The first time that the beat drops in the bar
It's gonna be biblical
So sound the alarms and the sirens,
the bells in the churches
Bring your parents and your kids into
the street, 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 blood-lust
'Cause we've been waiting and wandering,
practicing and praying Saving and slavering,
gathering ourselves for the gathering
We've been huddled in our houses
for however many days like survivors
And 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
We're butterflies in ballet shoes and
Brothel Creepers coming out of our chrysalis
I'm missing the feeling
when we close up the gaps between us
It's better than the best, benediction,
more bracing than blood-lust
'Cause we've been waiting and wandering,
practicing 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,
because 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
Outro
This is a gathering
Gather together Gather together
Gather together
This is a gathering
Gather together Gather together
Gather together
This is a gathering