Verse 1
The room is a blur of glitter and gold
We’re shaking off the stories that are getting old
Ice is clinking in a hundred glass cups
The bass is low, but the mood is up
I’m looking at you through the streamers and smoke
Someone is laughing at an inside joke
We’re all just waiting on that final tick
To make the transition, to make it stick.
Pre-Chorus
The TV screen is glowing from across the floor
A million people shouting for a little bit more
The giant crystal starts its heavy descent
This is the moment that we’ve all here for...
Everybody, stand up.
Chorus (The Countdown)
TEN!—Forget the heartaches that we carried through June
NINE!—The rhythm’s changing to a different tune
EIGHT!—I’m letting go of every "what if" and "why"
SEVEN!—We’re looking up at a wide-open sky
SIX!—I can feel the electricity rise
FIVE!—I’m seeing everything through brand new eyes
FOUR!—The past is fading like a ghost in the hall
THREE!—We’re standing steady, we’re standing tall
TWO!—Take a breath, it’s about to begin
ONE!—Let the light come rushing in!
Verse 2
The confetti is falling like a paper rain
Washing out the worry and the winter stain
The music is screaming, the neighbors are too
I’m starting the calendar standing by you
There’s a kiss in the corner and a cheer in the air
A sense of a miracle happening there
The first page is waiting for a new story too
Under the ceiling of a midnight sky.
Bridge
It’s 12:01 and the world is a stage
We just turned the corner, we just flipped the page
The clock is a compass, it’s pointing the way
Out of the dark and into the day.
Chorus
Yeah, we’re counting it down from the ten to the one
The year of the shadow is finally done
We’re dancing on the line of the "now" and "then"
Waiting for the magic to happen again
Happy New Year, let the bells ring out
This is what the dreaming is all about.
Outro
(Chanting)
Ten... Nine... Eight...
(Singing)
We don’t have to wait...
(Chanting)
Seven... Six... Five...
(Singing)
So glad to be alive...
Four.... Three.... Two..... One.....
This year is finally done.
Takara