
Stair Stack
[Verse 1: Madcap Guadalajara male cumbia-rock lead, madcap grin, riding the gallop] Third floor kitchen and the bass in the hall Birthday for Rosa and a speaker too tall Neighbors bring soda and a plate of warm rice Cumbia in the walls like a sugar and spice Then the lights hiccup and the fridge goes mute Whole building sighs in a blackout salute Elevator dead with a sigh and a clunk Somebody laughs and the party feels sunk I grab the extension and a flashlight beam Point to the stairwell like a mad little dream Eight floors of concrete and a roof with a view If the power is gone then the sky will do [Pre-Chorus: Madcap Guadalajara male cumbia-rock lead, building, louder every line] Pass me the speaker, pass me the cable We climb like a parade that is willing and able [Chorus: Madcap Guadalajara male cumbia-rock lead, shouted, full chest] Take the stairs, we are moving the sound Floor by floor till we run out of ground Roof is the dance floor the blackout allowed Take the stairs, we are shaking the cloud [Verse 2: Madcap Guadalajara male cumbia-rock lead, floor-door stack, each landing door slam adds a drum hit, stacking louder until the roof hatch bursts open with the full band] Slam on the second and the kick finds a friend Slam on the fourth and the snare will attend Slam on the sixth and the bass starts to climb Hatch on the roof and the band hits in time City below us like a blanket of sparks Rosa blows candles in the wind and the dark Somebody found a generator hum Cumbia comes back and the whole roof becomes one [Chorus: Madcap Guadalajara male cumbia-rock lead, shouted, full chest] Take the stairs, we are moving the sound Floor by floor till we run out of ground Roof is the dance floor the blackout allowed Take the stairs, we are shaking the cloud [Bridge: Madcap Guadalajara male cumbia-rock lead, chant] One floor, two floor, shoulders and sweat Three floor, four floor, nobody quit yet Five floor, six floor, laugh in the burn Seven, eight, hatch, and the music returns [Verse 3: Madcap Guadalajara male cumbia-rock lead, madcap and sweaty] Now when the power blinks we do not complain We know the stairwell and we know the refrain Rosa says next year put the cake on the roof Blackout or sunshine we will dance on the proof If the elevator loves you then ride it in style If it leaves you stranded turn the climb to a smile Take the stairs when the night wants to stop We move the sound till it lives at the top [Chorus: Madcap Guadalajara male cumbia-rock lead, shouted, full chest] Take the stairs, we are moving the sound Floor by floor till we run out of ground Roof is the dance floor the blackout allowed Take the stairs, we are shaking the cloud [Outro: Madcap Guadalajara male cumbia-rock lead, laughing belt, the last door slam rings out and fades] Take the stairs Roof Now [End]

