Slowtown

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Tyler is alone. He's all alone in a dark, cold place.

Slowtown. He thought.

He could see nothing but pitch black and slowness. Nothing big was happening.

Tyler was scared. He was worried about his life and how he could get back home. But nobody was coming for him. Not even Jenna.

The only piece of happiness he had was his ukulele. Slowtown was the only word he used to describe where he was.

So he took out the instrument from his case, placed the case around his back, and began play a song.

Hey, hey, wouldn't it be great, great
If we could just lay down and wake up in Slowtown
Today, day, I want to go away, way
Cause things are too fast now
I want to be slowtown

I put my socks on my feet
Just so that my soul won't fall through my toes
And I walk through my door
Just so I won't fall through the door

I remember when my brother and other kids from neighboring houses
Would get together, I'd ride my bike and my brother would ride his
Put cards in our spokes and make our engine sound like traffic
When using pókemon cards, please do not use holographics

So bold and fearless in the risks we take
Laugh in the face of gravity as its laws we'd break
On trampolines so high, we reach for the sky
But I
Do not look up anymore and I don't know why

I put my socks on my feet
Just so that my soul won't fall through my toes
And I walk through my door
Just so that I don't fall through the floor

We're going too fast, fast, save us
We're going too fast, fast, save us
We're going too fast, fast, save us now

We're going too fast, fast, save us
We're going too fast, fast, save us
We're going too fast, fast, save us now

We're going too fast, fast, save us
We're going too fast, fast, save us
We're going too fast, fast, save us now

Hey, hey, wouldn't it be great, great
If we could just lay down and wake up in slowtown
Just singing

Suddenly, drops poured from the sky. Tyler looked up. Rain began to fall. Tyler quickly put away his ukulele.

Even though his instrument was safe, he wasn't, he was cold, his wedding tux is drenched and ruined.

And he was all alone.

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