(Intro) (0:00 - 0:15) (Fast, percussive acoustic guitar strumming - Down-up-down-up-chuck!) (Voice - Raspy, spoken) Yeah. We’re all walking the same tightrope. Don't look down. Just look across. (Kick drum enters: Thump-Thump-Thump-Thump) (Verse 1) I saw a man on the corner of 5th and Main Trying to wash away the memories and drown out the pain. I saw a suit and tie walking right on by With a hollow in his chest and a ghost in his eye. We got the fences up, we got the walls so high We’re terrified of living and we’re scared to die! But if you cut us open, man, I guarantee The red runs the same in you as it does in me! We’re fighting wars over borders and lines in the sand While the hourglass is spilling out the very last grain! I’m sick of the division, I’m sick of the hate I’m sick of leaving my compassion at the garden gate! (Chorus) (Vocals get loud and strained - Anthemic) ‘Cause we got ONE LOVE! Running through the veins of the sinner and the saint! ONE LOVE! It’s the picture that we’re all trying to paint! When the world gets heavy and the sky turns black And you feel like the devil is climbing on your back— Just remember we are breathing the very same air! ONE LOVE! (Yeah, it’s the only thing that’s fair!) (Verse 2) (Guitar strumming continues relentlessly) Now I’ve wrestled with my demons, yeah, I know ‘em by name I’ve played the losing hand in the gambling game. I know what it’s like to be down on the floor Looking for a handle on a locked-up door. So I don’t judge the stumble, I don’t judge the fall Because gravity is coming to collect us all! Whether you’re rolling in a chair or you’re standing on feet We’re all trying to find a rhythm in the city beat. So put your hand out, brother, let me pull you up Let’s pour a little hope in the empty cup! (Chorus) ‘Cause we got ONE LOVE! Running through the veins of the sinner and the saint! ONE LOVE! It’s the picture that we’re all trying to paint! When the world gets heavy and the sky turns black And you feel like the devil is climbing on your back— Just remember we are breathing the very same air! ONE LOVE! (Yeah, it’s the only thing that’s fair!) (Bridge) (Music drops out for a moment. Just the Kick Drum beating like a heart) (Voice - Soulful wail) It’s the thread that binds us. It’s the light that finds us. In the middle of the night. In the middle of the fight. (Acoustic guitar builds... faster... faster) Don’t let go. I said don’t let go! I SAID DON’T LET GO! (Guitar Solo) (Fast, folk-punk acoustic solo. Aggressive strumming mixed with melodic hammer-ons) (Chorus - Maximum Energy) ‘Cause we got ONE LOVE! Running through the veins of the sinner and the saint! ONE LOVE! It’s the picture that we’re all trying to paint! When the world gets heavy and the sky turns black And you feel like the devil is climbing on your back— Just remember we are breathing the very same air! ONE LOVE! (Outro) (Guitar strumming slows down to a final chord) One love. One heart. One beat. (Raspy exhale) Yeah. (End)
