[Starlight Liberation] [ Verse 1 ] The desk lamp flickers on the pages of my history book. I’m staring at the ceiling and the way the shadows look. The Friday clock is ticking in this quiet, lonely room. A prisoner to the rhythm of the heavy weekly gloom. [ Chorus 1 ] Oh, sometimes you just need to leave the world behind, To let the weight fall off and clear a tired mind. Freedom in the moment when the pressure starts to fade, Leaving every heavy thought and every choice we’ve made. [ Verse 2 ] A headlight beam cuts through the dark across the gravel drive. My friends are in the station wagon, looking so alive. They’re yelling through the windows, "Put your homework down!" We’re speeding toward the Starlight Rink at the edge of town. [ Chorus 2 ] Oh, sometimes you just need to leave the world behind, To let the weight fall off and clear a tired mind. Freedom in the moment when the pressure starts to fade, Leaving every heavy thought and every choice we’ve made. [ Bridge ] I’m lacing up those scuffed and electric-green skates. Hit the hardwood floor and leave our worries at the gates. The disco ball is scattering light across the air. Gliding through the flashing colors without a single care. [ Verse 3 ] Someone spilled a cherry slushie by the DJ booth. The scent of wax and cheap perfume, flavor of our youth. I haven’t laughed this hard in what feels like many months. The routine of the mundane world disappears at once. [ Final Chorus ] Oh, sometimes you just need to leave the world behind! To let the weight fall off and clear a tired mind! Freedom in the moment when the pressure starts to fade! Leaving every heavy thought and every choice we’ve made! [ Outro ] Underneath the flashing lights, we were finally free. Just the spinning of the wheels and my friends next to me. No more homework, no more walls, just starlight in my eyes. Yeah, we were finally free.
