Lyric

Teach me to dance to only drums

No lights, no crowd—just pulse and lungs

Would you write it—just this once

A love song with my name on the envelope

I kept on waiting, all the way to “ever”

Tonight’s fear won’t crack—not yet

Count me down—three, two, one—lift-off

Fireworks hush, then fade overhead

Still our worry won’t turn pretty

No costume fixes what the night can’t shed

Let me say one thing clearly

If you’ll allow, if you’ll hear me

Already, already

We were beautiful already

Drums alone can carry

We were beautiful already

If all we have are drums, we’re ready

Already, already

World playing grown—rum-raisin vanilla

Smug and sweet; I still take a spoon

I roll my eyes—“so adult”—then snicker

Yeah, the world is kind of adult, too

“From here on like before”—I want to say

Purely when I’m old and worn

Laughing, wrinkling, soaking my liver

My daughter scolds, my grandkid clings

Nights proved aging can feel right

Count them on fingers; let them sing

If the present fear won’t crack tonight

We’ll keep it company—keep time

Clap on two, lean on four

Hi-hat whispers: “one more, one more”

Send me that song addressed to me

I’ll sing it back so you can breathe

Already, already

We were beautiful already

Not by approval, not confetti

If all we have are drums, we’re ready

Body and heart move slow and steady

We were beautiful already

Say it softly, say it heavy

We were beautiful already

That’s alright