Cafeteria Arcade from Margins by Lockerboy

# About This Track: Cafeteria Arcade

Plastic trays became drums during that infamous food fight that nearly got us suspended. The chaos of lunchtime—where social hierarchies clash between vending machines and mystery meat—transforms into three minutes of pure sonic adrenaline.

We sampled actual cafeteria sounds (shoutout to Mrs. Barton for not confiscating our field recorder) and layered them beneath the marching-band snares Tyler learned in freshman year before quitting to start the band. The juxtaposition of arcade beeps against distorted power chords creates this weird tension that perfectly captures how lunch period feels like both warfare and celebration.

Lyrically, this isn't just about food fights. It's about those 22 minutes where everyone's forced into the same room regardless of which clique you belong to. The shouted group vocals in the chorus weren't planned—we were just all screaming the words together while recording and kept it because it sounded like the exact moment when your table erupts after someone lands a milk carton in the trash from fifteen feet away.

Our sound evolved here beyond our earlier bedroom demos—the production deliberately keeps the raw edges but plays with spatial dynamics like we're bouncing between cafeteria walls. Jake's guitar tone specifically mimics the sound of those old arcade cabinets they used to have in the pizza place across from school where we spent every Friday afternoon blowing our allowances.

Every generation has their battleground. This is ours—served with a side of ketchup packets and high scores.

We're the misfits who turn detention slips into power chords. Our tunes? All awkward texts, hallway crushes, and Saturday night burnouts – raw and unfiltered like your locker journal. Grab your headphones and join our cafeteria rebellion.