easier than I thought.

Themes/themekit/BGAnimations/ScreenWithMenuElements decorations.lua

@@ -2,6 +2,26 @@
 -- I prefer to keep these optional, incase another screen wants to hide 
 -- these elements.
 local t = Def.ActorFrame {};
+-- Image displayed on the top of the screen
 t[#t+1] = StandardDecorationFromFileOptional("Header","Header");
+-- Text displayed at the top of the screen
+t[#t+1] = StandardDecorationFromFileOptional("TextHeader","TextHeader") .. {
+	BeginCommand=cmd(playcommand,"Set");
+	SetCommand=function(self)
+		local sText = '_';
+		if SCREENMAN:GetTopScreen() then
+			if SCREENMAN:GetTopScreen():GetName() ~= nil then
+				sText = THEME:GetString(SCREENMAN:GetTopScreen():GetName(), "HeaderText");
+			else
+				sText = 'No Screen Name';
+			end
+		else
+			sText = 'No Top Screen';
+		end
+		--
+		self:settext(sText);
+	end;
+};
+-- Image displayed on the bottom of the screen
 t[#t+1] = StandardDecorationFromFileOptional("Footer","Footer");
 return t

Themes/themekit/Fonts/ScreenWithMenuElements TextHeader.redir

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Common Normal
+-- Fun Fact, Redirs only read the 1st line in any of the files, so you can
+-- comment them as much as you want!

Themes/themekit/Graphics/ScreenWithMenuElements TextHeader.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-- This actually returns an object for stepmania to use instead of a regular image or movie! Pretty sneaky stuff.
+return LoadFont("ScreenWithMenuElements","TextHeader");

Themes/themekit/metrics.ini

@@ -1,25 +1,40 @@
 [Global]
 FallbackTheme=_fallback
+[ScreenSystemLayer]
+CreditsP1X=SCREEN_CENTER_X-256-32
+CreditsP1Y=SCREEN_BOTTOM-4
+CreditsP1OnCommand=horizalign,left;vertalign,bottom;zoom,0.675;shadowlength,1;diffusebottomedge,PlayerColor(PLAYER_1);
+#
+CreditsP2X=SCREEN_CENTER_X+256+32
+CreditsP2Y=SCREEN_BOTTOM-4
+CreditsP2OnCommand=horizalign,right;vertalign,bottom;zoom,0.675;shadowlength,1;diffusebottomedge,PlayerColor(PLAYER_2);
 [ScreenWithMenuElements]
+# Header ( Top of Screen )
 ShowHeader=true
 HeaderX=SCREEN_CENTER_X
 HeaderY=SCREEN_TOP
 HeaderOnCommand=vertalign,top
 HeaderOffCommand=
-#
+# Text Header ( Text displayed at top of screen on top of header )
+ShowTextHeader=true
+TextHeaderX=SCREEN_CENTER_X-256-32
+TextHeaderY=SCREEN_TOP+32+8-1.5
+TextHeaderOnCommand=horizalign,left;vertalign,bottom;
+TextHeaderOffCommand=
+# Footer ( Bottom Of Screen )
 ShowFooter=true
 FooterX=SCREEN_CENTER_X
 FooterY=SCREEN_BOTTOM
 FooterOnCommand=vertalign,bottom
 FooterOffCommand=
-#
+# Menu Timer
-TimerX=SCREEN_WIDTH-64
+TimerX=SCREEN_CENTER_X+256+32
-TimerY=SCREEN_TOP+48-4.5
+TimerY=SCREEN_TOP+32+8-1.5
 TimerOnCommand=
 TimerOffCommand=
 [MenuTimer]
 # Text
-Text1OnCommand=stopeffect;stoptweening;vertalign,bottom;horizalign,right
+Text1OnCommand=stopeffect;stoptweening;horizalign,right;vertalign,bottom;
 Text1FormatFunction=function(fSeconds) \
 	return string.format("%0.1f", fSeconds); \
 end