[Intro - spoken over deep one-drop groove] Order! Order! My mind has requested another meeting. My body has denied the request. [Horn blast] Meeting adjourned! [Verse 1] I got seventeen plans in a twelve-tab brain A spiritual umbrella for a tropical rain Got a chart for the chart and a map for the map Then my gut says, “Dude… would you look at that?” I can feel the whole room before I walk through the door Know who’s telling the truth, know who’s selling the floor But I call three advisors and consult Mercury Till the moment packs a suitcase and escapes without me [Pre-Chorus] Am I in the right place? Am I in the right role? Does it light up my body Or just flatter my soul? [Chorus] No committee meeting! My body’s got the gavel No committee meeting! Let the honest signal travel When the knowing says wait I keep fire in the seat When the knowing says go I put thunder in my feet No committee meeting! My body’s got the gavel My mind can take a seat! [Horn response] BA-DA! BA-DA-DA! Take a seat! [Verse 2] I’m the listener, the Sphinx, with a story in my ear I can hear what you meant underneath what I hear I remember every lesson, every beautiful mess Then convert it into wisdom with a side of sarcasm I’m a natural-born leader, but I don’t need a throne If the people didn’t ask me, I can leave it alone I don’t push for attention, I don’t beg to be seen I bring truth with a backbeat and arrive on the one [Pre-Chorus] Is the timing really mine? Is the energy complete? Is this somebody’s emergency I accidentally agreed to meet? [Chorus] No committee meeting! My body’s got the gavel No committee meeting! Let the honest signal travel When the knowing says wait I keep fire in the seat When the knowing says go I put thunder in my feet No committee meeting! My body’s got the gavel My mind can take a seat! [Heavy guitar and horn hit] SIT! DOWN! [Middle Groove - drums and bass only] [Vocal leader] Who’s got the gavel? [Crowd] BODY GOT THE GAVEL! [Horns] BA-DA! BA-DA-DA! [Vocal leader] What does the mind do? [Crowd] CARRY THE CABLES! [Horns] BA-DA! BA-DA-DA! [Vocal leader] When do we move? [Crowd] WHEN THE SIGNAL IS TRUE! [Vocal leader] And if it ain’t clear? [Crowd] WE DON’T FORCE SHIT THROUGH! [Drum fill - distorted bass enters] I don’t rescue every person I don’t answer every call Compassion ain’t a contract And I cannot serve them all Rest is not surrender A pause is not defeat Even revolution needs Some water, food, and sleep! [Bridge - rising intensity] I am mystic, I am mechanic Citizen scientist, rhythm fanatic I test the vision, I question the static Then ship the damn thing before I get distracted! One true yes One clean direction One full cycle Not another collection Of beautiful beginnings Getting dusty on the shelf If I came here to serve them I must first sustain myself [Breakdown - half-time riff] The well-fed whale Makes the bigger splash [Horns answer] BWAH-BWAH! THAT’S A FACT! [Final Chorus] No committee meeting! My body’s got the gavel No committee meeting! Let the honest signal travel Right place! Right role! Body at ease! Honor my values Then do as I please! No committee meeting! My body’s got the gavel My mind can take a seat! [Vocal and horn call-and-response] Take a seat! [Horns] BA-DA! Trust the beat! [Horns] BA-DA! Know with a K! [Horns] BA-DA-DA-DA! Then get out of the way! [Final massive horn and guitar hit] MEETING ADJOURNED!
