[Intro: brief warm 1970s folk-rock instrumental; intimate acoustic guitar, melodic bass, dry vintage drums, faint 12-string shimmer; reflective but not sad] [Verse 1: low adult male vocal, intimate and fully sung; restrained acoustic folk-rock, warm analog sound] Morning finds the same old street Coffee cooling by the bed Another year beneath our feet Half the things we meant unsaid Good shoes waiting in the hall Wine still sleeping on the shelf We keep saving life for later As if later saves itself [Chorus: sudden snap into bright joyful folk-rock rally; full drums, handclaps, tambourine, ringing guitars, wide melodic male gang backing vocals] Don’t save your life for someday Someday never learns your name Open every dusty window Let the sunlight in again (Na-na-na-naa-naa-naa-na-na-na-naa) Wear the good coat, drink the good wine Sing the song you almost knew There is time enough for living But no time to wait it through (Na-na-na-naa-naa-naa-na-na-na-naa) [Verse 2: groove settles back; acoustic guitar forward, melodic bass, light percussion; thoughtful but increasingly warm] Maps still folded in the drawer Names we always meant to call Music waiting by the door For a night that never falls We kept waiting for the weather For the money, for the sign But the perfect day was never Any different from this time [Chorus: brighter and wider; stronger handclaps, tambourine, layered male backing vocals] Don’t save your life for someday Someday never learns your name Open every dusty window Let the sunlight in again (Na-na-na-naa-naa-naa-na-na-na-naa) Wear the good coat, drink the good wine Sing the song you almost knew There is time enough for living But no time to wait it through (Na-na-na-naa-naa-naa-na-na-na-naa) [Verse 3: slightly more spacious and reflective; warm electric guitar enters beneath the acoustic rhythm] Every candle has an ending Every summer leaves the trees Every clock keeps moving onward Without asking what we need Memento mori, yes, remember Nothing living gets to stay That is not a call for sorrow It’s a reason for today [Bridge: ORIGINAL SAMPLE takes over; preserve the original sample vocal character and original raw flamenco-style guitar sound; joyful, earthy, unpolished; palmas and hand percussion gradually join] Memento vivere… memento vivere! (Na-na-naa-naa-na) Memento vivere… memento vivere! (Na-na-na-naa-naa-naa-na-na-na-na) Memento vivere… memento vivere! (Na-na-naa-naa-na) Memento vivere! [Instrumental lift: sample guitar continues briefly; full band crashes back in; short ecstatic melodic electric-guitar solo over handclaps and driving vintage drums] [Final Chorus: biggest and most joyful version; full band, huge male gang vocals, tambourine, handclaps, soaring guitar lines] Don’t save your life for someday Someday never learns your name Open every dusty window Let the sunlight in again (Na-na-na-naa-naa-naa-na-na-na-naa) Wear the good coat, drink the good wine Sing the song you almost knew There is time enough for living But no time to wait it through (Na-na-na-naa-naa-naa-na-na-na-naa) [Final Chorus extension: music keeps driving, celebratory gang vocals] Don’t save your love for someday Don’t save every word you mean Life is happening around you Not somewhere you haven’t been (Na-na-na-naa-naa-naa-na-na-na-naa) [Outro: band gradually drops away until only the original sample guitar, handclaps and distant voices remain] Memento vivere… (Na-na-naa-naa-na) Memento vivere…
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