[Intro - vocoder, tape hiss] Press record Little room Big dream Coming soon Tape rolls Red light One day Big night [Verse 1] I was just a kid in my bedroom light With a cheap little mic and a dream held tight Cassette deck spinning on the carpet floor I kept singing one line, then I sang one more I made kick drums tapping on a wooden chair With a broken old cable and electric air I told my reflection in the window screen “One day they’ll dance to my cassette dream” [Pre-Chorus] Every hiss, every click, every broken tone Made me feel less small, made me feel less alone I was far from the stage, but I heard the crowd In the sound of my heart when I played it loud [Chorus] One day they’ll dance to the song in my head Hands in the air to the words I said One day they’ll sing every line with me From my little tape deck to the world wide beat One day the room will become the sky One day the stars will be flashing lights One day they’ll know what I always mean When I press record on my cassette dream [Drop Hook - robotic vocoder] Press record Dream it more Tape deck Bedroom floor Small town Big scene World dance Cassette dream [Verse 2] I saved every coin for a second-hand sound With silver little buttons that I finally found I rewound the chorus till the ribbon ran thin Then I played it again with a hopeful grin Mom called dinner from the hallway light But I stayed with the beat for another night I was chasing a feeling I had never seen Building up the world from a cassette dream [Pre-Chorus] Every hiss, every click, every broken tone Made me feel less small, made me feel less alone I was far from the stage, but I heard the crowd In the sound of my heart when I played it loud [Chorus] One day they’ll dance to the song in my head Hands in the air to the words I said One day they’ll sing every line with me From my little tape deck to the world wide beat One day the room will become the sky One day the stars will be flashing lights One day they’ll know what I always mean When I press record on my cassette dream [Bridge - stripped, emotional vocoder] If nobody hears it I’ll play it again If nobody feels it I’ll wait until then One mic One light One boy One night One tape One scene One world One dream One tape One scene One world One dream [Final Chorus] One day they’ll dance to the song in my head Hands in the air to the words I said One day they’ll sing every line with me From my little tape deck to the world wide beat One day the room will become the sky One day the stars will be flashing lights One day they’ll know what I always mean When I press record on my cassette dream [Final Drop Hook - vocoder stack] Press record Dream it more Tape deck Bedroom floor Small town Big scene World dance Cassette dream [Outro - tape stop] Press record
