Under the Bus

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Heavy Bass, Chugging Guitar, Rolling Drums, Organ Stabs]
[Spoken Vocal]
When the wheels are turning…

Keep on learning.

[Refrain]
Thrown
(Under the bus)
Known
(Nevertheless)

It’s important for us
(Not to rollover)
We must recover

[Verse 1]
When the pressure starts to rise
Pointing fingers, alibis
Passing blame from hand to hand
Trying hard to make a stand

Thrown beneath the wheels of doubt
Waiting for a way back out
But the truth can still remain
Even underneath the blame

[Pre-Chorus]
Roll away
(The easy choice)
Stand and face it
(Find your voice)

[Chorus]
Under the bus
(But still alive)
Under the weight
(Still we survive)

Knocked down hard
(But not erased)
Find the ground
(And find your place)

Under the bus
(That’s not the end)
Rise again
(And make amends)

[Instrumental, Psychedelic Jam, Percussion Break]
[Refrain]
Thrown
(Under the bus)
Known
(Nevertheless)

It’s important for us
(Not to rollover)
We must recover

[Verse 2]
So someone takes the fall
To protect the greater all
Made up blame that’s manufactured
While the evidence is captured

[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo: Distorted Guitar, Rolling Bass, Driving Drums, Organ Swells]

[Bridge]
Thrown
(Under the bus)
Known
(Nevertheless)

Turn around
(Recover)
Stand your ground
(Discover)

What went wrong
(What went right)
What we learned
(From the fight)

[Breakdown]
[Beat drops to bass and muted guitar]
You can blame…
(Evade the shame?)

You can hide…

You can roll over…

Or…

You can discover.

[Final Chorus]
Thrown
(Under the bus)
Known
(Nevertheless)

It’s important for us
(Not to rollover)
We must recover

Under the bus
(But still alive)
Under the pressure
(Still we rise)

Thrown down hard
(But not defeated)
Back on our feet
(Still undefeated)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Rolling Guitar, Heavy Bass, Organ, Big Drum Finish]
Don’t roll over…

Recover…

Get back up…

And keep moving…

(Improving)

From the album Rollover