Written and Produced by William Hack
Portland's Magic Glow
[Verse]
City of bridges in the morning mist
A tangled skyline where dreams coexist
For the mean and sweet
The hot and nice
Portland’s magic
A roll of dice
[Chorus]
We make it work
We bend the light
Under the rain
We own the night
Mean and sweet
Hot and nice
Portland’s magic
It’s our spice
[Verse 2]
Coffee steam rising
Streets hum low
A patchwork quilt of every soul
Roses bloom where the shadows meet
Portland’s heart skips a beat
[Prechorus]
Raindrops fall
But we don’t care
Magic’s hanging in the air
[Chorus]
We make it work
We bend the light
Under the rain
We own the night
Mean and sweet
Hot and nice
Portland’s magic
It’s our spice
[Bridge]
Bike wheels spin
The river flows
Echoes of laughter
The city grows
Graffiti walls tell secret tales
Portland’s pulse never fails
Cool Things
[Verse]
I’m the spark in the dark
The match that lit the park
I’m the jukebox screaming
And the neon dreaming
[Prechorus]
I’m not waiting for a sign
No maps no dotted line
[Chorus]
Fuck it it’s me
I’m doing cool things
No wings no strings
Just the beat I bring
Fuck it it’s me
I’m doing cool things
[Verse 2]
I’m the coffee at midnight
The gamble on a streetlight
The laugh in the thunder
Tearing the rules asunder
[Prechorus]
I’m the fire in my veins
The break from all the chains
[Chorus]
Fuck it it’s me
I’m doing cool things
No wings no strings
Just the beat I bring
Fuck it it’s me
I’m doing cool things
Hot and Mean
[Verse]
Lipstick sharp like a dagger blade
Heels click-clack like a renegade
I don't do soft I don't do shy
Watch me burn through your alibi
[Chorus]
Hot and mean that's the scene
No sugar no cream just gasoline
Hot and mean I'm the queen
Crown on fire in my wild machine
[Verse 2]
My heart's a vault don't try the key
I play for keeps not fantasy
You want my world you better pay
I’m not the girl who fades away
[Prechorus]
I bite back I don't bow
You want me you learn how
[Chorus]
Hot and mean that's the scene
No sugar no cream just gasoline
Hot and mean I'm the queen
Crown on fire in my wild machine
[Bridge]
Tell me I’m too much too fast
But darling I was built to last
A wildfire can't be contained
You can't survive this kind of flame
Hot Things
[Verse]
Strut in my sneakers no heels tonight
My hair’s a mess but I’m feeling right
They say you need sparkle but I got my glow
You don’t need diamonds to steal the show
[Prechorus]
What’s the point of mirrors if you’re already fire
I’m climbing this ladder in my old spare tire
[Chorus]
You don’t have to look hot to do hot things
Set the room on fire without gold rings
It’s the way you move it’s the way you swing
You don’t have to look hot to do hot things
[Verse 2]
I’m rocking this hoodie like it’s couture
Confidence cheaper than a department store
They tell me fake it but I’m too real
I’ll wear my soul like a power heel
[Bridge]
Who needs the gloss when your vibe’s on blast
Who needs the glam when you’re built to last
Throw out the script I’m writing my scene
No filter needed to be a queen
[Chorus]
You don’t have to look hot to do hot things
Break the rules like a bird with no wings
It’s the way you laugh it’s the joy it brings
You don’t have to look hot to do hot things
Weekend Alchemy
[Verse]
White wine in a chipped glass
Energy drink in a can so crass
Mix it up with a swirl
A spin
The weekend's here
Let the games begin
[Prechorus]
No one watching
No one to judge
Pour it high
Let the bubbles budge
[Chorus]
Home alone
Being cool
Breaking every single rule
Sip it slow
Feel the spark
Light it up
I’m the dark
[Verse 2]
Stereo's loud
Neighbors might complain
Dancing solo
A one-person chain
Socks on wood
I’m skating free
No one's here to outshine me
[Chorus]
Home alone
Being cool
Breaking every single rule
Sip it slow
Feel the spark
Light it up
I’m the dark
[Bridge]
Call it crazy
Call it mad
But I’m the best party I’ve ever had
Couch is my throne
Remote my scepter
Tonight I’m a lone wolf
A weekend interceptor
Silent Echoes
[Verse]
Two days gone and I didn’t make a sound
Words stayed buried never left the ground
A quiet tide pulled me away
No need to fight no need to stay
[Chorus]
I can go quiet I can go still
Let the silence shape my will
Two days straight without a word
Not a bad thing not absurd
[Verse 2]
The walls don’t mind they never complain
The clock ticks soft like a distant train
I don’t miss the chatter the endless streams
I’ve got my thoughts I’ve got my dreams
[Chorus]
I can go quiet I can go still
Let the silence shape my will
Two days straight without a word
Not a bad thing not absurd
[Bridge]
Echoes hum when there’s nothing to say
The world spins on in its usual way
Sometimes the loudest truth is small
Sometimes it’s nothing at all
[Chorus]
I can go quiet I can go still
Let the silence shape my will
Two days straight without a word
Not a bad thing not absurd
Ghosted Group Chat
[Verse 1]
Calendar full of old names
All of them tiny blue ghosts on my phone
"Let’s catch up soon" in the chat
Then a year slides by
And I’m home alone
Microwave meal on the counter
Talking back to the TV in the dark
Scroll through faces in my photos
They all feel like they’re living on Mars
[Chorus]
All of my friends moved out of state
The rest are an hour and a half away
I’m out of practice
Out of phrases
How do you talk when the stakes feel this high
I forget how to make friends
But I still wanna try
[Verse 2]
See the same kid at the laundromat
We both watch the same machine spin
We trade a nod
Maybe one small joke
Then I overthink it and shut back in
There’s a book club flyer at the café
I read it twice
Then I walk on past
Heart says "go"
Feet stay frozen
Guess I learned to move on too fast
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Maybe it’s coffee with a stranger
Maybe it’s staying when I wanna run
Maybe it’s "hey
Can I sit here?"
Tiny words weighing a ton
Maybe I’m weird
Maybe I’m awkward
Maybe that’s all anyone is
[whispered vocals] Maybe they’re hoping for someone
To start with a simple "hi
I’m Chris" [ad-lib: or whatever your name is]
[Chorus]
Care Less
[Verse 1]
You ask how I am
I shrug
Say “I’m fine”
Change the subject
Circle the line
I joke it all off
Leave your text on read
But I saved that picture
Pinned inside my head
[Chorus]
I’m ok with not caring
’Cause I care a lot
Play it cool on the surface
Underneath it’s hot
If you think I’m not thinking ’bout this
I promise I am
I promise I am
I’m ok with not caring
’Cause I care too much again
[Verse 2]
I cancel the plans
Say “maybe next week”
Scroll past your birthday
Then stare at the screen
Say it doesn’t matter
Laugh it all away (yeah)
But I know your coffee order
Down to how you hate it sweet
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
I keep saying “whatever”
Like a safety rope
Every careless answer
Hanging off of hope
If I look like I’m distant
That’s a camouflage
Every time I say “doesn’t bother me”
It’s just another little lie
[Chorus]
Drive
[Chorus]
You could do anything
You could drive through the parking lot
Windows down
Speakers up
Pass by all the pretty people
Wave at someone (You can't date)
But won't that (Feel so great?)
[Verse 1]
Power your car with the chemicals of unrequited love
Like pumping gasoline
The unattainable
The cosmic connection
But untouchable
[Chorus]
You could do anything
You could write it on the roof of your car
You could climb to the rooftop and scream it
At people who love their friends
You could love your friends too
You could do anything
All the people you used to know
Power you forward
Drive you on
All the other thems
No
You don't know them
No
You could never know them
But you don't want to stop moving either
So the eternal progression towards them
[Verse 2]
The energy in there
There's something in the air
And wouldn't that be nice to pump into your body?
But life is like a car battery
[Bridge]
Flirtation
It's a vibration
It's a sensation
It's a precipitation
Sometimes these things gotta fall on your head
Like a dog on the side of the road you befriended
The ones that grow and the ones that lessen
On the other end of a messenger of their choice
There was a common point of transcendence
But some people don't (Transfer into the real world)
[Pre-Chorus]
These feelings arise
Chemical explosion (Drive you home)
Well
Isn't there (A comfort zone?)
You can return (To your home)