

Song · Thunder Summer
Higher Than the Room
“Higher Than the Room” is track 11 on Rob Matare's Pop album Thunder Summer, released October 9, 2026. Summer pop for higher-than-the-room nights, with greetings in Zulu, Yoruba and Arabic along the way.
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“Higher Than the Room” lyrics
Higher than the room
(ah-oh, ah-oh)
Hold the door, baby, here we go
Silver wristband flashing at the side door
Mirrorball dust on your black shoes
I came in carrying a long week
You came in and changed the view
Red light sliding over your shoulder
Bass line knocking like a good sign
You looked back once from the middle of the floor
And the whole night turned on time
No overthinking, no quiet corner
No standing still by the speaker wall
One little smile, one little motion
And my feet already know the call
You got me higher than the room
Feet on the floor, hands to the roof
Sweat on my neck, lights going blue
Higher, higher than the room
Up now, up now (ah-oh)
Higher than the room
Up now, up now (ah-oh)
Hands to the roof
Coats in a pile by the last booth
Phone burning red, I let it ring
The DJ drops the lights down low
And the bass picks up everything
We miss the last train by eleven
We find a rhythm by twelve-oh-two
No master plan, no perfect story
Just a crowded floor and you
You got me higher than the room (higher)
Feet on the floor, hands to the roof
Sweat on my neck, lights going blue
Higher, higher than the room
Clap on the two, clap on the four
Give me one more, give me one more
I was heavy when I walked in
Hung my coat up by the door
Now the dark can't find my shoulders
And I'm not tired anymore
You got me higher than the room
Feet on the floor, hands to the roof
Sun coming up on the long way home
Higher, higher than the room
Coats off the pile, out past the door
Coats off the pile, out past the door
Coats off the pile, out past the door
Higher than the room
Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.
More from Thunder Summer
- 1Same Wing3:36
- 2Lobby Lights3:19
- 3Small Shop, Big Queue2:40
- 4Wena Uyangazi3:24
- 5Ẹ Kú Iṣẹ́2:51
- 6نهار الحد2:29
- 7Jar on the Shelf3:07
- 8Can't Unplug a Voice2:51
- 9Same Drum2:57
- 10Thunder Summer2:22
- 12Laundromat Glow3:20
- 13Show Me the Fire3:20
- 14We Don't Touch the Ground3:15
- 15One Spilled Drink2:56
- 16Nothing Like Before3:14
- 17I Grew My Own Garden2:57
- 18Tie On The Table3:07
- 19Screensaver3:04
- 20I'll Still Say Yours3:18
- 21Smile for the Pictures3:45
- 22Can You Cook2:51