Secret Shortcut To Your Heart

[Verse 1]
Homeroom sunlight
Dust trails
Paper planes in the air
You laugh too loud
I pretend I just don’t care
Borrowed eraser
You say my name
I freeze mid-note
Hide my red face
In this textbook castle moat

[Pre-Chorus]
All my friends tease
“You like him”
I just grin
“Well
Maybe I do”
Heart keeps skipping in my chest
Every time I walk past you

[Chorus]
Secret shortcut to your heart
I keep drawing on this page
Tiny arrows
Dotted lines
But they stop at “classmate”
I’m your joker
Always bright
You don’t see this silent part
Cheering loud on your side
Searching for the secret shortcut to your heart

[Verse 2]
After-school hallway
Shoes squeak
Lockers slam
We collide
“Sorry
You okay?”
You reach out
Our fingers align
You talk about her
Upperclass star with perfect hair
I nod
“She’s cute”
Bite my lip so it won’t tear

[Pre-Chorus]
Walk beside you to the gate
Acting cool
“It’s fine
We’re just friends”
But my shadow on the ground
Holds your hand that I pretend

[Chorus]
Secret shortcut to your heart
I keep drawing on this page
Tiny arrows
Dotted lines
But they stop at “classmate”
I’m your joker
Always bright
You don’t see this silent part
Cheering loud on your side
Searching for the secret shortcut to your heart

[Bridge]
One
Two
Three deep breaths (hey!)
I’ll say it someday
I swear
If you look my way and smile
Will I still joke like I don’t care?

[Chorus]
Secret shortcut to your heart
Maybe it’s just one step more
Past these scribbles
Past these laughs
Through the after-school front door
I’ll stay shining
I’ll stay brave
Even if we stay apart
Middle-school dream
Holding tight
Running down this secret shortcut to your heart