[Verse 1] Late bus Scuffed Vans, same luck Got a stickered board and a half-warm coffee Text from you "Where you at, come thru" Guess tonight might finally go off for me [Pre-Chorus] Crowd line curling round the block I hear the floorboards, feel em knock Heart like a kick when the doors swing wide You grab my hand say, "we don’t hide" [Chorus] We skank in my sneakers, jump ’til the world shakes Throw our worries in the pit, let the sound break Hands up, heads down, lose that dead weight Skank in my sneakers, make the ground quake (hey!) Na-na-na, shout it back in my face Na-na-na, all the doubts misplaced Tonight we’re louder than our heartbreak playlists Skank in my sneakers, yeah, we stay weightless [Verse 2] You got Safety pins in your thrifted jacket Turnstile stamp on your wrist like magic Pass me the mic for a late-night verse Spill all my fears, flip every curse (woah) [Pre-Chorus] You roll your eyes, then roll your hips Talk big dreams between little sips "Why be cool when we could be alive?" You pull me close and we collide [Chorus] We skank in my sneakers, jump ’til the world shakes Throw our worries in the pit, let the sound break Hands up, heads down, lose that dead weight Skank in my sneakers, make the ground quake (oh yeah!) Na-na-na, shout it back in my face Na-na-na, all the doubts misplaced Tonight we’re louder than our heartbreak playlists Skank in my sneakers, yeah, we stay weightless [Bridge] Tell me, do you feel that flip inside your chest? When the whole room shouts your name No crown, no dress Just sweat and breath Just you and me Off-key harmony (hey!) [Chorus] We skank in my sneakers, jump ’til the world shakes Throw our worries in the pit, let the sound break Hands up, heads down, lose that dead weight Skank in my sneakers, make the ground quake Na-na-na, shout it back in my face Na-na-na, all the doubts misplaced If the sun comes up, let it find us restless Skank in my sneakers, living loud and reckless

rap, High-energy fusion of pop-punk guitars, bright ska horns, and dancehall bounce under a hip hop drum pocket. Male vocals with shouted gang backups in the chorus, half-sung rap in the verses. Tempo races in the choruses with double-time hi-hats; pre-chorus strips back to bass and claps before everything slams back in. Horn stabs accent offbeats, occasional tape-stop before drops for crowd hype., dancehall, hip hop, ska, punk, pop

Skank in My Sneakers