Tape Deck Thoughts

Lyrics

Verse 1
I got a notebook bruise
Full of half-made plans
And a shoe-box dream
In my left hand

Windows fogged up
From the breath I keep
Every thought on repeat
Like it owes me sleep

Old school drums in my chest
New school sparks in my head
I been counting my doubts
Then I count them again

You can call it a mess
I call it a map
Every scratch on the page
Brings me right back

Pre-Chorus
Wait
I can see it now
All these pieces line up
When I slow down

Wait
Hear the static fade
I was lost in the noise
Now I know my name

Chorus
Tape deck thoughts
Play it back
Tape deck thoughts
I’m on that track
Tape deck thoughts
Don’t fade out
Tape deck thoughts
I’m figuring it out

Verse 2
Got a laugh in my throat
And a storm in my pen
Tryna build me a bridge
From the now to then

From the corner-store days
To the bigger picture
From the quick little rush
To the thing that sits with ya

I used to chase every spark
Like it had my face
Now I let some things pass
Let them make some space

If the room gets loud
I get quiet inside
Find a beat in the dark
And I ride that line

Pre-Chorus
Wait
I can see it now
All these pieces line up
When I slow down

Wait
Hear the static fade
I was lost in the noise
Now I know my name

Chorus
Tape deck thoughts
Play it back
Tape deck thoughts
I’m on that track
Tape deck thoughts
Don’t fade out
Tape deck thoughts
I’m figuring it out

Bridge
Half-time drop
Two steps forward
One thought back
But I like the tension
When it snaps like that

I been half in motion
Half in truth
Still I feel that spark
When it cuts through

Chorus
Tape deck thoughts
Play it back
Tape deck thoughts
I’m on that track
Tape deck thoughts
Don’t fade out
Tape deck thoughts
I’m figuring it out