[Instrumental Intro]
[Acoustic Guitar, Warm Piano, Bass, Light Drums, Hammond Organ; Gradually Building]
[Verse 1]
We had the moment
We had the chance
A door was open
We could’ve advanced
We saw the warning
But looked away
Thinking tomorrow
Would be another day
Time kept moving
We let it pass
Held onto shadows
And watched them last
The future whispered
But we didn’t hear
Now looking backward
The message is clear
[Refrain]
The thought still lingers
(Has the opportunity…)
Slipped through our fingers
(Should’ve thought prudently)
[Verse 2]
We measured the cost
But forgot the price
Mistook convenience
For something called nice
We waited for certainty
Before we’d decide
While uncertainty
Was standing outside
Then suddenly
Years disappear
And what seemed distant
Is already here
[Refrain]
The thought still lingers
(Has the opportunity…)
Slipped through our fingers
(Should’ve thought prudently)
[Instrumental Break]
[Electric Guitar and Hammond Organ; Piano Arpeggios; Drums Slowly Intensify]
[Bridge]
Prudence isn’t fear
It’s seeing what may come near
… knowing that tomorrow
Is built on what we’ve done
You don’t have to know
Exactly where you’ll go
You only have to recognize
The direction that you know
[Rap Vocal Break]
Opportunity!
(See reality!)
Knocking at the door!
Yesterday!
(Fades away!)
Think ahead!
(Instead)
Look around!
What we lose
May not be found!
Wait!
(Wait!)
Too late!
That’s the price
Of tempting fate!
Reach!
(Reach!)
Hold tight!
Do what’s prudent
While we’ve got the light!
[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Piano and Acoustic Guitar]
The thought still lingers…
[Soft Response]
What if?
[Pause]
We would’ve moved?
[Pause]
Improved…
[Whispered]
Changed our groove
[Build]
[Low Bass Enters; Percussion Builds]
A moment…
A chance…
A warning…
A glance…
[Final Refrain]
The thought still lingers
(Has the opportunity…)
Slipped through our fingers
(Should’ve thought prudently)
[Climactic Instrumental]
[Full Band: Electric Guitar, Piano, Hammond Organ, Bass, Drums and Synth; Hopeful Rising Progression]
[Spoken Vocal]
The lesson isn’t
that we lost the opportunity.
The lesson…
Is recognizing
the next one
before another day slips away.
[Final Hit]
HOLD ON!
[Outro]
[Acoustic Guitar and Piano Fade]
The thought still lingers…
The opportunity…
Slipped through our fingers
Clearly.
From the album “Fluidization“