“The 90s” is an electronic-pop song by FINNEAS. The song serves as the third single off of his debut album, Optimist.
It’s about the 1990’s, and the memories and nostalgia from it. Finneas sings about wanting to go back to a world without the Internet, and how hard it is to stay safe and sound in t...
[Verse 1]
Sometimes I think about the 90s
I know that everyone romanticized it
But you could sign me up
For a world without the internet
Hate how easy they can find me
Just by looking up my mom's address
I think about the 90s
When I was not a problem yet
[Chorus]
All the time I should've been so happy I was here
Wasting it on worrying just made it disappear
Now my head feels so heavy
I'm left holding up the levee
Feels so foreign, I'm already home
[Verse 2]
I think about the 90s
When the future was a testament
To something beautiful and shiny, now
We're only countin' down the time that's left
With everything behind me
I wonder how much of it I'll forget
I think about the 90s
When I think about what I regret
[Chorus]
All the time I should've been so happy I was here
Wasting it on worrying just made it disappear
Now my head feels so heavy
I'm left holding up the levee
Feels so foreign, I'm already home
When your heart starts to harden
Lay your guard down in your garden
Same backyard, but we are not home
[Bridge]
Sometimes I think about the—
Sometimes I think about the—
[Chorus]
All the time I should've been so happy I was here
Wasting it on worrying just made it disappear
Now my head feels so heavy
I'm left holding up the levee
Feels so foreign, I'm already home
When your heart starts to harden
Lay your guard down in your garden
Same backyard, but we are not home
The 90s was written by FINNEAS.
The 90s was produced by FINNEAS.
I think the ’90s were the most modern time that wasn’t ruled by the internet. I think there was an air of optimism that is maybe not as present today in 2021. And I think it’s always important to be optimistic, but I think there was this hopeful, future-is-bright in the ‘90s. And I think we’re right...
In an interview with NEXT, Finneas stated that the track was a “bright, orangey, tomato red.”