[Verse 1] Taking a trip downtown Fighting to get in line Blase looks all around Contributed by the hivemind The line moves a bit Every hour or so Getting sick of this sh** A bit later here I go [Verse 2] Futures coming on strong To the different castes I havn't been keeping up so long They all have longer pasts Make our way into the dingy place I strain to be above People buzzing about third base I've got no thoughts thereof [Chorus] This is the first day, of the rest of my life [Verse 3] Jim and the rest arrive Lightning surges through Everyone feels alive And I think that I do too Start to move my feet To a rhythm they all know The tapping of the concrete That thing they did bestow [Chorus] This is the first day, of the rest of my life
[Verse 4] They play 2 or 4 Or 10 or 23 The people beg for more Those people include me The night comes to a close But not for I I am the only one that knows As I say goodbye [Chorus] This is the first day, of the rest of my life [Bridge] I take the case, I open it up Relax my face, dump out the cup Of everything that I had known And start to sing what I'd been shown This is the change, this is the switch This rearranged, this fixed the glitch This is the change, this is the switch This rearranged, this fixed the glitch [Verse 5] I repeat this long night Many times around The atmosphere isn't quite right But what sure is is the sound The waves penetrate My hammer anvil drum Salt and sweat until very late This is where I come from