[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Winding Electric Guitar Riff, Rolling Bass, Loose Garage Drums, Hammond Organ and Circular Analog Synth Pattern]
[Spoken Vocal]
Round and round…
We go.
But I swear…
(… are we getting anywhere?)
[Verse 1]
Take the long way
Take the short
Make a turn
Change of course
(Of course…)
Left at the corner
Right at the light
Going around
Blind in the night
[Pre-Chorus]
Turn!
(Turn!)
Back!
(Back!)
Left!
(Left!)
Right!
Where does the road
Lead tonight?
[Refrain]
In a roundabout way
(Or come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Is in the way?)
[Chorus]
Roundabout way!
(Round and round!)
Are we lost
Or are we found?
Roundabout way!
(Leave or stay?)
… or maybe another day
Going around
(’round n’ ’round)
[Verse 2]
We chase the shortcut
We chase the prize
Run in circles
And wonder why
[Refrain]
In a roundabout way
(Or come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Is in the way?)
[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Circular Blues-Rock Lead, Wah-Wah, Hammond Organ, Synth Arpeggios and Rolling Bass]
[Bridge]
Head on!
(Head on!)
Or turn away?
(Roundabout!)
What would you say
(or are you still in doubt?)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Roundabout
(Roundabout)
Turn it around
(Without a doubt)
Look at the problem
From the other side now
(Roundabout)
Left lane
(Right lane)
Slow down
(Change lane)
Is the smartest move
(What you cannot prove)
Don’t confuse
Going fast
With getting there
Don’t confuse
More pressure
With better care
In a roundabout way
(Come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Come on! Come on!)
Then change direction
Change the flow
Give the future
Room to grow
[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Acoustic Guitar, Bass and Sparse Piano]
In a roundabout way…
In a roundabout way
(Come on… head on!)
Hear what we say
(Come on! Come on!)
[Whispered]
What would you say…
Is in the way?
[Final Refrain]
In a roundabout way
(Or come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Is in the way?)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Guitar Riff Circles Back to the Opening Theme, Bass and Hammond Organ Following; Synth Slowly Pans and Fades]
Round…
About…
Way…
[Spoken, fading]
In a roundabout way
(Been there and back today)
Wouldn’t you say
(Come on! Come on!)
Sing along…
(Come on! Come on!)
From the album “Robust“