the summer haze, fireflies in June On the rooftop, chasing stars and the moon Comics in my backpack, secrets in my head A whole wide world unfolding in my bed Teachers said the future\'s far, and I\'d reply Nothing\'s impossible, with stars in my eyes Back then the wind blew soft and slow I thought that growing up was beautiful, you know We believed we could touch the sky We believed that the dreamers never tire But later on, later on The dreamer hasn\'t woken, but the clock\'s on fire Tick tock, tick tock Three times it rang before the dream expired The alarm never lies, the subway\'s a fight Endless notes from the boss through the night Group chats lighting up, someone\'s buying a new ride While I\'m eating instant noodles, swallowed pride The rent, the bills, the heavy tread Slowly grinding the sparkle in my eyes to thread Growing up means watching the edges fade One by one, in silence, every edge I made We believed we could touch the sky We believed that the dreamers never tire But later on, later on The dreamer hasn\'t woken, but the clock\'s on fire Tick tock, tick tock Three times it rang before the dream expired Yo, I had a notebook, full of maps to roam Told the world I\'d build a castle, find a home Now I\'m stacking pages, just to pay the loan Twenty-something, but I feel I\'m getting old They said be realistic, put the crayons down Tie your shoes up tight boy, straighten out your crown But every now and then, on a late-night train I see a kid outside the window, in the rain Eyes still burning like a quiet flame And I whisper through the glass, hey kid play the game Don\'t let them tell you stars are out of range Your dream\'s not dying, it\'s just learning how to change My mom said don\'t be tired, just come back home I said mom let me try, just one more time alone The shoes wore out, so I walk barefoot This road is mine, nobody tell me to stop One day I\'ll stand up and earn it right I\'ll buy you dinner, just us two, no goodbye Maybe one late night, I\'ll pass that old rooftop Hear the wind still laughing, like the day we stopped I wanna ask that boy, with his careless grin Hey kid, is your dream still hiding deep within Maybe the dream didn\'t disappear Just folded up, and slipped behind a tear A stubborn spark we carry through the years A quiet fire that never disappears soft piano, fading child humming: mm mm mm radio static returns briefly, then fades to silence