How I See

When I first heard Mike Posner’s  took a pill in Ibiza in 2016, I was an 18-year-old boy who had no clear idea what to do with my life. Still, I was instantly drawn to the song it felt exciting, thrilling, and strangely comforting. At that time, I didn’t truly understand the lyrics, their deeper meaning, or Posner’s life in Los Angeles. I simply enjoyed the sound, beat, visuals and the feeling which delivered. Young Mike Posner. Nearly a decade later, in January 2026, I listened again this time to I went back to Ibiza  .By then, I was older, living through my late twenties, standing at the edge of my third decade. And for the first time, I truly understood Posner’s intention. His lyrics no longer sounded distant or glamorous. They felt personal. I could now comprehend the journey he had taken from a carefree, indulgent lifestyle to a more grounded, purposeful existence. In 2016, Posner sang about his lavish life in Los Angeles: wealth, status, drugs and women. His words pa...