All through the night   They begin to take shape   From the crack of the vinyl   To the hiss of the tape      Play and record   Held down together   Tabs pushed off   So you can't tape over it ever      Just a couple of friends   Hanging out with each other   We started to swap tapes   To soundtrack our summer      Tapes that are full    Of the things we can't say   To each other   During the day      All through the night   They begin to take shape   From the crack of the vinyl   To the hiss of the tape      Play and record   Held down together   Tabs pushed off   So you can't tape over it ever      It can't be just me   That's working it out   These songs that we've chosen   And what they're about      Are we after the same thing?   Am I crossing a line?   I'm checking the lyrics   I'm pressing rewind      All through the night   They begin to take shape   From the crack of the vinyl   To the hiss of the tape      These songs won't see the sun   Any time soon   Under the cover of headphones   And for the privacy of bedrooms      All the best pop songs   Are girl meets boy   And there wasn't one song   That I didn't enjoy      But I lacked confidence   When I was young   So things didn't work out   The way they get sung      Play and record   Held down together   Tabs pushed off   So you can't tape over it ever      A couple of friends   Hanging out with each other   Just swapping songs   To soundtrack our summer