
Touched You First
[Intro: Clarion J-rock male lead, shouted, twin guitars race in] En garde Ready, fence [Verse 1: Clarion J-rock male lead, clarion, fast and belted] White on white on a strip of steel Mask on my face so they can't see me feel Sabre in my hand like a lightning rod Fastest sport alive, it's a blink and a nod Kaz on the other end, ten years my wall Beat me in every final, beat me through it all Laughing in his mask like the gold's his own Saluting like a king who was born to the throne Fourteen-fourteen in the national hall One touch left and it settles it all [Hook: Clarion J-rock male lead, belted, full chest] Light me up, I touched you first Ten years of you on top, now it's in reverse Red on the board and the whole hall burst Light me up, I touched you first [Verse 2: Clarion J-rock male lead, clarion, faster] Ten years ago I was a kid with a borrowed blade Kaz took me apart and he called it a trade Fifteen-two, I was crying in the van Coach said "you either quit or you become a man" So I ran the stairs till my legs went numb Lunged at the wall till my wrist went dumb Watched all of his bouts on a loop on tape Every feint, every parry, every shape Now I'm standing in the line with the whole thing bare Ten years narrowing down to a flick in the air [Bridge: Clarion J-rock male lead, both lights, shouting the replay frame by frame over racing drums, the chorus erupts on the point] Fence, we launch, and the blades both land Both lights up and the hall can't stand Ref at the screen going frame by frame Ten years riding on a flicker and a name Hand goes up and it points my way Attack, priority, mine today [Verse 3: Clarion J-rock male lead, clarion, all out, highest] Rip off the mask and I'm screaming at the roof Kaz on his knees and he's looking for the proof Then he stands up slow and he lifts his blade Salutes me first like a debt finally paid Says "about time, kid, I was getting old" Hands me the respect that was worth more than gold Ten years of losing on the very same strip And it all came down to who moved first in the grip [Final Hook: Clarion J-rock male lead, belted, full chest, highest] Light me up, I touched you first Ten years of you on top, now it's in reverse Red on the board and the whole hall burst Light me up, I touched you first [Outro: Clarion J-rock male lead, belted, twin guitars ring out and fade] Light me up I touched you first [End]

