Candy-Colored Heartbeat

[Verse 1]
Woke up late
Hair a mess
Toast in my mouth as I race the steps
Missed that train by half a blink
Laugh at myself
Spill my drink
[Pre-Chorus]
But then my phone lights up
Your name is all it says
Little blue bubble
Suddenly I’m weightless
[Chorus]
You’re my candy-colored heartbeat
Skipping every time we meet (oh-oh)
Painting all my Mondays
In strawberry and tangerine
I was gray and out of focus
Till you drew me in the scene
Now my candy-colored heartbeat
Won’t calm down
It’s so extreme
[Verse 2]
We share fries
Stupid jokes
You steal one sip from my soda float
You say my name
Just like that
Face gets hot
I hide my laugh
[Pre-Chorus]
You walk me past my stop
We talk in crooked lines
Silly little moments
I replay a thousand times
[Chorus]
You’re my candy-colored heartbeat
Skipping every time we meet (hey!)
Painting all my Mondays
In strawberry and tangerine
I was gray and out of focus
Till you drew me in the scene
Now my candy-colored heartbeat
Won’t calm down
It’s so extreme
[Bridge]
Maybe it’s too soon to say
But I keep writing your name
In the corners of my notebook
Tiny hearts around the page
If I take one small step
Will you move a little too?
I don’t need a perfect story
Just a happy scene with you
[Chorus]
You’re my candy-colored heartbeat
Skipping every time we meet (oh-oh)
Turning every crosswalk
Into our secret little dream
I was gray and out of focus
Till you drew me in the scene
Now my candy-colored heartbeat
Beats your rhythm in between

pop, Bright, hyper-melodic J-pop with female vocals; fizzy synth arpeggios, clean rhythm guitar, and snappy drums. Verses stay nimble and cute, half-spoken in places; pre-chorus lifts with rising pads, then a sugar-rush chorus explodes with stacked harmonies and octave jumps. Short middle break for claps and vocal chops before final, higher-energy hook., j-pop