Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Cardboard ship in the backyard sea Old white sneakers Grass-stain green We drew maps in marker on our arms Swore we'd never grow apart Plastic crowns Juice box toast We were legends on the dead-end road Every crack in the pavement Lava Every mailbox Secret saga [Chorus] Pixel kids forever Stuck in my head 8-bit summers that I can't reset Laughing ‘til we cried Never asking why I miss that stupid fearless sky Pixel kids forever Frozen in time Goldfish prizes and firefly light It lifts me up Then wrecks me in the end I wanna learn to breathe like that again [Verse 2] Bike chain singing in the hot July Skinned both knees Said “I can't die” We built forts from crooked sheets and chairs Guarded them like millionaires Thunder came We counted slow You said “Three We’re safe ” like you knew I believed every word you made up Now I fact-check every bit of love [Chorus] Pixel kids forever Stuck in my head 8-bit summers that I can't reset Laughing ‘til we cried Never asking why I miss that stupid fearless sky Pixel kids forever Frozen in time Goldfish prizes and firefly light It lifts me up Then wrecks me in the end I wanna learn to breathe like that again [Bridge] Did we know Those tiny days Would be the code We can't replay? All grown up In chrome and glass Still chasing That cul-de-sac [Chorus] Pixel kids forever Stuck in my head 8-bit summers that I can't reset Laughing ‘til we cried Never asking why I miss that stupid fearless sky Pixel kids forever Hurting so sweet Candy on my tongue Gravel in my teeth It lifts me up Then breaks me all the same I wanna feel that nothing-special rain
Tags
rock, Glitchy emo-punk with male vocals, bright overdriven guitars, and a sprinting half-time/ double-time drum groove. Verses start lean with palm-muted riffs and robotic arps; choruses explode wide with gang vocals, crunchy power chords, and a soaring synth lead doubling the hook. Bridge drops to filtered drums and vocoder harmonies, then slams back into a final chorus with stacked shouts and a held, feedback-drenched outro chord., sad, uplifting, emo punk, world
Duration
3:07
Instrumental
No
Created
4/8/2026