(Verse 1)
Neon on the dashboard, cassette in the glow
Leather jacket, midnight, windows down we go
City lights like diamonds, radio on fire
We chase the afterglow of things we can’t retire
(Pre-Chorus)
Heartbeats in stereo, highway’s holding tight
Close your eyes and breathe, feel the electric night
(Chorus)
Take me back to the 80s, where the colours never fade
Synths and chrome and heartbeat, we were fearless in that parade
Take me back to the 80s, when we danced without a care
Turn the dial, spin the story, neon dreams are everywhere
(Verse 2)
Polaroid confessions, handwritten in the rain
Skate shoes on the sidewalk, shouting out our names
Mixtape for tomorrow, promises in blue
We swore the world would listen, we swore the world was new
(Pre-Chorus)
Streetlamps like invitations, every corner’s alive
Reach across the dashboard, feel the night revive
(Chorus)
Take me back to the 80s, where the colours never fade
Synths and chrome and heartbeat, we were fearless in that parade
Take me back to the 80s, when we danced without a care
Turn the dial, spin the story, neon dreams are everywhere
(Bridge)
(Spoken over synth swell)
Remember the first slow dance, the first electric kiss
We learned how to believe in a shimmering abyss
(Instrumental (synth solo) — guitars echo the melody)
(Breakdown)
We were wide-eyed renegades, shining like a neon star
Every scar a souvenir from who we are
(Chorus (repeat, big))
Take me back to the 80s, where the colours never fade
Synths and chrome and heartbeat, we were fearless in that parade
Take me back to the 80s, when we danced without a care
Turn the dial, spin the story, neon dreams are everywhere
(Outro)
Back to the 80s, back to the light
Drive the night forever, hold on tight
(Spoken softly) Keep the tape rolling.
