Retro Future Nightmare

[Verse 1] Teased hair scraped against the neon sky Madonna smiles from a billboard high The Thompson Twins on a cassette tape While Batman shadows a velvet cape Goths in mohawks, a Halloween parade In the arcade parlor where the youth are made Spitting lyrics like The Clash in '82 Joy Division shadows bleeding through [Chorus] (Laser beam fx) Rollerskating through the MTV light Siouxsie echoes in the dead of night Neon boombox shaking up the street Driven by a heavy, industrial beat Power up the NES, insert the coin Where the retro future and the darkness join [Verse 2] Sisters of Mercy on the Hi-Fi deck Star Wars patches on a leather neck Marty McFly in a silver car Driving past the gloom of a gothic bar Superman bleeds on the vinyl groove 8-bit samples make the shadows move Sony Walkman strapped to a silver vest A futuristic nightmare from the old NES [Chorus] (Laser beam fx) Rollerskating through the MTV light Siouxsie echoes in the dead of night Neon boombox shaking up the street Driven by a heavy, industrial beat Power up the NES, insert the coin Where the retro future and the darkness join [Bridge] [Drop] [8-bit Nintendo synth solo] [Heavy driving bassline isolation] Glitch. Sample. Rewind the tape. Nowhere to run, nowhere to escape. [Outro] Neon-drenched glamour fades to gray The 80s future is here to stay (Laser beam zap) [Fade out] [End] ···©️ 2026 Swami Records ··· Lyrics/Syles by Swami Dave