[Verse 1] Start with one small thing A scar, a ring, a bus stop sign Pick a truth you can hold Then make it move in time Cut the fat, keep the spark Say it plain, then make it shine One sharp image, one hard line That’s how you wake the mind [Pre-Chorus] If it sounds too wide Pull it back If it tries too hard Cut it fast Let the detail do the work Let the silence land [Chorus] Write the first line Then write the next line Keep it true, keep it tight Write the first line Then write the next line Make it hit tonight (Write the first line) [Verse 2] Give your chorus a name Something people can recall Short enough to shout back Big enough to hold it all Put the hook on a beat Where the air goes still Then let the second voice answer With a line that cuts clean through [Pre-Chorus] If the picture fades Make it plain If the feeling drifts Say it again Move from face to face From fist to open hand [Chorus] Write the first line Then write the next line Keep it true, keep it tight Write the first line Then write the next line Make it hit tonight (Write the first line) [Bridge] Tell me what you lost Tell me what you kept Tell me who you were Before the pages stretched Now bend it, trim it Till it breathes like this One line, one turn, one kiss One line, one turn, one kiss [Final Chorus] Write the first line Then write the next line Keep it true, keep it tight Write the first line Then write the next line Make it hit tonight Write the first line Then write the next line And let it feel alive (Write the first line)
