Two Sides of the First Kiss

[Verse 1]
She said
“You won’t believe it”
Shoes kicked off on her best friend’s bed
“I think my mouth is bruised for life
From that ambush outside my shed”
“He closed his eyes too early
Missed my face by half a mile
Who kisses like a car crash?
Teeth and chapstick
Forced-out smile”
[Chorus]
It was our first kiss
Ours
But not the same
One heart rolling her eyes
One heart writing my name
Same cold air
Same front yard
Same stars we both looked up at
Two sides of the first kiss
One swears it’s magic
One swears it’s tragic
[Verse 2]
He said
“I think I love her”
Spinning keys on his kitchen chair
“Man
My hands would not stop shaking
When she tucked that curl behind her hair”
“Her laugh got stuck between us
When I finally leaned in close
I swear the world just faded out
From my sneakers to her nose”
[Chorus]
It was our first kiss
Ours
But not the same
One heart rolling her eyes
One heart writing my name
Same cold air
Same front yard
Same stars we both looked up at
Two sides of the first kiss
One swears it’s magic
One swears it’s tragic
[Bridge]
[Female vocal]
“I wiped my lips on my sleeve
Said ‘yeah
It’s fine
’ and left too fast”
[Male vocal]
“I watched her walk down the street
Thought
‘Please
Let this be built to last’”
[Both]
Same night
Same door
Same moment
But we walked out with different stories
She’s trying to forget it ever happened
I’m holding on like it’s glory
[Chorus]
It was our first kiss
Ours
But not the same
One heart rolling her eyes
One heart writing my name
Same cold air
Same front yard
Same stars we both looked up at
Two sides of the first kiss
One swears it’s magic
One swears it’s tragic
Two sides of the first kiss
Guess the truth sits somewhere in the clash of it

folk, Warm indie-pop with male and female vocals trading verses; strummed acoustic guitar and soft drums in the pocket. First verse light and slightly sarcastic, second verse more earnest and dreamy. Choruses open up with stacked harmonies and a bright bassline; bridge strips back to almost solo vocal then swells into a final, overlapping hook.