[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Warm Organ, Deep Sub-Bass, Electric Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Saxophone]
[Intro]
Spring came early…
(Or was it late?)
Summer stayed longer…
(Changing our fate)
Leaves started fallin’
Before they were due
Winter came knockin’
But nobody knew
[Verse 1]
The calendar said
It was time for the change
But outside the window
Things looked kinda strange
[Refrain]
The seasons
(Are changing)
Rearranging
(For what reasons?)
Arrive early
(Alive… barely)
Stayed late
(At any rate…)
Changing
[Verse 2]
Summer said
“I’m gonna stay for a while”
Autumn was waiting
With a puzzled-up smile
Winter showed up
Then wandered away
Spring couldn’t figure
Which month was today
[Refrain]
The seasons
(Are changing)
Rearranging
(For what reasons?)
Arrive early
(Alive… barely)
Stayed late
(At any rate…)
Changing
[Bridge]
Is it the weather?
(Or is it whether)
… we can get together
Is it the climate…
(Caused by the primate?)
Is it time…
(We saw the sign?)
[Break]
Early!
(Early!)
Late!
(Late!)
Wait…
(Wait!)
Too late?
[Instrumental]
[Extended Groove — Piano and Organ Lock Into Deep Bass]
[Electric Guitar Swells]
[Saxophone Call and Response]
[Drums Build]
[Percussion Rolls]
[Pre-Chorus]
The Earth keeps spinning
The seasons keep turning
The patterns keep shifting
The questions keep burning
What once arrived
At a familiar time
Is showin’ up early
Then falling behind
[Final Refrain]
The seasons
(Are changing)
Rearranging
(For what reasons?)
Arrive early
(Alive… barely)
Stayed late
(At any rate…)
Changing
The seasons…
(Are changing…)
The reasons…
(Enraging…)
[Outro]
The seasons
(Are changing)
Rearranging
(For what reasons?)
Arrive early
(Alive… barely)
Stayed late
(At any rate…)
Changing
For what reasons?
[Whisper]
Changing…
[Silence]
From the album “Present Tense“