[Intro] Mm... You found it. Don't ask how. [Verse 1] There ain't no sign above the door No address that you'd recognize The kind of place that finds you When you're ready for the ride Nobody sent an invitation Nobody keeps a list You either feel the frequency Or you never would've missed The bass hits first Before the brass announces anything The floor don't lie About what the night is promising Your feet already know the count Before the clarinet comes in That's how you know You belong here That's how it's always been [Pre-Hook] Down in the— Down in the— Down in the speak Where the old meets the— Old meets the— Old meets the heat [Hook] Welcome to the speak Where the century don't matter Where the 808 rumbles underneath the brass chatter The clarinet don't ask It just cuts right through Welcome to the speak It already knew you Welcome to the speak [Verse 2] The trumpet's been here longer Than the DJ's been alive The saxophone remembers Every decade it survived But the bass was always waiting Underneath the melody For the moment when the old world And the new world finally agreed To share the same square footage On a floor that holds them both The shimmy and the shoulder roll The lean and the coast Two centuries of movement Finding common ground In the space between the hi-hat And the brass coming down [Pre-Hook] Down in the— Down in the— Down in the speak Where the old meets the— Old meets the— Old meets the heat [Hook] Welcome to the speak Where the century don't matter Where the 808 rumbles underneath the brass chatter The clarinet don't ask It just cuts right through Welcome to the speak It already knew you Welcome to the speak Speak — speak — speak Easy — easy — easy Down in the— down in the— Speak — speak — speak [Bridge] Can't — can't — can't leave Won't — won't — won't leave The brass — the bass — the beat The speak — the speak — the speak [Final Hook] Welcome to the speak Where the century don't matter Where the 808 won't stop And the brass won't scatter The clarinet cuts first Then the sub bass answers Welcome to the speak Full of believers and dancers Two eras One floor Nobody questions the door Welcome to the speak Welcome to the speak Welcome to the— [Outro] [ the sound of a speakeasy door closing]
