[Intro] [Bright sequencer, electronic drums, eight-note synth hook] [Verse 1: Male] You were counting minutes by the office door I was making small talk I could not endure Someone played a record nobody could hear You rolled your eyes and whispered, “Let’s disappear” We took the service stairs down into the rain Found a basement doorway underneath the train Blue light on your jacket, silver on your shoes You said, “Tonight we get to be whoever we choose” [Pre-Chorus: Male] No names, no plans Just sparks between our hands The room came alive At eleven forty-five [Chorus: Male and Female] Meet me in 1985 Where the machines are singing and the streets are alive We don’t need forever, just the rhythm tonight Meet me in 1985 [Female] Leave your careful life outside [Male] I’ll leave my alibis [Both] We can start again beneath the ultraviolet light Meet me in 1985 [Verse 2: Female] You were dancing badly, but you danced with pride Like the beat had found the switch you kept inside I was tired of waiting for the world to change So I changed my lipstick and I changed my name Every little synth line made the ceiling glow Every electronic heartbeat said to let it go Monday was a rumor, morning far away We had eight-bit courage and a night to waste [Pre-Chorus: Female] No past, no rules No trying to look cool The room came alive And so did you and I [Chorus: Male and Female] Meet me in 1985 Where the machines are singing and the streets are alive We don’t need forever, just the rhythm tonight Meet me in 1985 [Male] Leave your careful life outside [Female] I’ll leave my alibis [Both] We can start again beneath the ultraviolet light Meet me in 1985 [Post-Chorus] [Female] Oh-oh, automatic hearts [Male] Oh-oh, waiting for a start [Both] Oh-oh, press the button, count to five Meet me in 1985 [Instrumental Break] [Syncopated synth bass, bright lead melody, electronic tom fills] [Bridge: Male] By two o’clock the room was turning gold [Female] By three we had forgotten to grow old [Male] The city looked like something we designed [Female] All chrome and possibility combined [Both] Maybe morning takes it all away Maybe we become ourselves again someday But for one night, under artificial skies We were more than what we left outside [Breakdown] [Minimal drum machine and synth pulse] [Male] What year is it? [Female] The only one that matters. [Final Chorus: Male and Female] Meet me in 1985 Where the machines are singing and the streets are alive We don’t need forever, just the rhythm tonight Meet me in 1985 Leave your careful life outside No more rehearsed goodbyes We can start again beneath the ultraviolet light Meet me in 1985 [Counter-Melodies] [Female] Automatic hearts are beating [Male] Every red light turns to green [Female] All the future we were needing [Both] Was waiting in the drum machine [Outro] Meet me, meet me Under ultraviolet light Meet me, meet me In 1985 [Synth hook fades with a cassette-stop click]
