​tpk - Pier Arcade lyrics

[Intro] I remember there was a place... On the pier... I think it was an arcade... I remember it like it was yesterday Every detail, every moment... [Verse 1] It was on a pier on a beach in the west I remember it was my favorite place, the best When I first step in, it felt like my jaw dropped It looked like I was in heaven, I was in shock All the pinball machines and the rollerball games And I played everything until I became strained The Neon lights surrounding every square inch And the Flashing lights so vivid, I had to squint My mind stimulated, really felt like a substance Getting the high score, man I really love this Mashing the bu*tons, I never felt this focused Life ain't over but I think this is my magnum opus So years later when I decide to go in my car I live in the east so the drive was really far I arrived at the pier, and what did I see? I saw the same old arcade and it's ready for me [Prelude] My heart was racing... Every step I took... But I knew it was worth it... For this place was glory... [Verse 2] I stepped in, and then I close my eyes Then I opened them, and I realized This place didn't look the same as before It looks worn down like the 98 cents store The screens are dim, the neon lights ain't bright And it looks shady, I'm probably gonna die tonight I walked around, almost half the place was gone There was nothing there, I guess my a**umption was wrong Whatever happened to the days when things were the same? Because that's what I remember in my brain People interacting with each other just having fun Now all the modern advancements have rendered that done Nostalgia is tricky, it makes you believe That the past is something worth reliving Even though the world moved on to the future You can't easily escape what you're used to...