Middle School Champions

Intro

Lockers clack, the hallway's loud, yeah

We got matching stickers on our phones (oh-oh)

Pastry crumbs in backpacks, secret notes folded like paper airplanes

Bowling Green Jr. High, let's go, uh-huh

Verse

Lyla's laughing with a glitter streak on her cheek

Walker says a joke, everybody leans in to sneak a peek

Peyton's on a trend where you swap your sneakers for a vibe

Abby makes a mixtape, passes it around at lunchtime

Dante dares somebody to duet a whisper-rap (shh, shh)

Alok hacks a ringtone that sounds like a cartoon laugh

Ella paints her nails with a constellation of stickers

We all learn the steps, mess up, and do it again, yeah

Pre-chorus

DM hearts and paper hearts, same size, same clumsy fight (fight)

Holding hands behind the gym, trading hoodies at midnight (midnight)

We roast each other soft, then we laugh until we cry (cry)

Cringe is just a costume that we wear to feel alive (alive)

Chorus

Lyla, Walker, Peyton, Abby, Dante, Alok, Ella (oh-oh)

We’re dancing in the cafeteria, make it viral, make it loud (make it loud)

Lyla, Walker, Peyton, Abby, Dante, Alok, Ella (yeah)

Cringe trends, big grins, all the kids are in the crowd (in the crowd)

Lyla, Walker, Peyton, Abby, Dante, Alok, Ella (ooh-ooh)

Pass the note, steal a kiss, rewind it, play it again (play it again)

Lyla, Walker, Peyton, Abby, Dante, Alok, Ella (hey-ya)

Middle school champions, messy hearts and best-friend friends

Verse

Peyton texts a meme that’s somehow wild and confusing

Walker tries a new haircut that’s equal parts brave and losing

Abby brings cupcakes with glitter that won’t quit (sparkle, ah)

Dante wears a cape from a comic book thrift

Alok's vape—no, wait—just a sandwich with a fountain of ketchup

Ella paints a temporary tattoo that reads "skip class, catch up"

We make mixtapes, mixtapes, mixtapes (mi-mi-mi)

Our confessions sound like karaoke at 2 a.m.

Chorus

Lyla, Walker, Peyton, Abby, Dante, Alok, Ella (oh-oh)

We’re dancing in the cafeteria, make it viral, make it loud (make it loud)

Lyla, Walker, Peyton, Abby, Dante, Alok, Ella (yeah)

Cringe trends, big grins, all the kids are in the crowd (in the crowd)

Lyla, Walker, Peyton, Abby, Dante, Alok, Ella (ooh-ooh)

Pass the note, steal a kiss, rewind it, play it again (play it again)

Lyla, Walker, Peyton, Abby, Dante, Alok, Ella (hey-ya)

Middle school champions, messy hearts and best-friend friends

Bridge

We get it wrong, we get it loud, we learn the words as we go (as we go)

Put your arm around my shoulder, feel the awkward overflow (overflow)

Trading secrets for a candy bar, trading summer for a joke

We are loud, we are whole, we are sticky-fingered hope (hope)

Chorus

Lyla, Walker, Peyton, Abby, Dante, Alok, Ella (oh-oh)

We’re dancing in the cafeteria, make it viral, make it loud (make it loud)

Lyla, Walker, Peyton, Abby, Dante, Alok, Ella (yeah)

Cringe trends, big grins, all the kids a