Wave 1 track 12

Starbucks

A nostalgia-and-time-change song about flip phones, instant messenger, streaming-era drift, and trying to recognize a relationship after the world has digitally sped up around it.

Starbucks cover art by ME & The Robots
12

Track

Starbucks on Wave 1.

Release date

25 Feb 2025

Duration

3:29

Lyrics

Remember when we had flip phones and CDs Talking late nights on instant messenger screens Back when we’d burn mix tapes The one I gave you on our third date

We watched the world start to move so fast Streaming took over, radio was the past We said goodbye to school friends and parted ways And soon hello to throwback Thursdays

Oh, over time things have changed a bit But now’s not the time to mention it I’m full of ambition and you’re still stuck Do you remember the day we met in Starbucks? (Starbucks, Starbucks)

We’re living in the age of Wi Fi and drones Everyone’s on Tik Tok, glued to their phones Selfies and filters on every screen World’s a lot more digital than we’ve ever seen

From Blackberries to i Phones in every hand A different language from when we began Netflix replaced our Friday night runs Scrolling memes are the new way we have fun

Oh, over time things have changed a bit But now’s not the time to mention it I’m full of ambition and you’re still stuck Do you remember the day we met in Starbucks? (Starbucks, Starbucks)

Years have gone by, and sometimes I wonder If we’re just two stars, drifting further under From pop-punk bands to streaming hits From ‘Friends’ to new shows and algorithm picks

Now everyone’s texting, no calls anymore Shopping online, we don’t go to the store Our love was born in simpler days Now we’re drowning in digital waves

Yet here we are, we’ve held on tight Through all these changes, wrong or right We’re different now, but somehow the same Two old souls in a modern-day game

Oh, over time things have changed a bit But now’s not the time to mention it I’m full of ambition and you’re still stuck Do you remember the day we met in Starbucks? (Starbucks, Starbucks)

Starbucks? (Starbucks, Starbucks)Do you remember the day we met in Starbucks? Do you remember the day we met in Starbucks?

About this song

A nostalgia-and-time-change song about flip phones, instant messenger, streaming-era drift, and trying to recognize a relationship after the world has digitally sped up around it.

The track folds pop-punk memory into tech-era whiplash: CDs to streaming, Blackberries to iPhones, Friday nights to feeds, and the uneasy question of whether two people can stay connected while everything around them updates.

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