Everything I know is you
Let me tell you what we're listening to
I'm a gentle soul I'm sure
But on the stereo I'm a dictator

Do you even have a tape machine
To facilitate my plastic dreams?
All the things that I have seen
From Morrissey to John Coltrane

And Cinematic Orchestra
De La Soul, the Shangri-La's
An adolescent love letter
sparkling jewel of manual labor

I'll make you mixtape that's a blueprint of my soul
It may sound grand but babe, it's all you need to know
I'll make you a mixtape that will charm you into bed
It details everything [bad word] 'round my head
That [bad word] 'round my head

Fondling, record and play
Without you it's records night and day
This ain't no disc of MP3's
This one's handmade, fashioned lovingly

Plant the rhythm in your bones
You're the only angel in headphones
My love can paint a million tones
From Nine Inch Nails to Louis Armstrong

So resurrect your stereo
And the swathes of melodies will flow
Thelonious, Maurizio
I tell you babe, it will make my heart glow

I'll make you mixtape that's a blueprint of my soul
It may sound grand but babe it's all you need to know
I'll make you a mixtape that will charm you into bed
It details everything [bad word] 'round my head