[Verse 1]
Red hearts
Top of the screen
Your name
Right next to mine
Joystick shaking in my hand
We were side by side
One hit
Down to the wire
Last life
You start to cry
So I jumped into the fire
Just to keep you alive
[Chorus]
Game over
I spent my last life on you
Put my heart on the line
Pressed start
Thought we’d see it through
Now I’m stuck on this lonely continue
Game over
You used my last life on you
Now I’m watching the credits roll
While you walk off with somebody new
[Verse 2]
High score
Spelled out in gold
Those nights
Tokens on the floor
You said “Stay until the end
We’ll unlock the secret door”
You smiled
Took all the power-ups
Then left
Right at the boss
You respawned with someone else
I stayed here with the loss
[Chorus]
Game over
I spent my last life on you
Put my heart on the line
Pressed start
Thought we’d see it through
Now I’m stuck on this lonely continue
Game over
You used my last life on you
Now I’m watching the credits roll
While you walk off with somebody new
[Bridge]
[8-bit solo breaks through
Then drops back under a near-whisper]
I’d do it again
Yeah
That’s the glitch in my mind (oh)
Jump blind into the dark
Just to keep you alive
But there’s no cheat code
For making you stay
Just a blinking “insert heart”
And an empty save
[Chorus]
Game over
I spent my last life on you
Put my heart on the line
Pressed start
Thought we’d see it through
Now I’m stuck on this lonely continue
Game over
You used my last life on you
Now I’m staring at “press start” alone
Knowing I won’t press it for you