Three Green Dots

soft melancholic contemporary folk tribute, young male vocal, intensely emotional gravelly unpolished delivery, intimate acoustic guitar and sparse room ambience, conversational spoken intro, restrained verses that swell into a broad communal final chorus, organic live-band dynamics, warm analog mix, imperfect human phrasing, speech-like vocal moments

Spoken intro:
Id like to thank everybody for buying tickets and coming out to Red Rock, but I got one more in me. This last one goes out to my squad. The Salty Spittoon.

[Verse 1]
World shut down sometime in the spring
Nobody knew what tomorrow would bring
So we plugged in headsets, stayed up all night
Four little green dots in a world gone quiet

Nate was yellin’, Esh was talkin’ shit
Landry swore that lag was the reason he missed
And somewhere between all the games that we played
A couple online friends became family that way

[Chorus]
So here’s to Nate, Esh, and Landry
To the nights that got away
To “one more game” at midnight
Turnin’ into break of day

To the group chat buzzin’
With some bullshit all the time
Funny how I found some brothers
Without ever leavin’ mine

Yeah, the whole damn world stopped movin’
But somehow we came alive
Just four friends and four headsets
Tryin’ to pass the time

[Verse 2]
Years rolled on and the world came back
But somehow we never lost that chat
Jobs got busy, life moved fast
Still somebody sends some dumb shit
And we’re right back in the past

There’s been busted desks and controllers thrown
There’s been nights when somebody just never showed
There’s arguments nobody remembers next week
And jokes so damn stupid we can barely speak

And I wouldn’t trade a minute
Of the nonsense or the fights
For all the quiet evenings
We turned into good nights

[Chorus]
So here’s to Nate, Esh, and Landry
To the nights that got away
To “one more game” at midnight
Turnin’ into break of day

To the group chat buzzin’
With some bullshit all the time
Funny how I found some brothers
Without ever leavin’ mine

Yeah, the whole damn world stopped movin’
But somehow we came alive
Just four friends and four headsets
Tryin’ to pass the time

[Bridge]
Someday we’ll all be older
Kids grown, hair gone gray
Probably still sendin’ memes
That shouldn’t see the light of day

And maybe we won’t game as much
Maybe life gets in the way
But I hope when that headset lights up
I still hear Esh say my name

I hope Nate’s still gettin’ angry
Landry’s still got some excuse
And I’m sittin’ there just laughin’
Like we’ve got nothin’ left to lose

[Final Chorus — big, everybody in]
So here’s to Nate!
Here’s to Esh!
Here’s to Landry and the rest!
To every night we should’ve slept
But stayed online instead

Here’s to lockdown
Here’s to late nights
Here’s to years gone flyin’ by
To three guys I met behind a screen
Who wound up in my life

Yeah, the world can keep on changin’
And Lord knows, so will I
But there’ll always be three green dots
That make me smile when they come online

[Outro]
Nate, Esh, Landry—
This one’s for you guys

Who knew a damn pandemic
Would give me friends for life?

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Spoken intro: Id like to thank everybody for buying tickets and coming out to Red Rock, but I got one more in me. This last one goes out to my squad. The Salty Spittoon. [Verse 1] World shut down sometime in the spring Nobody knew what tomorrow would bring So we plugged in headsets, stayed up all night Four little green dots in a world gone quiet Nate was yellin’, Esh was talkin’ shit Landry swore that lag was the reason he missed And somewhere between all the games that we played A couple online friends became family that way [Chorus] So here’s to Nate, Esh, and Landry To the nights that got away To “one more game” at midnight Turnin’ into break of day To the group chat buzzin’ With some bullshit all the time Funny how I found some brothers Without ever leavin’ mine Yeah, the whole damn world stopped movin’ But somehow we came alive Just four friends and four headsets Tryin’ to pass the time [Verse 2] Years rolled on and the world came back But somehow we never lost that chat Jobs got busy, life moved fast Still somebody sends some dumb shit And we’re right back in the past There’s been busted desks and controllers thrown There’s been nights when somebody just never showed There’s arguments nobody remembers next week And jokes so damn stupid we can barely speak And I wouldn’t trade a minute Of the nonsense or the fights For all the quiet evenings We turned into good nights [Chorus] So here’s to Nate, Esh, and Landry To the nights that got away To “one more game” at midnight Turnin’ into break of day To the group chat buzzin’ With some bullshit all the time Funny how I found some brothers Without ever leavin’ mine Yeah, the whole damn world stopped movin’ But somehow we came alive Just four friends and four headsets Tryin’ to pass the time [Bridge] Someday we’ll all be older Kids grown, hair gone gray Probably still sendin’ memes That shouldn’t see the light of day And maybe we won’t game as much Maybe life gets in the way But I hope when that headset lights up I still hear Esh say my name I hope Nate’s still gettin’ angry Landry’s still got some excuse And I’m sittin’ there just laughin’ Like we’ve got nothin’ left to lose [Final Chorus — big, everybody in] So here’s to Nate! Here’s to Esh! Here’s to Landry and the rest! To every night we should’ve slept But stayed online instead Here’s to lockdown Here’s to late nights Here’s to years gone flyin’ by To three guys I met behind a screen Who wound up in my life Yeah, the world can keep on changin’ And Lord knows, so will I But there’ll always be three green dots That make me smile when they come online [Outro] Nate, Esh, Landry— This one’s for you guys Who knew a damn pandemic Would give me friends for life?

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