diff --git a/source/funkin/util/macro/ClassMacro.hx b/source/funkin/util/macro/ClassMacro.hx
index d014619a9..69d4b2537 100644
--- a/source/funkin/util/macro/ClassMacro.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/util/macro/ClassMacro.hx
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import haxe.macro.Type.ClassType;
 @:nullSafety
 class ClassMacro
 {
+  /**
+   * The name for the Haxe resource that stores Generation Metadata.
+   */
+  static inline final METADATA_RESOURCE_NAME:String = 'Funkin_CompiledClassList';
+
   /**
    * Gets a list of `Class<T>` for all classes in a specified package.
    *
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ class ClassMacro
    *
    * Example: `var list:Array<Class<FlxSprite>> = listSubclassesOf(FlxSprite);`
    *
-   * @param targetClass The class to query for subclasses.
+   * @param targetClassExpr The class to query for subclasses.
    * @return A list of classes matching the specified criteria.
    */
   public static macro function listSubclassesOf<T>(targetClassExpr:ExprOf<Class<T>>):ExprOf<List<Class<T>>>
@@ -122,31 +127,31 @@ class ClassMacro
    */
   static function compileClassLists()
   {
-    var compiledClassList:ClassType = MacroUtil.getClassType("funkin.util.macro.CompiledClassList");
+    var compiledClassList:ClassType = MacroUtil.getClassType('funkin.util.macro.CompiledClassList');
 
-    if (compiledClassList == null) throw "Could not find CompiledClassList class.";
+    if (compiledClassList == null) throw 'Could not find CompiledClassList class.';
 
     // Reset outdated metadata.
     if (compiledClassList.meta.has('classLists')) compiledClassList.meta.remove('classLists');
 
-    var classLists:Array<Expr> = [];
+    var classLists:Array<Array<String>> = [];
     // Generate classLists.
     for (request in classListsToGenerate)
     {
       // Expression contains String, [Class<T>...]
-      var classListEntries:Array<Expr> = [macro $v{request}];
+      var classListEntries:Array<String> = [request];
       for (i in classListsRaw.get(request))
       {
         // TODO: Boost performance by making this an Array<Class<T>> instead of an Array<String>
         // How to perform perform macro reificiation to types given a name?
-        classListEntries.push(macro $v{i});
+        classListEntries.push(i);
       }
 
-      classLists.push(macro $a{classListEntries});
+      classLists.push(classListEntries);
     }
 
-    // Insert classLists into metadata.
-    compiledClassList.meta.add('classLists', classLists, Context.currentPos());
+    var classListsHXSF = haxe.Serializer.run(classLists);
+    Context.addResource(METADATA_RESOURCE_NAME, haxe.io.Bytes.ofString(classListsHXSF));
   }
 
   static function doesClassMatchRequest(classType:ClassType, request:String):Bool
diff --git a/source/funkin/util/macro/CompiledClassList.hx b/source/funkin/util/macro/CompiledClassList.hx
index becb21ec3..ff6b69f14 100644
--- a/source/funkin/util/macro/CompiledClassList.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/util/macro/CompiledClassList.hx
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ using funkin.util.AnsiUtil;
 @:nullSafety
 class CompiledClassList
 {
+  /**
+   * The name for the Haxe resource that stores Generation Metadata.
+   */
+  static inline final METADATA_RESOURCE_NAME:String = 'Funkin_CompiledClassList';
+
   static var classLists:Map<String, List<Class<Dynamic>>> = [];
   static var initialized:Bool = false;
 
@@ -21,25 +26,21 @@ class CompiledClassList
   {
     initialized = true;
 
-    // Meta.getType returns Dynamic<Array<Dynamic>>.
-    var metaData = Meta.getType(CompiledClassList);
+    var metadata:Array<Array<String>> = fetchMetadata();
 
-    if (metaData.classLists != null)
+    if (metadata != null)
     {
-      for (list in metaData.classLists)
+      for (data in metadata)
       {
-        var data:Array<Dynamic> = cast list;
-
         // First element is the list ID.
-        var id:String = cast data[0];
+        var id:String = data[0];
 
         // All other elements are class types.
         var classes:List<Class<Dynamic>> = new List();
         for (i in 1...data.length)
         {
-          var className:String = cast data[i];
-          // var classType:Class<Dynamic> = cast data[i];
-          var classType:Class<Dynamic> = cast Type.resolveClass(className);
+          var className:String = data[i];
+          var classType:Class<Dynamic> = Type.resolveClass(className);
           classes.push(classType);
         }
 
@@ -48,10 +49,27 @@ class CompiledClassList
     }
     else
     {
-      throw "Class lists not properly generated. Try cleaning out your export folder, restarting your IDE, and rebuilding your project.";
+      throw 'Class lists not properly generated. Try cleaning out your export folder, restarting your IDE, and rebuilding your project.';
     }
   }
 
+  static var _metadata:Dynamic = null;
+
+  static function fetchMetadata():Dynamic
+  {
+    if (_metadata != null) return _metadata;
+
+    var classListsHXSF:String = haxe.Resource.getString(METADATA_RESOURCE_NAME);
+    _metadata = haxe.Unserializer.run(classListsHXSF);
+    return _metadata;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Request a list of classes that match the specified criteria.
+   *
+   * @param request The request. See `ClassMacro` for more information.
+   * @return The list of matching classes.
+   */
   public static function get(request:String):List<Class<Dynamic>>
   {
     if (!initialized) init();
@@ -67,6 +85,14 @@ class CompiledClassList
     return classLists.get(request);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Request a list of classes that match the specified criteria.
+   * Casts the list to match the specified type.
+   *
+   * @param request The request. See `ClassMacro` for more information.
+   * @param type The type of classes to cast the list to.
+   * @return The list of matching classes.
+   */
   public static inline function getTyped<T>(request:String, type:Class<T>):List<Class<T>>
   {
     return cast get(request);