[Intro – sitar + throat drone] Ah ya ya ya Hey ya hey ya Why — ee-eye-ee-eye Ho ya ho ya Ai ya ai ya Why — ee-eye-ee-eye [Verse 1 – percussion + oud] Bare feet on the midnight pavement Stars like sparks above the town Questions drifting through the warm air No one trying to pin them down Eh ya eh ya Lo ya lo ya Hey now hey now Pull the chairs into a circle Let the thinking wander free Every voice a different river Running to the same wide sea Ai ya ai ya Ho ya ho ya [Pre-Chorus – Bulgarian choir enters] Ohhhh ya ee ya Ohhhh ya ee ya Every maybe Every wonder Every echo asking why [Chorus – full ensemble] Why — ee-eye-ee-eye Ho ya ho ya Lift it higher Ai ya ai ya Why — ee-eye-ee-eye Hey ya hey ya Light the fire Lo ya lo ya Why — ee-eye-ee-eye Voices rising to the sky Ohhhh ya ee ya Ohhhh ya ee ya Sing the why [Verse 2 – flamenco guitar + djembe groove] Bring the thoughts that wake at midnight Bring the sparks that twist and turn Bring the half-built maps of meaning Bring the fires that still burn Eh ya eh ya Ai ya ai ya If you're certain leave it outside Let the wind erase the line We’re just trading bits of wonder Like kids trading fireflies Ho ya ho ya Hey ya hey ya [Pre-Chorus] Ohhhh ya ee ya Ohhhh ya ee ya Every question Every whisper Every voice becoming sky [Chorus – fiddle lead] Why — ee-eye-ee-eye Ho ya ho ya Lift it higher Ai ya ai ya Why — ee-eye-ee-eye Hey ya hey ya Light the fire Lo ya lo ya Why — ee-eye-ee-eye Voices rising to the sky [Bridge – handclaps + taiko] Hey hey Ya ya Hey hey Ya ya No last word No final door Just another open sky Ai ya ai ya Ho ya ho ya Every laugh Every shout Every bright unfinished why [Final Chorus – massive choir] WHY — ee-eye-ee-eye Ho ya ho ya Lift it higher WHY — ee-eye-ee-eye Ai ya ai ya Light the fire WHY — ee-eye-ee-eye Hey ya hey ya All the voices All together Sing the why Ohhhh ya ee ya Ohhhh ya ee ya Why
