Mardi Gras Madness
[Verse 1] The river’s laughing, wide and wild While brass bands shake this shaking town Balconies tremble, beads like rain feel the music in our veins [Pre-Chorus] Parades cutting through the street Snare drums snapping in the heat Hands up high, claim the sound No other place can hold it down [Chorus] Mardi Gras madness raise it high Mardi Gras Confetti falling from the sky Trumpets blaze and glitter flies Mardi Gras Gold and glory in the air Mardi Gras madness fierce and free all the world can come to see Mardi Gras floats spills light across the crowd We are alive with Mardi Gras madness Mardi Gras Mardi gras madness [Verse 2] St. Charles shivers, Floats ablaze with neon hail Tambourines rattle, brass ignites Marching kings claim the night King cake crowns with glitter queens Sweat-soaked streets, our stories told Cathedral bells with trumpet cries The river shakes beneath our trail [Pre-Chorus 2] From Treme roots to Frenchmen strings Every corner sings what it means We don’t fade when morning comes We rise again with louder drums [Chorus] Mardi Gras madness raise it high Mardi Gras Confetti falling from the sky Trumpets blaze and glitter flies Mardi Gras Gold and glory in the air Mardi Gras madness fierce and free all the world can come to see Mardi Gras floats spills light across the crowd We are alive with Mardi Gras madness Mardi Gras Mardi gras madness [Bridge (Poetic but Powerful Build)] Hear the river whisper low every king from long ago Congo rhythms, rebel cries saints who danced we refuse to die This city bends, yet never breaks Every scar making us stronger (Choir swelling under it) “Stand up… stand up…” [Final Chorus (Full Orchestra, Violins Soaring, Southern Choir Wall of Sound)] Mardi Gras madness raise it high Mardi Gra Confetti falling from the sky Trumpets blaze and glitter flies Mardi Gras Gold and glory in the air Mardi Gras madness fierce and free all the world con come to see Mardi Gras floats spills light across the crowd We are alive with Mardi Gras madness Mardi Gras Mardi gras madness
