[Intro: soft hand percussion, spoken, warm and relaxed] Breathe in… And let it go with a sound… ahhh. One more. (chuckle) Yeah. That's the one. [Verse 1: spoken word over groove] Feel the ground holding you up, you don't have to do it alone. Ten, nine, softening down, eight, seven, sinking like stone. There's breath… and there's the one who's watching, been here since before my first cry. It doesn't hurry, doesn't worry, it just laughs at the passing sky. [Pre-Chorus: drums build, claps enter] This body's borrowed, that's alright, I'll give it back someday… but not before I use it right! [Chorus: full band, group vocals, joyful] I got a fire at my back, not a fire in my face, I quit fighting the clock, now I'm dancing with the pace! Every breath is a gift, every day's a drum to play, I'm not running from my ending, I'm fuelled by it today! Ha ha ha, hey! [Verse 2: sung, playful] Used to push against the flames, arms out, holding back the heat. Then I turned my body round, now it's warming up my feet. Fear's just fire with no direction, stuck's just life that forgot to move. So I ask the stuck place nicely: "What you waiting for? Let's groove!" [Pre-Chorus] This body's borrowed, that's alright, I'll give it back someday… but not before I use it right! [Chorus] I got a fire at my back, not a fire in my face, I quit fighting the clock, now I'm dancing with the pace! Every breath is a gift, every day's a drum to play, I'm not running from my ending, I'm fuelled by it today! Ha ha ha, hey! [Bridge: breakdown, drums drop to heartbeat, spoken intimate] Press your thumb to your middle finger. Feel it. The stillness of the watcher… the warmth of the fire… and something finally… moving. (beat) That's your button now. Use it any time. [Breakdown: call and response, building] Who's the watcher? (I am!) Who's on fire? (I am!) Who's still stuck? (Not me!) Laughing warrior, set it free! [Final Chorus: biggest, stomps and whistles, laughter] I got a fire at my back, not a fire in my face, I quit fighting the clock, now I'm dancing with the pace! Every breath is a gift, every day's a drum to play, I'm not running from my ending, I'm fuelled by it today! Fuelled by it! Fuelled by it today! [Outro: groove fades to drone, spoken, smiling] One… feet back on the ground. Two… breath deep. Three… fire rising up the spine. Four… a little smile, 'cause you know something now. Five. Eyes open. [Group chant, fading] Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better… Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better… (big laugh) [End]
