[Verse 1]
In a diner by the bay
Your name in peppermint
Slow hand on the jukebox
Sock-hop hearts in mint
The record spins so sweet
Your blue dress turns to flame
I lean in for the chorus
And learn your last name
[Chorus]
Stay with me tonight
Stay with me tonight
(Stay with me tonight)
We’re dancing through the light
[Verse 2]
Now the horns are on the move
The backbeat’s got that sway
Your heels tap out a promise
On a summer Saturday
I call you in the corner
You laugh and pull me near
The whole room sings in circles
Like we’ve been here for years
[Chorus]
Stay with me tonight
Stay with me tonight
(Stay with me tonight)
We’re dancing through the light
[Verse 3]
Now the floor turns gold and silver
Mirror balls in bloom
You spin me in a satin storm
Under a purple moon
Your hand stays on my shoulder
The bass walks clean and proud
We’re strangers turned to fireworks
Lost inside the crowd
[Chorus]
Stay with me tonight
Stay with me tonight
(Stay with me tonight)
We’re dancing through the light
[Verse 4]
Then the keys get sharp and shiny
Big hair, bigger dreams
Your lipstick hits the static
In electric magazine
I’m calling from a hallway
Through a stack of flashing signs
You say my name like trouble
And I answer with the rhyme
[Bridge]
The years keep flipping over
Like cards across the floor
Every beat gets faster
Till we can’t count anymore
[Verse 5]
Now the hook comes slick and glossy
Sugar on the hook
We’re packed inside a fever
With every overbooked look
Your text lights up the dark room
My heart goes off the chain
We hit that easy chorus
And do it once again
[Chorus]
Stay with me tonight
Stay with me tonight
(Stay with me tonight)
We’re dancing through the light
[Verse 6]
Then the drop goes hard and giant
Hands up, eyes closed tight
Bass in the chest like thunder
And a million sparkly lights
You cut through in fragments
Cherry, chrome, and fire
Every beat’s a little broken
Still we want it higher
[Final Chorus]
Stay with me tonight
Stay with me tonight
(Stay with me tonight)
We’re dancing through the light
Stay with me tonight
Stay with me tonight
(Stay with me tonight)
Now we glitch into the night
[Outro]
Glitter cuts to neon shards
Then pixels hit the floor
One last smile, one last scream
And then it’s 2024