Rhythm #5. Speak in Drums

[Intro] Don't know your words, you don't know mine, But both our feet can keep good time. [Verse 1] You said hello with a nod and a grin, I tried three phrases and laughed again. You had a story from across the blue, And I had a city I'd been running through. The band played low by the harbor wall, A drum spoke first and it spoke to us all. No translation for the way we smiled, Just two grown strangers feeling like a child. [Pre-Chorus] Tap it on the railing, clap it on two, Show me one step, I'll show one to you. We don't have to borrow somebody's name, To let the good part sound the same. [Chorus] Speak in drums, let the rhythm talk, Step by step down the waterfront walk. What I can't say, what you can't hear, The bassline makes it disappear. Speak in drums, no need to pretend, A different beat can still make a friend. Keep your own story, bring your own sound, We make a little bridge when the drums come round. [Instrumental Break — 8–16 bars] [Verse 2] You showed me a photo, your family by the sea, I showed you the place where they raised me. We laughed at the way our cameras froze, At the dancing feet and the wind in our clothes. By the final song the night looked new, Every single instrument had something to do. We went back to our different roads, But kept one rhythm when we headed home. [Bridge] Respect isn't sameness and love isn't loud, It's making a space in the middle of the crowd. A heartbeat doesn't need a passport stamped, Just an open ear and two willing hands. [Final Chorus] Speak in drums, let the rhythm talk, Step by step down the waterfront walk. What I can't say, what you can't hear, The bassline makes it disappear. Speak in drums, no need to pretend, A different beat can still make a friend. Keep your own story, bring your own sound, We make a little bridge when the drums come round. [Outro] Speak in drums, hear the answer come, Different places, same bright sun.