[Verse 1]

Blue screen glow on my face

Big old box in a tiny place

Sticker peeled off on the tower side

Fan humming like a lullaby

Click that green thing

Bottom left

Whole world in that little nest

Minesweeper on a school night

Tiny flags

Heart full of spite (hey!)

[Chorus]

Take me back to Windows XP

Where the grass was green on the CRT

Bliss on the desktop

Felt so deep

All my little dreams in a folder called “Keep”

Yeah

Back to Windows XP

Dial-up songs singing to me

Life made sense in that pixel sea

Save me

Start me

Windows XP

[Verse 2]

Mom yelling

“log off soon”

Lan cable snake across the room

Messenger ping in the quiet air

Typing “brb” like a secret prayer

Burnt my heart to a silver disc

Sharpie names

Permanent wish

Right-click hope in a “New” file

Renamed love

Sat and smiled

[Chorus]

Take me back to Windows XP

Where the grass was green on the CRT

Bliss on the desktop

Felt so deep

All my little dreams in a folder called “Keep”

Yeah

Back to Windows XP

Dial-up songs singing to me

Life made sense in that pixel sea

Save me

Start me

Windows XP

[Bridge]

We grew up

Hit “upgrade”

Lost some games on the way

But I still boot up in my mind

Loading bars

Slower time (oh)

[Chorus]

Take me back to Windows XP

Where the grass was green on the CRT

Bliss on the desktop

Felt so deep

All my little dreams in a folder called “Keep”

Yeah

Back to Windows XP

Dial-up songs singing to me

Life made sense in that pixel sea

Save me

Start me

Windows XP