bookmark_borderI’ll Dance to That!

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Funky Electric Guitar, Piano, Organ, Deep Sub-Bass, Drums, Handclaps, Percussion, Saxophone]

[Intro]
Did you say jump…?
(I’ll dance! Gettin’ up!)
You say go…
(Let’s go!)

[Verse 1]
I don’t know where the road is going
I don’t know where it lands
But I know when the rhythm catches
My whole body understands

[Refrain]
I’ll dance to that
(Or can’t deny I didn’t try)
That’s where I’m at
(Let’s dance to that)
Don’t ask why
(Just try)
… and you’ll see…
(Feelin’ happily)

[Verse 2]
The rhythm tells the truth
The beat returns your youth
Free your seat…
Let your soul keep the beat

[Refrain]
I’ll dance to that
(Or can’t deny I didn’t try)
That’s where I’m at
(Let’s dance to that)
Don’t ask why
(Just try)
… and you’ll see…
(Feelin’ happily)

[Bridge]
Left!
(Right!)
Right left.
Left’s wrong…
Same ole song,
Forward!
(Back!)

Up!
(Down!)

That’s where we’re at!

[Break]
I’ll dance to that!
(It’s where I’m at!)

Can you dance to this?
(It’s my wish!)

Can you dance to that?
(Let’s try!)
… touchin’ the sky

[Instrumental: Funk-Blues Dance Break — Bass, Guitar, Organ, Saxophone, Handclaps, Drums]

[Final Refrain]
I’ll dance to that
(Or can’t deny I didn’t try)
That’s where I’m at
(Let’s dance to that)
Don’t ask why
(Just try)
… and you’ll see…
(Feelin’ happily)

I’ll dance to that!
(Oh, yeah!)
I’ll dance to that!
(One more time!)
Be the rhythm
(Be the rhyme)

[Outro]
[Fade out]
I’ll dance to that
(Or can’t deny I didn’t try)
That’s where I’m at
(Let’s dance to that)
Don’t ask why
(Just try)
… and you’ll see…
(Feelin’ happily)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderDo the Math

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Driving Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Deep Sub-Bass, Drums, Handclaps, Saxophone]

[Intro]
And a one…
(And a two…)

Count your fingers!
(Count your toes!)

Here goes…

[Verse 1]
One little number
Two little more
Three little problems
Knockin’ at the door

Four little warnings
Five on the wall
Six little signals
Screamin’ “Don’t fall!”

[Pre-Chorus]
Add it up…
(Add it up!)
Check the sum…
(And then some!)

[Refrain]
And a 1.
And a 2…
(1, 2, 3, 4)
Once more!

(Hit it)

Count on it
(Do the math)
Figure it out
(Avoid the wrath)

[Verse 2]
Measure the distance
Measure the time
Measure the pressure
Measure the climb

What goes up
(Must come down)
What goes round
(Comes back around)

[Refrain]
And a 1.
And a 2…
(1, 2, 3, 4)
Once more!

(Hit it)

Count on it
(Do the math)
Figure it out
(Avoid the wrath)

[Bridge]
One!
(One!)

Two!
(Two!)

Three!
(Three!)

Four!
(Four!)

Out on the dance floor
(Once more:)
Out on the dance floor!

[Break]
And a one!
(Two!)
Three!
(Four!)

Once more!
(Louder than before!)

Out on the dance floor!

[Instrumental: Upbeat Piano-Blues Groove — Electric Guitar, Organ, Bass, Drums, Saxophone, Handclaps]

[Final Refrain]
And a 1.
And a 2…
(1, 2, 3, 4)
Once more!

(Hit it)

Count on it
(Do the math)
Figure it out
(Avoid her wrath)

[Outro]
[Fade out]
And a one!
(And a two!)
Three!
(Four!)

Do the math!
(Know the path!)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderAcid Bath

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Industrial Percussion, Deep Sub-Bass, Low Piano, Distorted Electric Guitar, Organ, Metallic Clanks, Saxophone]

[Intro]
What’s in the tank?
(What’s in the bath?)
What’s it gonna do?
(Do the math!)

[Verse 1]
Down at the factory
Where the furnaces glow
Something’s in the vat
And we’re ready to go

Metal meets the chemistry
The surface starts to change
A little bit of science
Can make a whole lot strange

[Refrain]
Doin’ the math
(Takin’ an acid bath)
Industrial trial
(Metallurgy urgency)

[Verse 2]
Rust on the surface
Corrosion underneath
You can polish up the outside
The chemistry’s got teeth

[Chorus]
Acid bath!
(Acid bath!)
Do the math!
(Do the math!)

Anticipate
(What’s the rate?)
How long to wait?

[Refrain]
Doin’ the math
(Takin’ an acid bath)
Industrial trial
(Metallurgy urgency)

[Bridge]
Dip!
(Dip!)

Wait!
(Wait!)

Measure!
(Measure!)

Plate!
(Plate!)

Do the math!
(Acid bath!)

[Break]
Acid!
(Bath!)

Metal!
(Math!)

[Instrumental: Heavy Industrial Blues Groove — Metallic Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Organ, Saxophone]

[Refrain]
Doin’ the math
(Takin’ an acid bath)
Industrial trial
(Metallurgy urgency)

[Final Refrain Outro]
[Fade out]
Doin’ the math
(Takin’ an acid bath)
Industrial trial
(Metallurgy urgency)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderNow We’re Cookin’

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Swampy Electric Guitar, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Saxophone]

[Intro]
Come on in…
(Again and again!)
What’s cookin’?
(Where to begin?)

Turn it up!
(Turn it up!)
Feel the heat…
(Feel the beat!)

[Verse 1]
There’s a little fire in the kitchen
There’s a little smoke around
Something’s bubbling in the pot
Rattlin’ n’ rumblin’… making sound

Stir it once and stir it twice
Let the temperature climb
Everybody’s getting hungry
And we’re running out of time

[Pre-Chorus]
Heat it up…
(Heat it up!)
Turn it higher…
(Higher n’ higher!)

What’s that smell?
(Oh, well!)

[Refrain]
Come on in
(Again and again)
Begin
(The cookin’)

Oh, why not?
(It’s gettin’ hot)
Now, we’re cookin’
(Scorchin’)
Now, we’re cookin’
(Again and again)

[Verse 2]
Put a little more in the skillet
Put another log on the fire
Someone says, “A little hotter!”
Another says, “Take it higher!”

Steam is rising from the kettle
Pressure building in the lid
Another wants another
Nobody seeks what the heat did

[Refrain]
Come on in
(Again and again)
Begin
(The cookin’)

Oh, why not?
(It’s gettin’ hot)
Now, we’re cookin’
(Scorchin’)
Now, we’re cookin’
(Again and again)

[Bridge]
Hot!
(Hot!)

Hotter!
(Hotter!)

Forgot?
(Too hot!)
Why?
(For naught!)

Again!
(Again!)

Again!
(Again!)

And again!
(Again!)

[Break]
What’s for dinner?
(Eat the heat!)

What’s for dessert?
(Desert!)

What’s the recipe?
(Taste and see!)

What’s the answer?
(Tasty?)

[Instrumental: Heavy Swamp-Blues Groove — Distorted Guitar, Organ, Bass, Drums, Saxophone]

[Final Refrain]
Come on in
(Again and again)
Begin
(The cookin’)

Oh, why not?
(It’s gettin’ hot)
Now, we’re cookin’
(Scorchin’)
Now, we’re cookin’
(Again and again)

Now we’re cookin’!
(Oh, yeah!)

Now we’re cookin’!
(Forgot “Too damn hot!”)

[Outro]
Come on in…
(Come on in…)

What’s cookin’?
(You!)
… and me, too

Again…
(And again…)

Now we’re cookin’…

Scorchin’.

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderHanging On

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Electric Guitar Swells, Drums, Percussion, Saxophone]

[Intro]
Are you hanging on?
(Hanging on!)
How long?
(So long?)
… so long.

[Verse 1]
Got a grip on the railing
With the wind blowin’ strong
Wondering how we got here
Wondering how long

[Refrain]
Are you…
(Hanging on)
… for how long?

(I’m…)
Hanging on
(… on and on…)

Sing along:
(Hanging on!)
On and on and on
(Hanging on!)
Come along

[Verse 2]
Hanging on the ledge
(Hanging on the edge)
Hoping for an angle
(Praying for an angel)

[Refrain]
Are you…
(Hanging on)
… for how long?

(I’m…)
Hanging on
(… on and on…)

Sing along:
(Hanging on!)
On and on and on
(Hanging on!)
Come along

[Bridge]
How long?
(So long?)
How strong?
(How long?)

Till the hanging
(Becomes falling?)

You hear mama calling?

[Break]
Hanging!
(On!)

Hanging!
(On!)

On and on!
(On and on!)

Are you coming?
(Come along!)

[Instrumental: Extended Swamp-Blues Groove — Electric Guitar, Organ, Bass, Drums, Saxophone]

[Final Refrain]
Are you…
(Hanging on)
… for how long?

(I’m…)
Hanging on
(… on and on…)

Sing along:
(Hanging on!)
On and on and on
(Hanging on!)
Come along

Hanging on!
(Hanging on!)
On and on!
(On and on!)

[Outro]
Are you hanging on?
(Hanging on!)

For how long?
(So long?)

On and on…
(On and on…)

Come along.
(So long)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderExpress

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Driving Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Deep Sub-Bass, Drums, Percussion, Saxophone, Electric Guitar]

[Intro]
Are you board?
(All aboard!)
Worry less…
(Express!)
No stopping…
(Eye popping!)
Soooo…
(Let’s go!)

[Verse 1]
Pull into the station
Got a ticket in my hand
No time for hesitation
We’re movin’ from the land

Leave the baggage on the platform
Leave the worries by the door
When the engine starts to rumble
We don’t need ’em anymore

[Pre-Chorus]
Thoughts are racing…
(Racing!)
Mind is pacing…
(Pacing!)

[Refrain]
Takin’ the express train
(Express yourself)
Less stress on the brain
(Free mental health)

[Verse 2]
No need to keep it bottled
No need to hide the sound
Say what’s on your mind
Let the words come tumbling out

[Refrain]
Takin’ the express train
(Express yourself)
Less stress on the brain
(Free mental health)

[Bridge]
Say it!
(Sing it!)
Write it!
(Bring it!)

Whatever the mess…
(Express!)

[Break]
What’s your destination?
(Nothing less)
What’s your occupation?
(Express!)

[Instrumental: Upbeat Piano-Blues Train Groove — Piano, Guitar, Organ, Bass, Saxophone, Drums]

[Final Refrain]
Takin’ the express train
(Express yourself)
Less stress on the brain
(Free mental health)

Takin’ the express train
(Relieving the strain)
No need to confess
(Just express!)

[Outro]
Takin’ the express train
(There’s no stopping now)
No stress on the brain
(Just “wow, wow, wow”)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderBlowfish and Poison Darts

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Swampy Electric Guitar, Low Piano, Deep Organ, Sub-Bass, Drums, Percussion, Saxophone]

[Intro]
For dinner… what do you wish…
(Blowfish?)
What’s that little dart?
(Cupid!)
… did…
(Watch your heart!)

[Verse 1]
She served me up a blowfish
Said, “Honey, take a bite”
I said, “Are you quite certain?”
She said, “Everything’s alright”

[Pre-Chorus]
Love can be dangerous
(Dangerous for us!)

[Refrain]
She fed me the blowfish dish
(Shouldn’t take in tetrodotoxin)
Cupid’s poison dart to the heart
(Hit with curare there)

I said…
(Is our love dead?)

[Verse 2]
She said, “It’s just a fish, dear
What could possibly go wrong?”
I said, “I’ve heard that story
… it’s the same old song”

[Refrain]
She fed me the blowfish dish
(Stuffed within… tetrodotoxin)
Cupid’s poison dart to the heart
(Hit with curare there)

I said…
(Is our love dead?)

[Bridge]
Put more seasoning on…
(What poison?)
Sprinkle it on
(Oh, no!)
Stick with a lil’ prick
(Oh, whoa!)

Dart!
(Where?)
The heart!
(There!)

Don’t take it in…
(Don’t take it in!)
Don’t let it start…
(Don’t let it start!)

[Break]
She said:
“Take another bite.”
(I said, “No, no, no!”)

She said:
“It’s outta sight!”
(I said, “Whoa, whoa, whoa!”)

Cupid said:
“See… you can trust me.”
(I said…)
Is our love dead?
(Dead?)

[Instrumental: Dark Swamp-Blues Groove — Guitar, Organ, Bass, Saxophone, Drums]

[Final Refrain]
She fed me the blowfish dish
(Shouldn’t take in tetrodotoxin)
Cupid’s poison dart to the heart
(Hit with curare there)

I said…
(Is our love dead?)

She said…
(Not yet!)

I said…
(You wanna make a bet?)

[Outro]
She fed me the blowfish dish
(Don’t take in tetrodotoxin)
Cupid’s poison dart to the heart
(Hit with curare there)

I said…
(Is our love dead?)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderThat Gasket

[Silence]

[Instrumental Intro: Roaring Engine FX, Swampy Electric Guitar, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Piano, Drums, Vibraphone, Percussion]

[Intro]
Hear that?
(What?)
Hear that sound?
(That ain’t good.)
… not like it should…

Red light…
(Hold tight!)
Red line…
(Past fine!)

[Verse 1]
She was running like a rocket
With the pedal to the floor
Temperature was climbing
But we wanted just a little more

Needle creeping toward the danger
Warning light began to glow
Somebody said, “Keep revving”
We all said, “Let’s go!”

[Pre-Chorus]
Pressure building…
(Building!)
Heat rising…
(Rising!)
Something’s gotta give
(If we wanna live….)

[Refrain]
That gasket…
(Is blown)
… hear ‘er moan?
(Blown)

Too far into the red zone
(Revin’ way to high, high, high)
Now the future’s blown
(Why, why, why?)

[Verse 2]
A gasket keeps the pressure
Where the pressure ought to stay
Keeps the fluids separated
Keeps the fire in its place

But push beyond the limit
And the seal begins to strain
One little breach of pressure
And you’re leaking down the drain

[Chorus]
Blown!
(Blown!)
Hear that moan!
(Ohhh!)

Red zone!
(Red zone!)
Leave it alone!

Too much heat
(Too much!)
Too much speed
(Too much!)

[Refrain]
That gasket…
(Is blown)
… hear ‘er moan?
(Blown)

Too far into the red zone
(Revin’ way to high, high, high)
Now the future’s blown
(Why, why, why?)

[Bridge]
Pressure!
(That’s for sure)
Heat!
(Beat!)

Speed!
(Indeed!)

[Break]
How high?
(High!)
How far?
(Far!)
How fast?
(Fast!)

How long?
(Too long!)

What’s that smell?
(Oh, well…)

[Instrumental: Heavy Swamp-Blues Engine Groove — Distorted Guitar, Organ, Bass, Drums, Saxophone, Solo]

[Final Refrain]
That gasket…
(Is blown)
… hear ‘er moan?
(Blown)

Too far into the red zone
(Revin’ way to high, high, high)
Now the future’s blown
(Why, why, why?)

[Outro]
Turn it down…
(Way down!)
Down, down, down

Red zone…
(Ain’t goin’ home!)
Shoulda left ‘er alone

Too late?
(Way, way, way beyond expiration date.)

[Engine sputters]
(Whoa)
Oh…
(Woe, oh.)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderJust Instance

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Warm Organ, Deep Sub-Bass, Electric Guitar Swells, Drums, Percussion]

[Intro]
Just a moment…
(Just a minute)
Just a circumstance…
(What’s in it?)

Look around…
(Up and down)

Has the right left…?

[Verse 1]
Standing in a circumstance
Wondering where we stand
Another moment changes
An obsolete plan

[Pre-Chorus]
Step into the light…
(Through)
Step out of the shadow…
(Do)

[Refrain]
This circumstance
(Is a “just in stance”)
With the light shining
(Through)
Through and through
(Shining, shining)

Our circumstance
(Adjust to instance)
Out of the shadow
(Through to tomorrow)

[Verse 2]
The instant leaves a footprint
The footprint marks a way
The way became a journey
Drifting farther away

[Chorus]
Justice stance!
(Just instance!)
Take your stance!

Circumstance
(Isn’t chance!)

Move to what’s bright
(Take into view)
Then the light might
(Shine through and through)

Just instance!
(Just in stance!)
Tomorrow’s waiting
(For you!)

[Bridge]
Adjust!
(Adjust!)
Your stance…
(To circumstance!)

Instance!
(Instance!)
In stance…
(Weigh chance)

Light!
(Shining!)
Through!
(And through!)

Tomorrow…
(Coming to you!)

[Break]
Just…
(Just!)
In…
(In!)
Stance!
(Stance!)

Just instance!
(Just instance!)

By any chance…
(Is it circumstance?)

[Instrumental: Dreamy Blues Groove — Electric Guitar, Organ, Saxophone, Bass, Drums]

[Final Chorus]
When the light comes shining
(Through)
Let it shine
(Through and through!)

Out of the shadow
(Into a knew view)
Through to tomorrow
(Coming due!)

[Final Refrain]
This circumstance
(Is a “just in stance”)
With the light shining
(Through)
Through and through
(Shining, shining)

Our circumstance
(Adjust to instance)
Out of the shadow
(Through to tomorrow)

Just instance!
(Just instance!)
Adjust your stance!
(Adjust your stance!)

[Outro]
One instance…
(Becomes circumstance)

One stance…
(Can make a chance)

Light shining…
(Through and through)

Tomorrow…
(Coming to you, too)

Just instance…
(Justice in stance)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderAdd Air

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ, Deep Sub-Bass, Drums, Percussion, Saxophone]

[Intro]
What’s that?
(A little flat)
Worse for the wear…
(Needs a little air)

[Verse 1]
Look at that balloon
Sittin’ on the floor
Used to touch the ceiling
Now it won’t anymore

[Refrain]
Lookin’ at
(A little flat)
Pump some air
(In there)
Blow it up!

Feelin’ a little low
(Inflate the rate)
Give ‘er a blow
(Elevate!)

[Verse 2]
Could be your tired
Need to get a lil’ higher
All cylinders… fire!
Accelerate aspire

[Refrain]
Lookin’ at
(A little flat)
Pump some air
(In there)
Blow it up!

Feelin’ a little low
(Inflate the rate)
Give ‘er a blow
(Elevate!)

[Bridge]
A little air…
(Can go a long way)
A little care…
(Can change the day)

Too little…
(Flat)
Too much…
(Blown!)
Find the perfect zone

[Break]
Pump it!
(Pump it!)
Pump it!
(Pump it!)

Blow!
(Whoa!)

[Instrumental: Swampy Blues Groove — Electric Guitar, Organ, Deep Bass, Drums, Saxophone]

[Final Refrain]
Lookin’ at
(A little flat)
Pump some air
(In there)
Blow it up!

Feelin’ a little low
(Inflate the rate)
Give ‘er a blow
(Elevate!)

Add air!
Plenty to spare)
Add air!
(Plenty to share)

[Outro]
[Refrain]
Lookin’ at
(A little flat)
Pump some air
(In there)
Blow it up!
(Up, up, up, up, up….)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderThe Fuse

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Swampy Electric Guitar, Low Piano, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Drums, Percussion]

[Intro]
Click…
(Click.)
Nothing…
(Nothin’?)
Flip the switch…
(Sure… but which?)

[Verse 1]
There’s a spark in the darkness
There’s a wire in the wall
You can hear the little crackle
When the current starts to crawl

[Pre-Chorus]
Is it dead?
(Is it gone?)
Is it off?
(Or just wrong?)

[Refrain]
The fuse
(Is blown)
No, don’t confuse
(Known with own)

Oh, no, no, no
… don’t confuse
(Unplugged… with a blown fuse)

[Verse 2]
You can unplug the TV
You can shut the whole thing down
If you simply cannot see
And pretend it isn’t around

[Refrain]
The fuse
(Is blown)
No, don’t confuse
(Known with own)

Oh, no, no, no
… don’t confuse
(Unplugged… with a blown fuse)

[Bridge]
Known…
(But not owned)
Own…
(But not known)

[Break]
Did you unplug it?
(Yeah!)
Did the fuse blow?
(No!)
Are you certain?
(I dunno!)

[Instrumental: Heavy Swamp Groove — Distorted Guitar, Organ, Bass, Drums, Saxophone]

[Final Chorus]
Blown fuse!
(Blown fuse!)
Lights out!
(Lights out!)
Don’t confuse
(What it’s about)

Shout:
Unplugged…
(Isn’t blown)
Known…
(Isn’t owned)

[Final Refrain]
The fuse
(Is blown)
No, don’t confuse
(Known with own)

Oh, no, no, no
… don’t confuse
(Unplugged… with a blown fuse)

The fuse!
(Is blown!)
The fuse!
(Is blown!)

[Outro]
Click…
(Click.)

Nothing…
(Nothin’?)

Don’t confuse…
(Unplugged…)

With a blown fuse.

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_border#26 Jerk Surge

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Swampy Electric Guitar, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Piano, Drums, Percussion, Saxophone]

[Intro]
Twenty-six!
(What?)
Jerk surge!
(What was that?)
Take a chance…
(Here we go!)
Dance!

[Verse 1]
Something’s coming through the circuit
Something’s moving way too fast
Feel it twitching in the system
Feel the future hit the past

First you think you’ve got it handled
Then the signal starts to switch
One little unexpected movement
And the whole thing makes you twitch
(Twitch, twitch, twitch)

[Pre-Chorus]
Ready?
(Ready!)
Steady?
(No!)
Something’s coming…
(Here we go!)

[Refrain]
Get your 26 fix
(Jerk surge)
Take a chance
(A modern dance)
Splurge
(26 jerk surge)

First
(You get completely)
Then you jerk a knee
(Real, real fast)
Like whiplash!
(Splash!)
Splurge
(26 jerk surge)

[Verse 2]
One-two-three and then you stumble
Four-five-six and lose the beat
Seven-eight and something’s jumping
Nine-ten underneath your feet

Eleven-twelve, the rhythm’s shifting
Thirteen-fourteen, don’t ask why
Fifteen-sixteen, something’s jerking
Seventeen—it’s passing by!

[Chorus]
Jerk surge!
(Jerk surge!)
Feel the jolt!
(Feel the jolt!)
Something’s moving
(Out of control!)

Take a chance!
(Modern dance!)
Move your feet
(Advance!)

Twenty-six!
(Why twenty-six?)
In the know!
(Let’s go!)

[Bridge]
Jah, jah, jah
(Jerk surge!)
Jerk!
(Urge!)
Jerk!
(Surge!)

Left!
(Right!)
Up!
(Down!)

Fast!
(Real fast!)
Whiplash!
(Splash!)

Don’t stand still…
(Use freewill!)
Until…

[Break]
First you get completely…
(Out of your mind)
Then you jerk a knee!
(The funny bone you’ll find)
Real, real fast!
(Like whiplash!)

Twenty-six!
(That’s the fix!)
Twenty-six!
(That’s the trick!)
Jah, jah, jah
(Jerk surge!)

[Instrumental: Extended Dance-Blues Groove — Distorted Guitar, Organ Stabs, Saxophone, Bass, Drums]

[Final Chorus]
Jerk surge!
(Jerk surge!)
Feel it hit!
(Feel it hit!)
Take a chance
(A modern dance!)
Don’t resist!
(Don’t resist!)

Twenty-six!
(Get your fix!)
Splurge!
(26 jerk surge!)

[Final Refrain]
Get your 26 fix
(Jerk surge)
Take a chance
(A modern dance)
Splurge
(26 jerk surge)
Jah, jah, jah
(Jerk surge!)

First
(You get completely)
… hit with reality…

Then you knee-jerk
(Twerk)
Hit that funny bone
(Now take it on home!)
Future to past…
(Real, real fast)
Like whiplash!
(Splash!)
Splurge
(26 jerk surge)

Twenty-six!
(Jerk surge!)
Twenty-six!
(Jerk surge!)

[Outro]
By the year 2 aught twenty-six
(We learned the twitch)
The jerk surge
(Due to over urge)

When it jerks…
(You move!)

Feel the splurge…
(And groove!)

Twenty-six…
(Jerk surge!)
Jah, jah, jah
(Jerk surge!)
Jah, jah, jah
(Jerk surge!)

[Silence]

Tonight’s new release “#26 Jerk Surge” is a lil’ dance ditty inspired by tonight’s homework assignment “2022–2026 Jerk Surge”. A new dance craze influenced by all the versions of Locomotion, from Little Eva to Grand Funk to Kylie, plus Funk #49 by Joe Walsh. It attempts to explain the climate jerk experienced in 2026 as a cultural experiment experience. Everybody’s doin’ it.


Albedo–Cloud–Ocean Heat Content Feedback Triad

About the Song

Climate Jerk Surge: Albedo–Cloud–Ocean Heat Content Triad

A 2026 study found that the recent change in climate-system dynamics is being expressed not simply as continued warming, but as increasing synchronization among multiple radiative and thermal feedback pathways.

Beginning most notably around 2022, an increasingly interconnected pattern emerges among six major climate-system variables: cloud cover, planetary albedo, sea ice extent, atmospheric water vapor, ocean heat content, and surface temperature.

The three largest interaction paths form a closely connected Albedo–Cloud–Ocean Heat Content triad:

  • Planetary Albedo × Ocean Heat Content
  • Cloud Cover × Ocean Heat Content
  • Planetary Albedo × Cloud Cover

Reduced aerosols + cloud variability + ocean warming + internal climate variability
→ low-cloud changes → planetary albedo decline → increased absorbed solar radiation → increased planetary heat uptake

The significance is not that a single feedback has suddenly appeared. These feedbacks are already well established. The emerging signal is that multiple feedback pathways are becoming increasingly coupled—and that the rate of this coupling is itself accelerating.

That accelerating coupling is the Climate Jerk Surge.

#26 Climate Jerk Surge: Albedo–Cloud–Ocean Heat Content Triad

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderSnooze Switch

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Muted Electric Guitar, Piano, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Drums, Percussion, Saxophone]

[Intro]
Wake up…
(Just a little longer)
Wake up…
(Lettin’ sleep linger?)

[Verse 1]
Hit the button, roll it over
Five more minutes, maybe more
Dreaming underneath the covers
While the knocking’s at the door

[Pre-Chorus]
Tick-tock…
(Still asleep)
Tick-tock…
(Too deep)

[Refrain]
Snooze switch
(Wake to hit)
Real bitch
(Wake to it)

In way to deep
(To sleep)

[Verse 2]
Push it once and push it twice
Push it till the warning’s gone
This time we think we’ve got it
So this time we carry on

[Refrain]
Snooze switch
(Wake to hit)
Real bitch
(Wake to it)

In way to deep
(To sleep)

No more dreaming
(No more sleep)
There’s promises to keep

When the signal starts to scream
(You can’t snooze your way out of the dream)

[Bridge]
Snooze it…
(Lose it)
Can’t hide it…
(Can’t deny it)
Wait…?
(Way too late)
… weigh “too late”

[Break]
(Way too late)
… weigh “too late”

At any rate…
(Wake from your lethargic state!)

[Instrumental: Swampy Blues Guitar, Organ, Saxophone, Heavy Bass Groove, Drums]

[Final Chorus]
Wake up!
(Wake up!)
As the floor shakes
(Wake up!)
Before the whole thing breaks

No more dreaming
(No more sleep)
We’re in way too deep
To keep pretending…
(We’re asleep)

[Final Refrain]
Snooze switch
(Wake to hit)
Real bitch
(Wake to it)

In way to deep
(To sleep)

Snooze switch!
(Wake up!)
Snooze switch!
(For real!)
Wake to it…
(Wake to it!)

[Outro]
Hit the switch…
(Don’t hit snooze.)

Wake up…
(Too deep to choose to lose)

Wake…
(Up.)

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderDebt Collection

[Silence]

[Spoken word]
What happens when we miss the 1.5°C Paris target?
(Did you forget?)

[Instrumental Intro: Slow Blues Guitar, Deep Sub-Bass, Low Piano, Organ, Drums, Percussion]

[Intro]
Knock, knock…
(Who’s there?)
Debt collector…
(No one’s here!)

You thought you had time
(You thought you were fine)
But time has a way
(Of collecting its pay)

[Verse 1]
We borrowed from tomorrow
And spent it all today
Took a little from the future
Then we threw the bill away

“Don’t worry ’bout the interest”
(We’ll deal with that somehow)
But the debt kept getting bigger
(And the collector’s here right now)

[Pre-Chorus]
First came the warning
(We waved it away)
Then came the interest
(It started to stay)

[Refrain]
Beyond speculation
(It’s debt collection)
What’s at stake
(A bone break)
First your fingers
(While the pain lingers)
There goes the toes
(Holy! And another knee)

[Verse 2]
You can’t put the pain
A hundred years away
When the heat is at your doorstep
And the flood is on its way

Somewhere far?
(Right where you are)
Far away?
(Not today!)

[Chorus]
Not speculation
(Not speculation!)
Not some distant fate
The consequences
(Are already at the gate)

[Refrain]
Beyond speculation
(It’s debt collection)
What’s at stake
(A bone break)
First your fingers
(While the pain lingers)
There goes the toes
(Holy! And another knee)

[Bridge]
The future moved closer
(The future moved here)
Somewhere else vanished
(It disappeared)

[Break]
Knock, knock!
(Who’s there?)
Debt!
(What debt?)

Climate debt!
(Not yet)
Your dues due
(Better come through)

How much can you take
Before you finally wake?

[Instrumental: Extended Blues-Rock Guitar Solo, Organ, Deep Bass, Heavy Drums]

[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not tomorrow
(It’s today)
It’s not somewhere else
(It’s this way)

It’s not abstract
(It’s real)
It’s not a theory
(Look and feel)

[Final Refrain]
Beyond speculation
(It’s debt collection)
What’s at stake
(A bone break)
First your fingers
(While the pain lingers)
There goes the toes
(Holy! And another knee)

Beyond speculation
(It’s debt collection)
What’s at stake
(A bone break)
How much pain
(Before we wake?)

[Outro]
Knock, knock…
(Who’s there?)

Debt collection…
(Already here.)
Oh, dear!

You missed the payment…
(We know.)

You missed the warning…
(Oh, no)

Now…
Pay attention.
(Avoid termination)

[Silence]

The new release of the day, “Debt Collection,” is the accounting of an accounting story. No, it’s not folklore anymore. It’s a retro-futuristic, swampy blues tune about spending your future.

The situation is due to what we do. And now, the blues dues are due.

About the Song: Climate Debt Collection
What happens when we miss the 1.5°C Paris target?

Think of it like owing money to a loan shark. The debt doesn’t wait decades to be collected.

Our fingers are being broken now. Our kneecaps are next.

One of the biggest challenges in communicating climate change is proximity—both in time and location.
If the consequences seem far away, people dismiss them. If they’re happening somewhere else, people ignore them.

But climate change is moving from:
future → present
and
somewhere else → right here.

We missed the 1.5°C Paris target. The climate debt is already being collected.

How much pain do we need to feel before we pay attention?

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderCrisis

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Deep Piano, Distorted Electric Guitar, Organ, Deep Sub-Bass, Drums, Percussion]

[Intro]
Risk…
(What’s the risk?)
Push…
(Endure one more…)

Cross the line
(One more time)
Never mind
(We’ll be fine)

[Verse 1]
We saw the warning
We heard the sound
Something was breaking
But we looked around

[Pre-Chorus]
Round and round
We took the chance
Step by step
Into the dance

[Refrain]
We couldn’t resist
(Crossed the line of risk)
This is…
(A full blown crisis)

[Verse 2]
The warning light
Was blinking red
But we kept moving
Straight ahead

The bridge was shaking
The river rose
Nobody wanted
To be the one who knows

“Don’t worry!”
(Don’t worry!)
“It’s under control!”
(Under control!)

Then the whole thing
(Lost its soul)

[Refrain]
We couldn’t resist
(Crossed the line of risk)
This is…
(A full blown crisis)

[Bridge]
Was it sudden?
(No!)

Was it hidden
(No!)

Did we know…
Confess!
(Yes!)

[Break]
Risk!
(Resist!)

Persist!
(Insist!)

This is…
(CRISIS!)

[Instrumental: Heavy Guitar and Organ Groove, Deep Bass, Saxophone Stabs, Driving Drums]

[Pre-Chorus]
Round and round
The feedback goes
Where it stops…
(Nobody knows)

Threshold crossed
The balance shifts
One small push
And it all tips

[Final Refrain]
We couldn’t resist
(Crossed the line of risk)
This is…
(A full blown crisis)

We couldn’t resist
(Crossed the line of risk)
This is…
(A full blown crisis)

Full blown!
(Full blown!)

Crisis!
(Crisis!)

[Outro]
Common sense tossed
(The line is crossed)

[Silence]
[End]

From the album Full Blown