[Intro]
That’s how it is
That’s how it is
That’s how it is
That’s how it is

[Verse 1]
Sometimes I just wanna drift
Find a place where the noise fades out, let it lift
Right out to the Silk Valley where the colors shift
Just hop on a train and drift (Silk Valley)
I’m on the edge of the Silk Valley (Silk Valley)
The Silk Valley
I’m on the edge of the Silk Valley (Silk Valley)
The Silk Valley
Carmen’s somewhere in the mist
That’s how it is
That’s how it is

[Pre‑Chorus]
And I feel that pull, that quiet spark
Like a glow in the dark, yeah it hits its mark
She’s a shadow in red, always leaving her mark
Let it rise, let it rise, let it rise

[Chorus]
I’m on the edge of the Silk Valley (Silk Valley)
The Silk Valley
Trying to catch Carmen Sandiego (Where’d she vanish?)
The Silk Valley
That’s how it is
That’s how it is
That’s how it is
That’s how it is

[Verse 2]
Don’t you know, don’t you know?
I don’t miss my stride
I’m like fire, I’m like gold
Watch me shine
Don’t you know, don’t you know?
I don’t miss my stride
I’m like fire, I’m like gold
Watch me shine
But she’s two steps ahead in that crimson twist
That’s how it is
That’s how it is
That’s how it is
That’s how it is
That’s how it is

[Chorus]
I’m on the edge of the Silk Valley (Silk Valley)
The Silk Valley
Chasing down Carmen Sandiego (Where’d she vanish?)
The Silk Valley
That’s how it is
That’s how it is
That’s how it is
That’s how it is

[Bridge — floaty, weightless, ambient shimmer; vocals softened, space opens up]
In the haze, there’s a flash of red
Silk Valley secrets where her footsteps tread
We’re drifting through the vapor, trying to trace her shadow
Catch a glimpse, just a twist — where’d she go?

[Outro]
That’s how it is, when the moment hits
That’s how it is, when the valley lifts
That’s how it is, when she slips the script
Carmen’s gone… that’s how it is