“The Drum Song”
Heart Lines, Album No. 4, 2020

(Verse 1)
There’s a pulse in my chest, a rhythm untamed,
A wild, beating heart that cannot be named.
The world spins fast, but I move slow,
Through the chaos, I find my own flow.
They tell me to march to the beat they play,
But my feet find paths that lead away.
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(Pre-Chorus)
Feel it pounding in the dark,
A steady rhythm, a sacred spark.
No chains can bind, no voice can still,
The drum is calling, bending my will.
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(Chorus)
I dance to the beat of my own drum,
Where the fire burns and the shadows run.
Through the storm, through the night,
I’ll follow the rhythm, I’ll chase the light.
No one can tell me who I should be,
I’m the song, I’m the sound, I’m free.
I dance to the beat of my own drum,
And I won’t stop ‘til the morning comes.
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(Verse 2)
The echoes rise, a hymn untamed,
A melody fierce, never the same.
Every stumble, every fall,
Becomes part of the music, part of it all.
I hear the whispers, the doubt, the fear,
But the drum is louder, pulling me near.
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(Pre-Chorus)
Feel it rising in my veins,
Breaking the silence, snapping the chains.
A heartbeat’s call, an ancient cry,
The drum’s relentless, and so am I.
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(Chorus)
I dance to the beat of my own drum,
Where the fire burns and the shadows run.
Through the storm, through the night,
I’ll follow the rhythm, I’ll chase the light.
No one can tell me who I should be,
I’m the song, I’m the sound, I’m free.
I dance to the beat of my own drum,
And I won’t stop ‘til the morning comes.
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(Bridge)
Let it thunder, let it roar,
A force unseen I can’t ignore.
I’m the dancer, the dreamer, the flame,
Moving through worlds that have no name.
The drum is mine, the path I choose,
In every rhythm, I win or lose.
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(Chorus)
I dance to the beat of my own drum,
Where the fire burns and the shadows run.
Through the storm, through the night,
I’ll follow the rhythm, I’ll chase the light.
No one can tell me who I should be,
I’m the song, I’m the sound, I’m free.
I dance to the beat of my own drum,
And I won’t stop ‘til the morning comes.
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(Outro)
When the dawn breaks, the rhythm will stay,
A cadence that leads me, lighting my way.
I’m the drum, I’m the song, I’m the sound,
An untamed spirit, forever unbound.
I dance to the beat of my own drum,
And I’ll keep on until my time is done.







