Timezones 作曲 : Brian Imanuel Memories of the kitchen in the back of mama’s cafe Sweaty fingers long hair I’m droppin’ off the entree Fifteen All my friends abroad are prolly sleeping Cannot wait to clock out And log into my Skype now It’s 10 PM in Indo ‘Boutta talk to homies and I met ‘em through the signals I been on the internet since ten I don’t mean the time I mean my age and that is how my little friendships would begin Met one at twelve and his name was Pete When my English was kinda off he’d make fun of me But then he’d teach me how to say it right after Day after day I start to mirror all his manners He was thirteen had a Call of Duty channel Liked to smoke ***** and would talk about his favorite rappers Asked me who was mine and at the time man I ain’t had one yet He said listen to Childish Gambino he dropped a project And so I did Sat there as the 808s hit me Never loved music but this one just really fit me Then I met a girl that go by the name of Whitney Yeah we met on Vine I was fifteen at the time She was seventeen and boy it was hard not to cross the line Homeschooled kid nothin’ but ******* on his mind, She was cool though turns out she was into me too so We start to date I cannot wait to meet you The first person I could say I love you to then said it back The opposite of my internet speed we movin’ fast Skype every single day My brother in the room sick of hearin’ two children call each other lover names My brother Five years older Rebellious cat yeah he’s a cigarette smoker Little brother Brian would complain about the odor In reality I didn’t wanna see him smoking He’s always the first one in my family to try things He got tattoos, smokin’ Now he’s going clubbin’ Daddy was upset And my mama’s unimpressed Fights in the family would break and I was stressed I was always honest with him A.K.A. gave him **** Mama’s heart is lookin’ fragile So why you breakin’ it Man you trippin’ Man I’m just livin’ Parents had a higher standard ‘cause they was religious He’s getting tired of the lectures I was giving One Friday night he told me I should come with him (just come to the club *****) No thanks I don’t wanna drink or smoke a cig or do no ******* or whatever y’all do man Truthfully my heart was beating fast In my mind the club was scary and the **** are shakin’ *** But I was tempted My brother wanted me to go so he was not the only one that was rebelling Then he stopped trying and he skrt off with his friendses Then Whitney graduated then she got accepted Red cups red cups Kissin’ on the lens while she schedulin’ her classes We were just some kids man we didn’t have the answers Lovin’ in the summer but what are we doin’ after? After? Couple weeks out before the summer ends Then she go to her dorm and get to moving in Skip to the day that changed everything She texted me and said that she’s been cryin’ And I asked her why but all I saw was Whitney’s still typing Long paragraph I read that **** in silence She broke it off broke it off Our anniversary erased it from the calendars Big deal I was feeling fine surprisingly I told her if you feel this way then it’s just meant to be Next day lookin’ through her Snapchat Nothin’ weird about it just checkin’ where my ex at All I saw was Red cups, red cups How she go and party just a day after the break up Start to feel the water slowly falling out my tear ducts Zoomed in every single ****** face up in the pixels I’m good I’m at the cafe we just closed down Lights off Tables flipped Then I heard my phone sound It’s Whitney She texted man I wonder if she’ll try to patch **** up or say she miss me Hey Brian, how you doin? I just wanna talk about something that’s kinda stupid I know that we broke up but you’re still my best friend I just wanna tell you something that is why I’m texting so She don’t even know where to start I’m just texting back dry it’s feeling awkward as **** Then she told me I was with my friends and we were drunk so um Last night I went to a party and ****** someone Stop stop stop stop please my stomach dropping fifty feet I feel like vomiting Just a week ago you was my baby didn’t you call me that ‘Boutta fly to Maryland and beat his *** and don’t hold me back I didn’t say that I tried my hardest not to give this ***** a text back I text my brother told him need to call me ASAP I can’t believe this ******** She caught a body first week of college and I haven’t even tasted no lips I was fifteen Always livin’ life behind a screen but I got big dreams Now I’m on a mission My brother finally called me back like what is up? I told him ***** I wanna go and hit the club He said cool get ready Imma pick you up We in Jakarta give no ***** if I’m not old enough Skrt skrt pulled up to the club My brother lighting up a cig first Went up to the bouncer slid a hunnid thou’ to enter Walkin’ in I feel the music thumpin’ see these ******* dry humpin’ now I’m feeling like a sinner I’m takin shots after shots after shots even though there ain’t no red solo cups Uh lookin’ all around me hella girls it’s time to plot I just wanna kiss somebody I don’t wanna **** Finally met this girl named Melanie Pretty face and boy her chest is big she got Yosemites Lookin’ like the one that really could fulfill my fantasy She puffin’ on a stoge but I don’t mind I’m kinda into it Then she grab my hand and start walking to the bar I follow her we put our drinks down and start Kissing I didn’t see no fireworks but I saw everything that I’ve been missing Her lipstick was like strawberry and whiskey Belligerent but I remembered it so vivid My brother proud he saw me from a distance That night the stars aligned and all the crowd was cheering Don’t know what I woulda done if I stayed in the house Our noses touching while her tongue is in my mouth Now lookin’ back and I’m just sitting here and laughing Twenty-three feelin’ like I skipped a couple chapters Finally made it to the US and met my friends that I used to call when I was too scared to leave my nest Whitney To this day I don’t know why you texted me what you did If you listening I hope you know I’m not even pissed 'Cause if you didn’t send that text I wouldn't've gone out the club and got my very first kiss So thank you You let me out my shell and I ain’t even met you I hope one day we cross our paths in our adventures And to my other friends up on the net We don’t talk as much but I’d be down to reconnect ‘Cause when I was at home Hoppin’ on them Skype calls made me feel less alone 2 AM Call of Duty Thoughts of Pete hittin’ ******* As I’m on the stage now holding my microphone Y’all the reason I walked on that plane on my own ‘Cause back then you helped a boy feel like he belonged And now his country loves it when singin’ these songs telling these stories Provin’ all of his opponents they wrong Man I been killin’ **** so far since I was sixteen And Imma just keep doin’ that extravagantly Chasing all my dreams on my iPhone Career is lookin’ longer than some pythons Now they waiting every time I fly home Thanks to all my friends in different timezones