Before the words, there was the voice Before the verse, there was the sound Before the form, there was the music Before the pen and paper, there was the -- ooh-ooh... Before we sing, we take in breath Imagine fire inside our chests And heave it out together with one -- ooh-ooh... When we were young, when we were young, We heard our mothers When we were young, when we were young, We heard that beep-beep... [Repeat] Before the words, there was the voice Before the verse, there was the sound Before the form, there was the music Before the pen and paper, there was the sound There was the sound, the sound! When we were young, when we were young, We heard our mothers When we were young, when we were young, We heard that beep-beep... [Repeat] ooh-ooh...