[Intro - Both, joyful shout, Afro guitar riff] Let's go live in the village eeeeeeeeeh! [Verse 1 - Female Vocal, warm and intimate] because the silence isn't empty, it's peace we wake with sunlight on our faces we see all the stars the city hid from us we breathe woodsmoke and fresh cut fields [Verse 2 - Male Vocal, tender] we finally have time, time for us real bread in our hands, summer in our mouths neighbors know our names, not our numbers we say hello and the whole square answers back [Pre-Chorus - Female then Male] We came with less, now we feel so much more (she) This house holds centuries, now it holds us (he) [Chorus - Both, joyful harmony, handclaps] We live where nature is our garden Our kids run free till night falls Every walk is a gift we get to open Here we learned what truly matters We matter here, we belong here Our hearts beat slower and stronger [Verse 3 - Call & Response] We found space to dream, to make, to breathe (she) We found ourselves again with no noise around (he) We fall asleep tired from good days, open skies (both) [Chorus - Bigger, full drums] We live where nature is our garden Our kids run free till night falls Every walk is a gift we get to open Here we learned what truly matters We matter here, we belong here Our hearts beat slower and stronger [Bridge - Intimate then lifts] This is where we start over (she) This is where we finally stay (he) This place didn't take life away, it gave it back (both) [Final Chorus - Euphoric, all in] We live where nature is our garden - we live, we live Our kids run free till night falls - oh till night falls We need so little to be so happy We matter here, we belong here Our hearts beat slower and stronger, together [Outro - Soft, whispered, both] Together, slower and stronger
