[Intro] [vinyl crackle, record scratch] (Uh, yeah) (Yeah) (Uh, yeah) (Uh, yeah) [Verse 1] [sampled drum break, syncopated bass] Toes on the asphalt side, walking gravel Unraveling the path where the younger selves travel Back in the garage, 109 degrees in the Phoenix heat Fading through the sets just to find a pulse in the beat Cop banging on the door, yo, keep the volume down We're just kids trying to catch a vibe, trying to grow Got the hi-hats left, snare locked in the center The tones panned wide, yeah, I'm the lead inventor It was ring-a-ding-ding on the compressed string Just the joy of the simple songs we sang (Uh, yeah) More so the staple [Chorus] [soulful melodic vocals, bright piano accents] From the depths to the sample From the dark to the light I'm carving out my praises In the middle of the night It's a design of the mind, a percussion of the heart Turning the noise into a brand new start Yeah, the flip is the finish, the loop is the key I'm finally at home in the sound of me (Yeah, uh, yeah, yeah, uh, yeah) [Verse 2] [clean electric guitar chords enter] Now 12 years later, that life, three kids in the mix Still got the passion, still looking for the sonic fix Drum for real, but I feel the paradiddles flow Left, right, right, left, let the rhythm grow Playing some chords, get the theory refined Knew everything, now I'd be bored, feeling weary See life comes fast like a piano crash with the pinky But melodies keep it focused, don't get slinky The architect now, conducting the beat in the air Four counts down, everybody knows that I'm there From the depths to the sample [Chorus] From the dark to the light I'm carving out my praises In the middle of the night It's a design of the mind, a percussion of the heart Turning the noise into a brand new start Yeah, the flip is the finish, the loop is the key I'm finally at home in the sound of me Come along for the ride (yeah) See what's deep inside (Uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah) [Bridge] [drums drop out, sustained bass notes] Take it to the bridge, let's go I want to know everything There's no point in the map if you've already been It's the alternate cooking, it's the homegrown soul Fragmented pieces and making them whole (Yeah, yeah, uh, yeah, uh, yeah) [Outro] [drums return, record scratch] Uh, move it along Conduct that song Yeah, bring it back, show them the sample From the dark to the light I'm carving out my praises In the middle of the night It's a design of the mind, a percussion of the heart Turning the noise into a brand new start Yeah, the flip is the finish, the loop is the key I'm finally at home in the sound of me (Yeah) Song complete, baby I know the blueprints, I know the signal flow Just a drift, yeah Everything is exactly where it needs to be (Uh, yeah, uh, uh) Over out of tape? Oh [tape stop effect]
