[Intro, backing singers only, soft and distant, like a belief chant before the band enters] (I want to believe I want to believe I want to believe I want to believe...) [Intro continued, acoustic guitar enters, male baritone close and dry, playful but nervous Americana feel] [Verse 1, conversational lead vocal, acoustic guitar and light bass] I don't know anything Till I know something This all scares the hell out of me Put a little hope in this Have a little freedom to do that Thanks, but I'll find my own way around [Chorus, drums enter, loose heartland-rock lift, backing singers stay low] Falling faster to the ground Left my halo in the clouds So, go ahead and throw your stones In the end you die alone [Verse 2, band gets a crooked-grin bounce, electric guitar lightly answers phrases] I can do anything Give me a dream and we'll see If I'm talking straight out of my heart Let's go a little crazy Let's have a load of fun Hey, baby, maybe we should settle down no? okay, let's go! [Chorus, fuller band, warm strings tucked underneath] Falling faster to the ground Left my halo in the clouds So, go ahead and throw your stones In the end you die alone [Verse 3, pull back to acoustic guitar for the childhood vision, then band gradually returns] This must be deja-vu I've seen this scene before In a vision when I was a child I was playing this song And you were playing along Hey, maybe this is getting round Round, round, round she goes [Chorus, backing singers return behind the lead, bittersweet and slightly reckless] Falling faster to the ground Left my halo in the clouds So, go ahead and throw your stones In the end you die alone [Final Chorus, full band, backing singers stronger, electric guitar and strings lift without becoming polished] Falling faster to the ground Left my halo in the clouds So, go ahead and throw your stones In the end you die alone [Outro, brief return of backing singers on “I want to believe” melody without words, then acoustic guitar alone]
