Teenage Love Affair
Hell's Kitchen All-Stars Lyrics

The lyrics of "Teenage Love Affair" by Hell's Kitchen All-Stars depict a bittersweet love story filled with nostalgia and longing. The verses speak of the singer's encounters with remnants of the past, symbolized by the moon's debris and their own former selves. Crossing a boundary from which they can never return, they feel a deep ache in their heart. Each time they turn around, it brings both pain and a sense of yearning as they receive the gaze of their love interest from behind. The journey back home is painted with a melancholic atmosphere of a dusk they can't bring themselves to part with, hiding their tears and lamenting on a Sunday. Without their love, they spend sleepless nights contemplating the darkness, seeking solace in its depths.

The chorus reflects a desire to be loved in a passionate and intense way. Being adored under the Marine Rouge, witnessing rainbows at the Daikoku Pier, and being intoxicated by the sea guardian, they don't want to let go yet. However, they know they have to leave soon, leaving behind traces of dreams on their necks as the dawn breaks. Even after the passion has faded, they wonder why they can become so gentle towards each other. Trapped in a drama from which they can never return, they silently acknowledge the mutual understanding between them. The singer confesses their own inability to abandon or lose, but that fear is the only thing making them hesitant. The role they play in their relationship is always that of a stranger, unable to walk together. They long to imitate their loved one's gestures on Sundays. They yearn for a normalcy in their love, one where they can be an ordinary person without any pretenses.

The second half of the song continues with a desire to showcase a cool image at the bowling alley, being emotionally soaked at the Blue Light Bar, holding each other tightly in the Harbor View room, and sharing kisses once more. They must go and meet their love in the evanescent space between dreams and love, wanting to drown in its transient beauty. The refrain repeats the longing for love and dreams to intertwine, drowning in the depths of the lover's embrace while being adored under the Marine Rouge, witnessing rainbows at the Daikoku Pier, and being intoxicated by the sea guardian. Leaving has become difficult, yet they have to go, leaving behind traces of dreams on their necks as the dawn breaks. The singer expresses their overwhelming desire to drown in the valley between fleeting dreams and love.