Don't Save Your Favorite Song

[Intro]
(Chopped vocal chops rising)
Don't wait. Don't fold it away.
Play the record today.

[Verse 1]
You keep the good wine locked in the dark
Waiting for a day that has a special mark
You leave the silk dress hanging on the thread
Saving all the sweetest words left unsaid
But the dust gathers slow on the finest things
While the clock in the hall just ticks and rings
Why build a museum for a future ghost?
When the living, breathing now is what matters most.

[Chorus]
Don't save your favorite song!
Put the needle on the groove and let it spin along
Wear the special clothes, take the midnight trip
Taste the wild joy before it starts to slip
Tell them that you love them, let the fire burn bright
There's no prize for saving daylight for the night
Yeah, play it loud, play it now.

[Verse 2]
The suitcase is packed but it sits by the door
Waiting for a perfect time that you're waiting for
We hold our breath for a grander stage
Leaving blank lines on a golden page
But the map starts to fade if you never run
And the best years get lost looking for the sun
So open up the box, let the colors fly
Underneath the ceiling of this transient sky.

[Chorus]
Don't save your favorite song!
Put the needle on the groove and let it spin along
Wear the special clothes, take the midnight trip
Taste the wild joy before it starts to slip
Tell them that you love them, let the fire burn bright
There's no prize for saving daylight for the night
Yeah, play it loud, play it now.

[Bridge]
(Odd-meter bass turn, syncopated chops)
Break the glass on the shelf.
Give the beauty to yourself.
Do not preserve the spark until the fire goes cold—
Joy is a story that has to be told.
Right now. Right here.

[Guitar Solo]
(Chugging prog chords, elastic bass fills)

[Chorus]
Don't save your favorite song!
Put the needle on the groove and let it spin along
Wear the special clothes, take the midnight trip
Taste the wild joy before it starts to slip
Tell them that you love them, let the fire burn bright
There's no prize for saving daylight for the night
Yeah, play it loud, play it now.

[Outro]
Play it now.
Don't save it.
(Fading syncopated vocal chops and prog chords)
Play your favorite record today.
Yeah.
Today.