The Gathering

The first time that the beat drops in the bar is gonna be Biblical
The second that the singalong starts it'll be sensational
So sound the alarms and the sirens, the bells in the churches
Bring your parents and your kids into the street and throw open the hatches

I've been missing the feeling when we close up the gaps between us
It's better than the best benediction, more bracing than bloodlust
'Cause we've been waiting and wondering
Practising and praying
Saving and slavering
Gathering ourselves for the gathering

We've been huddled in our houses for however many days, like survivors
Ah we've been dutifully paying our dues and paying heed to our advisors
Yeah, but we're pent up and we're pissed off and we're perilously close to the precipice
Ah we're butterflies in ballet shoes and brothel creepers, coming out of our chrysalis
It comes down to this

I'm missing the feeling when we close up the gaps between us
It's better than the best benediction, more bracing than bloodlust
'Cause we've been waiting and wondering
Practising and praying
Saving and slavering
Gathering ourselves for the gathering

All together now

This is our mantra
We gather together
We look out for each other
'Cause we've got strength in our numbers

This is our mantra
We gather together
We look out for each other
'Cause we've got strength in our numbers

And I'll be the preacher
And this is the scripture
Once more with feeling
This is a gathering

This is a gathering

Gather together
Gather together
Gather together
This is a gathering

Gather together
Gather together
Gather together
This is a gathering