[Silence]
[Instrumental, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth, Saxophone]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Warm Bass, Loose Drums, Soft Organ]
[Spoken Vocal]
Wrapped up…
Rapped up…
Words wound tight…
(Sounds right)
Sound found.
(Into the light)
That’s what’s up.
[Refrain]
Wrapped (Up)
Rapped up
(Yup)
Words wound
(Sound found)
That’s what’s up
(Wrapped)
Tight
(See the light)
[Verse 1]
Words can wind around a thought
Twist together, tied in knots
Round and round the meaning goes
Where it lands, nobody knows
Take a phrase and pull the thread
See the things you left unsaid
Turn it over, look inside
Find the meaning that may hide
[Pre-Chorus]
Words around
(A sound)
Found
[Chorus]
Wrapped up
(Rapped up)
Tight and right
(Words take flight)
Wrapped up
(Rapped up)
Round the sound
(Spinning round)
Words wound
(Sound found)
That’s what’s up
(Wrapped)
Tie the meaning
(To the beat)
Bring the rhythm
(Feel the heat)
[Verse 2]
Acoustic strings begin to ring
Words become another thing
Rhythm pulls the phrases through
Finding something fresh and new
A little tension, a little space
A little groove can change the pace
Wrap the rhythm, let it roll
Find the thread and lose control
[Acoustic Guitar Solo]
[Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar Solo: Warm, Rhythmic, Gradually Building Into Strummed Chords]
[Bridge]
Wrapped around
(The sound)
Rapped around
(The beat)
Words wound tight
(See the light)
Meaning found
(Complete)
[Rap Vocal Break]
[Beat Drops: Deep Bass, Finger Snaps, Tight Kick, Percussive Guitar]
Yo—
Wrap it up, rap it up, words in a bundle
Turn up the rhythm, let the syllables rumble
Round and around with a sound that connects
Twist up the thought, then inspect the effects
Words wound tight but the meaning gets loose
Sound in the sentence, now what’s your use?
Wrap one idea with another in line
Flip the perspective and change up the rhyme
Rapped up, wrapped up, tied to the beat
Words hit the pavement with a shuffle of feet
Found what was hidden beneath all the stuff
You got the message?
Yup.
That’s what’s up.
[Drums Fill]
[Chorus]
Wrapped up
(Rapped up)
Tight and right
(Words take flight)
Wrapped up
(Rapped up)
Round the sound
(Spinning round)
Words wound
(Sound found)
That’s what’s up
(Wrapped)
Tight
(See the light)
Hold it right
(Through the night)
[Saxophone Solo]
[Tenor Saxophone Solo: Soulful Opening Phrase, Growing Into a Funky, Spiraling Improvisation Over Acoustic Guitar and Bass]
[Breakdown]
[Acoustic Guitar and Bass Only]
Wrapped…
Rapped…
Words wound…
Sound found…
No need to fight.
… just listen…
To see the light.
[Final Refrain]
Wrapped (Up)
Rapped up
(Yup)
Words wound
(Sound found)
That’s what’s up
(Wrapped)
Tight
(See the light)
Wrapped up
(Rapped up)
Hold on tight
(Do it right)
Words wound
(Sound found)
Now we’ve got it
(That’s what’s up)
[Final Chorus]
Wrap it up
(Rap it up)
Let it roll
(Feel the soul)
Wrap it up
(Rap it up)
Find the sound
(That’s been found)
Words wound
(Sound found)
That’s what’s up
(Wrapped)
Tight
(See the light)
[Outro]
[Acoustic Guitar Arpeggios, Saxophone Harmonies, Soft Bass, Brushes on Drums]
Wrapped…
Rapped…
Words wound…
Sound found…
That’s what’s up.
Yup.
[Acoustic Guitar Final Chord]
From the album “Rollover“