[Verse 1 - close and intimate, stripped instrumentation ] You’ve been saving up your anger In a jar beside the bed Putting pennies on your silence Like it’s something to be fed [hammond pad] There’s a room above the skyline Where the old rules go to die And someone’s got to say it first So it might as well be I [Pre-Chorus - wide stereo effect] Say it once and mean it Say it twice and move If nobody gives permission There’s nothing left to prove [Chorus, comes in before the beat; melodic top 10 pop anthem] (Let’s start) a revolution (Let’s start) a revolution Not with banners, not with guns Just by waking everyone (Let’s start) a revolution (Let’s start) a revolution If they ask what changed tonight Say we stopped asking if we might [Verse 2] Jane’s behind the counter With a riot in her jaw Billy’s by the station And he won’t take it anymore Nigel lost his weekend To a boss that never cared And they’re all stood on the edges Of a word they never dared [Pre-Chorus - bass leads] Say it once and mean it Say it twice and move If nobody gives permission There’s nothing left to prove [Chorus] Let’s start a revolution Let’s start a revolution Not with banners, not with guns Just by waking everyone Let’s start a revolution Let’s start a revolution If they ask what changed tonight Say we stopped asking if we might [Bridge - chunked guitar, staccato effect, wide Dolby stereo layers; cinematic drops] We’re not waiting for a letter We’re not queuing for a sign We’re not asking for forever We’re just taking back what’s right [Final Chorus, dense] Let’s start a revolution Let’s start a revolution Not with banners, not with guns Just by waking everyone Let’s start a revolution Let’s start a revolution If they ask what changed tonight Say we stopped asking if we might We’re not waiting for a letter We’re not queuing for a sign We’re not asking for forever We’re just taking back what’s right [Outro] Let’s start a revolution Let’s start a revolution Let’s start a revolution
