Before The Admin
Pop punk and alt pop with soft-rock lift, mid-tempo driving drums, punchy bass, bright synth arps, and a cinematic EDM swell; verse rides tight guitars and minimal keys, pre-chorus strips to vocal and pulse, chorus opens wide with stacked harmonies and snare lift. Tender female lead with doubles on key lines, airy ad-libs, delay throws on the hook, reversed swells into each chorus, warm sidechain shimmer, glossy but nostalgic mix., pop, female vocals, edm, soundtrack, pop punk, soft rock, ambient, nostalgic
Before The Admin
Pop punk and alt pop with soft-rock lift, mid-tempo driving drums, punchy bass, bright synth arps, and a cinematic EDM swell; verse rides tight guitars and minimal keys, pre-chorus strips to vocal and pulse, chorus opens wide with stacked harmonies and snare lift. Tender female lead with doubles on key lines, airy ad-libs, delay throws on the hook, reversed swells into each chorus, warm sidechain shimmer, glossy but nostalgic mix., pop, female vocals, edm, soundtrack, pop punk, soft rock, ambient, nostalgic
Lyrics
Verse 1
Standing there in the glow
Before the Great System Administrator
Hands in our pockets, eyes on the floor
We wore our mistakes like badges
We called it living, we called it youth
We laughed so hard at the warning signs
But every small lie kept its seat
And every good deed missed its train
Pre-Chorus
Now the screen goes white
And the room goes still
I can hear my name
In the hollow chill
Chorus
We never knew the line
Between good and evil
We danced right over it
We danced right over it
Still, we had a good time
Still, we had a good time
(we had a good time)
Verse 2
You had that look like you already knew
Every choice we made in the dark
The sugar, the sparks, the borrowed faith
The way we bit through our own hearts
And I’d confess it all, if I could
Every half-truth, every stupid grin
But truth came late to our little parade
And virtue never learned our names
Pre-Chorus
Now the screen goes white
And the room goes still
I can hear my name
In the hollow chill
Chorus
We never knew the line
Between good and evil
We danced right over it
We danced right over it
Still, we had a good time
Still, we had a good time
(we had a good time)
Bridge
If mercy comes, let it come
With a trembling hand
If the door stays shut, I’ll know
We were never saints to begin
Final Chorus
We never knew the line
Between good and evil
We danced right over it
We danced right over it
Still, we had a good time
Still, we had a good time
(we had a good time)