The Sunburnt Cassette

[Soft Felt Piano Intro] The cassette box sits beneath the old bookshelf Its plastic case warped by the noonday sun [Verse 1] I pressed record on a rainy night Your voice rang through the thin tape The player turned round and round like a heartbeat Recording a whole nameless season [Pre-Chorus] That summer's sun beat down on the box Burning the tape into pale brown streaks [Chorus] The sunburnt cassette Still plays on though it's faded now The sunburnt cassette Holds a whole sun-scorched time [Verse 2] Now phones are full of crisp, clear songs But none as warm as that tape spool I keep this box like keeping a person Who stayed through those long summer noons [Chorus] The sunburnt cassette Still plays on though it's faded now The sunburnt cassette Holds a whole sun-scorched time [Bridge] Old tech could never erase What's true always lies deep inside The tape may burn but the words stay whole [Chorus] The sunburnt cassette Still plays on though it's faded now The sunburnt cassette Holds a whole sun-scorched time [Outro] The yellowed reel rests in my palm Still turning, taking me back to that year [Fade Out] [End]