[Intro] [Dreamy synth pad. Soft vinyl texture. Distant arcade ambience, coin drops, old game attract sounds.] [Female] Summer never ends tonight... Oh-oh... midnight arcade... [Verse 1 - Male] Met you outside the corner diner Quarter moon above the pier Jean jacket, cherry lipstick Said, "Come on, let's disappear." Boardwalk breathing after midnight Traffic fading by the bay Bought a pocket full of tokens Like we could buy another day Old machines were softly glowing Blue and pink against your face You beat me at Pac-Man laughing Like time itself could wait [Pre-Chorus] Everybody looked immortal Under fluorescent light We were young enough to believe... Morning wasn't real tonight [Chorus - Female] Midnight arcade Pixel hearts and summer stars Cheap perfume and old melodies Making kingdoms in the dark Midnight arcade Neon painted on our skin For a couple perfect hours We forgot the world we're in Oh-oh... everything was ours to take Oh-oh... inside the midnight arcade [Verse 2 - Male] Shared a soda by the pinball Salt air drifting through your hair You leaned your head against my shoulder Like forever lived right there Outside cars were rolling slowly Streetlights humming soft and gold Some nights fit inside your memory Long before they ever grow old [Pre-Chorus - Female] Everybody keeps on changing Everybody drifts away But some nights keep shining brightly... Long after they've slipped away [Chorus - Together] Midnight arcade Pixel hearts and summer stars Cheap cologne and old melodies Making kingdoms in the dark Midnight arcade Everybody looked sixteen Like the whole world had decided To stay exactly as it seemed [Bridge] **Male** One day we'll become old stories Photographs inside a drawer **Female** But tonight we're still two dreamers Running barefoot through before **Together** Coins and laughter in our pockets Neon heaven overhead Some nights never really leave you... They just live inside your head [Final Chorus - Female Lead / Male Harmony] Midnight arcade Blue and pink across your face Every flashing little moment Frozen somewhere out in space Midnight arcade Nothing golden ever stays But forever has a heartbeat... And it sounded just like this Oh-oh... summer tasted sweet that night Oh-oh... under fluorescent lights [Outro] [Arcade ambience fading. Distant seagulls. Final game-over chime.] **Female (softly)** See you next summer... **Male (distant)** Yeah... next summer.
