[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Step outside
(Feel it rise)
Look around
(Real surprise)
Air is thick
(Hard to breathe)
Something new
(We all perceive)
[Verse 1]
It used to be
(A mild July)
Now the heat
(Doesn’t ask why)
Days stretch long
(And nights don’t fool)
Breaking rules
(Of what was “normal” cool)
We measure highs
(Then break again)
Like records falling
(With no end)
[Refrain]
What is this?
(This is…)
So hot
(Believe it or not)
Record breaking
(Breath taking)
The system
(Shaking, waking)
[Verse 2]
Concrete stores
(The sun all day)
Gives it back
(Without delay)
Cities shimmer
(In wavering air)
Heat won’t leave
(It just stays there)
And bodies learn
(Too slow, too fast)
This new normal
(Doesn’t last)
[Chorus]
So hot
(It won’t stop)
No relief
(From the top)
Every year
(Climbing more)
Like we’ve never
(Felt this before)
[Bridge]
We used to think
(It would stay)
Within bounds
(Day by day)
But boundaries shift
(And break apart)
When heat becomes
(A baseline chart)
[Final Refrain]
What is this?
(This is…)
So hot
(Believe it or not)
Record breaking
(Breath taking)
Future bending
(Never ending)
[Outro]
Step outside
(Feel it rise)
Look around
(Burning skies)
From the album “This Is….“