[Verse 1]
I finally found that jacket
That "Denims are a winter" coat my aunt bought me years ago
I reach into the pockets
And found a crumpled airplane ticket, 2020, Chicago
I used to fly so often
I got high off, red-eye flights and singing 2000s
Now I work in an office
I rack my mind for reasons why I'm better off without it
[Pre-Chorus]
I guess I'm fine, life is nice
I'm lucky 'cause I actually really like my nine to five
But I can't lie, deep inside
I'm missing the adrenaline and sleepless nights
[Chorus]
And I get this vision that I'm thirty-five
Settled down in the suburbs, someonе's wife
I have a picture-pеrfect upper-middle-class life
And I'm comfortably distracted most of the time
But then, I'll see a picture from when I was nineteen
And get a little jealous of the girl I used to be
I was living in a world of endless possibility
I miss the heartbreak, the chaos, the free
[Verse 2]
Isn't this what I wanted?
A sense of stability and change in my pocket
But now that I finally have it
I'm finding that the grass ain't as green as they promised
[Pre-Chorus]
I guess I'm fine, life is nice
I'm lucky 'cause I actually really like my nine to five
But I can't lie, deep inside
I'm missing the adrenaline and sleepless nights
[Chorus]
And I get this vision that I'm thirty-five
Settled down in the suburbs, someone's wife
I have a picture-perfect upper-middle-class life
And I'm comfortably distracted most of the time
But then, I'll see a picture from when I was nineteen
And get a little jealous of the girl I used to be
I was living in a world of endless possibility
I miss the heartbreak, the chaos, the free, oh-ooh
[Bridge]
I pray this curse won't last forever
I feel so somber in discomfort
[Outro]
I'll see a picture from when I was nineteen (When I was nineteen)
And get a little jealous of the girl I used to be (Used to be)
I was living in a world of endless possibility
I miss the heartbreak, the chaos, the free
19 was written by Katherine Ho.
19 was produced by Ira Grylack.
Katherine Ho released 19 on Sun Mar 24 2024.
On March 24th, Katherine Ho took to social media to talk about the song. She wrote:
“19” is out now!! It tackles the career dilemma of passion vs stability. When I was 19, my cover of “Yellow” from the Crazy Rich Asians soundtrack made history as the first Mandarin-language song to top Spotify’s Gl...