[Heart Monitor Intro: hospital heart monitor beeping in rhythm, no vocals] [Intro: spoken, soft and steady, the monitor beep turns into a cold synth arpeggio] Listen... Every heart keeps time the same. [Verse 1: cool, chant-like, half-spoken, distorted bassline and drum machine] Waiting line since the break of day Number in her hand says forty-two Machine's been broken since the month of May And the nurse is working shifts for two Child with a fever, mother with no fare Long road to the clinic, longer to the cure Tell me how a body supposed to wait in there When the sickness never waits for sure [Pre-Chorus: heart monitor beeps quicken, synths rise, drum machine builds] Nobody chooses when the fever comes Nobody plans when the heart goes wrong This ain't a favor, it ain't a prize Raise it up, let the people rise [Chorus: defiant chant, layered female chant vocals, full synths and guitar] It's a right (not a privilege!) Every body, every life worth living My heart don't check your bank account When it's beating (everybody counts!) It's a right (not a privilege!) Not a gift that the rich are giving From the village to the city lights Healthcare (is a right!) [Verse 2: cool, chant-like, half-spoken, cold arpeggiated synths and bassline] Somewhere else, a different kind of pain The bill comes thicker than the file He's cutting pills in half to stretch the strain Food or medicine, can't do both and smile No ambulance is coming down her road tonight So they carry her by hand while her chest gets tight Who decided health is something you can buy? Who decided some get left behind? [Pre-Chorus: heart monitor beeps quicken, synths rise, drum machine builds] Nobody chooses when the fever comes Nobody plans when the heart goes wrong This ain't a favor, it ain't a prize Raise it up, let the people rise [Chorus: defiant chant, layered female chant vocals, full synths and guitar] It's a right (not a privilege!) Every body, every life worth living My heart don't check your bank account When it's beating (everybody counts!) It's a right (not a privilege!) Not a gift that the rich are giving From the village to the city lights Healthcare (is a right!) [Bridge: beat drops to heart monitor and dark synth pads, half-spoken] Same blood, same breath, same beating chest Farmer or the banker, fever don't care who's best The body never asks what your money's worth We all came in crying, all the same at birth [Final Chorus: full synths, chorus-drenched guitar, layered female chant vocals, driving bassline] It's a right (not a privilege!) Every body, every life worth living My heart don't check your bank account When it's beating (everybody counts!) It's a right (not a privilege!) Not a gift that the rich are giving From the village to the city lights Healthcare (is a right!) [Chant: layered female chant vocals over drum machine and distorted bassline] For the child! (It's a right!) For the elder! (It's a right!) For the worker! (It's a right!) For everyone! (It's a right!) [Outro: spoken, soft and steady, synths fade] Every heart keeps time the same. [End: heart monitor flatlines, then beeps again]
