Golden Token Summer

[Intro]
[Verse]
Copper tokens in the machine
Painting pictures I have seen
Whirring gears and clicking keys
Waking up the summer breeze
Sifting through the shifting sand
With a heavy, dusty hand
I can hear the wooden floor
Leading to the arcade door
[Pre-Chorus]
The velvet curtain starts to fray
The ocean carries us away
To where the neon meets the blue
And I am standing next to you
[Chorus]
Oh, spinning starbursts in the sky
Watching all the years go by
Cherry slushies, melting slow
Everywhere we used to go
Honey-warm and soft-focus
Only ghosts can notice us
[Post-Chorus]
Floating on a Mellotron
Before the golden light is gone
Floating on a Mellotron
Before the golden light is gone
[Break]
[Verse]
Sugar sticking to our palms
Safe within the boardwalk’s arms
Glitching lights and purple hues
Walking in our summer shoes
Your laughter ripples like the tide
With nowhere left for us to hide
The Rickenbacker rings so clear
Whispering into your ear
[Pre-Chorus]
The velvet curtain starts to fray
The ocean carries us away
To where the neon meets the blue
And I am standing next to you
[Chorus]
Oh, spinning starbursts in the sky
Watching all the years go by
Cherry slushies, melting slow
Everywhere we used to go
Honey-warm and soft-focus
Only ghosts can notice us
[Bridge]
The Vox is humming low and sweet
Beneath the rhythm of our feet
A Polaroid that’s turning white
Caught within the sunset light
The carousel is spinning fast
Hold the future, kiss the past
[Chorus]
Oh, spinning starbursts in the sky
Watching all the years go by
Cherry slushies, melting slow
Everywhere we used to go
Honey-warm and soft-focus
Only ghosts can notice us
[Post-Chorus]
Floating on a Mellotron
Before the golden light is gone
Floating on a Mellotron
Before the golden light is gone
[Outro]