Arcade Lovers in a Pixel World

[Verse 1]
Game boy heart in my pocket
You walked in
Joystick grin
Met down by the docks
Late August
Tickets on strings
Sea salt on skin
You laughed when I missed the high score
Said
"Move over
I got you"
Your fingers flew
Lights went crazy
I swear the whole room turned to cartoon
[Chorus]
Arcade lovers in a pixel world
I choose you like Pikachu (yeah)
Side by side
Press start
We whirl
Every level just leads back to you
Game boy
Fell for the game girl
8-bit dreams in indie chords
Arcade lovers in a pixel world
Two small lives on a giant scoreboard
[Verse 2]
Soda cup crowns
Sticky carpets
You stole my hat
Took my turn
Cheat codes scribbled on a napkin
Numbers smudged where your hands burned
We raced home through busted streetlights
Carrying plush toys
Shared prize
You said
"If love is just a high score
Then let’s keep breaking it tonight"
[Chorus]
Arcade lovers in a pixel world
I choose you like Pikachu (hey!)
Side by side
Press start
We whirl
Every level just leads back to you
Game boy
Fell for the game girl
8-bit dreams in indie chords
Arcade lovers in a pixel world
Two small lives on a giant scoreboard
[Bridge]
[Drums drop to toms
Chiptune lead echoes the vocal melody]
Last life
Low light
You and me against the boss fight
If we lose
We just continue
Hit that heart and start again
[Chorus]
Arcade lovers in a pixel world
I choose you like Pikachu (oh, I choose you)
Side by side
Press start
We whirl
Every level just leads back to you
Game boy
Fell for the game girl
8-bit dreams in indie chords
Arcade lovers in a pixel world
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rock, Crunchy indie pop-punk with bright chiptune leads and male vocals; tight palm-muted guitars in the verses, gang shouts on the hook, and a halftime bridge that drops to filtered 8-bit bleeps before exploding back into a final, shout-along chorus, pop punk, indie rock, world