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A colorful pixelated image with text blocks arranged in a , displaying lyrics about looking at someone when the world is falling apart

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A colorful pixelated image with text blocks arranged in a , displaying lyrics about looking at someone when the world is falling apart

A colorful pixelated image with text blocks arranged in a , displaying lyrics about looking at someone when the world is falling apart. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inte…

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  • When my World is falling apart
  • When there's no light to break up the dark
  • That's when I look at you

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200912281825501271498822
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/0d/0d5d45f9228211b9b218a0ee876658abfb44487d910f68e3086a73a23929597b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0d5d45f9228211b9
SHA-256
0d5d45f9228211b9b218a0ee876658abfb44487d910f68e3086a73a23929597b
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200912281825501271498822
Archive entry
200912281825501271498822.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200912281825501271498822.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200912281825501271498822.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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