Spin Cycle Salvation

[Intro]
[Verse]
Fluorescent lights, let it begin
The rhythm of the drum and spin
Quarters stacked like silver towers
Counting down the lonely hours
Dryer lint like fallen snow
Nowhere else for me to go
The city sleeps outside the glass
Watching all the shadows pass
[Verse]
Stranger folding faded seams
Patchwork quilt of broken dreams
Her mama’s touch is in the thread
Soft words that she never said
Lavender begins to rise
Wiping moisture from our eyes
Shared a box of Tide and grace
In this dusty, quiet place
[Bridge]
(A Cappella Rubato - 6-part harmony)
We don’t need no steeple
Just these weary people
Lavender and steam
Waking from a dream
The dryer hum is a holy sound
Grace is what we finally found
In the lint and the soap
There’s a little bit of hope
(Full Band Returns)
It’s a transcendent awe
The best thing I ever saw
[Verse]
Thrifted linens, indigo
Watch the bubbles start to flow
You can keep your fancy dry clean
I prefer this washing machine
Crumpled pods and plastic rings
Simple joy the laundry brings
No more hiding in the dark
I can feel the holy spark
Mending hearts without a prayer
Just the static in the air
[Outro]
(A Cappella Rubato - 6-part harmony)
The water runs cold
The stories are told
We’re brave and we’re bold
In the laundry room fold
(Full Band Enters - 90-second Extended Soul Vamp)
(Choir: Clean it up!)
Wash away the yesterday
It’s a brand new way to play
(Choir: Fold it right!)
Gonna be a better night
Holding on to what is right
(Ad-lib: I feel the heat now!)
(Choir: Lavender love!)
It’s a laundry-room miracle
Making life so lyrical
(Ad-lib: Oh, I’m testifying!)
(Choir: Spin it 'round!)
Let the water take the sin
Where the dirty ends, we begin
(Choir: Let it in!)
(Ad-lib: Can I get a witness?)
(Choir: Hallelujah!)
Folding up the heavy grief
Finding such a sweet belief
(Choir: Such relief!)
(Ad-lib: In the detergent!)
(Choir: Wash it white!)
Everything is gonna be alright
Yeah, it's gonna be alright
(Choir: Be alright!)
(Ad-lib: I see the light!)
(Choir: Hallelujah!)