[Intro] G D Em C G D C D (oh-oh) (hey-hey) [Verse 1] (M+F unison) G D Em C Cosplaying mixed with martial arts G D C D A red dress on, and a traveling heart G D Em C I could throw a katana a thousand yards G D C D Into a wall—nah, I’m more about bars G D Em C Maybe I’m not really part of that scene G D C D I’m more of a singer, keep the blade clean Am C G D Poet to writer, chorus to chord Em C G D Terra in my head—more singer than lord [Pre-Chorus 1] Am C G D Final Fantasy, have you played Six? Am C G D The world breaks twice, we learn new tricks Em C G D Matrix one-two-three-four, we survive Em C D Hold the window open, feel the wind arrive [Chorus] (M+F unison, big singalong) G D Em C Sometimes I go by Terra, sometimes I cross the line G D C D PATH train over the Hudson, city lights in time G D Em C La la la la la la—sing it like a sign G D C D I’m a voice from New Jersey on the Brooklyn side Em C G D If the sky feels heavy, we’ll tune it into rhyme Em C G D Sometimes I go by Terra, sometimes I call it mine [Verse 2] (trade lines F then M; unison last 2) G D Em C (F) Imagine Brazil, Africa, Venezuela’s rain G D C D (M) From father to child there will be pain G D Em C (F) I draw my umbrella, point it at a star G D C D (M) India, Mexico—were we asleep inside a car G D Em C (M+F) We’re all online together, Earth in 2025 G D C D Measure it in soil, and learn how to stay alive [Pre-Chorus 2] Am C G D Carbon to the sky, then light lays her hand Am C G D Meeting a friend named Dan Em C G D If everything between the ocean and the clouds Em C D Starts to shine, we’ll sing it twice as brave [Chorus] G D Em C Sometimes I go by Terra, sometimes I cross the line G D C D Holland Tunnel daydreams, Turnpike exit signs G D Em C La la la la la la—sing it like a sign G D C D I’m a voice from New Jersey on the Brooklyn side Em C G D If the night gets noisy, we’ll bend it into rhyme Em C G D Sometimes I go by Terra, sometimes I call it mine [Middle 8 – Jazzy twist] Em7 A7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 D7 Gmaj7 B7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7 D7 G (hold) (piano answers guitar; drums drop to toms for 2 bars) [Verse 3] (M+F unison → stack) G D Em C Go ahead, look outside, let the wind guide you G D C D Count the clouded windows, count the hearts that do G D Em C We hold hands and sing about right and wrong G D C D La la la—right here in the song G D Em C I’m a transsexual with a voice, a poetic one G D C D I can go on and on about what that's like Am C G D You get the hint- it's what's on the inside Em C G D Just like being beautiful or having pride [Breakdown Chant] (crowd, claps on 2 & 4) Em C G D La la la la la—there’s nothing stopping us Em C G D La la la la la—the sunscreen fell off my table and so did my glass Em C G D Magic’s more than sprites forests and winding paths Em C D *guitar solo* [Bridge] (call/response) C D Em D Lead: Politics sign the youngest hearts C D G D Crowd: We’re wired in light and sparks C D Em D Lead: Poison and cancer—name the grief C D G D Crowd: We answer with belief [Guitar Solo] (8 bars, singable) G D Em C | G D C D G D Em C | Em C G D [Verse 4] (M+F unison) G D Em C Like a year-round blast from sea to sky G D C D We’ll report what we know, we’ll testify with lingering doubt G D Em C I’m from New Jersey—hear me out G D C D Sagittarius—a Zodiac sign that makes her tattoo [Pre-Lift] Am C G D Stand by the window; count to four Am C G D Kick on the snare; raise up off the floor Em C G D Push it all up one more saint Em C D Shout the name we made [LIFT – last chorus one whole step up to A] A E F#m D Sometimes I go by Terra, sometimes I cross the line A E D E Hudson like a mirror, boroughs on my mind A E F#m D La la la la la la—sing it like a sign A E D E I’m a voice from New Jersey on the Brooklyn side F#m D A E If the world feels heavy, we’ll tune it into rhyme F#m D A E Sometimes I go by Terra, sometimes I call it mine [Final Tag] A E F#m D Nice to meet you—hear a city cry A E D E Terra’s just a name needing a ride A (hold) Terra's just a name needing a ride
