[Verse 1 - mid-tempo, a little messy on purpose] We had the room, we had the name We had the feeling - then the feeling came with claims Five opinions on the same four chords Five different answers every time we asked what for Somebody wanted loud, somebody said slow Somebody said “just play it right” and somebody said “let it go”
[Pre-Chorus] Two steps into something One step back to where we started Closer than we’ve ever been And somehow still divided
[Chorus] Forwards and backwards, that’s how we move Every argument’s a step inside the groove Forwards and backwards, pulling at the seam Turns out building something real Is harder than the dream But we’re still here, still in the room Forwards and backwards - we’ll get through
[Verse 2] Then came the question of the first stage Somebody said the big room, somebody said not yet, wait What’s the point of rushing into somewhere If the sound we have hasn’t found its shape? We played the same song seven different ways Couldn’t agree on one - so we kept all eight
[Pre-Chorus] Two steps into something One step back to breathe Maybe that’s just how it works When nothing’s guaranteed
[Chorus] Forwards and backwards, that’s how we move Every argument’s a step inside the groove Forwards and backwards, pulling at the seam Turns out building something real Is harder than the dream But we’re still here, still in the room Forwards and backwards - we’ll get through
[Bridge - quieter, real] We could’ve stopped when it got hard Could’ve let the silence win But every time we almost did Somebody started playing again
No plan survives the first rehearsal No sound survives five people’s hands But something keeps us in this room When nothing goes the way we planned
[Build - they find the answer together] One chord. Then two. Then everyone at once. Not perfect. Not agreed. Just honest.
[Solo]
[Final Chorus - confident, fuller] Forwards and backwards, that’s how we move Every argument’s a step inside the groove Forwards and backwards, pulling at the seam Turns out building something real Is harder than the dream But we’re still here, still in the room Forwards and backwards - we’ll get through
[Outro - resolving, warm] We found the sound. Not the one any of us brought in. The one that only happened When we stopped fighting what it was.