[Verse 1]
We came in from the break of dawn
Dust on the hem, but the song stayed on
Suitcase full of little true things
Thumb on the map, and the whole world swings
Old boots loud on the tile floor
New names ringing at the front door
Cook up hope in a borrowed cup
What was torn down, we build back up
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands up high, let the room lean in
Hear that truth when the night begins
If you know us, then you know the sign
We don't break, we re-align
[Chorus]
Ooh la la la
It's the way that we rock when we're doing our thing
Ooh la la la
It's the natural law that the refugees bring
Ooh la la la
All that fire in the bones, all that gold in the skin
Ooh la la la
We arrive, we rise, we begin
[Verse 2]
Tin cup gleam on a motel tray
Laugh through the ache, then we swing away
Little brown hands with a bigger plan
Making a feast from a paper can
We don't ask for the world to bend
We dance it open, we make amends
Every scar got a drumbeat name
Every step is a little bit flame
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands up high, let the room lean in
Hear that truth when the night begins
If you know us, then you know the sign
We don't break, we re-align
[Chorus]
Ooh la la la
It's the way that we rock when we're doing our thing
Ooh la la la
It's the natural law that the refugees bring
Ooh la la la
All that fire in the bones, all that gold in the skin
Ooh la la la
We arrive, we rise, we begin
[Bridge]
[Breakdown]
From one hard road to the next bright room
From the ash to the color bloom
Say my name, let the whole block sing
We carry home in everything
[Final Chorus]
Ooh la la la
It's the way that we rock when we're doing our thing
Ooh la la la
It's the natural law that the refugees bring
Ooh la la la
All that fire in the bones, all that gold in the skin
Ooh la la la
We arrive, we rise, we begin