[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Bluesy Guitar, Heavy Bass, Organ Swell, Slow Drum Groove, Synth Undercurrent]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Dig it up…
Burn it down…
(Then look around?)
Yup.
[Refrain]
Draw down the oil
(On a slippery slope)
Watchin’ nature spoil
(Feelin’ like a dope)
I should have known
(My actions’ reactions)
I should have grown
(Should have flown)
…now hear me groan
[Verse 1]
Easy fuel beneath our feet
Power, profit, endless heat
Another barrel, gone in flame
Quietly rewrote the game
Cheap today and costly then
Borrowed from tomorrow’s end
Smoke climbed higher year by year
Now the bill is finally here
[Chorus]
Slippery slope
(Harder to climb)
Running out
(Of borrowed time)
[Refrain]
Draw down the oil
(On a slippery slope)
Watchin’ nature spoil
(Feelin’ like a dope)
I should have known
(My actions’ reactions)
I should have grown
(Should have flown)
…now hear me groan
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Crunch Guitar, Driving Bass, Organ Swells, Steady Drums]
[Verse 2]
Storms grow stronger, oceans rise
Smoke hangs heavy in the skies
Heat waves settle, rivers dry
Still we ask the question, “Why?”
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause and effect
(Hand in hand)
The laws of nature
(Make their stand)
[Bridge]
It wasn’t fate…
(It wasn’t luck)
Piece by piece…
(We filled the truck)
One decision…
(Became a trend)
Ignoring warnings…
(Has its end)
[Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
The atmosphere…
keeps receipts.
The oceans…
keep records.
(And it ain’t cheap!)
[Final Chorus]
Draw down the oil
(On a slippery slope)
Watchin’ nature spoil
(Feelin’ like a dope)
I should have known
(My actions’ reactions)
I should have grown
(Should have flown)
…now hear me groan
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Blues Guitar, Organ Fade, Slow Bass, Final Drum Hit]
Draw down the oil
(On a slippery slope)
Watchin’ nature spoil
(Feelin’ like a dope)
I should have known
(My actions’ reactions)
I should have grown
(Should have flown)
…now hear me groan
From the album “Butterflies and Dominoes“