At the Arcade

[ANIN]
Daddy always thought that it’d rot all my brain cells.
That's what he said, that's what he said.
Since he knew best he inform my mother
You should never trust a S N E S.
And though I would beg and wine,
Though I would beg and wine,
Though I would beg and wine,
She trusted him.
Life with my dad wasn't ever a movie
Movies have violence and gore
When I was ten I had lost all my friends cause
Public school was a no more
Father's unqualified, But it wasn't
Something you'd want to discuss.
It’s for the best.
He’d say to her.
He’d say to us
But
Everything’s enjoyable at the arcade.
Skullfaced men burned lovely girls in tights.
Yes,
Everything’s enjoyable at arcade.
Hey!
I was happy... at the arcade.
He never had to know...
Up a dense and kind of sticky hallway.
[ANIN AND ANAWN]
Cars and coins, Hammers made of foam
Up a dense and kind of sticky hallway.
[ANIN]
It wasn't paradise...
[ANAWN]
It wasn't paradise...
[ANIN AND ANAWN]
It wasn't paradise...
[ANIN]
But it was home.
[ANAWN]
Mother always said I'd be very respected
When I grew up, when I grew up.
"Doctor," she said, "With a lovely beach house
And a very, healthy 4-oh-1 K."
And though I was eight or nine,
Though I was eight or nine,
Though I was eight or nine,
I hated her.
Now,
"Doctor" is nice, but it sure ain’t a game dev.
"Gaming" is what it's about.
I never met anyone at the schoolyard
Who couldn't figure that out.
Like Sakurai, I'd one day grow to be.
But it was clear,
If not to her,
Well, then... to me...
That ...
[ANEN AND ANAWN]
Everyone has confidence at the arcade.
Every thought is beautiful, and right.
Yes,
Everyone has confidence at the arcade.
[ANEN]
Hey!...
[ANAWN]
I was hopeful...
[ANIN]
At the arcade
[ANEN, ANIN AND ANAWN]
Up a dense and kind of sticky hallway
Cars and coins, Hammers made of foam
Up a dense and kind of sticky hallway
[ANEN]
It wasn't paradise...
[ANAWN]
It wasn't paradise...
[ANIN]
It wasn't paradise...
[ANEN, ANIN AND ANAWN]
But it was home.
[ANEN (Spoken)]
I never understood why Santa hated poor kids,
Fucking sadist.
I just wanted to play some Monkey Island
but when I opened my bulk case of
Tiger electronic games
Dad said, "Well, I thought this was going to help.
but I guess it's not..."
Anyway, I could do a bit with my five dollar allowance.
I used to gamble at the arcade center for tokens
And extra quarters
This kid used to always give me a roll of quarters...
And he'd say to me,
"Anen, can you win Dragon’s Lair?"
And I'd say, "Kiddo, I would love to win!"
[ANIN AND ANEN]
Doo-doo-doo-doo
[ANAWN]
But it was clear...
[ANAWN AND ANEN]
Doo-doo-doo
[ANIN]
What he had said...
[ANIN AND ANAWN]
Doo-doo-doo
[ANEN]
That Santa never loves a filthy poor child
[ANEN AND ANAWN]
Doo-doo-doo-doo
[ANIN]
That's what he said...
[ANIN AND ANEN]
Doo-doo-doo
[ANAWN]
That's what she said...
[ANAWN AND ANIN]
Doo-doo-doo
[ANEN]
I used to gamble quarters after school...
[ANAWN AND ANIN]
Doo-doo-doo-doo
[ANIN]
It’s for the best...
[ANIN AND ANEN]
Doo-doo-doo
[ANAWN]
Said to her...
[ANEN]
He’d hand his quarters to me and he'd say:
"Anen, can you win this game?"
And I'd say, "Kiddo, I would love to..."
Everything was beautiful at the arcade,
Games that you don’t have to own, to share.
Yes, everything was beautiful at the arcade,
At the arcade,
At the arcade!!!
[ANEN, ANIN AND ANAWN]
Yes everything was beautiful at the arcade.
[ANEN]
HEY!...
[ANAWN]
I was hopeful...
[ANIN]
I was happy...
[ANEN]
"I would love to..."
[ANEN, ANIN AND ANAWN]
At...the...arcade.