## Metadata
**Caption:** synth-pop, upbeat, nostalgic remix, catchy hook, female vocal
**BPM:** 130
**Duration:** 178.0s
**Key:** B major
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
Neon lights are buzzing over empty parking lots
Every song on the radio reminds me what we've got
You're a secret that keeps burning underneath my skin
Every time I say I'm done, you pull me back again

[chorus]
This cruel, cruel season won't let go of me
Chasing you through August like a live wire set free
I say it's nothing, say I'm fine, but I'm falling apart
Cruel summer's got a hold on every piece of my heart
Cruel summer, back again, louder than before
Cruel summer, I keep coming back for more

[verse]
Everybody's watching but they don't know what we hide
Every stolen moment feels like riding on a tide
I keep pretending it's a phase that's gonna pass
But summer just keeps burning and the feeling's gonna last

[chorus]
This cruel, cruel season won't let go of me
Chasing you through August like a live wire set free
I say it's nothing, say I'm fine, but I'm falling apart
Cruel summer's got a hold on every piece of my heart
Cruel summer, back again, louder than before
Cruel summer, I keep coming back for more

[bridge]
Maybe it was always gonna come back around
Maybe some fires don't stay underground
So let it burn again, let the summer win
I'm done pretending that I don't want in

[chorus]
This cruel, cruel season won't let go of me
Chasing you through August like a live wire set free
I say it's nothing, say I'm fine, but I'm falling apart
Cruel summer's got a hold on every piece of my heart
Cruel summer, back again, louder than before
Cruel summer, I keep coming back for more