In Another Castle

[Verse 1]
All my lives spent on you
Learned your patterns, every move
Dodged the fire, broke through walls
Took the hits, I took them all
Thought I cracked your secret code
Saved my best for final mode
Heart on hard, I stayed in frame
Tried to earn your love by playing your game
[Pre-Chorus]
High score blinking in my eyes
But you just press reset
Every level, every try
You make me forget
[Chorus]
I did everything right
But you changed all the rules halfway through the battle
Yeah, I put up a fight
Now I’m standing here, prize screen turned to gravel
Turns out my princess
Is in another castle
Is in another castle (oh-oh)
Guess my princess
Is in another castle
[Verse 2]
You rewrote the map each night
Moving doors just out of sight
Every promise, secret door
Open once, then locked once more
I kept chasing, pixel-blind
Thought your heart was worth the climb
Now I see the glitch in frame
You were never staying in this game
[Pre-Chorus]
High score blinking in my eyes
But you just press reset
Every level, every try
You make me forget
[Chorus]
I did everything right
But you changed all the rules halfway through the battle
Yeah, I put up a fight
Now I’m standing here, prize screen turned to gravel
Turns out my princess
Is in another castle
Is in another castle (hey!)
Guess my princess
Is in another castle
[Bridge]
New game, new light
Pull the plug on this old night
If you can’t see my worth
I’ll take my heart to a different world
Someone out there
Waiting on that final screen
Not a ghost in a painted scene
But real, right there with me
[Chorus]
I did everything right
So I’m done letting you keep me in your shadow
Yeah, I’m taking my life
Gonna save all my love for a different level
Turns out my princess
Is in another castle
In another castle (oh-oh)
So this player
Walks to another castle

pop, 8-bit pop banger with male vocals over chiptune arps and chunky square leads; verses ride a tight, syncopated groove, pre-chorus strips to bass blips and claps, chorus explodes with stacked hooks, sidechained saw bass, and arcade FX risers for maximum singalong energy