PNW Be Hot & Mean

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)