Mixtapes To Playlists

[Verse 1]
Burned your name on a blank CD
Sharpie hearts on the plastic sleeve
Passed it over in homeroom
Shaking
Fifteen tracks and my hands were blazing
[Pre-Chorus]
We shared one pair of tangled cords
Left ear
Right ear
Trading words
Every chorus felt like proof
That I could be the one for you (hey!)
[Chorus]
From mixtapes to playlists
Same rush
Same feeling in my chest
Different screen
Same secret message
“Thought of you when I heard this”
Yeah
It changed how we hit play
But it hits me in the heart the same way
From burned discs to links I send
Sharing songs is how I say it all again
[Verse 2]
Now it’s blue light on your tired face
Thumbs scroll fast
But the songs still stay
Drop a track in your queue at midnight
Hope you hear what I can’t say in plain sight
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not a sleeve with your name in ink
It’s a title lighting up when you blink
But when that chorus finally lands
You still smile like you used to then
[Chorus]
From mixtapes to playlists
Same rush
Same feeling in my chest
Different screen
Same secret message
“Thought of you when I heard this”
Yeah
It changed how we hit play
But it hits me in the heart the same way
From burned discs to links I send
Sharing songs is how I say it all again
[Bridge]
We grew up
The formats flipped
But I still chase that first CD skip
Shared earbuds on the back of the bus
Now it’s wireless
But it’s still us (oh oh)
[Chorus]
From mixtapes to playlists
Same rush
Same feeling in my chest
Different screen
Same secret message
“Thought of you when I heard this”
Yeah
It changed how we hit play
But it hits me in the heart the same way
From burned discs to links I send
Sharing songs is how I say it all—
How I say it all again

rock, Crunchy pop-punk band with male vocals, tight palm-muted verses bursting into big open-chord choruses; driving bass and snappy snares keep it fast but melodic. Guitars stay bright and slightly overdriven, with gang shouts on key chorus lines and a halftime bridge that drops to vocal + guitar before the last chorus explodes with higher harmonies and extra cymbal crashes., pop, punk, male vocals