[Intro]
[low vocal register]
(Jalen) Late bus home
(Rio) Slow walk, phone glow
(Cairo) Heart in my hands
(Zaire) Your name on the screen
(Osiris) Six of us, one dream
(Egypt) But I just want you tonight
[Verse 1]
(Jalen) Saw you by the lockers, hoodie halfway on
Laughing with your friends, like the whole day’s a song
I’m tryna play it cool, leanin on the wall
But when you look my way, I swear I lose it all
[Verse 2]
(Cairo) You got that spiral notebook, doodles on the side
Write your little secrets, who you wanna ride beside
I’m scribblin your name where the margins bend
Hoping one small smile turns to “more than friends”
[Verse 3]
(Zaire) After-school bleachers, sneakers in the dust
You talk about the future, who you really trust
I say “lean on me,” you laugh and brush my sleeve
But I meant every word, girl I never wanna leave
[Pre-Chorus]
(Osiris) We’re just teens in these midnight hallways
Locker doors slam, but my heart still stays
All our friends fade out in the rearview glass
But this slow little moment, I want it to last
[Chorus]
(All) Midnight hallways, hand in mine
Walking past memories in a crooked line
Six-part hearts in a one-note room
All I see is you as the world makes room
(Egypt) Say you’ll be my first, my last
(All) Let the slow jam freeze this class
(Egypt) Midnight, midnight
(All) Midnight hallways with you
[Verse 4]
(Osiris) Got a Polaroid picture, colors kinda fade
You were in my jacket, I was tryna look brave
Your hair in my face, we were crackin up at lunch
If love is in the details, I’m feelin every one
[Verse 5]
(Jalen) On the late-night call, whisper under sheets
You’re tellin me your fears, all the quiet little dreams
I’m pulling every star right off my bedroom wall
Tryna spell your name so you’ll never let me fall
[Verse 6]
(Rio – rap, half-sung)
You say “I’m scared, what if this don’t stay?”
I say “Look around, we all change anyway”
But right now, right here, under gym lights low
I’m your number-one fan in the front-row glow
(Cairo – backing) Front row, front row
(Rio) From the bus stop bench to the corner store
I’d walk ten blocks just to walk ten more
(Zaire – ad-lib) Ten more, ten more
(Rio) It’s a teenage promise, but it feels that strong
If forever starts now, put your hand in my palm
[Pre-Chorus]
(Cairo) We’re just kids but the feeling’s grown
Passing notes like they carved in stone
Friends all joke, but they don’t understand
How my whole world fits in your small hands
[Chorus]
(All) Midnight hallways, hand in mine
Walking past memories in a crooked line
Six-part hearts in a one-note room
All I see is you as the world makes room
(Egypt) Say you’ll be my first, my last
(All) Let the slow jam freeze this class
(Egypt) Midnight, midnight
(All) Midnight hallways with you
[Bridge]
[soft stacked harmonies]
(Osiris) Ooh, ooh, stay after the bell
(Zaire) Ooh, ooh, there’s somethin I gotta tell
(Jalen) Ooh, ooh, my chest can barely hold it
(Cairo) Ooh, ooh, come closer, let me show it
(Egypt – belting, [crescendo])
If this is just a teenage dream
Why does it cut so deep, why’s it feel so real
(Rio – spoken under) So real, so real