Let It Play

LET IT PLAY [Intro — four bars; each line one bar, dashes hold][shout loud unique rhythmic] Mm—ah, da-ka dum. Eh-na, da-ka yo. Mm—ah, da-ka dum. Eh-na—let it roll. [Verse 1 — each couplet two bars; repeat the intro’s syllable rhythm] Two in the afternoon— Mm—ah, da-ka dum. Still sitting in this room— Eh-na, da-ka yo. I let another record start— Mm—ah, da-ka dum. Then stop it halfway through— Eh-na, da-ka yo. This one knows too much— Mm—ah, da-ka dum. That one feels too bright— Eh-na, da-ka yo. Then something catches in the bass— Mm—ah, da-ka dum. I let it play this time— Eh-na—let it roll. [Pre-Chorus] I reach to turn it off. My hand stops on the way. I haven’t found the words for this. The rhythm finds a place. [Chorus] Let it play. Let it play. I don’t need to feel Any other way. One more song. One more sway. Something in me answers. Let it play. [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2 — same two-bar pattern; firmer accents, more open delivery] My heel moves on the floor— Mm—ah, da-ka dum. I’m leaning toward the sound— Eh-na, da-ka yo. The part I nearly missed before— Mm—ah, da-ka dum. Has come back round— Eh-na, da-ka yo. I catch the final line— Mm—ah, da-ka dum. I sing it slightly wrong— Eh-na, da-ka yo. Nobody here to hear me— Mm—ah, da-ka dum. I keep singing along— Eh-na—let it roll. [Pre-Chorus] The room is still the room. The day is still the day. I turn the volume up a touch And let the feeling stay. [Chorus] Let it play. Let it play. I don’t need to feel Any other way. One more song. One more sway. Something in me answers. Let it play. [Bridge] I don’t need a miracle. Just let that part return. I know where it goes quiet now. I’m waiting for the turn. [Final Chorus] Let it play. Let it play. I don’t need to feel Any other way. One more song. One more sway. Something in me answers. Let it play. [Outro] I should get going. Maybe after this one.