Shutter teeth climb through the morning One bike bell, then room to breathe Steam knocks twice behind the counter My pulse answers underneath I step out warm, awake, unhurried Every small sound lands in time Nothing asks me for a reason The whole block fits inside my stride Now the spoons flash little signals Now the wheels reply in chrome Loose words bounce from table corners Every rhythm says, come on I catch the snap, I send it back Heel to pavement, palm to rail The city throws a bright remark I grin and finish every tale I got the green light gospel in my blood Every beat says yes, and I believe it Green light gospel, open me up The day leans in and I can feel it No sign above me, no voice from the clouds Just my whole body singing it loud I got the green light gospel in my blood And every beat says yes Cafe chairs scrape syncopation Sleeves and spokes cut clean across Half a sentence from a stranger Hits the one and shakes me loose I don't need a destination I am where the current starts Every window catches motion Every motion strikes a spark I got the green light gospel in my blood Every beat says yes, and I believe it Green light gospel, open me up The day leans in and I can feel it No sign above me, no voice from the clouds Just my whole body singing it loud I got the green light gospel in my blood And every beat says yes YES IN MY CHEST! YES IN MY TEETH! I CAN HOLD MORE THAN THE MORNING CAN GIVE ME! WIDE AWAKE! NO CEILING YET! EVERY NERVE IS A PROMISE I HAVEN'T SPENT! SAY YES! SAY YES! THE WHOLE DAY FITS IN ME! The shout runs out along the brickwork Still the low note knows my name Shutters high and bicycles turning Nothing has to stay the same I move inside the wider silence More awake than when I came My whole body keeps on listening And every beat says yes Green light gospel in my blood Not a sign, just how I move One more bell across the morning I am already moving through
