Paul Helderle
Song

Bag and Tag Trophies - A1

Alternative Pop Rock, Cinematic

Verse 1

When did love become a playground game
Sex, then tag… you ain’t it.
Bagged and tagged… then goodbye.
Every smile a setup,
Every promise a lie.

You chased me like I was just a fish,
Hooked me with a line of gold.
Then the second you had me,
You released me like I was never yours to keep

Pre-Chorus

When did "You're amazing"
Become "Who's next?"

When did forever
Turn into a goodbye text?

Guess I missed the rulebook...
Nobody explained...

Chorus

When did sex become a game of bag and tag?
Sex, then Tag… you're not it... I'm out.
One more story for your buddies,
One more name to talk about.
One more bed notch

Hopscotch hearts across the pavement,
Skipping every crack.
You called it having fun...
I just wanted someone
Who'd keep coming back.

Verse 2

Another Friday, another pickup,
Another "baby, you're the one."
By Sunday morning you're already
Halfway to someone else to hunt.

Booty calls at two a.m.,
Morning silence by first light.
Funny how your favorite person
Only mattered for one night.

Pre-Chorus

You kept score.
I kept hope.
You collected moments...
I collected ghosts.

Chorus

When did sex become a game of bag and tag?
Sex, then Tag… you're not it... goodbye.
When did one-and-done become the game
Where forever means no more?

Bag 'em.
Tag 'em.
Brag 'em.
Leave.

Somebody tell me...
When did that become
The dream?

Bridge

I'm not a notch carved in your headboard.
Not a number on your phone.
Not a weekend occupation
Until you don't want to be alone.

I'm somebody's daughter.
Somebody's friend.
Somebody worth
More than another weekend.

Final Chorus

When did sex become a game of bag and tag?
Maybe I was playing wrong.
I thought touching meant connection.
You thought moving on made you strong.

One day someone's gonna stop running,
Lay their trophies to the side.
Find out love was never winning...
It was who stayed
After the high.

Tag…
You’re not it.
Keep collecting names.
I hope you find what you’re missing
When the trophies turn to dust.
And you’re left alone with a heart you never used.