Anima Libera: Jazz Spud V2

[Intro: Fade In] [Overture] City at night, a velvet cloak But in a club, a light still gleams Where Spud sits down, a silent stroke Awakening forgotten dreams Her fingers dance, a gentle sway Across the eighty-eights they glide And worries that have held their sway Just seem to vanish, deep inside [Verse 1] When the night folds in She opens the door Anima Libera on a stage Spud of a soothing jazz Soft shoes on the brass Old gold on the wall One song from her mouth And you let it all fall [Bridge] When the world comes hard With its teeth and its glare She strikes the chord And darkness goes away The whole place leans Into that gentle flood One long blue note Running warm through the blood [Verse 2] She pours out moonlit chords Over saucers and smoke A laugh turns to silk A tired face starts to glow No one checks the time No one needs to speak Every broken thought Finds a place to sleep [Pre-Chorus] Easy now Let it drift Heavy hearts Turned light as mist [Chorus] Oh, you made the tired ones sway Oh, you found a softer way One warm chord at a time You turned heavy hearts to light Sing, Anima Libera, sing Make the mood go soft Play your tunes, Anima Libera, play Lift the sorrow off [Post-Chorus] Oh Anima -- sweet Spud, with your ivory touch You play a tune -- a magic sound And suddenly, it means so much To leave our troubles behind [Verse 3] A minor chord, a playful riff A melody that starts to bloom Each weary soul, in just a whiff Forgets the shadow of their gloom No doctor's cure, no whispered plea Just harmony, a gentle art You set our heavy spirits free And mend a broken heart [Bridge 2] When the rain came down She kept the tune alive Bowed to the broken clouds And taught the night to smile A tiny root in moonlight Turning any problem around [Verse 4] When the bill comes due And the phone won't stop She bends one line And the whole thing drops Hands unclench Eyes start to clear Somebody laughs And the pain disappears [Pre-Chorus] Easy now Let it drift Heavy hearts Turned light as mist [Chorus] Oh, you made the tired ones sway Oh, you found a softer way One warm chord at a time You turned heavy hearts to light Sing, Anima Libera, sing Make the mood go soft Play your tunes, Anima Libera, play Lift the sorrow off [Post-Chorus] Oh Anima -- sweet Spud, with your ivory touch You play a tune -- a magic sound And suddenly, it means so much To leave our troubles behind [Outro: spoken] Anima Libera Spud of jazz Play your tunes Sing your songs One more time One more time [Outro: Fade Out]