Verse 1 They said the stage was marble, was glitter, was gold, A ticket-sold dream for the brave and the bold. But my theatre's the cobblestone, my spotlight's the sun, And the greatest of shows has only just begun... Pre-Chorus Just a one-man band with a heart for a crowd, A humble beginning, but the music is loud! Chorus So COME ONE, COME ALL! To the parade of the broken and brave! To the symphony that the lonely hearts gave! Every scar is a spotlight, every dream is a drum! Can you hear it? Can you hear it? The COME-ALONG HUM! Verse 2 See the dancer who carries the weight of the day? The storyteller who's forgotten the way? The old soldier nodding, keeping the time? They're the rhythm and reason, the heart of my rhyme... Pre-Chorus And I play for the quiet, the lost, and the seen, For the fabric of all that might lie in between! Chorus So COME ONE, COME ALL! To the parade of the broken and brave! To the symphony that the lonely hearts gave! Every scar is a spotlight, every dream is a drum! Can you hear it? Can you hear it? The COME-ALONG HUM! Build-Up / Call to the Crowd (Music drops to a driving, rhythmic pulse—just foot drum and guitar. Bramble’s voice becomes intimate, conversational.) Is there a beat in your chest that you’ve locked up and hid? A spark in the dark ‘neath a sorrowful lid? (He leans into the harmonica for a sharp, questioning riff, then adds a knee-drum fill.) WELL, I CAN HEAR IT! (The crowd responds in his voice, as an echo.) He can hear it! Are you ready to throw off the chains and the weight? To step through the door and decide your own fate? (He stomps the bell, adding shimmer. His voice grows more urgent.) THEN SAY THAT YOU’RE READY! (The "crowd" response is louder, more layered.) Say that we’re ready! This isn't my rhythm—it's OURS to command! So give me your hand! (A final, powerful shout, with every instrument kicking back in at full force.) NOW, EVERYONE! Instrumental Break (A building, layered solo featuring harmonica, then melodica, over the driving rhythm of the full one-man band rig. It climbs to a peak...) Verse 3 And when the daylight fades and the lanterns are lit, We'll find our harmony, every part of it. In the cracks and the flaws, in the old and the new, There's a melody waiting in me and in you! Pre-Chorus So lend me your rhythm, your silence, your sound, Let's turn this old ground to hallowed ground! Chorus So COME ONE, COME ALL! To the parade of the broken and brave! To the symphony that the lonely hearts gave! Every scar is a spotlight, every dream is a drum! Can you hear it? Can you hear it? The COME-ALONG HUM! Outro (Energy remains high but begins to soften, instruments start to drop out one by one) The world is my stage, and your life is the song... We've been singing together all along. Just a one-man band... and you... (Last few beats are just the foot drum and a final, gentle guitar chord) Hear the hum...
