Joint Custody of the Light (639 Hz)

[Intro] [Heart] Hold up. Everybody look around. No, really. Look around. [Crowd chatter] You know what the funny thing is? If none of you showed up... we'd just be four idiots playing loud music in a room. [Crowd laughs] So technically— this is your fault. [Crowd cheers] All right. Let's have a good time. This side— [clap-clap] That side— [STOMP] Again. CLAP-CLAP! STOMP! [Band joins] [Verse 1] We never split a thing clean Never drew a line You take the morning I'll take after midnight Some nights you carry it Some nights I do Some nights the whole damn room Gets brighter because of you Never needed anybody Keeping score at the door Never needed half When sharing made it more Passed that little light around Till nobody knew Who brought it in Who kept it lit Who handed it to who [Pre-Chorus] [Heart] Who owns the light? [Crowd] NOBODY! [Heart] Who gets the light? [Crowd] EVERYBODY! [Heart] Well, shit. That was easier than I thought. [Chorus] Joint custody of the light! [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! [Heart] Some nights yours Some nights mine [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! [Heart] Nobody owns What gets brighter Every time we hand it down Joint custody of the light! [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! [Heart] No crowd— [Crowd] NO SHOW! [Heart] No room— [Crowd] NO GLOW! [All] PASS IT AROUND! [Verse 2] Seen people hold a good thing Till their knuckles turned white Seen people guard a little flame Like somebody'd steal the night I used to think if something mattered You protected every part Turns out some things stay alive Because you let 'em leave your heart Same with years Same with songs Same with somebody you love Same with giving someone room Without giving them up Funny how holding something loosely With somebody you trust Can feel a whole lot stronger Than squeezing it to dust [Pre-Chorus] [Heart] Who owns the light? [Crowd] NOBODY! Who gets the light? [Crowd] EVERYBODY! [Heart] Now you're showing off. [Chorus] Joint custody of the light! [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! Some nights yours Some nights mine [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! Nobody owns What gets brighter Every time we hand it down Joint custody of the light! [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! No crowd— [Crowd] NO SHOW! No room— [Crowd] NO GLOW! [All] PASS IT AROUND! [Break] [Heart] Band, stop. [Band cuts] [Crowd keeps clapping] [Heart] No, no. Keep going. [Crowd keeps rhythm] There. Hear that? That's the concert. We're just visiting. [Crowd cheers] [Heart] Bass? [Audience hums bassline] Oh, come on. Drums? [Crowd stomps and claps] Harmony? [Crowd sings] [Heart laughs] Well... we're unemployed. [Bridge] There's a version of love That keeps a ledger Counts what's owed Counts who's ahead There's another kind That loses track Passes the good thing And gets it back Somewhere along the way We quit asking whose turn Quit measuring flame By how much one person burned Started learning light Does something strange— Give enough away And somehow there's more in the room [Final Chorus] [Heart] JOINT CUSTODY OF THE LIGHT! [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! [Heart] You got some? [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! [Heart] They got some? [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! [Heart] Then what the hell are we saving it for?! [Crowd erupts] No crowd— [Crowd] NO SHOW! No room— [Crowd] NO GLOW! No you— [Heart points outward] [Crowd hesitates] [Heart] Exactly. No you... there is no this. [Beat] Now sing. [Band drops beneath crowd] [Crowd] JOINT CUSTODY OF THE LIGHT! PASS IT AROUND! JOINT CUSTODY OF THE LIGHT! PASS IT AROUND! [Heart] Louder! [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! [Heart] One more! [Crowd] PASS IT AROUND! [Outro] [Band slowly returns under crowd] [Heart] You know... we keep calling these Parallax songs. [Crowd quiets] Starting to think we're only borrowing 'em. [Beat] All right. Next round's on Smiley. [Crowd cheers] [Smiley, off mic] Absolutely not. [Crowd laughter]