[INTRO] I can sit here and tell you I'm fine And almost believe it Then somebody drops the right beat and there I am [VERSE 1] I don't always know how to say what I feel Some things get buried some things I conceal I can lock it away put a smile on my face Then the rhythm comes knocking and everything changes One kick finds my heartbeat One bass line gets underneath One little melody finds that place I've been keeping everybody away from [PRE-CHORUS] Don't ask me what I'm thinking Just turn it up Don't need words to explain it When the rhythm knows exactly where to touch [CHORUS] The beat is like the key to my soul Turn it once and I lose control Every lock every door Every part of me I don't show Bass goes low I come alive Something wakes up deep inside You wanna know me? Let the music roll 'Cause the beat is like the key to my soul [POST-CHORUS] Turn it (turn it) Unlock it (unlock it) Feel it (feel it) There I go The beat is like the key to my soul [VERSE 2] Some songs know me better than people do Three little notes and I'm telling the truth Might take me back to seventeen Might bring back somebody I ain't seen Might make me cry for no damn reason Then switch tracks and I'm dancing by the evening That's what I mean when I say music knows Every hidden room inside my soul [LOW LEAD] You ever hear a song you haven't heard in years And suddenly remember exactly who you were? Yeah. That. [PRE-CHORUS] So don't ask me to explain it Turn it up Let that bass run through me There's a language in the rhythm And my body already knows it [CHORUS] The beat is like the key to my soul Turn it once and I lose control Every lock every door Every part of me I don't show Bass goes low I come alive Something wakes up deep inside You wanna know me? Let the music roll 'Cause the beat is like the key to my soul [BRIDGE] There are things I never said Feelings living in my head Memories I thought I let go Then that chord hits And somehow it knows (It knows) [LEAD] That's the crazy thing about music. You don't have to go looking for the memory Sometimes the memory comes looking for you [FINAL CHORUS] THE BEAT IS LIKE THE KEY TO MY SOUL Turn it (turn it) Unlock it (unlock it) Every lock every door Every version I've been before Bass goes low I come alive Feel that rhythm changing my mind If you wanna know what words don't show Let the beat get close Let the rhythm take hold 'Cause the beat is like the key THE KEY TO MY SOUL (Key to my soul) Unlock me (Key to my soul) Remind me (Key to my soul) Find me Every version still inside me [Outro] So if you really wanna know me Don't ask Play something I'll tell you everything
