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Teenie Bopper by Harbor Static

[Drums Intro: kick and snare punch through a wall of distorted synth. A single, snarling guitar riff cuts in. Count-off stick click.] [Verse 1] Lip gloss on a chipped tooth Got a reputation but you can’t prove the truth I’m the youngest in the room And that’s the point, ain’t it? You wanna call me baby, call me sweet But I bite the hand that tries to teach me Keep your lecture, keep your seat I came to make a mess of it [Pre-Chorus] You think you know the type Little skirt, little life Say my name with a sneer Yeah, I like it when you leer But you don’t get to decide What I do with my own appetite [Chorus – full band, drums driving] I’m a teenie bopper Bet you wanna stop her But I’m already on top of Everything you whisper Teenie bopper Can’t keep a lid on it Get down on your knees for it I’m just a teenager So what the fuck you gonna do about it? [Verse 2] Got my hands in my back pocket You wanna lecture, I wanna start a riot Call me young, call me reckless Call me when you’re desperate I know what I want, I know how to ask Your moral panic’s just a mask You been staring at my chest So save the act, I’m not impressed [Pre-Chorus] You think you know the type Little skirt, little life Say my name with a sneer Yeah, I like it when you leer But you don’t get to decide What I do with my own appetite [Chorus] I’m a teenie bopper Bet you wanna stop her But I’m already on top of Everything you whisper Teenie bopper Can’t keep a lid on it Get down on your knees for it I’m just a teenager So what the fuck you gonna do about it? [Bridge – drums drop to half-time, synth pulses low] I’m not your cautionary tale Not your “what went wrong” I’m the song your daughter knows by heart When you’re not home You can slut-shame the radio Call my label up and complain But I’m already in your head And I’m staying [Breakdown – drums build, Rian shouts over feedback] You wanted innocent? Fuck that. You wanted quiet? Fuck that. I’m a teenie bopper with my hand down your stereo Touching every dial You like that? Yeah, you like that. [Final Chorus – chaotic, full intensity] TEENIE BOPPER BET YOU WANNA STOP HER BUT I’M ALREADY ON TOP OF EVERYTHING YOU WHISPER TEENIE BOPPER CAN’T KEEP A LID ON IT GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES FOR IT I’M JUST A TEENAGER SO WHAT THE FUCK YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT? [Outro – drums drop, synth holds a single note] Lip gloss on a chipped tooth Lip gloss on a chipped tooth [whispered] Teenage… [snare hit] Fuck it. [Cut to silence.]