Please Clap on 2 & 4

[Verse 1]
Live show, the groove has moved into the crowd
You don't know the way to feel the rhythm now
Well I know how to feel it, gonna tell you about it
You need someone to talk to, let me give you the walkthrough

This song's in 4/4, wanna emphasize the upbeats
That's 2 and 4, avoid those downbeats
1 and 3, listen to the song, find that natural accent
And soon you'll find the beat
Now everybody here, repeat after me, go

[Pre-Chorus]
2 4 2 4
Clapping like that makes musicians nut on stage

[Chorus]
You feel the rhythm inside of you
I know that deep down you know what to do
Feel it through
One day you will realize it too

Please clap on the 2 and 4
I don't wanna hear 1 and 3 anymore
No, no, stop, stop it stop- just get the fuck out of the studio (oh, okay)

[Verse 2]
If live music had a Geneva Convention
Clapping on 1 and 3 would be a war crime (war crime)
We've got a drummer and a bassist here
Please don't distract them with your time (your time)
Every time people get it wrong, we all die a little, bit by bit
You're not cool or different for doing 1 and 3
Especially at this point, after all I just said, Jesus Christ, you'd be a dick

[Pre-Chorus]
You say you're too drunk to clap on the hits
That's no excuse, when I'm on stage I'm drunk as shit

[Chorus]
You feel the rhythm inside of you
I know that deep down you know what to do
Feel it through
One day you will realize it too

Please clap on the 2 and 4
I don't wanna hear 1 and 3 anymore

[Verse 3]
Alright I think you guys might understand
How to correctly feel the beat with your hands
I hope you're listening intently
I've decided to test you all with a bar of 5
Ok, we're back now, just find the flow
That one was hard, wow, look at you go
Just please clap correctly, no 1 and 3
It's just as grating as me singing out of key

[Pre-Chorus]
Murder the song, you'll do serious time
Never forget, you're committing a war crime

[Chorus]
You feel the rhythm inside of you
I know that deep down you know what to do
Feel it through
One day you will realize it too
You feel the rhythm inside of you
I know that deep down you know what to do
Feel it through
One day you will realize it too

Please clap on the 2 and 4
I don't wanna hear 1 and 3 anymore