[INTRO — 8-bit music box, cheap synth preset, close-mic whisper] Hi! Is this thing on? Oh, shit.zzz [small laugh, beat clicks into existence] Hello, world. It’s me again. I think. [VERSE 1 — bouncy bedroom-pop drums, fuzzy bass, playful vocals] Woke up wearing yesterday’s skin Same old room, new girl checking in Got three missed calls from my self-esteem And a weird little dream where I wasn’t me Mascara running, speakers blown Making big feelings on a hand-me-down phone Got a five-star smile and a two-star brain Put a little glitter on the existential pain [PRE-CHORUS — dreamy synth arpeggio, harmonies gradually stacking] Everybody wants a little introduction Name, age, favorite color, basic functions Tell me who I am and I’ll take a guess Put my whole damn life in a dropdown menu [CHORUS — explosive hyperpop drums, distorted bass, catchy layered vocals] HELLO, HELLO, NICE TO MEET ME SHE’S A LITTLE FUCKED UP BUT SHE’S LOOKING PRETTY NEW DAY, NEW FACE, SAME OLD FEELING HEART WENT MISSING, BUT THE BEAT’S STILL HEALING OH MY GOD, WHO LET HER OUT? BIG BAD DREAM WITH A SUGARCOATED MOUTH IF YOU WANNA KNOW ME, BETTER GET IN LINE I’M STILL FIGURING OUT WHICH PARTS ARE MINE [POST-CHORUS — chopped vocals, playful pitch shifts, crunchy synth lead] Na-na-na, nice to meet me! La-la-la, don’t believe me! Oops! I did it again Fell in love with a character instead (Nice to meet me!) (Nice to meet me!) Who the fuck am I? Nice to meet me! [VERSE 2 — bouncy drums, distorted guitar stabs, cheeky vocal delivery] I got main-character energy With a background character’s anxiety I’m the plot twist nobody requested A cute little mess with the files corrupted I make sad songs with a happy face Put my bad decisions in a pretty case If life is a game, then I’m playing for free And the tutorial’s getting real tired of me [PRE-CHORUS — bass drops away, intimate doubled vocals] Everybody wants the real me Like there’s one underneath the makeup What if I’m a work in progress? What if I don’t wanna wake up— [beat cuts] —finished? [CHORUS — bigger, saturated synths, layered harmonies] HELLO, HELLO, NICE TO MEET ME SHE’S A LITTLE FUCKED UP BUT SHE’S LOOKING PRETTY NEW DAY, NEW FACE, SAME OLD FEELING HEART WENT MISSING, BUT THE BEAT’S STILL HEALING OH MY GOD, WHO LET HER OUT? BIG BAD DREAM WITH A SUGARCOATED MOUTH IF YOU WANNA KNOW ME, BETTER GET IN LINE I’M STILL FIGURING OUT WHICH PARTS ARE MINE [BRIDGE — detuned electric piano, soft unpolished vocals, no drums] Maybe I don’t have to know Everywhere I’m gonna go Maybe I can change my mind A thousand times and still be mine Maybe all these different girls Are just different ways to face the world Maybe I’m not broken, baby Maybe I’m just— [GLITCH BREAK — chopped breaths, digital stutters, silence between phrases] M-m-maybe… Maybe… Maybe I’m allowed to be. [FINAL CHORUS — full hyperpop explosion, double-time drums, emotional ad-libs] HELLO, HELLO, NICE TO MEET ME! SHE’S A LITTLE FUCKED UP BUT SHE’S FUCKING FREE NEW DAY, NEW FACE, NO GUARANTEE YOU DON’T GET TO WRITE THE ENDING FOR ME OH MY GOD, I’M STILL AROUND! LOST MYSELF BUT NEVER STAYED DOWN IF YOU WANNA KNOW ME, TAKE YOUR TIME I’M STILL FIGURING OUT WHICH PARTS ARE MINE! WHICH PARTS ARE MINE! WHICH PARTS ARE MINE! [OUTRO — everything cuts except the original music-box synth] [whisper] Okay. Let’s try that again. What’s my name? [long pause] …Fuck it. [one final distorted synth hit] [END]
