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

bookmark_borderMy Mind

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

[Intro]
My mind…
(What’s on your mind?)
It’s blown…
(What did you find?)

[Verse 1]
Thought I knew the answer
Thought I knew the score
Then somebody asked a question
I’d never thought of before

[Pre-Chorus]
Round and round
The thoughts go by
Looking down
Then looking high

[Refrain]
My mind
(Is blown)
I find
(The known)

Thinking on it
(For a bit)
Thinking hard and long
(On mentally strong)

[Verse 2]
The more I learn
The less I know
The more I turn
The more things grow

[Chorus]
Whoa-oh!
My mind is blown
(Blown!)
Something unknown
(Whoa-oh!)

Think it through
What else could be true?

[Refrain]
My mind
(Is blown)
I find
(The known)

Thinking on it
(For a bit)
Thinking hard and long
(On mentally strong)

[Bridge]
I guess knowing
Is knowing
There’s more to know

To keep on growing
Is going
Where questions go

[Break]
What do you know?
(What do you find?)
What’s blowing your mind?
(My mind!)

[Instrumental: Extended Piano and Electric Guitar Groove, Organ Swells, Saxophone Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]
Round and round
The thoughts go by
Looking down
Then looking high

What I knew
Was just a clue
To what I didn’t know…

[Final Chorus]
Whoa-oh!
My mind is blown
(Blown!)
I find the known
(The known!)

Thinking hard
(Thinking long)
Makes a mind
(Mentally strong!)

[Final Refrain]
My mind
(Is blown)
I find
(The known)

Thinking on it
(For a bit)
Thinking hard and long
(On mentally strong)

My mind…
Is goin’…
(Full blown!)

[Outro]
[Refrain]
My mind
(Is blown)
I find
(The known)

Thinking on it
(For a bit)
Thinking hard and long
(On mentally strong)

[Fade out]

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderLighten Up Yourself

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Reggae Guitar Skank, Warm Organ, Deep Bass, Drums, Hand Percussion, Horns]

[Intro]
Hey now!
(What’s all that fuss?)
Easy now…
(No need to push)

Take a breath
(Let it go)
Feel the rhythm
(Get to know)

One love!
(One life!)
Our heart!
(No strife!)

[Verse 1]
Woke up this morning with a cloud in my head
Thinking ’bout the things that somebody said
Carrying yesterday like a heavy load
Wondering along a lonely road

But the sun keeps shining
(Even through the gray)
And the beat keeps playing
(So dance the blues away)

You can’t change the past
(But you can change today)
So open up your heart
(And let the good vibes stay)

[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t hold tight
(To the sorrow)
Make some room
(For tomorrow)

If the world feels heavy
(Share the load)
Put a little love
(Back upon the road)

[Refrain]
Don’t be so dreadly
(Lighten up yourself)
It might turn deadly
(Lighten up yourself)

Bring to life
(Life!)
Do away with
(Strife)

Come on!
(Lighten up yourself)
Sing along
(Lighten up yourself)

[Verse 2]
If a little worry wants a place in your mind
Hey! Just say, “You better stay behind”
Fear can grow when you feed it every day
And anger gets stronger when you give it your way

So loosen up your shoulders
(Let ’em fall)
Put some music in the room
(And answer the call)

If you got a little love
(You got enough)
Give a little more
(When the going gets tough)

[Chorus]
Lighten up!
(Lighten up!)
Don’t weigh yourself down
(Lighten up!)
Turn that frown around
(Lighten up!)

Life is too short
(To live in strife)
Give a little love
(Bring it back to life)

Lighten up yourself!
(Yeah, yeah!)
Lighten up yourself!
(Oh, yes!)

[Verse 3]
There’s a line between a warning and a wall
There’s a line between standing tall and standing small
You can shout at every shadow
You can fight against the rain
Or you can learn improve your move
And dance away the pain

[Bridge]
One heart!
(One love!)
One beat!
(Rise above!)

Come on everybody…
(Lighten up!)

[Break]
Hey!
(HEY!)

You got a problem?
(Lighten up!)

Got a worry?
(Lighten up!)

Got some trouble?
(Oh, no, no no)
Don’t make it double
(Lighten up!)

Rife with life!
(Sing it!)

[Refrain]
Don’t be a dread
(Lighten up yourself)
Come rock instead
(Lighten up yourself)

Bring to life
(Life!)
Do away with
(Strife)

Come on!
(Lighten up yourself)
Sing along
(Lighten up yourself)

[Instrumental: Extended Reggae Groove — Deep Bass, Organ Bubble, Guitar Skank, Horn Stabs, Percussion]

[Final Chorus]
Lighten up!
(Lighten up!)
Don’t weigh yourself down
Lighten up!
(Turn that frown around)

Bring to life!
(Life!)
Do away with strife!
(Strife!)

Come on!
(Lighten up yourself!)
Everybody!
(Lighten up yourself!)

[Final Refrain]
Yo! Don’t be a dread
(Lighten up yourself)
So! Come rock instead
(Lighten up yourself)

Bring to life
(Life!)
Do away with
(Strife)

Bring to life
(Life!)
Do away with
(Strife)

Come on!
(Lighten up yourself)
Sing along
(Lighten up yourself)

[Outro]
Lighten…
(Up!)

Yourself!
(True wealth!)

Let the love…
(Rise above!)

Let the life…
(Lighten up!)

Let the music…
(Enlighten up!)

Come on!
(Come on!)

Everybody!
(Rock steady!)

Enlighten up yourself…

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderFlown

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Acoustic Guitar Harmonics, Electric Guitar Swells, Deep Sub-Bass, Organ, Synth Pad, Drums, Shakers]

[Intro]
Flown…
(Full blown…)

Gone…
(Gone, gone)

Where’d she go?
(Who could know?)

[Instrumental: Slow-Building Groove — Guitar, Bass, Organ, Percussion]

[Verse 1]
A feather falls
(So light)
Caught by the air
(Outta sight)

Up…
(Down!)

Round and round
(Round and round)

[Instrumental Break: Bass and Percussion]

[Refrain]
The flown
(Is flowin’)
Gone…
(It’s been going)
… way too long
(Flown)

A feather in the wind…
… been…
(Blowin’)
Flown
(Oh, oh, own)
Flown
(Oh, oh, own)

[Instrumental: Extended Psychedelic Jam — Guitar Melody Over Deep Bass Groove]

[Verse 2]
Was it mine?
(Was it yours?)
Did it leave?
(Through the doors?)

No strings
(No chains)
Nothing left
(But remains)

[Break]
Blown…
(Blown!)

Thrown…
(Thrown!)

Known…
(Unknown!)

Gone…
(Oh, oh, gone!)

[Instrumental: Spacious Guitar Solo — Gradually Building Drums and Organ]

[Refrain]
The flown
(Is flowin’)
Gone…
(It’s been going)
… way too long
(Flown)

A feather in the wind…
… been…
(Blowin’)
Flown
(Oh, oh, own)
Flown
(Oh, oh, own)

[Instrumental: Long Atmospheric Passage — Feather-Light Percussion, Echo Guitar, Synth]

[Verse 3]
What we think
(We know)
Follows me…
(Where winds blow)

[Instrumental Break: Bass Drops Out — Guitar and Organ Only]

[Whispered Vocal]
Flown…
(Full blown…)

Far…
(So far…)

Passed…
(Past…)

[Full Groove Returns]

[Final Refrain]
The flown
(Is flowin’)
Gone…
(It’s been going)
… way too long
(Flown)

A feather in the wind…
… been…
(Blowin’)
Flown
(Oh, oh, own)
Flown
(Oh, oh, own)

[Instrumental Outro: Extended Fade — Electric Guitar, Organ, Deep Bass, Drums, Percussion]

[Outro]
Flown…
(Full blown…)

Still flowin’…
(Still goin’…)

So long!
(Long)
Gone…
(Gone, gone)

Flown…
(Oh, oh, own)

Flown…
(Oh, oh, own)
[Fade out)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderWhere Ya Goin’?

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

[Intro]
Hey!
(Hey!)

Where ya goin’?
(Are ya showin’?)

Got a scope?
(Nope!)

Got a plan?
(Ah, man!)

Well then…
(Let’s go!)

[Verse 1]
There’s a road in front of me
(And another to the right)
One goes toward the mountain
(One disappears from sight)

Could ask somebody
(Which way should I go?)
Could wait for a sign
(To reveal and show)

[Refrain]
Hey! Say…
(Where ya goin’?)
Any way…
(Without knowin’)

Anyway…
(We’ve got the day)

[Verse 2]
The future isn’t written
(At least before it’s gone)
The choice becomes a piece
(Of the road we’re on)

You can follow somebody
(You can blaze your own)
You can wander for a while
(And still find your way home)

[Refrain]
Hey! Say…
(Where ya goin’?)
Any way…
(Without knowin’)

Anyway…
(We’ve got the day)

So take a breath
(Look around)
Put your feet upon the ground
(Feel the sound)

[Bridge]
Hey! Are ya knowin’…
(Where ya goin’?)

Don’t know!
(That’s okay!)

Hey!
(Which way?)

Any way!
(Every which way!)

Left!
(Right!)

Up!
(Down!)

Keep your feet
(Movin’ round!)

[Break]
Where ya goin’?
(I dunno!)

How do ya get there?
(Anyway!)

So here we go
([Refrain]
Hey! Say…
(Where ya goin’?)
Any way…
(Without knowin’)

Anyway…
(We’ve got the day)

[Refrain]
Hey! Say…
(Where ya goin’?)
Any way…
(Without knowin’)

Anyway…
(We’ve got the day)

[Instrumental]
[Acoustic guitar groove]
[Organ swells]
[Saxophone solo]
[Drums build]

[Final Refrain]
Hey! Say…
(Where ya goin’?)
Any way…
(Without knowin’)

Anyway…
(We’ve got the day)

Hey! Say…
(Where ya goin’?)

I dunno…
(But I’m goin’!)

Anyway…
(We’ve got the day)

[Outro]
[Instrumental, Whistle Solo]
Where ya goin’?
(With the wind… blowin’)

Without knowin’…

(That’s the way.)

We’ve got the day.

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderFlat on One Side

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

[Intro]
Hey!
(What’s that sound?)
Thump-thump…
(Round and round)

Something’s wrong
(But we keep ridin’)
Something’s low
(No more hidin’)

[Verse 1]
I felt a wobble in the middle of the night
Thought maybe something wasn’t quite right
Kept on rolling, thinking it would disappear
But every mile made the problem more clear

You can polish up the rim
(You can shine it bright)
But a flat little secret
Won’t stay outta sight

[Pre-Chorus]
One side’s down
(One side’s low)
One side’s up
(Where’d it go?)

Spin that wheel
(Turn it ’round)
Funny thing…
(No hole can be found)

[Refrain]
Is that tire flat?
(Only on one side)

So that’s where we’re at…
(Can’t hide the snide)

Blew a tire
(Knew it was dire)
No, you can’t hide
(What you can’t ride)

[Verse 2]
You can pump it up
(Up, up, up)
You can talk it down
(Down, down, down)
You can try n’ spin it round

But when the rubber meets the road
When the pressure starts to fall
Your secret will explode
When you turn it round… after all

[Chorus]
Flat on one side!
(Flat on one side!)
Rolling ain’t riding
(When the wheel won’t glide)

[Refrain]
Is that tire flat?
(Only on one side)

So that’s where we’re at…
(Can’t hide the snide)

Blew a tire
(Knew it was dire)
No, you can’t hide
(What you can’t ride)

[Bridge]
If it’s flat…
(Fix that!)
If it’s broken…
(Get it stokin’)

‘Cause pretending
(Doesn’t roll!)
And denial
(Takes its toll!)

[Break]
Is it flat?
(Yeah!)

On one side?
(Yeah!)

Can ya ride?
(Know?)
Oh, no, no, no, no

Can ya hide?
(No! Can’t ride)

[Instrumental: Driving Rock Groove — Electric Guitar, Organ, Piano, Deep Bass, Drums, Percussion]

[Final Refrain]
Is that tire flat?
(Only on one side)

So that’s where we’re at…
(Can’t hide the snide)

Blew a tire
(Knew it was dire)
No, you can’t hide
(What you can’t ride)

[Outro]
Flat…
(That’s where we’re at)

No matter how you roll…
(The hole took a toll)
No, no she won’t roll

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderBeyond the Great Unknown

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

[Intro]
Where ya been?
(Where ya goin’?)
What’s ahead?
(Is there any knowin’)

Take a step…
(Take a chance)
Feel the beat…
(And make it dance)

[Verse 1]
There’s a road that ain’t been taken
There’s a song that ain’t been sung
There’s a world that’s still awakenin’
Waiting for the morning sun

No map to tell us where to wander
No sign to say which way is right
But every step can take us farther
Out of the shadow into the light

[Refrain]
We’re goin’ for a stroll
(Beyond the great unknown)
The future of rock n’ roll
(For the first time shown)

The light
(Shine)
Oh so fine
(Shine, shine, shine)

The light
(Shone)
Where we’re goin’…
(… beyond the great unknown)

[Verse 2]
Perhaps a little crazy
Is the way to go
If you wait until you’re ready
You may never really know

There’s a rhythm in the thunder
There’s a heartbeat in the ground
When you stop and start to wonder
You can hear a brand-new sound

[Chorus]
Rock n’ roll!
(Go beyond!)
Rock n’ roll!
(Keep movin’ on!)

Past the edge
(Past the line)
Into something
(Undefined)

[Refrain]
We’re goin’ for a stroll
(Beyond the great unknown)
The future of rock n’ roll
(For the first time shown)

The light
(Shine)
Oh so fine
(Shine, shine, shine)

The light
(Shone)
Where we’re goin’…
(… beyond the great unknown)

[Bridge]
The unknown!
(Full blown!)
The unknown!
(Great unknown!)

You come to know
(Where we’re goin’)
As we go…
(Time is flowin’)

One more step!
(One more!)
One more beat!
(Encore!)

[Break]
Hey!
(HEY!)

Where ya goin’?
(Where the light’s showin’!)

What’s it about?
(We’ll find out!)
Shout!

Shine
(Shone)

[Instrumental: Extended Rock Groove — Piano, Organ, Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Deep Bass, Drums, Percussion]

[Pre-Chorus]
Leave the door
(Leave it wide)
Feel the beat
(Feel inside)

Hear that sound?
(That’s the call)
Come on now…
(Give it your all!)

[Final Refrain]
We’re goin’ for a stroll
(Beyond the great unknown)
The future of rock n’ roll
(For the first time shown)

The light
(Shine)
Oh so fine
(Shine, shine, shine)

The light
(Shone)
Where we’re goin’…
(… beyond the great unknown)

[Outro]
Beyond…
(Beyond!)

The great…
(Shine)
Shone

The light…
(Shine!)
Shone

So bright…
(Shone!)
Shine
(Shine, shine, shone)

[Silence]

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderWindblown

[Silence]

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

[Intro]
Where did it go?
(Where did it fly?)
Caught by the wind
(Into the sky)

Round and around
(The pieces are spinning)
Lost in the current
(Is anyone winning?)

[Verse 1]
A little bit here
(A little bit there)
Blown from the ground
(Into the air)

Tattered old pages
(Torn at the seam)
Fragments of yesterday
(Fragments of a dream)

Scattered like leaves
(Across every mile)
Worn by the journey
(… carried a while)

[Refrain]
Windblown
(Tattered… torn)
Into the unknown
(Scattered… worn)

[Verse 2]
The wind doesn’t ask
(What you believe)
It picks up the pieces
(And makes them leave)

What seemed permanent
(Did suddenly move)
What seemed so certain
(Can suddenly prove)

That what was fixed
(Isn’t still)
The wind has a way
(Of changing the deal)

[Refrain]
Windblown
(Tattered… torn)
Into the unknown
(Scattered… worn)

Round and around
(The currents collide)
Nothing to hold
(Nowhere to hide)

[Bridge]
Blown away!
(Blown of your throne!)

Thrown away!
(No, just can’t stay!)

Tattered…
(Torn…)

Scattered…
(Worn…)

[Break]
Windblown!
(Where are we going?)

Unknown!
(Fully not knowing!)

Tattered!
(Torn!)

Scattered!
(Worn!)

[Instrumental]
[Saxophone solo]
[Electric guitar]
[Organ swell]
[Drums build]

[Final Refrain]
Windblown
(Tattered… torn)
Into the unknown
(Scattered… worn)

Windblown…
(Where will it go?)

Into the unknown…
(Does anyone know?)

[Outro]
Blown…
(Into the unknown.)

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderOn Our Own

[Silence]

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

[Intro]
Where do we go?
(Anybody know?)
Who do we call?
(There goes it all)

The lights go out
(The power’s gone)
We look around
(And carry on)

[Verse 1]
They told us they had answers
(They told us they knew)
They drew up all the plans
(And told us what to do)

But when the trouble started
(When the pressure came)
The people in the towers
(Couldn’t play the game)

[Pre-Chorus]
Who’s gonna fix it?
(Who’s gonna know?)
Who’s gonna lead us?
(Where do we go?)

[Refrain]
Left us all alone
(Guess we’re on our own)
The elite
(Left the street)
Couldn’t compete
(With the beat)

[Verse 2]
The street keeps moving
(The street survives)
People find a way
(To keep their lives)

A neighbor brings a bucket
(Another brings some food)
Crankin’ up a ruckus
(We’re all in the mood)

Not for money
(Not for fame)
Not because somebody
(Told them who’s to blame)

Just a little human instinct
(A little common sense)
When everything gets difficult
(You build a new defense)

[Refrain]
Left us all alone
(Guess we’re on our own)
The elite
(Left the street)
Couldn’t compete
(With the beat)

[Bridge]
Who’s got water?
(I do!)
Who’s got shelter?
(How ’bout you?)

Who’s got knowledge?
(I do!)
Who’s got love?
(How ’bout you?)

[Break]
Left us all alone!
(Guess we’re on our own!)
But look around…
(Look what’s found)
… when we’re all love bound

[Instrumental]
[Piano and acoustic guitar]
[Organ swell]
[Saxophone solo]
[Drums build]

[Final Refrain]
Left us all alone
(Guess we’re on our own)
The elite
(Left the street)
Couldn’t compete
(With the beat)

Left us all alone…
(Guess we’re on our own…)

But the street…
(Still has a beat)
Couldn’t compete?
(We’ll complete!)

Dance to the beat!
(Bringin’ on the heat!)

[Outro]
On our own…
(On our own…)
Not alone…
(Not alone…)

Beat by beat…
(Street by street…)

We carry on.
(On and on and on)

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderThe Yell Fell

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

[Intro]
Can you hear me?
(Can you hear?)
I’m talking louder
(But nobody’s near)

I sent the message
(I made it clear)
But somehow the meaning
(Just disappeared)

[Verse 1]
The warning came early
(It came again)
A whisper in the hallway
(A shout in the wind)

I tried to explain it
(I tried to be heard)
But silence answered
(Before a single word)

Some wanted comfort
(Some wanted proof)
Some closed the window
(To keep out the truth)

And when the voice grew louder
(What did they do?)
They turned away
(Well… will you, too?)

[Refrain]
The yell fell
(On deaf ears)
Wanting cheers
(Getting jeers)

[Verse 2]
A message isn’t magic
(And truth ain’t always sweet)
Sometimes what you need to hear
(Is what you least want to meet)

The louder that I shouted
(The harder they resisted)
The more they called it nonsense
(The more the point was missed)

[Refrain]
The yell fell
(On deaf ears)
Wanting cheers
(Getting jeers)

[Bridge]
Hear me!
(Clearly)

Don’t smear me!
(Or cheer me!)

Just listen…
(Ask why!)
You have failed…
(To even try)

[Break]
The yell fell!
(On deaf ears!)
Wanting cheers!
(Getting jeers!)

But if nobody listens…
(What happens next?)

If nobody asks…
(What’s left?)

[Instrumental]
[Electric guitar]
[Saxophone]
[Drums build]
[Deep bass]

[Final Refrain]
The yell fell
(On deaf ears)
Wanting cheers
(Getting jeers)

The yell fell…
(But the message remains)

Wanting cheers…
(Hoping for gains)

[Outro]
Scream:
(The dream!)
Open ears
(Calming fears)

Scream:
(The scene!)
Dream it green

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderIt Ain’t Over?

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

[Intro]
Is it over?
(Over what?)
Is it blown?
(Is it known?)

[Verse 1]
One says “Nothing”
(Another says “All”)
One says “Stand tall”
(Another says “Fall”)

The signs may be subtle
(The signals may fade)
But what looks like nothing
(Can become a cascade)

[Refrain]
Is it known
(Over blown?)
Soon to discover
(If it’s over…)
Blown!

Are you sure…
(It ain’t over blown?)
Our future…
(Soon to own)

[Verse 2]
Maybe it’s nothing
(Maybe it’s not)
Maybe the warning
(Is all that we’ve got)

As the feedback feeds feedback
(And change feeds change)
What once seemed familiar
(Can suddenly feel strange)

The question isn’t simply
“Is something going wrong?”
It’s how fast it’s changing…
(And how long?)

[Refrain]
Is it known
(Over blown?)
Soon to discover
(If it’s over…)
Blown!

Are you sure…
(It ain’t over blown?)
Our future…
(Soon to own)

[Bridge]
Known?
(Unknown!)

Sure?
(Not sure!)

Over?
(Not yet!)

Blown?
(It’s anybody’s bet)

[Break]
Is it over?
(No!)

Is it blown?
(Know!)

Have you seen
(The scene?)

Look!
(Mistook?)

[Instrumental]
[Deep bass pulse]
[Piano arpeggio]
[Saxophone rises]
[Electric guitar feedback]
[Drums build]

[Final Refrain]
Is it known
(Over blown?)
Soon to discover
(If it’s over…)
Blown!

Are you sure…
(It ain’t over blown?)
Our future…
(Soon to own)

End of the show?
(I dunno!)

It’s blown…
(Well shown!)

[Outro]
Is it known
(Over blown?)
Soon to discover
(If it’s over…)
Blown!

You can be sure…
… our future…
(We’ll soon own)

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderDisease

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

[Intro]
What’s that sound?
(Coming around)
Something’s wrong
(It’s been too long)

A warning sign
(Out of line)
A little chill
(A greater ill)

[Verse 1]
You don’t notice at first
It’s a little bit strange
A subtle little symptom
(A signal of change)

You tell yourself
(Don’t be sad)
You tell yourself
(It’s nothing bad)

[Refrain]
It’s well known…
(The disease)
Is… full blown
(Systems seize)

That kind of ill…
(Will kill)

[Verse 2]
The warning was there
But nobody heard
Buried in noise
(Beneath every word)

The signal got stronger
The symptoms spread
What could have been treated
(Was left for dead)

[Refrain]
It’s well known…
(The disease)
Is… full blown
(Systems seize)

That kind of ill…
(Will kill)

[Bridge]
What spreads?
(The disease!)

Who dreads?
(The disease!)

When feedback feeds feedback
And stress feeds stress
The system’s a mess…
(From strain to distress)

[Break]
Well known…
(Well known!)

Full blown…
(Full blown!)

Systems seize…
(Systems seize!)

That kind of ill…
(Will kill!)

[Instrumental]
[Distorted Guitar]
[Organ Swell]
[Drums Build]
[Deep Bass Pulse]

[Final Refrain]
Well known
(The disease)
Is… full blown
(Systems seize)

[Outro]
That kind of ill…
(Will kill)

Well known…
(The disease!)

Full blown…
(Systems seize!)

That kind of ill…
(Will kill!)

From the album Full Blown

bookmark_borderThat Speaker

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

[Intro]
Turn it up
(Louder!)
Can you hear?
(Or not that clear?)

A little buzz
(A little hiss)
A little something
(You can’t miss)

[Verse 1]
There’s a voice in the room
But I can’t tell where
It seems to be coming
(From out of nowhere)

Turn the dial
(Let it roll)
Feel the rhythm
(In your soul)

The signal’s breaking
The wires are shaking
Something’s coming through
(But what does it mean to you?)

[Refrain]
That speaker
(Is fully blown)
Sound seeker
(Hear the unknown)

[Verse 2]
Static in the signal
Distortion in the air
A little bit of chaos
(Turned amiss right there)

Turn it up louder
(What did you hear?)
Turn it down softer
(The message disappears)

[Chorus]
That speaker!
(Is fully blown!)
Sound seeker!
(Hear the unknown!)

Can you hear it?
(Can you hear?)

Can you feel it?
(Blown… oh I fear?)

Something in the silence
(Something in the tone)
Something waiting
(To be known)

[Bridge]
That speaker
(Is fully blown)
Sound seeker
(Hear the unknown)

[Break]
That speaker…
(Fully blown!)

What happened?
(Too much sound!)

Sound seeker…
(Couldn’t take the pound!)

What’s that?
(The unknown!)
… fully blown

[Instrumental]
[Deep sub-bass]
[Electric guitar feedback]
[Organ]
[Saxophone]
[Drums]

[Final Chorus]
That speaker!
(Is fully blown!)
Sound seeker!
(Hear the unknown!)

Turn it up!
(Turn it down!)
Feedback bound!
(Search around!)

[Final Refrain]
That speaker
(Is fully blown)
Sound seeker
(Hear the unknown)

That speaker!
(It’s fully blown!)
Sound seeker!
(Better keep goin’!)

[Outro]
Shhh…

(Listen.)

What was that?

(The unknown…)

… completely blown.

From the album Full Blown