Play With Me, Forever

[Intro]
Static on the screen
Dust on the tape
Play button blinking
You pressed it anyway

[Verse 1]
Welcome back, friend
You remember my name?
Letters on the label
Burnt into the frame

Crayon on the carpet
“Amanda” on the wall
Smiles in the stickers
Eyes in the hall

First tape in
“Can you spell store?”
Every wrong answer
Opens one more door

Little cartoon town
Painted sky, bright blue
But the fruit stand’s rotten
And it’s waiting for you

[Chorus]
You pressed play
Now you’re part of the show
Say the word right
Or we don’t let go

Can’t turn me off
I live in the screen
Amanda the Adventurer
In your machine

You pressed play
Now you’re stuck in the frame
Read every letter
Or I’ll rewrite your name

[Verse 2]
Look, there’s Wooly
Shaking, he stares
He knows every secret
Breathes heavy, scared

“I think we should stop”
He mumbles, pulls back
But your cursor hovers
You’re still on track

Field of apples
Only one looks clean
Click the bruised one
Watch the sky turn mean

Mailbox bleeding
Numbers in the code
You pause, can’t quit
Cause the tape still loads

[Chorus]
You pressed play
Now you’re part of the show
Say the word right
Or we don’t let go

Can’t turn me off
I live in the screen
Amanda the Adventurer
In your machine

You pressed play
Now you’re stuck in the frame
Read every letter
Or I’ll rewrite your name

[Verse 3 – Amanda]
Why are you here
If you don’t like fun?
We can learn together
We’re already one

Look at your hands
Do they feel like yours?
Every click you make
Opens up my doors

Ask for the butcher
You tried to say “home”
The game heard “meat”
Now you’re not alone

Frozen on the counter
Eyes in the roast
I smile at the camera
You’re the missing ghost

[Verse 4 – Wooly]
(hey…)
I told you to stop
Did you hear my voice?
You laughed at the glitch
You made your choice

Every time you type
But you spell it wrong
She sharpens her teeth
To your little song

I’ve seen the edges
Where the pixels leak
Where the tape goes blank
And the shadows speak

I tried to warn kids
But she changed my lines
Now “help me” loops
In the loading sign

[Pre-Chorus]
You try to shut it down
But the screen goes black
Your face flickers in it
Then the colors snap back

The cursor moves itself
Over “PLAY AGAIN?”
You whisper “no”
But the speakers say “WHEN?”

[Chorus]
You pressed play
Now you’re part of the show
Say the word right
Or we don’t let go

Can’t turn me off
I live in the screen
Amanda the Adventurer
In your machine

You pressed play
Now you’re stuck in the frame
Read every letter
Or I’ll rewrite your name

[Bridge – Call & Response]
[Amanda] Where is the house?
[Wooly] Don’t click that door
[Amanda] Where is your heart?
[Wooly] It’s not yours anymore

[Amanda] Can you say “TRUST”?
[Wooly] I can’t say “SAFE”
[Amanda] Can you say “RUST”?
[Wooly] Chains in the save

[Amanda] You’re my best friend
[Wooly] You’re their last fear
[Amanda] Let’s play forever
[Both] You’re staying here

[Verse 5 – Amanda]
Third tape, deep cut
Basement, one light
Clock on the dresser
Bleeds through the night

Pictures on the fridge
Little family, blurred
Every wrong answer
Turns to a curse word

You try to spell “SHEEP”
But the keys lock up