[Style: Atmospheric alternative rock with a slow-building, hypnotic groove. Deep bass, pulsing drums, shimmering guitars, and layered vocals that grow more urgent as the song progresses. A reflective beginning builds into a powerful, expansive refrain.]
[Intro]
[Spoken]
The meaning of “true”
(When the burden shifts upon you)
[Instrumental]
Something’s changing
Out of sight
Moving closer
Into the light
What we thought
Was far away
Is standing here
With us today
[Verse 1]
We drew the lines
We made the rules
We built our worlds
We played the fools
We passed the weight
From hand to hand
And hoped the future
Would understand
A distant problem
A passing cloud
A quiet warning
We talked around
But time keeps moving
The walls grow thin
And what was out there
Is closing in
[Pre-Chorus]
The meaning of “true”
(When the burden shifts upon you)
You can look away
You can turn your head
You can leave the words
Unsaid
But the weight keeps moving
The balance bends
And the burden shifts
Again and again
[Refrain]
And what might appear
(Suddenly)
Feel the shift of burden
A concept once far
(Now near)
… really
(Feelin’ the shift of burden)
[Verse 2]
The cost was hidden
The risk deferred
The warning written
But never heard
We sent the bill
To another day
And thought the debt
Would fade away
The ground beneath us
Begins to move
And what seemed distant
Comes into view
[Pre-Chorus]
The meaning of “true”
(When the burden shifts upon you)
From the future
To today
From somebody else
To us this way
From the margins
To the core
What we could ignore
We can ignore no more
[Refrain]
And what might appear
(Suddenly)
Feel the shift of burden
A concept once far
(Now near)
… really
(Feelin the shift of burden)
[Bridge]
The meaning of “true”
(When the burden shifts upon you)
Shift it left
(Shift it right)
Keep it hidden
(Brought to light)
Pass it forward
(Pass it down)
Until the weight
Comes back around
What was abstract
Becomes real
What was dismissed
Is what we feel
The burden changes
The balance turns
Ahh, another lesson
Is ours to learn
[Instrumental Break]
Far away…
(Far away…)
Coming near…
(Coming clear…)
Feel the pressure
Feel it turn
Feel the shift
Of burden!
[Final Refrain]
And what might appear
(Suddenly)
Feel the shift of burden
A concept once far
(Now near)
… really
(Feelin the shift of burden)
And what might appear
(Suddenly)
Now standing right before me
A concept once far
(Now near)
… clearly
(Feelin the shift of burden)
[Outro]
The meaning of “true”
(When the burden shifts upon you)
When…
Far becomes near
(Right here!)
And our deal…
(… becomes real)
Weight becomes something
(We all can feel)
Feel the shift…
(Feel the shift…)
Of burden.
(Once again!)
Feel the shift…
(Feel the shift…)
Of burden.
[Silence]
[End]
From the album “Full Blown“