Kids

Lyrics

Intro — quick drums, dirty guitar riff — chant-style intro)
(Chanted)
Hey! Hey!
(Back when we raised hell!)
Hey! Hey!

(Verse 1 — punchy flow, rhyming tight)
Skateboard wheels and busted shoes,
Midnight rides with nothing to lose.
Flannel shirts and chain-link fights,
Stereo dreams on sleepless nights.
No blue checks, no fake applause,
Just dirty hands and broken laws.

(Pre-Chorus — quick build up)
Now it’s likes and clout and plastic crowns,
Back then, we tore it down!

(Chorus — BIG and singable — clear rhymes and rhythm)
We raised hell, we ran wild,
Born to break, not born to smile.
Cut our teeth on cheap hotels,
Runnin’ free —
BACK WHEN WE RAISED HELL!
No fake friends, no plastic tales,
Just blood and sweat —
BACK WHEN WE RAISED HELL!

(Post-Chorus - short drum break)
(Back when we raised hell!)
(Back when we raised hell!)

(Verse 2 — faster, still rhyming tight)
Burned CDs and crooked grins,
Learned the hard way how to win.
Fistfuls of dreams and neon scars,
We made our wishes on beat-up cars.
No filters hiding all the pain,
We lived it raw, we lived insane.

(Pre-Chorus — same rhythm, rhyme tight)
Now it’s safe and staged and dopamine,
Back then, we chased the dream!

(Chorus — BIGGER — keep it rhyming!)
We raised hell, we ran wild,
Born to break, not born to smile.
Cut our teeth on cheap hotels,
Runnin’ free —
BACK WHEN WE RAISED HELL!
No fake friends, no plastic tales,
Just blood and sweat —
BACK WHEN WE RAISED HELL!

(Bridge — halftime feel, almost rap-punk flow — rhyming tight)
We had scars, we had fights,
We had dreams and sleepless nights.
We had guts, we had pride,
They got screens they hide behind.

(Drop — drums pound — build up fast)
(Shouted)
Hey! Hey!
Back when we raised hell!

(Final Chorus — DOUBLE TIME — fast and loud!)
We raised hell, we ran wild,
Born to break, not born to smile.
Cut our teeth on cheap hotels,
Runnin’ free —
BACK WHEN WE RAISED HELL!
No fake friends, no plastic tales,
Just blood and sweat —
BACK WHEN WE RAISED HELL!

(Outro — chant out)
(Back when we raised hell!)
(Back when we raised hell!)
(Back when we raised... HELL!)