Used To Be - 2026 Tiny Desk Submission

Описание: Used To Be by Hand Turkey

Video and animation by McKenzie Tharp

Lyrics:
Everyday I feel it more it's weighing down on me
And I can't seem to find that simple joy
That I could find when I was younger oh so easily
But now there's nothing seems to fill the void

And I'm falling further
Is nothing worth the
Time anymore

I should be feeling
Some sort of meaning in this
Life it should be more

Now I spend my days doing work that doesn't matter
Things used to be so easy to enjoy

But now I'm grown
I'm not the same
I can't lose myself in Legos
Or kick back watching anime

Yes I'm grown
No time to play
I've got this weight
And it's here to stay

All the snow days, lazy weekends, empty summers
Sneaking over to the neighbors trampoline
We’d fight wars with bullets made of foam and rubber
And we'd still get candy every Halloween

But I can't get back there
I can’t get back the
time that I loved

I miss that feeling
No need for meaning in this
Life it was enough

Now I spend my days doing work that doesn't matter
Things used to be so easy to enjoy
Used while away the day
Wish that I could feel the way
That I used to
When the joy was quick to find

Now I'm grown
And I'm not the same
I can't lose myself in Legos
Or kick back watching anime

Yes, I'm grown
No time to play
I got this weight
And it's here to stay

As I pause and recollect
I can't remember the last time that I relaxed
Maybe I just need to cut myself some slack
I think the world is far too busy to react

Now I'm grown
I'm still the same
I can't lose myself in Legos
I'll kick back watching anime

Yes I'm grown
And I've time to play
Let go this weight
And I'll drift away