bookmark_borderHead West?

[Instrumental Intro: Rolling Drums, Clean Guitar Arpeggios, Warm Bass, Organ Pad]

[Verse 1]
Map spread out across the dash
Dreams drawn in a restless flash
Lines that point to open skies
Endless roads and bigger lies

You say there’s something out that way
Golden light at end of day
But I’ve seen sunsets just as bright
Right here in this neon night

[Pre-Chorus]
Every road’s a question mark
Every mile leaves its mark
What we’re chasing, what we’ve guessed
Does it lie out west?

[Chorus]
Head West?
(You think that’s best)
At the very least…
(Rather be back East)

Head West?
(Or just a test)
I confess…
(I’d stay East)

[Instrumental Break: Slide Guitar, Steady Backbeat]

[Verse 2]
Ocean air and city sounds
Familiar streets that spin around
Every corner holds a name
Every memory stays the same

You see mountains calling loud
I see faces in a crowd
You want space to disappear
I find meaning staying here

[Pre-Chorus]
Different stars, same sky above
Different roads, same kind of love
What we need is not a guess
Not just east or west

[Chorus]
Head West?
(You think that’s best)
At the very least…
(Rather be back East)

Head West?
(Or second guess)
No contest…
(I need East)

[Bridge]
The East Coast
(For the most)
Feels like home
(Where we’ve grown)

The West calls
(Through it all)
But I know
(Where I belong)
Sing along:

[Instrumental Bridge: Expansive Guitar Solo, Organ Swell]

[Breakdown]
Maybe it’s not black and white
Maybe both sides hold the light
Maybe roads don’t have to choose
Maybe we’ve got nothing to lose

[Final Chorus]
Head West?
(You think that’s best)
At the very least…
(Rather be in the East)

Head West?
(Or just a test)
No regrets…
(We’ll find peace)

[Outro]
[Guitar, Fading Organ]
East or west…
It’s not the place…
It’s who’s along for the race…
In the space…

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderGoing Out

[Instrumental Intro: Upbeat Guitar Strum, Punchy Drums, Handclaps, Bass Groove]

[Verse 1]
Keys in hand, engines hum
Night is young, here we come
Neon flickers down the street
Feel the rhythm in our feet

No more walls, no more doubt
Tonight’s the night we’re breaking out
Every worry left behind
Only freedom on our mind

[Pre-Chorus]
Heartbeat racing, lights collide
No more reason left to hide
Every step a spark ignites
We’re alive in city lights

[Refrain]
We’re about
(To go out)
Out in the wild
(Disturbed and riled)

We’re going out
(Shout, shout, shout)
We’re going out

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Riff, Crowd Chant FX]

[Verse 2]
Voices echo down the block
Laughing loud past midnight clock
Every stranger feels like kin
Let the chaos pull us in

Windows down, the music screams
Chasing down electric dreams
Nothing planned and nothing staged
Let it loose, find amazed

[Pre-Chorus]
Feel the pulse, don’t slow it down
Over every inch of town
Every second burning bright
We won’t waste a single night

[Refrain]
We’re about
(To go out)
Out in the wild
(Disturbed and riled)

We’re going out
(Shout, shout, shout)
We’re going out

[Bridge]
No direction, no control
Just the fire in our soul
Every wrong turns into right
When we’re running through the night

Lose ourselves to find the sound
Lift it up and shake the ground
What we are and what we’ve been
Meets the moment crashing in

[Breakdown]
(Clap—Clap—Stomp)
Turn it up and don’t stop now
(Clap—Clap—Stomp)
Let it out, don’t ask how

Call it reckless, call it loud
We’re just living in the crowd

[Final Refrain]
We’re about
(To go out)
Out in the wild
(Disturbed and riled)

We’re going out
(Shout, shout, shout)
We’re going out

[Outro]
[Instruments drop to drums and claps]

We’re going out…
No turning back…
We’re going out…
Right off the track…

[Final Hit]
(Shout!)
Out! (Out, out… out….)

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderWadda Ya Wanna Do?

[Silence]

[Intro]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
What do you want to do?
(I don’t know. What do you want to do?)
I don’t know… that’s why I’m asking you

[Instrumental: Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums — slow build from ambient to groove]

[Verse 1]
Midnight ticking on the wall
No real plan, no plan at all
Shoes half on, keys in hand
Laughing like we understand

Every option left unmade
Every choice begins to fade
But it doesn’t matter where we go
As long as we don’t say no

[Pre-Chorus]
Flip a coin or roll the dice
Every wrong will still feel right
Standing on the edge of “who knew?”
Waiting on a move from you

[Chorus]
Wadda ya wanna do?
(Don’t care… as long as it’s with you)
Wadda ya wanna do?
(Time share… right along side of you)

Wadda ya wanna say?
(Anything… I’ll go your way)
Wadda ya wanna be?
(Doesn’t matter… long as you’re with me)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Lead, Organ Swells, Syncopated Drums]

[Verse 2]
Drive until the road runs thin
Turn around, do it again
Radio plays a random song
Somehow we both sing along

Every turn a different scene
Living in the in-between
No destination, no excuse
Just two hearts cut loose

[Pre-Chorus]
Every second feels brand new
Every maybe turning true
Doesn’t matter where it leads
Only thing we really need

[Chorus]
Wadda ya wanna do?
(Don’t care… as long as it’s with you)
Wadda ya wanna do?
(Time share… right along side of you)

Wadda ya wanna chase?
(Any dream… any place)
Wadda ya wanna find?
(Anything… you are divine)

[Bridge]
Maybe we don’t need a plan
(Maybe that’s the better hand)
Let it drift, let it ride
(No more reasons left to hide)

Take the long way, take it slow
(Or hit the gas and let it go)
Every question fades away
(When we’re living day to day)

[Breakdown: Minimal Beat returns, Spoken Layer]
What do you want to do?
(I still don’t know…)
Yeah… me neither…
(But I’m done with this breather)

[Build: Snare Roll, Rising Synth, Guitar Feedback]

[Final Chorus]
Wadda ya wanna do?
(Don’t care… as long as it’s with you)
Wadda ya wanna do?
(Time share… right along side of you)

Wadda ya wanna try?
(Anything… let’s just drive)
Wadda ya wanna prove?
(Nothing at all… we’ve got nothing to lose)

[Outro]
[Stripped Down: Guitar + Percussion]

Wadda ya wanna do…
(All with you…)
Wadda ya wanna do…
(Share the love with you)

[Final Shout]
Let’s just… go…
(Go! Go! Go!)

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderLost and Found

[Instrumental Intro: Echoing Piano Chords, Soft Guitar Swells, Ambient Wind Texture]

[Verse 1]
Empty pockets, crowded mind
Searching for what’s hard to find
Names and faces fade away
Like they never meant to stay

Footsteps echo down the hall
Answering no one when I call
Every turn I take feels wrong
Like I’ve been drifting far too long

[Pre-Chorus]
But somewhere in the static air
A signal hums, I swear it’s there
A fragile thread I almost missed
Pulling me back into this

[Chorus]
Lost (a chord)
Lost (accord)
Lost (all around)
Lost (and found)

[Instrumental Break: Sparse Piano, Rising Strings]

[Verse 2]
Broken maps and faded ink
Standing right there on the brink
Every exit looks the same
Every door forgets my name

But in the quiet I can hear
A rhythm cutting through the fear
Something steady, something real
A truth I almost didn’t feel

[Pre-Chorus]
Like a spark beneath the snow
Like a place I used to know
Every fragment starts to mend
Telling me I’ll find the end

[Chorus]
Lost (a chord)
Lost (accord)
Lost (all around)
Lost (and found)

[Bridge]
Found (the sound)
Bound (to rebound)
Coming (back along)
Coming (back strong)

[Instrumental Bridge: Warm Guitar Lead, Building Drums, Expanding Harmony]

[Verse 3]
Pieces lift off from the ground
Spinning into something found
Every scar begins to glow
In the places pain once showed

What was gone is not erased
Only waiting in its place
Every wrong turns into right
In the turning of the night

[Final Chorus]
Lost (a chord)
Lost (accord)
Lost (all around)
Lost (and found)

Found (the sound)
Found (the ground)
Lost no more
(Unlike before)
Lost no more

[Outro]
[Soft piano reprise, fading wind]

Lost… and found…
Lost… and found…
Everything comes back around
(Around and found)

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderGangbusters

[Instrumental Intro: Driving Drums, Crunchy Guitar Riff, Punchy Bass, Horn Stabs]

[Verse 1]
Kicked the door with a thunder sound
Feet hit fire, never backing down
Lights flash bright, hear the engines roar
We came for one, but we wanted more

Clock strikes loud, feel the pressure rise
No second guess, no compromise
Heat in the air, sparks in the wires
Running this thing like it’s all on fire

[Pre-Chorus]
Feel the rush, don’t hesitate
Hit the gas, accelerate
All or nothing, take your shot
Give it everything you got

[Bridge]
Going, going, going
(Gone)
Knowing the song
(Sing along:)

[Refrain]
Gang! (Busters)
You rang?
(Gang!) Busters
(You sang)
Gang! (Busters)
Turn it up, let’s bring the thunder
(Gang!) Busters
Take it over, tear it asunder

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Lead, Horn Hits, Fast Drum Fills]

[Verse 2]
Crowd jumps in, now the floor’s alive
Energy hits like a high-voltage drive
Hands in the air, voices collide
No place left where we can hide

Neon nights and electric days
Caught in a wild, unstoppable blaze
Every move like a lightning strike
Riding the edge of what we like

[Pre-Chorus]
Push it past the breaking line
Every second, every time
No regrets, no looking back
Full-speed living on the track

[Bridge]
Going, going, going
(Gone)
Knowing the song
(Sing along:)

[Refrain]
Gang! (Busters)
You rang?
(Gang!) Busters
(You sang)
Gang! (Busters)
Feel the rhythm pulling tighter
(Gang!) Busters
Burn it brighter, higher, higher

[Breakdown]
(Clap—Clap—Stomp)
Feel it build, don’t let it drop
(Clap—Clap—Stomp)
Take it straight up to the top

Call and response, side to side
Let the whole world hear our cry

[Bridge – Extended]
Going, going, going
(Gone)
Knowing the song
(Sing along:)

[Final Refrain]
Gang! (Busters)
You rang?
(Gang!) Busters
(You sang)
Gang! (Busters)
Shout it loud, no going under
(Gang!) Busters
We’re the storm, we’re the thunder

[Outro]
[Instruments drop to drums and crowd chants]

Gang! (Busters)
Gang! (Busters)
Gang! (Busters)

[Final Hit]
(Gone)

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderBeyond Diddly

[Instrumental Intro: Funky Guitar Riff, Bouncy Bassline, Snappy Drums, Organ Swells]

[Intro, Spoken Word]
Oh, no, not whatnot
(Take a listen to what we got)
[Guitar Riff]

[Verse 1]
Started with a whisper and a joke gone wrong
Little bit of nothing but it tagged along
People kept saying “that’s all you got?”
But we kept cooking in a bigger pot

From a spark to a flame to a neon glow
Took a hard left turn from the same old road
They tried to box it in, tried to make it small
But it broke right through every single wall

[Pre-Chorus]
Call it this, call it that
But it’s more than a label you’re looking at
Every step, every twist
Turned a maybe into this

[Chorus]
Beyond diddly
(No not squat)
Oh, no, no, no
(This ain’t Bo)
It’s so much more
(Than came before)
Clearly…
(Beyond diddly)

[Instrumental Break: Slap Bass Groove, Guitar Licks]

[Verse 2]
They said keep it simple, keep it tight and neat
But it spilled right over into something sweet
Every odd little piece found a place to land
Now it’s bigger than we ever planned

From the back of a napkin to a grand design
Every crooked little note fell into line
It’s the chaos, the color, the beautiful mess
That turns “just okay” into “nothing less”

[Pre-Chorus]
Stretch it out, let it breathe
More than what you thought you’d need
Every doubt that you forgot
Turned into a stronger plot

[Chorus]
Beyond diddly
(No not squat)
Oh, no, no, no
(This ain’t Bo)
It’s so much more
(Than came before)
Clearly…
(Beyond diddly)

[Bridge]
Not just bits and broken parts
Not just noise and restless hearts
It’s the leap, it’s the climb
It’s the rhythm out of time

Take the small and let it grow
Way past anything you know
What began as just a thought
Now it’s everything it’s not

[Instrumental Bridge: Organ Solo, Guitar Feedback Swells]

[Breakdown Chorus]
Beyond diddly…
(Feel it grow)
Not just echoes…
(Let it show)
Every limit we outran
Was just part of a bigger plan

[Final Chorus]
Beyond diddly
(No not squat)
Oh, no, no, no
(This ain’t Bo)
It’s so much more
(Than came before)
Clearly…
(Beyond diddly)

[Outro]
[Groove strips down to bass and claps]

Beyond… beyond…
Not what you thought
Beyond… beyond…
Everything you forgot

(Beyond diddly)
Beyond…
(On and on and on)

[Final Hit]

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderMiscellaneous

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Electric Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Loose Drum Beat, Funk Bass, Electric Piano Chords]
Everything that doesn’t fit
(Slightly off… just a bit)
Everything they can’t explain
(Or can’t quite seem to name)
Thrown into another pile
(Or turned into a smile?)
Maybe that’s where the magic came
(Not all being just the same)

[Instrumental: Organ Swell, Guitar Riff, Synth Accent]

[Verse 1]
[Muted Guitar, Bass Groove, Tight Percussion]
Old ideas and crooked lines
Different thoughts and stranger minds
Every person, every face
Looking for their little place

Some stand out and some blend in
Some wear joy beneath their skin
Some are quiet, some are loud
Trying to rise above the crowd

[Pre-Chorus]
[Organ Build, Cymbal Swell, Background Harmony]
All the things they call too strange
Are the things that make us change
Every color, every doubt
Is what being alive’s about

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Driving Guitar, Organ Chords]
Maybe each of us
(Is miscellaneous)
A bit different in and out
(Find it… and shout about)

Maybe every little flaw
(Is what makes us fabulous)
Every hidden part inside
(Is mysterious to us)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo, Organ Flourish, Funk Bass]

[Verse 2]
[Electric Piano Groove, Bass Pulse, Drum Build]
Boxes never fit us right
Labels fade in different light
Every story bends and turns
Every heart still twists and burns

You can spend your life pretending
Or embrace the strange beginning
All the parts you hide away
Might be what saves the day

[Pre-Chorus]
[Synth Pad, Organ Rise, Snare Build]
What they call unusual
Might be what is beautiful
Every crack and every seam
Could become a bigger dream

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Bigger Harmony, Crunchy Guitar]
Maybe each of us
(Is miscellaneous)
A bit different in and out
(Find it… and shout about)

Maybe every little flaw
(Is what makes us fabulous)
Every hidden part inside
(Is mysterious to us)

[Bridge]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Echo Guitar]
Not broken
Not less
Not something to suppress

Different rhythms
Different routes
Different voices breaking out

[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Organ Solo, Guitar Sustain, Bass Run, Drum Build]

[Final Chorus]
[Big Chorus Harmony, Full Band, Wide Guitar]
Maybe each of us
(Is miscellaneous)
A bit different in and out
(Find it… and shout about)

Maybe being who we are
(Is the whole point of all of this)
Every strange and shining part
(Is miraculous)

[Outro]
[Soft Electric Piano, Fading Organ, Gentle Guitar]
Everything that doesn’t fit
(Might be where the magic is)
Don’t give up… never quit
(Miscellaneous and miraculous)

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderSpring-Summer

[Instrumental Intro: Bright Acoustic Guitar, Light Drums, Handclaps, Bass Groove]

[Verse 1]
Sunlight stretching through the trees
Soft warm air and a gentle breeze
Windows open, music loud
Shaking off that winter cloud
(Sing it out loud!)

Sidewalk cracks with dandelions
Kids outside just riding on
Every color coming through
Like the world feels something new
(Find the love you knew)

[Pre-Chorus]
Long nights finally fade away
Cold gray skies turn into day
Every little thing feels right
Stepping back into the light

[Chorus]
It’s that time of season
(Don’t need a reason)
Got over the winter blues
(Happy to hear the good news)
Into spring-summer
(No, no longer a bummer)
Feel it in everything we do
(All brand new)

[Instrumental Break: Whistling Melody, Guitar Picking]

[Verse 2]
Porch lights glowing after dusk
Fireflies and that summer musk
Old songs playing down the street
Barefoot dancing in the heat
(Dancing to the beat)

Ice cream dripping, laughing loud
No more hiding in a crowd
Every moment feels like gold
Simple stories being told
(Feeling young not growing old)

[Pre-Chorus]
Time slows down but moves so fast
Trying hard to make it last
Every second sings a tune
Underneath a rising moon

[Chorus]
It’s that time of season
(Don’t need a reason)
Got over the winter blues
(Happy to hear the good news)
Into spring-summer
(No, no longer a bummer)
Every sky a brighter blue
(Nothing to lose)

[Bridge]
Maybe it’s the way we change
Or maybe nothing stays the same
But after every frozen night
Comes a flood of warmth and light

[Instrumental Bridge: Laid-back Guitar Solo, Soft Organ Pads]

[Final Chorus]
It’s that time of season
(Don’t need a reason)
Got over the winter blues
(Happy to hear the good news)
Into spring-summer
(No, no longer a bummer)
Hold on to the feeling too
(It’s me and you)

[Outro]
[Acoustic Guitar Fades, Light Breeze Sound]

Into spring-summer
No, no longer a bummer
Into spring-summer
Feels like coming back to life
(And arrive alive)

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderSomething Else

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Electric Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Soft Synth Pad, Clean Guitar Arpeggio, Light Kick Drum]
For a while I stayed the same
Living underneath a name
But something shifted in the air
Like I finally noticed I was there

[Instrumental: Organ Swell, Electric Piano Riff]

[Verse 1]
[Muted Guitar, Bass Pulse, Tight Drum Beat]
I wore the shape they gave to me
Bent around what I should be
Every mirror, every sign
Told me not to cross the line

But little cracks began to show
Places I was scared to go
Every doubt, every scar
Pointed me to who we are

[Pre-Chorus]
[Rising Organ, Cymbal Swell, Background Harmony]
I was drifting in a shell
Trying not to feel too much
Then the walls around me fell
When I finally lost my crutch

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Driving Guitar, Organ Chords]
Finally I can see
(Something else)
Finally I can be
(Something else)

More than what they wanted from me
(More than what they tried to sell)
Well… finally I can breathe
(Something else does relieve)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Lead, Organ Solo, Punchy Drums]

[Verse 2]
[Electric Piano Groove, Bass Run, Drum Build]
All the roads I never took
Every rule I overlooked
Every dream I hid away
Comes alive another day

Now the colors feel more bright
Now the shadows feel more light
Every step I thought I’d fear
Feels a bit better here

[Pre-Chorus]
[Synth Pad, Organ Rise, Snare Build]
I was living underground
Half asleep and half unknown
Now I hear a different sound
Like I’m finally coming home

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Bigger Harmony, Crunchy Guitar]
Finally I can see
(Something else)
Finally I can be
(Something else)

More than what they thought I’d be
(More than what they thought as well)
Finally we can live freely
(Something else)
Feel as the cold hearts melt

[Bridge]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Echo Guitar]
Maybe we are not one thing
Maybe we are meant to change
Maybe every ending brings
Something beautiful and strange

[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Organ Solo, Guitar Sustain, Bass Groove, Drum Build]

[Final Chorus]
[Big Harmony, Full Band, Wide Guitar]
Finally I can see
(Something else)
Finally I can be
(Something else)

More than what they wanted from me
(More than what they tried to sell)
Finally I believe
(Something else)

[Outro]
[Soft Electric Piano, Fading Organ, Gentle Guitar]
Finally I can see…
Something else
Finally I can be…
Something else

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderDark Side of the Moon

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Space Synth, Guitar Echo, Electric Piano, Deep Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Low Drone, Pulsing Sub Bass, Distant Radio Static]
Orbit drifting, signal fades
Half-lit Earth in bluish haze
Turning slow through silent skies
Reflections in astronaut eyes

[Instrumental: Arpeggiated Synth, Reverb Guitar Swells]

[Verse 1]
[Electric Piano, Soft Kick, Ambient Pads]
We left the ground in burning light
Cut through the blue into the night
Every heartbeat counting time
Quasi-vacuum so divine

Earth below like fragile glass
All our futures, all our pasts
Floating weightless, side by side
In the dark where secrets hide

[Pre-Chorus]
[Rising Synth, Snare Build, Organ Layer]
Every mile removes the noise
Every silence steals our voice
Still we reach through endless sea
For what we are and what could be

[Chorus]
[Full Space Rock Band, Driving Bass, Wide Synth, Echo Guitar]
Can we fit all of us
(On this Artemis?)
You, you, and you
(On the Artemis 2, too)
… me and you?

Can we stretch the human line
(Beyond the edge of space and time)
Hold the dream and make it true
(On Artemis, me and you)

[Bridge]
See you soon…
(On the dark side of the moon)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo with Space Delay, Synth Arpeggios, Drum Pulse]

[Verse 2]
[Muted Guitar, Electric Piano, Bass Groove]
Stations hum in orbit’s glow
Where does “home” begin to go?
Every face behind a visor glass
Wondering how long we last

We carry oceans in our chest
All the hopes we never rest
Weightless bodies, grounded minds
Searching for the ties that bind

[Pre-Chorus]
[Synth Rise, Cymbal Wash, Choir Pad]
Every orbit shifts our view
Redefines the old and new
Still the question stays with me
How many souls can space set free?

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Bigger Harmony, Driving Rhythm]
Can we fit all of us
(On this Artemis?)
You, you, and you
(On the Artemis 2, too)
… me and you?

Can we hold the human thread
Without the fear of what lies ahead
In the void where dreams come through
On Artemis, me and you

[Bridge]
See you soon…
(On the dark side of the moon)
Solar eclipse
(Can’t miss this)
… on the Artemis….

[Bridge]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Echoed Vocal, Space Ambience]
Dark side calling, no reply
Just the turning of the sky
We are small but we are loud
Lost inside a cosmic cloud

[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Space Guitar Solo, Synth Wave Swells, Bass Pulse, Echo Drums]

[Final Chorus]
[Massive Sound, Layered Vocals, Full Orchestration Feel]
Can we fit all of us
(On this Artemis?)
You, you, and you
(On the Artemis 2, too)
… me and you?

If we can, then let it be
A shared humanity in the sea
Of endless night and breaking blue
On Artemis, me and you

[Bridge]
See you soon…
(On the dark side of the moon)
Like a howling loon
(There is no dark side of the moon)

[Outro]
[Soft Synth Fade, Distant Radio Beep, Slow Guitar Harmonics]
Dark side drifting out of view
Still wondering if we’ll make it through
Me and you…
Me and you…
See you soon…
(On the dark side of the moon)

Like a howling loon
(There is no dark side of the moon)
As a matter of fact
(It’s all dark… and stark)
But you can see the Earth-shine
(And, it’s oh so fine)

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderThe Rabbit Hole

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Electric Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Slow Arpeggiated Guitar, Pulsing Synth, Soft Kick Drum]
Step by step
One path bends into another
Going down…
(The rabbit hole)

[Verse 1]
[Electric Piano Groove, Bass Pulse, Tight Drums]
Shadows flicker on the wall
Every turn reveals it all
Mirrors twisting, floors collide
Reality’s edge is hard to hide

Questions echo in the dark
Whispers leave a tiny mark
Every answer spawns two more
Pulling deeper than before

[Refrain]
[Full Band, Driving Bass, Organ Chords]
Going down, down, down
(The rabbit hole)
Going down, down, down
(Seeking whole)
Going down

[Verse 2]
[Muted Guitar, Synth Swells, Percussion Accent]
Spinning thoughts, a tangled maze
Time dissolves in endless haze
Faces blur, the colors blend
Every path has no clear end

Curiosity, the only guide
Through the chaos we can’t hide
Every secret, every lie
Draws you further, asking why

[Pre-Chorus]
[Organ Pad, Snare Crescendo, Background Vocals]
Step inside and lose your grip
Reality begins to slip
Every layer, every role
Leads you further down the hole

[Refrain]
[Full Band, Driving Drums, Guitar Chops]
Going down, down, down
(The rabbit hole)
Going down, down, down
(Seeking whole)
Going down

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Echoed Synth]
Twist and turn, can’t look back
Every corner is a trap
What you find may not be kind
But still you follow, still you mind

[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Synth Lead Duel with Guitar, Organ Drone, Bass Run]
[Drums Build, Percussion Flourish]

[Verse 3]
[Electric Piano, Bass Groove, Guitar Echo]
Nothing’s what it seems to be
Every truth has a degree
Every choice creates a thread
Leading further where you dread

Yet the thrill keeps pulling near
The unknown both tempts and sears
Every step is a story told
Going deeper than the cold

[Final Refrain]
[Big Chorus Harmony, Full Band, Driving Rhythm]
Going down, down, down
(The rabbit hole)
Going down, down, down
(Seeking whole)
Going down

Going down, down, down
(Through the unknown)
Going down, down, down
(Into your own)
Going down

[Outro]
[Soft Guitar Arpeggio, Fading Electric Piano, Gentle Synth]
Step by step, the path unfolds
Into the depths of the rabbit hole

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderNon-Nonsense

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Electric Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Driving Bass, Tight Drum Groove, Electric Piano Riff]
Listen close, pay attention
No filler, no distraction
Oh, know no…
(Non-nonsense)

[Instrumental: Organ Swell, Guitar Licks, Snare Accent]

[Verse 1]
[Steady Bassline, Funk Guitar, Piano Chords]
Every word counts, every step measured
No room for lies, no thoughtless pleasure
Truth cuts through like a razor blade
Clear your mind, don’t be swayed

Facts stacked high, logic intact
Keep your focus, don’t react
Noise surrounds, but you stand firm
Lessons learned from every turn

[Pre-Chorus]
[Organ Pad, Cymbal Crescendo, Background Vocal]
See the world without disguise
(No hype. No lies.)
Read between the empty lines
(Not their cries and whines)
Nothing wasted, nothing fake
(Not no give… just take, take, take)
Know your stance before you break

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Punchy Guitar, Driving Drums]
Oh, know no
(Non-nonsense)
You’ve gotta know
(The circumstance)

Clear the clutter, cut the fluff
(Non-nonsense)
Don’t get lost when times get rough
(The circumstance)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo, Organ Swell, Tight Drum Fill]

[Verse 2]
[Electric Piano, Bass Groove, Percussion Accent]
No more guessing, no more haze
Make your moves, set your pace
Every detail matters, every clue
Step with purpose in what you do

Question everything, trust your eyes
Filter truth from all the lies
Nothing wasted, everything aligned
Keep it simple, keep it refined

[Pre-Chorus]
[Synth Pad, Snare Build, Organ Chords]
See the world without disguise
(No hype. No lies.)
Read between the empty lines
(Not their cries and whines)
Nothing wasted, nothing fake
(Not no give… just take, take, take)
Know your stance before you break

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Funk Guitar, Organ Flourish]
Oh, know no
(Non-nonsense)
You’ve gotta know
(The circumstance)

Clear the clutter, cut the fluff
(Non-nonsense)
Don’t get lost when times get rough
(The circumstance)

[Bridge]
[Minimal Beat, Bass Pulse, Organ Drone]
No illusions, no delay
Keep your head, find your way
Cut the noise, see the truth
Non-nonsense is the proof

[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Guitar Lead, Organ Pad, Bass Run, Drums Build]

[Final Chorus]
[Big Harmony, Full Band, Driving Rhythm]
Oh, know no
(Non-nonsense)
You’ve gotta know
(The circumstance)

Clear the clutter, cut the fluff
(Non-nonsense)
Stand your ground when times get rough
(The circumstance)

[Outro]
[Electric Piano, Soft Organ, Fading Drums]
Listen close, pay attention
(Make an attempt at retention)
Oh, know no…
(Non-nonsense)
Know

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderNevertheless

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Slow Piano Chords, Ambient Synth, Distant Drum Beat]
Everybody says they know
(Yet every which way they go)
Everybody says they’re sure
(All about our future)
Everybody talks in circles
(In a distorted mess)
Nevertheless…

[Instrumental: Organ Swell, Guitar Feedback, Bass Rumble]

[Verse 1]
[Steady Bassline, Piano Groove, Tight Drum Beat]
People read a headline fast
Turn a rumor into fact
Never stop to ask a question
Never check what they lack

Truth gets buried under noise
Shouting louder than the rest
Confidence without the knowledge
Still gets treated like the best

[Pre-Chorus]
[Organ Rise, Cymbal Build, Background Harmony]
Facts are sitting in plain sight
Still ignored day after day
Everybody sees the warning
But they always look away

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Driving Guitar, Organ Chops]
The reality is easy to see
(Nevertheless)
Society universally
(Remains clueless)

The answers stand in front of us all
(Nevertheless)
We keep pretending we are ten feet tall
(And so foolish)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo, Organ Stabs, Punchy Drums]

[Verse 2]
[Electric Piano, Bass Pulse, Drum Groove]
Some believe what they want most
Some repeat what they were told
Some mistake a loud opinion
For a truth they can hold

The science sits there on the page
The numbers line up in a row
Still they act surprised tomorrow
By the things they should already know

[Pre-Chorus]
[Synth Pad, Organ Build, Snare Roll]
Every problem leaves a trail
Every warning leaves a sign
But excuses keep on growing
While we run out of time

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Bigger Harmony, Crunchy Guitar]
The reality is easy to see
(Nevertheless)
Society universally
(Remains clueless)

The evidence is all around
(Nevertheless)
Still we keep our heads down
(So useless)

[Bridge]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Echoed Vocal]
Wake up to rationality
(Come on… really)

Wake up to cause and effect
(Before we regret it)

Wake up to what is true
(And what we already knew)

[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Organ Solo, Guitar Sustain, Driving Drums]
[Synth Arpeggios, Bass Run]

[Final Chorus]
[Big Chorus Harmony, Full Band, Cymbal Crashes]
The reality is easy to see
(Nevertheless)
Society universally
(Remains clueless)

The clock is ticking endlessly
(Nevertheless)
Still we drift collectively
(Through the madness)

[Outro]
[Soft Piano, Fading Organ, Slow Drum Beat]
Everybody says they know
(Yet don’t know the word no)
Everybody says they’re sure
(All about our future)
Everybody talks in circles
(Compounding the world’s stress)
Nevertheless…
(Less, less, less)

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderTwisting in the Wind

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Organ, Piano, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Slow Guitar Harmonics, Wind FX, Sparse Piano Notes]
Something broke in the space between
Words we said and what they mean
Now the air feels sharp and thin
Like a storm that’s closing in

[Instrumental: Low Organ Drone, Distant Snare, Echo Guitar]

[Verse 1]
[Muted Guitar, Bass Pulse, Soft Drum Beat]
Promises hang like tangled lines
Pulled too tight too many times
Every step we used to know
Slips away and moves too slow

I reach out but nothing stays
Just echoes of the better days
And every path I try to take
Feels like one more thing I break

[Pre-Chorus]
[Rising Organ, Cymbal Swell, Electric Piano Build]
We built it up, then watched it fall
Still pretending we felt it all
But silence speaks the loudest truth
In the ruins of our youth

[Bridge]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Wind FX, Sparse Piano]
Insisting on twisting?
Still resisting, still insisting

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Driving Guitar, Organ Chords, Heavy Drums]
After all we’ve been
(I’m left to twist in the wind)
Please can’t you see
(All that we can be)

After all we’ve lost and won
(The damage that we’ve become)
Still I wait where you begin
(Just twisting in the wind)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo, Organ Swells, Rolling Drums]

[Verse 2]
[Electric Piano, Bass Groove, Tight Percussion]
Every memory cuts a thread
Of things we never really said
Now the distance feels so wide
Like a tide we can’t divide

You and I, a fractured line
Running out of borrowed time
Every word we didn’t choose
Left us both… with nothing to lose
(Lose… lose….)

[Pre-Chorus]
[Synth Pad, Snare Build, Guitar Sustain]
No more shelter from the rain
No more hiding from the pain
Only fragments in the air
Of a love we used to share

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Bigger Harmony, Crunchy Guitar Layer]
After all we’ve been
(I’m left to twist in the wind)
Please can’t you see
(All that we can be)

After all that’s come undone
(We’re still orbiting the sun)
Lost between what might have been
(Still twisting in the wind)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Wind FX, Sparse Piano, Sub Bass Pulse]
Insisting on twisting?
Still existing in this distance

[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Echo Guitar Lead, Organ Swell, Bass Drive, Drum Build]

[Final Chorus]
[Big Full Band, Layered Vocals, Wide Stereo Feel]
After all we’ve been
(I’m left to twist in the wind)
Please can’t you see
(All that we can be)

After all we’ve lost and found
(Still spinning ’round and ’round)
Nothing left to recommend
(Just twisting in the wind)

[Outro]
[Soft Guitar Harmonics, Fading Organ, Wind FX]
Insisting on twisting…
Still existing…
Twisting… in the wind…
(Been… wind… been in the wind)

From the album Whatnot

bookmark_borderSpare Parts for Broken Hearts

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Electric Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Driving Kick Drum, Pulsing Bass, Electric Piano Riff, Heartbeat Percussion]
Do you have any…
Spare parts for broken hearts?

[Instrumental: Crunchy Guitar Chords, Organ Swell, Snare Build]

[Verse 1]
[Driving Bassline, Electric Piano Groove, Tight Drum Beat]
I kept the pieces in a box
Under old letters and lost key locks
A photograph, a wedding ring
All the traces of everything

The engine stopped, the lights went dark
Silence settled through the spark
I searched the floor and every shelf
Trying to put back part of myself

[Pre-Chorus]
[Rising Organ, Cymbal Wash, Background Harmony]
There must be something left to save
Something hiding in the wreckage and the waves

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Crunchy Guitar, Organ Chops, Punchy Drums]
What once was whole
(Now has a hole)
Now once beat sound
(Can not be found)

Pieces gone cold
(Stories untold)
Hands reaching out
(But filled with doubt)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Lead, Organ Solo, Driving Tom Beat]

[Verse 2]
[Steady Bass Pulse, Electric Piano Stabs, Bigger Drum Groove]
Every memory leaves a scar
Every goodbye leaves you where you are
Some nights feel like rust and rain
Some wounds never lose their pain

But maybe somewhere deep inside
A little fire still survives
Waiting for the hands that care
To find the missing pieces there

[Pre-Chorus]
[Synth Pad, Organ Rise, Snare Build]
There must be more than shattered glass
More than ghosts and shadows from the past

[Chorus]
[Full Band, Bigger Harmony, Heavier Guitar]
What once was whole
(Now has a hole)
Now once beat sound
(Can not be found)

Pieces gone cold
(Stories untold)
Hands reaching out
(But filled with doubt)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Heartbeat Percussion]
Do you have any…
Spare parts for broken hearts?

Some tiny spring
Some missing gear
Something to make the feeling reappear

Do you have any…
Spare parts for broken hearts?

[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Electric Piano Solo, Guitar Sustain, Organ Drone]
[Drums Double-Time, Bass Swells, Synth Sparks]

[Final Chorus]
[Big Chorus Harmony, Full Organ, Driving Guitar Riff]
What once was whole
(Now has a hole)
Now once beat sound
(Can not be found)

But somewhere still
(Beyond the dark)
A broken machine
(Can still restart)

What once was whole
(Can still be whole)
A fading spark
(Can still ignite)

[Outro]
[Heartbeat Percussion, Fading Guitar, Electric Piano Chords]
Do you have any…
Spare parts for broken hearts?

From the album Whatnot