This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
I've seen you twice, in a short time
Only a week since we started
It seems to me, for every time
I'm getting more open-hearted
I was an impossible case
No one ever could reach me
But I think I can see in your face
There's a lot you can teach me
So I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
Does it mean anything to you?
What's the name of the game?
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me, please
'Cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child willing to grow
And you make me talk (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me feel (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me show (doo-doo, doo-doo)
What I'm trying to conceal (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I trust in you (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you let me down? (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you laugh at me (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I said I care for you? (Ah, ah)
Could you feel the same way, too?
I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
I have no friends, no one to see
And I am never invited
Now I am here, talking to you
No wonder I get excited
Your smile, and the sound of your voice
And the way you see through me
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
But it means a lot to me
So I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Does it mean anything to you?
Got a feeling you give me no choice
But it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me, please, 'cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child willing to grow
And you make me talk (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me feel (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me show (doo-doo, doo-doo)
What I'm trying to conceal (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I trust in you (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you let me down? (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you laugh at me (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I said I care for you? (Ah, ah)
Could you feel the same way, too?
I wanna know
Oh, yes, I wanna know
The name of the game
I was an impossible case
Does it mean anything to you?
But I think I can see in your face
That it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Can you feel it the way I do?
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
but it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
I was an impossible case
Does it mean anything to you?
But I think I can see in your face
that it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
(What's the name of the game?)
Only a week since we started
It seems to me, for every time
I'm getting more open-hearted
I was an impossible case
No one ever could reach me
But I think I can see in your face
There's a lot you can teach me
So I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
Does it mean anything to you?
What's the name of the game?
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me, please
'Cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child willing to grow
And you make me talk (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me feel (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me show (doo-doo, doo-doo)
What I'm trying to conceal (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I trust in you (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you let me down? (Doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you laugh at me (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I said I care for you? (Ah, ah)
Could you feel the same way, too?
I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
I have no friends, no one to see
And I am never invited
Now I am here, talking to you
No wonder I get excited
Your smile, and the sound of your voice
And the way you see through me
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
But it means a lot to me
So I wanna know
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Does it mean anything to you?
Got a feeling you give me no choice
But it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Can you feel it the way I do?
Tell me, please, 'cause I have to know
I'm a bashful child willing to grow
And you make me talk (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me feel (doo-doo, doo-doo)
And you make me show (doo-doo, doo-doo)
What I'm trying to conceal (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I trust in you (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you let me down? (doo-doo, doo-doo)
Would you laugh at me (doo-doo, doo-doo)
If I said I care for you? (Ah, ah)
Could you feel the same way, too?
I wanna know
Oh, yes, I wanna know
The name of the game
I was an impossible case
Does it mean anything to you?
But I think I can see in your face
That it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
Your smile and the sound of your voice
Can you feel it the way I do?
Got a feeling, you give me no choice
but it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
I was an impossible case
Does it mean anything to you?
But I think I can see in your face
that it means a lot
What's the name of the game?
(What's the name of the game?)
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