[Intro — spoken, rubato] Different mouths. Different maps. Different words. Same roll. Same spark. Same smoke. [Verse 1 — upright bass, brushed drums] joint, spliff, blunt, doobie, doob, jay, J— each another nickname, each another story. A reefer becomes a stick, a rollie becomes a roll-up, a fatty widens into a cone, a cannon narrows to a pinner. An L becomes a number, smoke folds around a doink, then bone, log, torpedo, baseball bat, pre-roll, paper, zig, twist, roach. [Pre-Chorus — squeaky trio, brass punctuations] Every block has a favorite. Every language keeps one close. Say it your way— everybody knows. [Chorus — full band, call and response] One smoke. A thousand names. Round and round, they’re all the same. Call it loud. Call it low. Different words. Same smoke. [Verse 2 — playful call-and-response] porro, canuto, churro, pito, petardo, toque, gallo; cigarro, cigarrillo, troncho, bareto, caño. basedado, fino, charro, beck, baseadozinho; pétard, bédo, bedo, tarpé; Joint, Tüte, Dübel, Sportzigarette, Lunte; stickie, jonko, toeter. [Breakdown — free-jazz spoken] canna, spinello, cannone; косяк, косячок, джойнт; skręt, blant, špek, brko; spangli, dzsoint; cui, pai; τσιγάρο, στριφτό, τζόιντ; sarma, otlu sigara. جوانت, سبليف; ג׳וינט, ספליף; جوینت, سیگار گل; sutta; จอยท์, บุหรี่กัญชา; điếu cần; linting; rokok ganja. rolyo, marijuana cigarette; 大麻烟, 大麻卷烟, 麻烟, 卷; ジョイント, 大麻タバコ; 조인트, 대마초 담배; bangi joint, bangi cigarette; zol, zoot, chalice, bifta, bifter. [Bridge — haunted restraint] The words keep changing. The meaning never does. The accent dances. The ember stays alive. [Final Chorus — explosive ensemble] One smoke. A thousand names. Every country, every corner, still the same flame. Left-handed cigarette, jazz cigarette, hippie cigarette, giggle stick. Magic cigarette, funny cigarette, wacky tobaccy, mary jane. Reefer stick, green cigarette, jazz stick, herbal cigarette. Hemp cigarette, boomstick, king cone, super joint. Different mouths. Different maps. Different words. Same roll. Same spark. Same smoke. [Outro — lone piano, fading kazoo] No translation. Everybody understands.
