Gen BLY

This sounds like the 90s
Like songs at our first birthday Parties
Streamers meant decorations on Ceilings
Songs used to be played on CDs
Am I a Millennial or Gen Z
How about neither
I'm a mid-90s baby

Born in 96
Went to blockbuster
Now stream Netflix
Generationally dyslexic
Am I the after or before
Cause it feels like I shut the door
On the 90s, now it's the 2020s
2020 is hindsight, kind of like my Nightlight
Was next to my bed when I lived in The suburbs
Now I live downtown, a walk-up on The curb
Started downtown until I moved to The Northshore
Heard of us? It's the basis for the Movie Mean Girls

Released in 04', a couple years later We had YouTube
Would watch Donald Glover, me And my brother
His comedy channel, before he could Afford a lambo
Now people know him as Childish Gambino

Grew up building with legos
And playing outside
Now kids are like lego outside
Vape JUUL, lots of places to hide

But born in 1996, which place am I
Early 20s, like a misfit toy
Like Buzz Light Year in that movie About toys
Remember those? Toys, without all This digital noise
Still in my house, but I've got a Smartphone too
Is an iPhone better than action-figure Plastic, up to you
We used to go to the zoo, before it Was a game
Call it a shame, or simply innovation
I've lived both
95' to 99', the Buzz Lightyear Generation

Yeah, the Buzz Lightyear Generation

We had the innocent simplicity
Now the complication
But not like Millennials
Who feel like they've never left the Station

Trust me
We feel bad for them too
We're not just the TikTok Generation
Because we feel the TikTok too
Maybe even stronger
Every day that goes by
The earth is getting hotter

Our temperatures are rising
Voices about to reach a fever pitch
I remember little league
You know, I used to pitch
Before I got hit with a liner to the Thigh
Let newfound fear cause a dream to Die
Haven't really taken out a girl since Jr High

That's what happens when it's all About swipes
I literally grew up catching butterflies
No, I mean for real
This girl and I
When we were 5
We'd play outside
Catch Butterflies

Release them of course
We weren't savage
But that's no longer average
Screens are the new cooties
From toddlers to the twenties
Millennials have memories
Gen Z hears only stories

But the Buzz Lightyear generation
Thinks about that Old Town Road
The hit song with Lil Nas and Billy Ray Cyrus
But also the show
Hannah Montana
Us Mid-90s kids know

Sometimes we want to go back to That Old Town Road
Hashtag about how that used to Mean pound on a phone

Guess what? I've lived both