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[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Bouncy Electric Guitar, Funky Bass, Loose Drums, Hammond Organ, Piano Stabs and Playful Synth]

[Spoken Vocal]

Make some room!
(Shake the gloom)
Move your feet!
(Off your seat)
If you’re wanna stomp…

You might as well romp.

[Verse 1]
Stuck inside the little box
Counting every step
Worrying about tomorrow
And forgetting what you’ve got yet

Open up the doorway
Let the fresh air in
Shake away the cobwebs
Let the good times begin

There’s a rhythm in the sidewalk
There’s a rhythm in the street
There’s a rhythm in your heartbeat
When you move your feet

[Pre-Chorus]
Move!
(Move!)

Shake!
(Shake!)

Stomp!
(Stomp!)

Wake!

[Refrain]
Room to romp
(Romper room)
Dance n’ stomp
(As in… Boom!)

[Chorus]
Room to romp!
(Room to romp!)

Give yourself some space

Room to romp!
(Room to romp!)

Put a smile upon your face

Dance!
(Dance!)

Stomp!
(Stomp!)

Let the rhythm boom

Make some room
In the room!

[Verse 2]
You don’t need a mansion
You don’t need a throne
Just a little open space
To call your own

A kitchen floor
A backyard patch
A beat inside your head
That you can catch

Jump around
(Jump around!)

Turn it loose
(Turn it loose!)

Life is short
So what’s the use
Of standing still?
(Show your freewill)

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Playful Funk-Rock Lead With Slap Bass, Hammond Organ, Percussion and Big Drums; Occasional Stop-Time Hits]

[Bridge]
Room…
(Not measured by the walls.)

Room…
(When the wall falls)

Room to breathe.

Room to move.
(Groove)
Room to become.
(More than one)

[Rap Vocal Break]
Room!
(Romp!)

Boom!
(Stomp!)

Shake the floor
And wake the block

Dance!
(Dance!)

Chance!
(Prance!)

Give your feet
A fighting chance

No permission
(No submission!)

No excuse
(No recluse!)

Cut the loose
And cut loose!

Move your body
(Move!)

Move your mind
(Move!)

Leave a little
Fear behind
(Out of your mind)
Make some room
(For some room!)

Let it boom
(Let it boom!)

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Hand Claps, Percussion and Muted Guitar]

Room to…

[Pause]

Romp.

[Whispered]

Romper room.

[Soft Response]

Dance n’ stomp.

[Big Vocal]

BOOM!

[Final Refrain]
Room to romp
(Romper room)
Dance n’ stomp
(As in… Boom!)

[Final Chorus]
Room to romp!
(Room to romp!)

Let the whole thing shake

Room to romp!
(Room to romp!)

Give yourself a break (Quake!)

Dance!
(Dance!)

Stomp!
(Stomp!)

Make the floor go boom!

Room to romp!
(Room to romp!)

Make some room!

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Full Funk-Rock Groove, Hammond Organ, Guitar Chops, Bass and Percussion; Final Stop-Time Hits]

Stomp!

Dance!

Romp!

Boom!

[Spoken, fading]

Make some room…

… to bloom.

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]

[Instrumental Intro: Mysterious Electric Guitar Riff, Pulsing Bass, Tight Drums, Hammond Organ and Analog Synth; Building Suspense]
[Spoken Vocal]

Where ya going?

(That’s the question.)

Not knowing…

(Is in the suggestion.)

[Verse 1]
Standing at the threshold
Looking through the door
Yesterday is history
Tomorrow isn’t sure

You can make a map
But you can’t map the unknown
You can build a fortress
But you can’t live alone

Something’s always waiting
Just beyond the line
A possibility
A chance to redefine

[Refrain]
What’s next?
(Zex)
Oh the appeal
(Zex appeal)
The unknown ideal

[Chorus]
Zex!
(Zex!)

What’s around the corner?

Zex!
(Zex!)

Could tomorrow change the order?

Unknown!
(Unknown!)

That’s still the thrill
(That’s the deal)

The unknown ideal!

[Verse 2]
We don’t need to know
How the story ends
Sometimes uncertainty
Is where discovery begins

A seed beneath the soil
Doesn’t know the tree
A child doesn’t know
The person they will be

A mountain doesn’t know
The shape of falling reign
The giver doesn’t know
The pathway through your brain

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Angular Progressive-Rock Lead With Synth Pulses, Hammond Organ, Bass and Driving Drums]

[Bridge]
Don’t fear the unknown.

[Pause]

(It’s were grows grown.)

[Pause]
(Wit)
Discover it.

[Rap Vocal Break]

What’s next?
(Zex!)

What’s new?
(Zex!)

What don’t you know
That could change your view?

Turn the page
(Become a sage!)

Open the door
(Explore more!)

There might be something
You’ve never seen before

Unknown!
(To be grown!)

Ideal!
(For real!)

… that’s
The whole appeal

Not knowing
(Where we’re going!)

What’s coming
(Come on along!)

Makes tomorrow
Worth becoming!

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Deep Bass, Sparse Guitar Harmonics and Synth Pulse]

What’s next?

[Whispered]

Zex.

Oh, the appeal…

[Soft Response]

Zex appeal.

The unknown…

[Pause]

Ideal.

[Final Refrain]
What’s next?
(Zex)
Oh the appeal
(Zex appeal)
The unknown ideal

[Final Chorus]
Zex!
(Zex!)

What’s next?
What’s next?

Zex!
(Zex!)

Feel the appeal

Step into
(Step into!)

The unknown ideal!

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Repeating Guitar Motif, Pulsing Synth and Hammond Organ; Drums Gradually Fade While the Bass Holds a Suspended Note]

What’s next?
(Zex!)
[Spoken, fading]

That’s the appeal.

The unknown…

(Ideal.)

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]

[Instrumental Intro: Warm Acoustic Guitar, Rolling Bass, Steady Drums, Hammond Organ and Gentle Synth; Gradually Building]
[Spoken Vocal]

Do you need a miracle?
Perhaps more practical
… is a helping hand.
(I understand)

[Verse 1]
Standing on the edge
Trying to find your way
Looking for a little strength
To make it through the day

You don’t have to do it
All by yourself
Just reaching out
Can be the greatest self-wealth

[Refrain]
I understand…
(Do you need a hand)
To strive to thrive
(We’re both alive!)

[Chorus]
Need a hand?
(Need a hand!)

I’ve got one to give

Need a hand?
(Need a hand!)

We’ve got one life to live

You help me
(I help you)

That’s what living
Is supposed to do

Strive to thrive!
(Strive to thrive!)

We’re both alive!

[Verse 2]
A seed needs soil
A tree needs rain
A river needs a pathway
Through the mountain plain

When one begins to stumble
Another can stand near
Not to carry all the burden
Just to make the path more clear

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Uplifting Blues-Rock Lead With Hammond Organ, Acoustic Guitar, Bass and Driving Drums]

[Bridge]
Cooperation
(Our futures solution)

A hand can say:
(Come this way)

[Rap Vocal Break]
Need a hand?
(Reach out!)

Need a hand?
(Reach out!)

No shame
In asking what life’s about

Give a hand
(Give a hand!)

Take a hand
(Take a hand!)

That’s how we
(Take command!)

Strive!
(Thrive!)

Rise!
(Alive!)

Push a little
Help someone survive

One small gesture
One small chance

One helping hand
Can change the circumstance

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Piano, Acoustic Guitar and Soft Bass]

I understand…

[Whispered]

Do you need a hand?

To strive…

To thrive…

[Soft Response]

We’re both alive.

[Final Refrain]
I understand
(Do you need a hand)
To strive to thrive
(We’re both alive!)

[Final Chorus]
Need a hand?
(Need a hand!)

Reach across the divide

Need a hand?
(Need a hand!)

Stand together side by side

Give a hand!
(Give a hand!)

Take a hand!
(Take a hand!)

Help each other
When we can

Strive to thrive!
(Strive to thrive!)

We’re both alive!

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Full Band With Warm Guitar, Hammond Organ and Rolling Drums; Gradually Simplifying to Acoustic Guitar]

I understand…

that you need a hand.

[Spoken, fading]

We’re both alive…

Together… (we will survive!)
Together… (arrive alive!)

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Aggressive Electric Guitar Riff, Driving Bass, Punchy Drums, Hammond Organ Stabs and Pulsing Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Give it a thrust!

A lil’ shove…
(Into the love)

[Verse 1]
When the road gets rough
And the pressure starts to build
When the old way isn’t working
And the future won’t stand still

Don’t freeze up
Don’t rust
Don’t wait around
For someone you trust

Put your shoulder
To the wheel
Find the force
That makes it real

[Pre-Chorus]
Push!
(Push!)
Drive!
(Drive!)

Move!
(Move!)
Alive!

[Refrain]
Give a robust…
(Thrust!)
Quench your thirst
(Burst!)

Bust
(Thrust!)

[Chorus]
Thrust!
(Thrust!)
Push through the wall

Thrust!
(Thrust!)
Don’t wait to fall

Bust!
(Bust!)
Break out of the crust

Give a robust
Thrust!

[Verse 2]
A seed beneath the surface
Doesn’t know the sky
But something in its nature
Tells it it should try

Push through the darkness
Push through the dirt
Find a little sunlight
Even when it hurts

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: High-Energy Blues-Rock Lead With Wah-Wah, Hammond Organ, Bass and Driving Drums]
[Bridge]
… finding motion
When you’re stuck in place
(Getting the notion)
… get back in the race

[Rap Vocal Break]
Thrust!
(Bust!)

Push!
(Rush!)

Move!
(Improve!)

Don’t confuse
The motion with the noise

Make a choice
(Make a choice)

Change the flow
(Into the know)

Give the future
Room to grow

Robust!
(Thrust!)

Strong enough
To bend a little

Quench the thirst
(Burst)

Burst the bubble
(Through the rubble)

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Sparse Drums and Distorted Guitar Feedback]
Give a robust…

[Pause]
Thrust!

Quench your thirst…

[Pause]
Burst!

[Whispered]
Bust…

Thrust.

[Final Refrain]
Give a robust…
(Thrust!)
Quench your thirst
(Burst!)

Bust
(Thrust!)

[Final Chorus]
Thrust!
(Thrust!)
Push into life

Thrust!
(Thrust!)
Cut through the strife

Bust!
(Bust!)
Break through the “must”

Quench your thirst
And give a robust…

Thrust!

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Full Band Groove With Repeating Guitar Riff, Hammond Organ and Synth; Final Cymbal Crash]
Thrust!

Burst!

Bust!

[Spoken, fading]
All your resilience needs…

Is a little thrust.
(No one bleeds)

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Driving Electric Guitar, Punchy Bass, Big Drums, Hammond Organ, Hand Claps and Bright Analog Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Feeling strong?

Well… don’t go wrong.

(Sing along!)

[Verse 1]
Knowing when enough is enough
(Done hanging tough)
Knowing when to reach out
(And shout: Shout!)

[Pre-Chorus]
Stand!
(Stand!)

Rise!
(Rise!)

Take a breath
And open your eyes!
(Surprise!)

[Refrain]
Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!

(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)

[Verse 2]
A tree that never bends
May break beneath the storm
A river finds a pathway
By changing its own form

Roots beneath the surface
Branches reaching high
Strength isn’t just the trunk
It’s knowing when to try

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Uplifting Blues-Rock Lead With Hammond Organ, Hand Claps, Bass and Driving Drums]

[Bridge]
Come on!
(Come on!)

Come on!
(Come on!)

You don’t have to prove
That you belong

Just keep moving
(… improving)

Find the place
Where you are strong

[Rap Vocal Break]
Strong in the body
(Strong!)

Strong in the mind
(Strong!)

Strong enough
To leave the old behind

Strong in the heart
(Strong!)

Strong in the soul
(Strong!)

Strong enough
To make yourself whole
(Soul, soul, soul)
Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!

(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)

Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!

(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)

Not control
(Not control!)

Strength is knowing
What is worth the goal

Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!

(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Hand Claps and Sparse Guitar]
Feeling strong?

[Audience]
Strong!

[Lead Vocal]
Sing along!

[Audience]
Strong!

[Lead Vocal]
Shout it out!

[Audience]
STRONG!

[Final Refrain]
Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!

(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)

[Final Chorus]
Strong!
(Strong!)
Strong enough to rise

Strong!
(Strong!)
Look it in the eyes

Strong!
(Strong!)
Whatever comes along

Come on, come on
Sing along!

Strong!

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Full Band, Hand Claps and Crowd Vocals; Guitar Riff Repeats While Hammond Organ Swells]
Strong!

Strong!

Strong!

[Spoken, fading]
Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!

(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]

[Instrumental Intro: Bright Acoustic Guitar, Bouncy Bass, Snappy Drums, Hammond Organ and Playful Synth Bells]
[Spoken Vocal]

The spring has sprung…

So what are you waiting for?

Get up!

[Verse 1]
Winter held its breath
The ground was cold and still
Now something’s moving underneath
A little life, a little will

Green comes through the cracks
The branches start to sway
The world has found its rhythm
And we’re coming out to play

[Pre-Chorus]
Wake up!
(Wake up!)

Come alive!
(Come alive!)

Feel the change
As we arrive!

[Refrain]
The spring
(Has sprung)
Now sing:
(Bell’s been rung)

[Chorus]
Spring has sprung!
(Spring has sprung!)
Ring that bell!

Spring has sprung!
(Spring has sprung!)
Can’t you tell?

Out of the dark
Into the light
Shake off the night
Feel the delight

[Verse 2]
The snow may linger
On the mountain side
But down below
The rivers rise

The buds are opening
One by one
Leaves are reaching
For the sun

Birds return
(Wings unfurled)
New beginnings
(Into the world)

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Upbeat Roots-Rock Lead With Hammond Organ, Bell-Like Synth, Bass and Driving Drums]

[Bridge]
Spring …
(Here’s the thing)

[Rap Vocal Break]
Spring!
(Sprung!)

Ring!
(Rung!)

Move!
(Improve!)

Shake off
The frozen groove

Roots down
(Rise up)

Fill the cup
(Drink up)

Life is moving
Don’t get stuck

(Noo… don’t wait on luck)

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Acoustic Guitar, Hand Claps and Soft Bell Tones]
The spring…

[Whispered]

Has sprung.

Now sing…
(Come undone)
Sing to sung!

[Soft Response]
Bell’s been rung.

[Final Refrain]
The spring
(Has sprung)
Now sing:
(Bell’s been rung)

[Final Chorus]
Spring has sprung!
(Spring has sprung!)
Ring that bell!

Spring has sprung!
(Spring has sprung!)
Can’t you tell?

Surprise!
(Arise!)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Full Band With Bright Guitar, Hammond Organ, Bells, Bass and Drums; Gradually Building Into a Celebratory Final Chord]
The spring…

Has sprung!

The bell…

Has rung!

[Spoken, fading]
Now…

Go grow.

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Bright Acoustic Guitar Picking, Warm Bass, Light Drums, Hammond Organ and Gentle Analog Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Put a seed in the ground…

Give it a little time to be found

You might surprise…

(As it starts to rise)

[Verse 1]
Buried in the darkness
Waiting for the rain
Small enough to overlook
Strong enough to remain

[Refrain]
If it was in doubt
(That it would sprout)
The essence
(Of resilience)
… is in our presence

[Chorus]
Sprout!
(Out!)
Reach for the light

Sprout!
(About!)
Push through the night
(Into the light)

Find a way
To survive

Sprout!
(Sprout!)
Root and rise

[Verse 2]
A forest isn’t planted
All at once and all alike
Some arrive by wind
Some arrive by wildlife

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Melodic Roots-Rock Lead With Acoustic Guitar, Hammond Organ, Warm Bass and Rolling Drums]
[Bridge]
Resilience isn’t silence
(It’s persistence)

It isn’t never bending
(It’s resistance)

It isn’t being certain
(It’s adapting)

It’s finding one more way
When the first way isn’t happening

[Rap Vocal Break]
Sprout
(Reach out)

Root
(Grow)

Push through
(What you know)

Darkness isn’t proof
That nothing’s there
(As it struggles…)
Reaching for the air

Just enough life
(To begin again)

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Acoustic Guitar, Bass and Soft Piano]
If it was in doubt…

[Whispered]
That it would sprout…

The essence…

Of resilience…

(You’re about to find out)

[Soft Response]
It’s in our presence.

[Final Refrain]
If it was in doubt
(That it would sprout)
The essence
(Of resilience)
… is in our presence

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Acoustic Guitar and Hammond Organ Over Warm Bass; Soft Synth and Gentle Percussion Gradually Fade]
If it was in doubt
(That it would sprout)
The essence
(Of resilience)
… is in our presence

[Spoken, fading]
Look out!
(Watch us sprout)

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Dreamy Electric Guitar, Warm Bass, Soft Drums, Hammond Organ and Shimmering Analog Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
What’s gotten into me?

Could it be…

Reality?

Maybe I’ve finally
(foregone destiny)

[Verse 1]
I used to chase the answer
Like it owed me something back
Looking down the road ahead
While standing on the track

I wanted certainty
I wanted something sure
But life kept moving underneath me
And the future wasn’t pure

Then somewhere in the silence
I began to understand
The things I thought were permanent
Were slipping through my hands

[Pre-Chorus]
Wake up!
(Wake up!)

Look around!
(Look around!)

Hear the world
(Hear the sound)

[Refrain]
What’s gotten into me
(Could it be…)
Reality…
(I’ve come to see?)

The inevitability:
(Put love above)
To survive…
(To be alive)

Put love above
(Love, love, love)
The love of…
(Love, love, love)

[Chorus]
Put love above
Put love above
Not fear
Not greed
Not what we think we need

Put love above
Put love above
The life we share
The air we breathe
The future’s waiting there

Love of life
(Love of life)
Love of Earth
(Love of Earth)

Love of those
Who haven’t even
Had their birth

[Verse 2]
Reality can hurt you
When you finally look it in the eye
But hiding from the truth
Won’t make the truth comply

The mountains aren’t forever
The rivers aren’t immune
The forests have their limits
In the atmosphere of doom

Room for change
(Room for change)
Room for hope
(Room for hope)

… hope without action
(No solution)
… it’s the end of the rope

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Emotional Blues-Rock Lead With Sustained Notes, Hammond Organ Swells, Warm Bass and Slow-Building Drums]
[Bridge]
What’s gotten into me?

Love?

(Of love)

In and about…
(Shout!)
Love, love, love

[Music builds]
When survival
Is the question

Love becomes
The direction

Not just love
For me

But love
For we

[Rap Vocal Break]
Love the soil
(Love the rain)

Love the river
(Love the plain)

Love the forest
(Love the sea)

Love the life
That isn’t me

Love the child
We haven’t met

Love the future
Not here yet

Put love above
The appetite

Put love above
The endless fight

Put love above
The need to win

Maybe that’s
Where we begin
(To start a heart)

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Piano, Acoustic Guitar and Soft Vocal]
The inevitability…

[Whispered]
Put love above…

To survive…

To be alive.
(To thrive!)

[Soft Response]
Love…

Love…

Love…

[Final Refrain]
What’s gotten into me
(Could it be…)
Reality…
(I’ve come to see?)

The inevitability:
(Put love above)
To survive…
(To be alive)

Put love above
(Love, love, love)
The love of…
(Love, love, love)

[Final Chorus]
Put love above!
(Love above!)
The fear and the greed

Put love above!
(Love above!)
The things we don’t need

Love of life!
(Love of life!)
Love of Earth!
(Love of Earth!)

Love the future
Before its birth

Put love above!
(Put love above!)

To survive…

To be alive.

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Full Band Gradually Reduces to Acoustic Guitar and Hammond Organ; Shimmering Synth Holds the Final Chord]
What’s gotten into me?

Reality…

I’ve come to see.

[Spoken, fading]
Maybe that’s all it takes…

To put love above.
(Love, love, love)
… love.

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Winding Electric Guitar Riff, Rolling Bass, Loose Garage Drums, Hammond Organ and Circular Analog Synth Pattern]
[Spoken Vocal]
Round and round…

We go.

But I swear…
(… are we getting anywhere?)

[Verse 1]
Take the long way
Take the short
Make a turn
Change of course
(Of course…)

Left at the corner
Right at the light
Going around
Blind in the night

[Pre-Chorus]
Turn!
(Turn!)
Back!
(Back!)

Left!
(Left!)
Right!

Where does the road
Lead tonight?

[Refrain]
In a roundabout way
(Or come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Is in the way?)

[Chorus]
Roundabout way!
(Round and round!)
Are we lost
Or are we found?

Roundabout way!
(Leave or stay?)
… or maybe another day

Going around
(’round n’ ’round)

[Verse 2]
We chase the shortcut
We chase the prize
Run in circles
And wonder why

[Refrain]
In a roundabout way
(Or come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Is in the way?)

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Circular Blues-Rock Lead, Wah-Wah, Hammond Organ, Synth Arpeggios and Rolling Bass]
[Bridge]
Head on!
(Head on!)

Or turn away?
(Roundabout!)

What would you say
(or are you still in doubt?)

[Rap Vocal Break]
Roundabout
(Roundabout)
Turn it around
(Without a doubt)
Look at the problem
From the other side now
(Roundabout)

Left lane
(Right lane)
Slow down
(Change lane)

Is the smartest move
(What you cannot prove)

Don’t confuse
Going fast
With getting there

Don’t confuse
More pressure
With better care

In a roundabout way
(Come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Come on! Come on!)

Then change direction
Change the flow
Give the future
Room to grow

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Acoustic Guitar, Bass and Sparse Piano]
In a roundabout way…

In a roundabout way
(Come on… head on!)
Hear what we say
(Come on! Come on!)

[Whispered]
What would you say…

Is in the way?

[Final Refrain]
In a roundabout way
(Or come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Is in the way?)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Guitar Riff Circles Back to the Opening Theme, Bass and Hammond Organ Following; Synth Slowly Pans and Fades]

Round…

About…

Way…

[Spoken, fading]

In a roundabout way
(Been there and back today)
Wouldn’t you say
(Come on! Come on!)
Sing along…
(Come on! Come on!)

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Funky Electric Guitar, Bouncy Bass, Tight Drums, Hammond Organ, Hand Claps and Bright Analog Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Been sitting around?

Missing the sound?

Well…

Blow it off!

[Verse 1]
Cobwebs on the ceiling
Dust upon the floor
Been waiting for a reason
To open up the door

Stretch your arms
Move your feet
Find yourself
A different beat

[Pre-Chorus]
Up!
(Up!)
Get out!
(Get out!)

Move!
(Move!)
About!

[Refrain]
Blow off the dust
(Shake off the rust)
Get up and move about
(Shout!)

Dance at the chance

[Chorus]
Blow off the dust!
(Blow it off!)
Shake off the rust!
(Shake it off!)

Get your body moving
Get your spirit grooving

Dance!
(Dance!)
At the chance!

Life is waiting
Don’t sit still

Find your rhythm
Find your will

[Verse 2]
Maybe you’ve been waiting
For the world to change
Maybe you’ve been thinking
Life should rearrange

Walk outside
Feel the air
Turn around
There’s life out there

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Funk-Rock Lead With Wah-Wah, Hammond Organ, Hand Claps, Synth Bass and Driving Drums]
[Bridge]
Rust isn’t destiny
(Dust isn’t home)

Stillness isn’t energy
(Get up and roam)

You don’t have to run
(You don’t have to race)

Just put a little motion
Back into the place

[Rap Vocal Break]
Shake it
(Don’t break it)
Move it
(Improve it)

Stand up
(Speak up)

Turn the volume
Way up!

More movement
More light
A lot more laughter
Feels alright

Don’t wait
For motivation
Motion can create
The inspiration

Blow off the dust
(Shake off the rust)
Get up and move about
(Shout!)

Dance at the chance

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Hand Claps and Sparse Electric Guitar]
Blow off…

The dust.

Shake off…

The rust.

[Whispered]
Get up…

Move about…

OK (play)
… and shout!
(Shout)

[Final Refrain]
Blow off the dust
(Shake off the rust)
Get up and move about
(Shout!)

Dance at the chance

[Final Chorus]
Blow off the dust!
(Blow it off!)
Shake off the rust!
(Shake it off!)

Get up!
(Get up!)
Move about!
(Move about!)

Shout!
(Shout!)

Dance!
(Dance!)

Dance at the chance!

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Full Funk-Rock Groove With Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Hammond Organ, Hand Claps and Synth; Crowd-Like Shouts Fade Into Laughter]
Blow it off!

Shake it off!

Get up!

Move about!

[Spoken, fading]
Dance at the chance.

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Warm Electric Guitar, Rolling Bass, Loose Drums, Hammond Organ and Bright Analog Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Do you wish we could?

Feel good…

You know we should.

(… if we would…)

[Verse 1]
Wake up in the morning
Open up the door
Feel the air around you
Like you never did before

Sunlight on the window
Feet upon the floor
Singin’ “ray, me, doe”
Doesn’t have to cost any more

[Pre-Chorus]
Breathe!
(Breathe!)
Move!
(Move!)

Smile!
(Smile!)
Stay awhile!

[Refrain]
Do you wish we could
(Feel good)
You know we should
(Feel good)

Feelin’ good
(Feelin’ good)
Feelin’ good
… like ya know we could

[Verse 2]
Less stuff in the closet
Less clutter in the mind
Less running after something
You were never gonna find

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Melodic Blues-Rock Lead With Clean Tone, Hammond Organ, Warm Bass, Piano and Driving Drums]

[Bridge]
Do you need it?
(Need it?)
Or wanna feed it?
(Why not concede it?)

[Rap Vocal Break]
… finding balance
Every chance
Sing our song
… do the dance

Not just money
(Not just cash)

But the things
That truly last
And, before you depart…
Start!
From the heart!

Do you wish we could
(Feel good)
You know we should
(Feel good)

Feelin’ good
(Feelin’ good)
Feelin’ good
… like ya know we could

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Acoustic Guitar, Bass and Soft Piano]
Do you wish we could…

Feel good?

[Whispered]
You know we should…

Feel good.

[Final Refrain]
Do you wish we could
(Feel good)
You know we should
(Feel good)

Feelin’ good
(Feelin’ good)
Feelin’ good
… like ya know we could

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Warm Guitar, Hammond Organ, Bass, Drums and Analog Synth; Gradual Fade]
Feeling good…

Feelin’ good…

Like ya knew we could.

[Spoken, fading]
And, man…
We still can.

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Saxophone, Synth, Organ]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Fast Garage-Rock Guitar, Slap Bass, Driving Drums, Hammond Organ Stabs and Pulsing Analog Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
You got vigor?

I got vigor.

You got vigor?

Let us… (get vigorous!)

[Verse 1]
Wake it up
Shake it loose
Find the spark
Find the juice

Heart beats
Feet move
Find a rhythm
Find your groove

Don’t wait
For the perfect time
Don’t wait
For the perfect sign

Life is moving
Can’t you see?
Get up
And come with me!

[Pre-Chorus]
Kick!
(Kick!)
Move!
(Move!)

Push!
(Push!)
Prove!

Feel!
(Feel!)
The groove!

[Refrain]
Kick the vigor
(In all of us)
Get vigorous
(Are you serious?)

Get vigorous
(Simultaneous)
Seriously
(Simultaneously)

… the vigorous in all of us

[Verse 2]
Strong isn’t
Just muscle and bone
It’s the will
To make it known

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: High-Energy Blues-Rock Lead With Wah-Wah, Hammond Organ, Slap Bass, Synth Arpeggios and Driving Drums]
[Bridge]
Seriously!
(Seriously!)

Simultaneously!
(Simultaneously!)

Not just one
(Won’t be won)

But all of us
(All of us)
(Vigor… us)

[Rap Vocal Break]
Kick the vigor
Kick it harder
Turn the spark
Into a starter

Don’t confuse
The word “vigorous”
With pretending
Nothing’s dangerous

Vigor means
You’re ready

Ready to adapt
Ready to move
Ready to act

Health
(Strength)
Life
(Length)

Kick the vigor
(In all of us)
Get vigorous
(Are you serious?)

Get vigorous
(Simultaneous)
Seriously
(Simultaneously)

… the vigorous in all of us

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Hand Claps, Synth Pulse and Sparse Guitar]
Get vigorous…

Are you serious?

Seriously…

Simultaneously…

[Whispered]

The vigorous…

In all of us.

[Final Refrain]
Kick the vigor
(In all of us)
Get vigorous
(Are you serious?)

Get vigorous
(Simultaneous)
Seriously
(Simultaneously)

… the vigorous in all of us

Heart!
(Heart!)
Mind!
(Mind!)

Body!
(Body!)
All aligned!

Get vigorous!
(Get vigorous!)
Seriously!

Simultaneously!
(Simultaneously!)

The vigorous
(In all of us)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Full Band Accelerates Into a Frenetic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Hammond and Synth Groove; Sudden Stop]
Vigor!

Vigorous!

Seriously…

[Spoken, fading]
(Unaware?)
It’s in there.
(We can choose)
… to kick it loose.

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Driving Garage-Rock Guitar, Deep Bass, Punchy Drums, Hammond Organ and Pulsing Analog Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
It’s a must…

(Find a way)

Not someday.

(Justice or bust)

[Verse 1]
We bent the frame
We pushed too far
Forgot how fragile
Systems are

Took what worked
And took some more
Till the warning
Reached the door

[Refrain]
It’s a must
(Find our way back to robust)
It’s a must
(Making justice just)

[Chorus]
It’s a must!
(Kick of the dust)
Find our way back
To robust

It’s a must!
(Forego lust!)
Make the future
More just
(… for sure)

[Verse 2]
Justice isn’t
Taking more
Justice isn’t
Blood and gore

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Melodic Blues-Rock Lead With Wah-Wah, Hammond Organ, Synth Arpeggios and Driving Bass]
[Bridge]
Robust!
(Essence of resilience)

Justice!
(Forget vengeance)

[Rap Vocal Break]
It’s a must
Not a threat

It’s a must
Not a regret

Change the signal
Send it out to all

Put the power
In your hand
(… to understand)

Break the cycle
Break the spell
(Make ill well)

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Acoustic Guitar and Sparse Piano]
It’s a must…
(Pick up the slack)
Find our way back…
To robust.

[Whispered]
Making…

Justice…

Just.

[Final Refrain]
It’s a must
(Find our way back to robust)
It’s a must
(Making justice just)

[Final Chorus]
It’s a must!
(It’s a must!)
Just…
(Justice!)

It’s a must!
(It’s a must!)
Find our way
Back to robust

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Full Band Crescendo, Electric Guitar and Hammond Organ Over Driving Bass and Drums; Synth Pulse Continues Underneath]
Robust…

Just…

Justice…

[Spoken, fading]
It’s not enough
to survive.

We must…

Thrive.

From the album “Robust“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Gritty Garage-Rock Guitar, Thick Bass, Snappy Drums, Hammond Organ and Worn-Out Tape Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Busted…
(Suggested)
Not finished.

Not forgotten.
(Not rotten)
Just…

A little worse for wear.
(Right around there)

[Verse 1]
Cracked paint
Rusty frame
Still remembers
Why it came

Bent wheel
Loose screw
Still got something
Left to do

Years go by
Things get old
Stories fade
But hearts stay bold

You can wear
The battle scars
Still keep reaching
For the stars

[Refrain]
Busted
(But not broken)
Rusted
(But still stokin’)

[Chorus]
Busted!
(Busted!)
But I’m still alive

Rusted!
(Rusted!)
Still got a drive

Busted!
(Busted!)
Not broken!

[Verse 2]
Keep those dreams
Don’t delay
Change the scenes
Have a say

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Raw Blues-Rock Lead, Fuzz, Wah-Wah, Hammond Organ, Driving Bass and Live Drums]

[Bridge]
Busted doesn’t mean
You’ve lost
(It’s more the cost)
Of obscene…

[Rap Vocal Break]
Busted
(Still moving)
Rusted
(Still grooving)

Busted
(But not broken)
Trusted
(Keep on stokin’)

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Acoustic Guitar and Sparse Piano]
Busted…

But not broken.

Rusted…

But still stokin’.

[Whispered]
Still tokin’…

[Final Refrain]
Busted
(But not broken)
Trusted
(Keep on stokin’)

[Final Chorus]
Busted!
(Busted!)
Still alive

Rusted!
(Rusted!)
Still got drive

Bent!
(Bent!)
Scars!
(Upon scars)

Still reaching
For the stars

Busted!
(Busted!)
But not broken!

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Distorted Guitar Riff, Bass, Drums and Hammond Organ; Gradual Tape-Stop Effect]
Busted…

Rusted…

Still stokin’…

[Spoken, fading]

Not broken.

From the album “Robust“