Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Gather in
You hardy souls
In this old fluorescent bay
Where the floorboards shine like ocean foam
And the tape calls us away
There’s a beeping on the starboard wall
Like a lighthouse calling true
“Line up on the baseline
Mates
We’ve miles of air to chew”
[Chorus]
Oh
Run
You heroes of the gym
To the beep and back again
From line to line we chase that chime
Like ships through wind and rain
We’ll laugh
We’ll gasp
We’ll beat our chests
In this glorious
Wheezing quest
Raise your hands and bang your chests
For the Ballad of the Pacer Test
[Verse 2]
First few laps
We joke and glide
Like gulls on easy tide
Sneakers squeak
Our shadows race
By the benches where we hide
But the breaths grow rough
The pace grows wild
And the brave begin to fade
Still we charge that sound like buried gold
In a dusty
Painted nave
[Chorus]
Oh
Run
You heroes of the gym
To the beep and back again
From line to line we chase that chime
Like ships through wind and rain
We’ll laugh
We’ll groan
We’ll place our bets
Who survives the final test
Raise your hands and bang your chests
For the Ballad of the Pacer Test
[Bridge]
Some will fall on twenty-three (oh!)
Some will brag of ninety-four
Some just sing and slap the wall
Then slide down to the floor
But years from now
You’ll hear that tone
In a dream you can’t outrun
And you’ll grin and feel your heartbeat drum
For the days we gasped for fun (hey!)
[Chorus]
Oh
Run
You heroes of the gym
To the beep and back again
From line to line we chased that chime
Like ships through wind and rain
We lived
We laughed
In tangled vests
Sweat and stories
Nothing less
Raise your hands and bang your chests
For the Ballad of the Pacer Test
Style
rousing sea-shanty ballad with a cinematic swell; stomping drumsbodhránand low strings under male vocals. verses start almost pub-like with fiddle and accordion trading licks; chorus erupts in gang vocals and big tom hitsthen a brass and choir lift for the final refrain. wideadventurous mix with crowd claps and distant hall reverb for a singalong feel.lightshanty
Prompt
A shanty/ballard song about the FitnessGram Pacer Test, fun, light, adventurous and cinematic
Credits
Prompt by
kaiokenchi
kaiokenchiGeneratedFeb 7, 2026
ModelAria v5
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