Nostalgia

It was the 19th day of quarantine

All the rich folk felt like refugees

There was an overwhelming feeling of despair

It's the things you do for your family

When the future is an uncertainty

To make sure what you've got is still there

Let's throw it back to how it used to be

When we could renovate our fading memories

It was the retro sound of movie quotes and memes

The sweet lullabies momma used to sing

Back when Camelot was still a thing

Papa was a Rolling Stone

And we were his entitled teens

How Could We Have Known?

How could we have seen?

That the great playwright's got a sick sense of irony

I wish I would've known

That you were always meant for me

That Nostalgia, ain't what it used to be

You're the offramp on the interstate

You're the not so simple twist of fate

That crowned me and overrated underdog

You're the propaganda in the great debate

You're the final move before the "Big Checkmate"

You're the joker taking down the whole House of Cards

How Could We Have Known

How Could We Have Seen

That the great conman was exactly who you thought he'd be

I wish I would've known

Despite what I believe

That politics are just bad pageantry

Like an Author tearing out the page

Like an activist becoming what she hates

We've all taken things a little too far

For every Leo, there's a Corey Haim

Not every fresh faced kid is gonna finish the race

Just remember, they were both once rising stars

You're the love song in a minor key

You're wrapped up in a punk rock melody

You're all I want and all I'll ever need

So take my money, and break my heart

Go ahead and ruin me, right from the start

Just promise you'll be the last face I'll ever see

How Could We have known

How could we have seen

That you can't get back what you give away willingly

I wish I would've known

That you were always meant for me

And that Nostalgia, ain't what it used to be

Nostalgia, ain't what it used to be