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Confetti Cannon

(The song kicks off immediately with a bright, choppy guitar riff and a four-on-the-floor dance-rock drum beat. A bouncy, upbeat synth bass line joins in, setting a fast, infectious, and positive tempo. No intro, just instant energy.) [Verse 1] Tripped on my shoelace, almost lost the race But my messy hair's my favorite kind of grace! Scraped up my knee, got a cartoon band-aid A little imperfection, in a perfect day I made! [Pre-Chorus] My brain's a pinball machine, lights flashing bright! Bouncing off the bumpers, getting every color right! The Tilt sign's blinking but I'm still in the game, whoa-oh! Aah-aah-ah! [Chorus] I'M A WALKIE-TALKIE HEART ON A SECRET CHANNEL! A CONFETTI CANNON LOADED AND READY TO PANEL! THE WORLD'S IN BLACK & WHITE? I'VE GOT MY CRAYONS OUT! I'M COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES WITH A MEGA-WATT SHOUT! OH-OH-OH! (Bee-bop-ba-ba!) MEGA-WATT SHOUT! OH-OH-OH! (The chorus ends with a playful, video-game-style synth flourish and a drum fill that sounds like a popping bubble.) [Verse 2] My playlist is a chaos, punk rock to K-pop My dance moves are invented, I never wanna stop! Got a pocket full of glitter, for emergency sparkle Lighting up the grey streets, like a personal firework marvel! [Pre-Chorus] They say "Act your age," I'm like, "Which one should I choose?" I've got a hundred different mes I'm excited to use!" The volume knob is broken, stuck on ten, you see! Aah-aah-ah! [Chorus] I'M A WALKIE-TALKIE HEART ON A SECRET CHANNEL! A CONFETTI CANNON LOADED AND READY TO PANEL! THE WORLD'S IN BLACK & WHITE? I'VE GOT MY CRAYONS OUT! I'M COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES WITH A MEGA-WATT SHOUT! OH-OH-OH! (Bee-bop-ba-ba!) MEGA-WATT SHOUT! OH-OH-OH! (Music breaks down to just handclaps and a funky, slapped synth bass line. Ad-libbed giggles and whispers.) [Bridge] Ooh, my compass points to "fun" and "slightly weird"! Ooh, the best adventures are the ones that aren't pre-cleared! Aah-aah-ah! Watch me do a spin! This is where the real stuff is gonna begin! [Instrumental Break - Playful Chaos] (Not a traditional guitar solo, but a wild, joyful collision of sounds: a hyper-melodic synth lead trades licks with a fuzzy, distorted guitar playing a cartoonish melody. A brief, ska-like upstroke guitar part appears, then everything comes together in a harmonized, super-happy phrase.) [Final Chorus - Key Change & Gang Vocals] (Everything shifts up a key, sounding even brighter. Gang vocals (sounding like a group of friends) join in for a shout-along party.) I'M A WALKIE-TALKIE HEART ON A SECRET CHANNEL! A CONFETTI CANNON LOADED AND READY TO BLAST! THE WORLD'S IN BLACK & WHITE? WE'VE GOT OUR CRAYONS OUT! WE'RE COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES WITH A MEGA-WATT SHOUT! OH-OH-OH! (BEE-BOP-BA-BA!) MEGA-WATT! SHOUT! (Outro: The music suddenly gets lo-fi and crunchy, like a cassette tape. The main synth melody plays simply, accompanied by the sound of a child's laughter and someone scribbling loudly with a marker.) ...outside the lines… (The scribbling sound gets louder, covers everything, and then stops abruptly. A single, final, satisfied "Mm-hmm!" is heard.)