Force Ten [A Show of Hands]

Tough times demand tough talk
Demand tough hearts demand tough songs
Demand —

We can rise and fall like empires
Flow in and out like the tide
Be vain and smart, humble and dumb
We can hit and miss like pride

We can circle around like hurricanes
Dance and dream like lovers
Attack the day like birds of prey
Or scavengers under cover

Look in —
To the eye of the storm
Look out —
For the force without form
Look around —
At the sight and the sound
Look in look out look around —

We can move with savage grace
To the rhythms of the night
Cool and remote like dancing girls
In the heat of the beat and the lights

We can wear the rose of romance
An air of joie de vivre
Too-tender hearts upon our sleeves
Or skin as thick as thieves’

Rising falling at force ten
We twist the world and ride the wind

Look in —
Look the storm in the eye
Look out —
To the sea and the sky
Look around —
At the sight and the sound
Look in look out look around —