Five Voices, Nine Souls

[Intro] Cool piano counts across the room Five small steps beneath a silver moon Upright bass walks, the cymbals turn A quiet fuse begins to burn [Explosion] A rough chord tears through the plastered dark The floorboards jump beneath the spark [Verse 1] Count the numbers on the concrete floor Feel the tremor through the cellar door Bleeding out the rhythm, bleeding out the rage A thousand locked-up voices shake the cage Peace wears a price tag, painted pale Teeth of the engine grind the rail Watch the machine reduce to dust In every promise built on rust [Pre-Chorus] I bought a ticket to the spinning sky Kicked yesterday and watched it fly No more waiting at the edge of the frame Strike the match and answer your name [Chorus] Five voices, nine souls, one burning name Blowing out the speakers, feeding the flame From the quiet corner to the edge of the pit Take five, stand tall, this is it Five voices, nine souls, one burning name We came through the static and carried the flame [Speed Shift] Run through the wire, burn through the wire Faster than fear, higher and higher No surrender, no retreat Steel and thunder under our feet [Interlude] A crooked organ circles the room Old electric pulses make the walls bloom [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] When the smoke has finally cleared The last bright chord is still here Hold that note until it bends Let the broken pieces mend [Final Chorus] Five voices, nine souls, one burning name Blowing out the speakers, feeding the flame From the quiet corner to the edge of the pit Take five, stand tall, this is it Five voices, nine souls, one burning name No borrowed crown can contain the flame [Outro] Look at us now, the room still rings A final sharp chord folds its wings The piano finds one gentle tone Then leaves the trembling air alone