Today We Are One by Hoppelelefant

Mid-tempo indie rock track with a driving post-punk groove, The arrangement features a mechanical four-on-the-floor kick drum, a dry syncopated bassline, and sharp, palm-muted electric guitar stabs with heavy room reverb, Deep, deadpan male vocals deliver a melodic but detached verse, which suddenly explodes into powerful, raw small-group chants and loose football terrace harmonies during the chorus, Atmospheric synth pads create an echoing pool-like ambience, accented by tight snare downbeats, claps, and stomps, The production is punchy and unpolished, balancing dry verses with a wide, chaotic, and absurdly triumphant stadium-chorus energy

V4.5-ALL

[Small-group chant chorus]
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
Today we are one

[Melodic male vocals]
Different shift, different day
Different guest, different way
But not much different than yesterday
Cause nothing is changing here today
Sitting on chairs, just watching the lane
Counting the tiles to fight off the pain
We clean the filters and look at the clock
Four hours left on this empty dock

[Melodic male vocals]
So let's not forget
The thousands of money for heating we spent
Just for this guy who is staying till the end
So grab the net while the floor is still wet
I ask my colleague: "How many now?"
He looks at the pool and he starts to shout:
[Aggressive football terrace chant]
Today we are one
[Melodic male vocals]
I know we can
Clean up the pool with our own hands
Just one lone swimmer is staying till the end
Put on the shorts while the floor is still wet
I shout to the team: "How many today?"
And everyone yells as we look away:
[Aggressive football terrace chant]
Today we are one

[Small-group chant chorus]
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
Today we are one
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
E, e, ie, e
Today we are one

[Melodic male vocals]
Day two, day three, the weather is bad
The loneliest lifeguard that you ever had
One old man is doing his laps
Losing his hairpiece while the cold water taps
I yawn so loud that it echoes around
While he does a backstroke without any sound
We check the lockers, there’s nothing inside
Just an old towel that someone denied

[Melodic male vocals]
Screaming louder than the sound
Of absolutely nobody else in the crowd
I shout to my colleague: "What is the score?"
He looks at the wave pool and yells from the shore:
For a moment we both align
One pool, one guest, frozen in time

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[Melodic male vocals] Late shift begins... chlorine in the air... I ask the cashier, "Is anyone there?" How many people are swimming today? She looks at the counter and I hear her say: [Aggressive football terrace chant] Today we are one [Small-group chant chorus] E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e Today we are one [Melodic male vocals] Different shift, different day Different guest, different way But not much different than yesterday Cause nothing is changing here today Sitting on chairs, just watching the lane Counting the tiles to fight off the pain We clean the filters and look at the clock Four hours left on this empty dock [Melodic male vocals] So let's not forget The thousands of money for heating we spent Just for this guy who is staying till the end So grab the net while the floor is still wet I ask my colleague: "How many now?" He looks at the pool and he starts to shout: [Aggressive football terrace chant] Today we are one [Melodic male vocals] I know we can Clean up the pool with our own hands Just one lone swimmer is staying till the end Put on the shorts while the floor is still wet I shout to the team: "How many today?" And everyone yells as we look away: [Aggressive football terrace chant] Today we are one [Small-group chant chorus] E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e Today we are one E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e Today we are one [Melodic male vocals] Day two, day three, the weather is bad The loneliest lifeguard that you ever had One old man is doing his laps Losing his hairpiece while the cold water taps I yawn so loud that it echoes around While he does a backstroke without any sound We check the lockers, there’s nothing inside Just an old towel that someone denied [Melodic male vocals] Screaming louder than the sound Of absolutely nobody else in the crowd I shout to my colleague: "What is the score?" He looks at the wave pool and yells from the shore: For a moment we both align One pool, one guest, frozen in time [Melodic male vocals] So let's not forget The thousands of money for heating we spent Just for this guy who is staying till the end So grab the net while the floor is still wet I ask my colleague: "How many now?" He looks at the pool and he starts to shout: [Aggressive football terrace chant] Today we are one [Melodic male vocals] I know we can Clean up the pool with our own hands Just one lone swimmer is staying till the end Put on the shorts while the floor is still wet I shout to the team: "How many today?" And everyone yells as we look away: [Aggressive football terrace chant] Today we are one [Small-group chant chorus] E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e Today we are one E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e E, e, ie, e Today we are one

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