[The Clumsy Beat of One] [Verse 1] (Male) I tighten up the knot of my velvet bow tie (Female) I catch your gaze as the room starts to fly (Male) The drummer counts us in with a heavy beat (Female) I watch you moving on your restless feet (Male) You look my way across the crowded floor (Female) I’ve never seen a face like yours before [Chorus 1] (Both) It’s the feeling of a heart in chase (Both) Falling into time and finding space (Both) We don’t have to get the motions right (Both) To find the truth inside the light (Both) It’s the clumsy way we try to be (Both) Close enough for you and me [Verse 2] (Male) I reach my hand out and I pull you near (Female) I pull away just to make it clear (Male) You lead me through a tango of your wit (Female) I make you work for every bit of it (Male) My scuffed leather dance shoes glide on the wood (Female) You try to catch me like I knew you would [Chorus 2] (Both) It’s the feeling of a heart in chase (Both) Falling into time and finding space (Both) We don’t have to get the motions right (Both) To find the truth inside the light (Both) It’s the clumsy way we try to be (Both) Close enough for you and me [Bridge] (Male) Suddenly I stumble and I lose the count (Female) My laughter starts to rise as the moments mount (Both) We find a velvet harmony in that mistake (Both) A bond that even the best could never fake (Both) Above us all the shining brass trumpets roar (Both) As we find the rhythm we were looking for [Verse 3] (Male) The strings begin to swell in a lush design (Female) I finally let your hand stay locked in mine (Male) Bright brass flourishes fill up the room (Female) Chasing away every shadow and gloom (Male) Our clumsy struggle turns to something new (Female) I find the beat when I’m dancing with you [Final Chorus] (Both) It’s the feeling of a heart in chase (Both) Falling into time and finding space (Both) We don’t have to get the motions right (Both) To find the truth inside the light (Both) It’s the clumsy way we try to be (Both) Close enough for you and me [Outro] (Male) Just a little stumble (Female) Just a little sway (Both) We’re finding our rhythm anyway (Both) In the clumsy beat of one (Both) Beating as one
