Soft sounds on the tip of my tongue We communicate one on one Get your ear pressed to the left of my chest And listen to my hardbeat, bump-a-bump-bump Small speakers inside your head About as intimate as it can get I'm privileged to be in this position And we haven't really got thumping yet I bubble up through your vein Send sparks all around your brain This rhythm is physical, digital Something you just can't explain You're plugging into my core That's what you press play for Most records is notes and quotes And I'm giving you so much more Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat I want to make connections in Far whereabouts I have not been Stop into a town and take a look around And call folks I've never met my kin Ten tracks into this LP You start to feel you might know me I tell truth in this microphone booth And that's how I wanted it to be Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat ♪ (Hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat) (Hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat) (Hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat) (Hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat) (Hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat) (Hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat) (Hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat) (Hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat, hardbeat) one, two, three, four Even if the message is for everyone It's also just for you alone We're separate times and places, worlds apart When you hear this song That's where we come together Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Surrender to my control I sing direct to your soul Become a piece of your whole and stay forever You feel the bang of the drum From where my energy come I will deliver you some Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat I will deliver you some Bang of the drum is my hardbeat Bang of the drum is my hardbeat