
Your Music's Beat
Verse 1 - The Morning Routine) Alarm goes off at seven, seventh grade begins Throwing on an oversized hoodie, trying to fit in I open up my phone before I pack my heavy bag Scrolling through the edits under Malachi’s tag. You've got that casual style, the dark curls in your hair While I’m trying to figure out what I’m supposed to wear. My friends think I’m just looking at a normal Disney star But they don’t know I think you’re the coolest one by far. (Verse 2 - The Monsters in the Hall) Walking down the hallway, someone yells out "Nova" from the side Like they think I'm a Daywalker with nowhere left to hide. They joke around and ask me if my monster teeth are real Because they think they've figured out exactly how I feel. But they don't know the secrets that are spinning in my head They don't see the pages of the notebooks that I've read. They can call me what they want, but none of them can see The secret little daydream that is running inside me. (Verse 3 - The Fandom Cover-Up) At the lunch table, the girls are talking about their crushes Someone mentions your name and my whole face flushes. They laugh and whisper, "Hey, look, Freya Skye is turning red!" I quickly shake it off, trying to clear out my head. I say, "Yeah, I liked his acting back in Stuck in the Middle time," Playing it so casual, like a total friend of mine. They buy the act completely, they don't see right through the screen That you’re low-key the handsomest guy I’ve ever seen. (Verse 4 - The Costume Plot) October’s rolling in and Halloween is on the way And I’ve been secretly planning out exactly what I'll play. They think they’re being funny when they say that I’m his match But I'm about to pull off the ultimate clever catch. I’m putting on the leather jacket, styling up my hair Dressing up as Nova for the neighborhood scare. If they ask me why I chose it, I’ll just smile and play it cool Saying I just think she’s the baddest vampire in the school... But deep down in my heart, I know the real reason why. (Verse 5 - The Secret Group Chat) My phone starts buzzing, a notification on the screen A message from my bestie, the best one on the scene. She’s in fifth grade, but she totally gets my vibe We’ve got our own little two-person Disney fan tribe. She sends a funny clip from the Worlds Collide tour We joke about the actors and the costumes that they wore. To anyone looking over, it’s just a normal meme game We laugh and hide the screen so they don't see a single name. A secret code between us that the rest of the school misses. (Verse 6 - The Concert Longshot) They announced the stadium dates, the tour is coming to town I’m begging my parents for tickets, jumping up and down. Imagine being in the front row, holding up a sign Hoping that for just one second, your eyes might meet with mine. You'd be singing "Tomorrow" with the bass hitting the floor And I’d be cheering louder than I ever have before. It's a total long shot, yeah, a wild seventh-grade dream But stranger things have happened in the world of the silver screen. (Verse 7 - The Quiet Truth) So the playlist loops again as I finally close my eyes Thinking 'bout the way you smile when the stage lights rise. They can call me Nova, Freya, or Lamani at the school But behind the clever nicknames, I'm just trying to play it cool. Maybe one day I’ll grow up and this crush will fade away Just a funny childhood memory from a random Tuesday. But until that day comes, I'll keep your tracks on repeat Walking down the middle school halls to your music's beat.

