[Verse 1] Hand-me-down bike Crooked handlebars Knees all scarred Chasing after cards Met you by the swings Pockets full of trades Rubber band stacks Corners all frayed You had that shiny I’d been dreaming of I had three rares and a clumsy crush Laid them on the bench like treasure on the deck You laughed and said “You’ll regret that bet” (hey!) [Chorus] Sleeves full of Pokémon cards Tiny lessons in a plastic guard Learned what it means when something’s hard to keep Trust gets bent like the edges we’d crease Before the jobs Before broken hearts We priced our worth in those cartoon stars World felt big in that tiny schoolyard With sleeves full of Pokémon cards [Verse 2] Principal’s voice on the intercom “Trading’s banned ” like they banned our fun Still we dealt behind the jungle gym Secrets folded in a sandwich tin You swore you’d trade it back next week Then moved away down another street Found out things don’t always get returned Some cards are gone Some bridges burn (woah) [Chorus] Sleeves full of Pokémon cards Tiny lessons in a plastic guard Learned about loss with a binder ring How value shifts when you outgrow things Before the rent Before late-night bars We staked our trust on those cartoon stars World felt safe in that chalk-drawn yard With sleeves full of Pokémon cards [Bridge] Now it’s boxes in my old room closet Dust on the decks like a quiet promise Flip through the faces Remember your name How a simple swap changed the way I play the game [Chorus] Sleeves full of Pokémon cards Tiny lessons in a plastic guard Learning to hold Learning when to part From cardboard prints to a beating heart Before the calls Before grown-up scars We learned our worth under fading stars I still feel ten in that schoolyard With sleeves full of Pokémon cards (oh yeah)

rock, Nostalgic early-2000s pop-punk with male vocals, crunchy palm-muted guitars that explode into wide-open power chords on the chorus, driving bass and tight, punchy drums. Verses feel bouncy and story-driven, with gang shout responses on key words; chorus is huge and anthemic with stacked harmonies. Brief middle-eight strips to bass and vocal before a final, higher-energy chorus with extra ad-libs., punk, nostalgic, male vocals, pop

Sleeves Full Of Pokémon Cards