[Verse 1]
She said
“Joy is the celebration”
Paper crowns
On our tired heads
Spinning in a kitchen
Like a cheap-lit station
Confetti in the sink
Warm soda on the bed
Laugh loud
With our unpaid bills
Glitter in the grout
But it’s shining still
Every burnt-toast morning
Every crooked frame
Is a parade
Screaming out my name
[Chorus]
It’s a festival of the soul
In the cracks
In the chaos
In the cold
We get broken
We get brave
We get old
But we dance
We dance
At the festival of the soul
(hey!)
At the festival of the soul
[Verse 2]
I said
“Wisdom is a scepter”
Bent brass
From a thrift-store rack
Ink-stained fingers
On a torn-up lecture
Every wrong turn
Is a map we get back
Wield grace
Like a quiet flame
Light the room
Don’t burn it away
Every late-night failure
Every scar we trace
Crowns you
In an honest place
[Chorus]
It’s a festival of the soul
In the cracks
In the chaos
In the cold
We get broken
We get brave
We get old
But we dance
We dance
At the festival of the soul
(oh, we dance, we dance)
At the festival of the soul
[Bridge]
Raise that scepter
Over shaking knees
We are tiny tyrants
Of our daily needs
She spins
I stumble
But we still agree
Every second that we’re breathing
Is a wild decree
[Chorus]
It’s a festival of the soul
In the doubt
In the damage
In the gold
We get broken
We get brave
We get old
But we dance
We dance
At the festival of the soul
(hey!)
At the festival of the soul