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Sidewalk sensors hum; the night clicks on. First, we tune the heart to skyline, then twist the cap on joy—psst— and everything fizzes true. Doubts fall like old confetti underfoot; we make a marquee out of laughter. Turn: two hooks braid in the bloodstream— rise and sip, surge and sweet. The city tastes like courage now; our footprints bubble on the tar, labels of smiles catching streetlight— two straws, one roar.
Alternative version
Sidewalk metronome, city holds its breath. Cotton-candy twilight—yes, it’s ours. You called me too much; I kept the surplus— made it marquee. Click—flash—keep up. Heart as kick drum counting the launch, five—four—neon in my mouth. Turn me up—say skyline—watch it pour. Fizz on my lip, backpack of bright cans; long route danced the rain off our cuffs. Cherry on the crown, crosswalk strobe— two hooks plaited into one bright rope. If I dim, I find the breaker. If I slip, I set the hook. Final lift: a straw hums in a bottle neck; the night loops itself and starts again.
Lyrics
Streetlight on the sidewalk, city breathes in time, Cotton-candy twilight, yeah the night feels mine. You said I’m too much, I said watch me, Turned my doubts to neon confetti. Mirror says own it, so I own it, Click, flash, pose it, I froze it. Heart like a kick drum, boom in my chest, Counting down from five, aiming my best. City sings along when I step to the light, Been saving all my spark for tonight. Turn me up, let me glow **now**, I’m a skyline, say it so. Say my name, let it fly, **yeah**, I’m a green light in the sky. Oh-oh, I’m rising, I’m rising, Oh-oh, no hiding, **no hiding**. Turn me up, let me glow **now**, Watch me, watch me, go. Sun on the pavement, ice in my cup, Label of a smile, yeah I’m bubbling up. Red-striped straw for a confidence sip, Sugar on the lip with a cherry-tip flip. Every step a sparkle, every glance a spark, Turn the dial to neon, light up the dark. If you’re feeling flat, I got the drop, Pass the vibe, twist the top. My soda pop, fizz don’t stop—**now**, Sugar on the beat and it goes drip-drop. Turn it up loud, let the bubbles talk, Cherry on the crown, watch the city rock. My soda pop, hearts go pop—**wow**, Dancing on the corner of the meet-me spot. Sip-sip, boom, till the last little drop, I’m sparking up the sidewalk, my soda pop. Twist, tip, tiny sip, feel that lift. If I ever dim, I’ll find the switch, Pour the glow into the fizz, make it stick. Count it in, three, two, glass to the top, Green-light heartbeat when the bubbles pop. Turn me up, let me glow **now**, (**pop, pop**) I’m a skyline, say it so. Say my name, let it fly, **yeah**, (**fizz don’t stop**) I’m a green light in the sky. Oh-oh, I’m rising, I’m rising, (**sip-sip**) no hiding, **no hiding**. Turn me up, let me glow **now**, (**my soda pop**) watch me, watch me, go. Turn me up, let me glow **now**, (**pop, pop**) I’m a skyline, say it so. Say my name, let it fly, **yeah**, (**fizz don’t stop**) I’m a green light in the sky. Oh-oh, I’m rising, I’m rising, (**sip-sip**) no hiding, **no hiding**. Turn me up, let me glow **now**, (**my soda pop**) watch me, watch me, go. Pop, glow, pop, glow, Neon in my veins and the bubbles say go.
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