Fluorescent halos buzzing over joystick scars You walked in like a glitch in a room full of avatars Laughter ricocheted off pixelated skies I saw your reflection in a hundred LED eyes Quarter-life kids with grown-up drinks Trading high scores and what we think we think Battlekart engines humming like a second heart Didn’t know the game, but you knew your part You said, “You play?” I said, “Sometimes I lose” But I’d lose every round just to stand here with you Tap to start our love, don’t let it fade Two-player mode in a neon arcade No save point, no restart Just a flicker, just a spark We were strangers in the dark Now we’re glowing like a screen-lit heart Phones against the reader, soft electric tone Like the night itself just welcomed us home Karaoke bleeding through the static air Somebody screaming like they just don’t care You laughed soft, like a hidden track And suddenly the whole world faded to black We raced through corners, digital and tight Your hand brushed mine in the strobe-light night You said, “This place is chaos, but it feels like home” I said, “Maybe it’s just ‘cause we’re not alone” Tap to start our love, don’t let it fade Two-player mode in a neon arcade No walkthrough, no chart Just a reckless work of art We were pixels worlds apart Now we’re synced like a screen-lit heart No tokens, no quarters, just a signal and a spark Two phones lighting up the dark From teenage nights behind closed doors To crowded rooms and open floors We leveled up without a guide Now you’re right here by my side Every game a chance to stay Every touch a new save state No high score matters anymore Not when you’re what I’m playing for Tap to start our love, let it stay We’ll keep on playing till the break of day No ending we can chart Just a never-ending start From a spark inside the dark To a blazing, screen-lit heart Lights flicker low, machines go still But I’m pressing “continue” if you will No credits left, no need to pretend I found my player two, my unexpected end
