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[Silence]

[Instrumental Intro: Piano, Deep Sub Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Oran Swells, Tribal Percussion, Electric Guitar]

[Intro]
What are you looking for?
(What do you seek?)
Something you can’t quite see?
(Or just a peek?)

Round and round
The questions go
Higher and higher
(Where they lead, the mind glows)

[Verse 1]
Sneaking through the shadows
Peeking through the door
Searching for a little truth
Then searching for some more

[Refrain]
Sneak
(A peek)
Seek
(A peak)

See… a glimpse
(Of reality)

[Verse 2]
Climb the mountain
See the view
Step back farther
See what’s true

Zoom in close
(Granular!)
Zoom back out
(To be sure)

[Chorus]
Seek!
(Seek!)
Don’t be afraid to look
Seek!
(Seek!)
Be the scribe for the book

[Refrain]
Sneak
(A peek)
Seek
(A peak)

See… a glimpse
(Of reality)

[Bridge]
Seek the signal
(Through the noise)
Seek the meaning
(Through the voice)

Seek the question
(Seek the why)
Seek the answer
(Don’t deny)

[Break]
Sneak!
(A peek!)

Seek!
(A peak!)

Look!
(Closer!)

Look!
(Farther!)

What do you see?
(Can you tell me?)

[Instrumental]
[Searching guitar]
[Echoing piano]
[Whistling melody]

[Refrain]
Sneak
(A peek)
Seek
(A peak)

See… a glimpse
(Of reality)

[Outro]
What are you looking for?

(A little truth…)

What are you looking for?

(A little proof…)

Sneak…
(A peek…)

Seek…

And peak.

From the album “I Dunno“

[Intro]
Midnight rides
(Through the mist)
Hooves pound hard
(What’s that I missed?)

[Instrumental Intro: Deep Sub Bass, Echoed Guitar Swells, Horse-trot Tribal Percussion, Low-Frequency Drone Building From Near-inaudible Rumble]

A shadow crosses
The moonlit road
Something’s coming
(Heavy load)

[Verse 1]
Headless rider
On a midnight ride
Looking for something
He can’t find outside

He hears a voice
From somewhere near
Turns his horse
And disappears

A little farther
Down the way
Something strange
Begins to say:

[Pre-Chorus]
Who’s got the answer?
(Who knows?)
Where does the road go?
(Who knows?)

Left or right?
(Which one tonight?)
Pick your poison
(Hold on tight!)

[Refrain]
The headless horseman said:
“What’s that on the road…”
(A head)
Dread…
(If it is mine)

This hairless ape…
(Lookin’ for an escape)
… in the nick of time

[Verse 2]
I saw the horseman
I saw the head
I saw him looking
At what lay ahead

He said, “That’s funny
I know that face…”
Then his horse
Picked up the pace

“Is that my head?”
(He couldn’t tell)
“Maybe I’m dreaming…”
(What the hell?)

A head in the roadway
A horse in the night
A man with no head
Trying to make things right

[Break]
Came to a fork
(In the road)
Feelin’ like a dork
(Heart might explode)

Left goes nowhere
(Right looks worse)
Choose your direction
(Or choose the curse!)

[Chorus]
Fork in the road!
(Fork in the road!)
Which way to go?
(Which way to go?)

A… Head on the road!
(Ahead on the road!)
What do you know?

When the choices split
And the signs don’t show
You gotta pick a path
And let the other go

[Verse 3]
The horseman points
To the left-hand lane
The ape says,
“Buddy, are you insane?”

The horse goes right
Without a word
The rider screams
(That’s absurd!)

Found the answer
First, make the choice
Head to the light
Hear your voice

[Bridge]
Fork!
(In the road!)

Fork!
(What’s the code?)

Ahead!

(Where’s your head?)

Dread!

(What he said!)

Left!

(Right!)

Wrong!

(Or right?)

[Breakdown]
The horseman rides
The road divides
The moon hangs low
The river flows

A head rolls left
A horse rolls right
The ape runs screaming
Into the night!

[Instrumental]
[Galloping drums]
[Howling guitar]
[Spooky organ]

[Final Chorus]
Fork in the road!
(Fork in the road!)
Feelin’ like a dork!
(Heart might explode!)

Ahead in the road!
(A head in the road!)

[Final Refrain]
The headless horseman said:
“What’s that on the road…”
(A head)
Dread…
(If it is mine)

This hairless ape…
(Lookin’ for escape)
… in the nick of time

[Outro]
Fork in the road…

Pick a side…

Off with the pride!

From the album “I Dunno“

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Deep Sub Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Organ Swells, Tribal Percussion, Electric Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Drum Fills]

[Intro]
I took a wrong turn
(Another bridge… burn)
Followed every road
(Just increasing my load)

Looking for an answer
I couldn’t quite explain
Chasing down a feeling
Through sunshine, storm, and rain

[Verse 1]
I was lost in the noise
Lost in the crowd
Lost in the questions
That shouted too loud
[Refrain]
I was lost
(And… at what cost?)
Now I’ve found
(The meanings in the sound)

[Verse 2]
I found a little rhythm
In the beating of the rain
Found a little harmony
On the other side of the pain

Found a voice in the distance
Found a hand reaching out
Wanting to learn all about
Moving beyond fear and doubt

[Chorus]
Lost and found
(Found and lost)
Turn it around
(What’s the cost?)

[Refrain]
I was lost
(And… at what cost?)
Now I’ve found
(The meanings in the sound)

[Bridge]
What if you don’t know?
(I don’t know!)
What if feel the flow?
(Say: That’s okay!)

We can learn together
We can search around
Is the “whether”
… hidden in the sound?

And if we lose our way
We don’t have to stay
We can turn around
And find another way

[Instrumental]
Listen to the sound…
(Found all around…)

[Refrain]
I was lost
(And… at what cost?)
Now I’ve found
(The meanings in the sound)

[Final Chorus]
Lost and found
(Found and lost)
Turn it around
(Troubles? Tossed.)

Loving others
(Like sisters… brothers)
Listen to the sound
(The meaning… of… love)
Of love!

[Outro]
I was lost…
(But now I’ve found)

I was lost…
(And now I hear)
It’s right here
(Hear?!?!)

The meaning…
(In the sound)

Found.

From the album “I Dunno“

[Silence]

[Instrumental Intro: Deep Sub Bass, Echoed Guitar Swells, Slow Tribal Percussion, Low-Frequency Drone Building From Near-inaudible Rumble]

[Intro]
Well, the water came down
And the river ran wide
Mud in the middle
And nowhere to hide

[Verse 1]
I was standing on solid ground
Or so I thought I was
Then the rain came pounding down
And changed the way it does

[Refrain]
Oh, oh, oh
(Just a stick in the mud)
Don’t you know
(Stuck here after the flood)

Oh, oh, oh
(Just a stick in the mud)
There I go
(Down with the rising flood)

[Verse 2]
Grain by grain
Stone by stone
Raise the strain
Submerged home

[Bridge]
You can call it mud
You can call it flow
You can call it trouble
When you see it go

[Breakdown]
Stick!
(In the mud!)

Slip!
(Into the flood!)

Roll!
(Here we go!)

Goal?
(Do you know)

[Instrumental]
[Dirty piano riff / slide guitar / stomping drums]

[Refrain]
Oh, oh, oh
(Just a stick in the mud)
Don’t you know
(Stuck here after the flood)

Oh, oh, oh
(Just a stick in the mud)
There I go
(Stuck here after the flood)

[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh…
(Just a stick in the mud)

Don’t you know…
(Stuck here after the flood)

Just a stick…
(Just a in the thick…)
Just a stick in the mud.

From the album “Fluidization“

[Intro]
Clouds are gathering
(Here they come)
Thunder’s rattling
(What have we done?)

[Verse 1]
Man walked out beneath the sky
Thought he knew the way
(Not really knowin’ why)

Built a world of steel and stone
(All alone… on his throne)
And harmed ‘er day by day

[Refrain]
Man,
(You brought the reign)
You bought the rain

Man, oh, man
(That ain’t no plan)
… ya can’t start over again

Man,
(You brought on the pain)
You bought the rain

[Verse 2]
Rainman, Rainman
What did you expect?
You changed what was clear
To doom and fear

[Chorus]
You bought the rain!
(Bought the rain!)
You brought the pain!
(Brought the pain!)

Round and round
The energy goes
Down it falls
And up it flows

Rainman!
(Oh, Rainman!)
Look what you’ve done!
The reckoning has started
And the runoff’s on the run

[Bridge]
Reign or rain?
(Rain or reign?)
Who’s in control?
(What’s your role?)

You changed the game
(It’s not the same!)
… a heavy toll

[Breakdown]
Man!
(Oh, man!)

Round and round
The world turns
Yet, we’re hellbound…
To burn
(Burn, burn, burn, burn)

[Instrumental]
[Pounding piano]
[Howling guitar]
[Rolling drums]

[Final Chorus]
Rainman!
(You brought the reign!)
You bought the rain!
(Bought the rain!)

Rainman!
(Oh, can’t you see?)
The energy
(Is coming down on me!)

Man, oh, man
(That ain’t no plan)
You changed the atmosphere
(To one of tears and fear)

[Refrain]
Man,
(You brought the reign)
You bought the rain

Man, oh, man
(That ain’t no plan)
… ya can’t start over again

Man,
(You brought on the pain)
You bought the rain

[Outro]
Rainman…
(Rainman…)

Look to the sky
(Now, you know why)

No more denial
(You can’t hide)

You bought the rain.
(Now it’s your ride)

From the album “Fluidization“

[Silence]

[Instrumental Intro: Deep Sub Bass, Echoed Guitar Swells, Progressively Faster Tribal Percussion, Low-Frequency Drone Building From Near-inaudible Rumble to very loud]

[Intro]
Hold back the water
(Hold it back!)
Build up the wall
(Build up the wall!)
Think you’ve got nature
Right where you want her?
Then comes the rainfall…
(Reign fall)
And down comes it all!

[Verse 1]
Stack up the concrete
Pile up the stone
Tell the river
“Stay in your zone”
(Yeah, leave us alone)
[Pre-Chorus]
Water keeps rising
(The water keeps rising)
Water keeps rising
(The water keeps rising)

… ain’t that surprising

[Refrain]
Dam!
(So there “I am”)
Or so I thought
(Therefore I was?)

Damn!
(I mean gosh darn!)
… unneeded harm
(Should cause alarm)

Washed away
(Back to yesterday)

[Verse 2]
A wall of water
A wall of mud
A wall of debris
Coming like a flood

The river remembers
The path to the sea
You can change its direction
But not her destiny

[Refrain]
Dam!
(So there “I am”)
Or so I thought
(Therefore I was?)

Damn!
(I mean gosh darn!)
… unneeded harm
(Should cause alarm)

Washed away
(Back to yesterday)

[Bridge]

Dam!

(Damn!)

Dam!

(Damn!)

One little word
Two meanings collide

One holds the water
One asks us why

Thought we could trust it?
(Watch our actions bust it?)

[Breakdown]
Hold!

(Hold!)

Back!

(Back!)

Rise!

(Rise!)

Crack!

(Crack!)

Then—

Whoosh!

[Instrumental]
[Heavy drums / distorted bass / guitar]

[Final Refrain]
Dam!
(So there “I am”)
Or so I thought
(Therefore I was?)

Damn!
(I mean gosh darn!)
… unneeded harm
(Should cause alarm)

Washed away
(Back to yesterday)

[Outro]
Yesterday…

(Yesterday…)

The dam was there
(The damn unaware)

Today…
(The dam gave way)

Today…
(The damn came to stay)

[Drum hit]

Dam!

From the album “Fluidization“

[Arrangement: Upbeat piano-rock with a rolling bass line, Hammond organ, handclaps, acoustic guitar, and driving drums. A loose riverboat groove that builds into a big, celebratory chorus.]

[Intro]

Here we go!
(Whoa, oh, oh)
Down the line!
(Faster than divine)

Water moving
All the time
Catch the current
(In the present)
Let it roll!
(Roll, roll, roll)

[Verse 1]
There’s a current underneath us
It’s present… are you aware
Drips drop on a journey
Moving here and moving there

[Pre-Chorus]
(Don’t fight the flow)
You can’t stop the river
(You already know)

[Refrain]
Let ‘er roll!
(Rolling down the river)
Roll, baby, roll
(The thrill will deliver)

[Verse 2]
Rain comes down upon the watersheds
Reign comes down upon our heads
Pebbles, sand and clay
Will make their way

[Chorus]
Let ‘er roll!
(Rolling down the river)
Roll, baby, roll
(The thrill will deliver)

Round the bend
(Energy send!)
Down the way
(Into yesterday!)

Let ‘er roll!
(Let ‘er roll!)
Can’t fight the tide
(Better step aside!)
… or go along for the ride

[Bridge]
Where’s it going?
You know:
(Down below!)
Down low
(Go, go, go)

[Breakdown]

Roll!

(Roll!)

Roll!

(Roll!)

Down the river
See the sea!

[Instrumental]
[Piano rolls]
[Hammond organ swells]
[Drums and bass lock into a rolling groove]

[Final Refrain]
Let ‘er roll!
(Rolling down the river)
Roll, baby, roll
(The thrill will deliver)

Let ‘er roll!
(Let ‘er roll!)

Let ‘er flow!
(Let ‘er flow!)

Down the river…

To the sea!

[Outro]

Roll…

(Roll…)

Baby, roll…

(Rolling down the river…)

Let ‘er roll!

(Hope? … a sliver)

From the album “Fluidization“

[Intro]
[Soft piano, gentle acoustic guitar]

Float it out
(Out it goes)
Let it drift
(Where it flows)

Too late to hold tight
(Despite your might)
A little thought
(Hey! Why not?)

[Verse 1]
A tiny spark of possibility
Before the work is ever done
Let the question find some daylight
Incite insight

[Refrain]
However remote
(Float!)
An idea
(Ahh, ahh, ahh)

Merrily, merrily
(Our dream is but a stream)
The scene seen
(Floats… sing the note)
Float!
An idea
(Ahh, ahh, ahh)

[Verse 2]
Down the stream of consciousness
Thought are gatherin’ speed
Ride as ideas collide
And becomes a different breed

[Chorus]
Float an idea!
(Let it fly!)
Float an idea!
(Reach the sky!)

Merrily, merrily
(Go with the flow)
You never know
(Where it will go)

Float an idea!
(Ahh, ahh, ahh)
Float!

[Refrain]
However remote
(Float!)
An idea
(Ahh, ahh, ahh)

Merrily, merrily
(Our dream is but a stream)
The scene seen
(Floats… sing the note)
Float!
An idea
(Ahh, ahh, ahh)

[Bridge]

What if?
(What if?)

Why not?
(Sought)

Could it be?
(Reality?)

Let it float!
(Hit that note!)

[Instrumental]
[Whistling melody]
[Acoustic guitar and piano]
[Percussion jam]

Float…

Float…

Float!

[Breakdown]
A thought becomes a question
(A question becomes a dream)
A dream becomes a vision
(A vision becomes a stream)

And when the stream is flowing
(You follow where it goes)
One little idea
Can change the way it flows

[Final Chorus]
Float an idea!
(Let it fly!)
Float an idea!
(Reach the sky!)

Merrily, merrily
(Our dream is but a stream)
The scene seen
(Floats… sing the note)
(Ahh, ahh, ahh!)

[Final Refrain]
However remote
(Float!)
An idea
(Ahh, ahh, ahh)

Merrily, merrily
(Our dream is but a stream)
The scene seen
(Floats… sing the note)

[Outro]
Float!
An idea
(Ahh, ahh, ahh)

Float!

[Soft whistling]

As we go…

(Into the flow…)

Don’t need a boat…

(Float!)

An idea.

(Ahh, ahh, ahh)

From the album “Fluidization“

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Deep Sub Bass, Echoed Guitar Swells, Slow Tribal Percussion, Low-Frequency Drone Building From Near-inaudible Rumble]

[Intro]

[Low Synth Drone, Spoken Vocal, Distant and Fragmented]

Listen to the water
(Do you hear it rise?)
Look across the valley
(See it with your eyes?)

Something’s moving
(Coming fast)
Something’s changing
(From the past)

[Verse 1]
Rain comes down
The ground can’t take it
Every channel fills
Who knows if we’re gonna make it—

To the bank
(Hope sank!)
Then another surge
(Splurge)
… who’s to thank?

[Pre-Chorus]
Up the creek
(Without a paddle)
Guess we’re about…
… to find out…
(There’s no way out)

[Refrain]
More surprises
(As the river rises)
Over the bank…
(Who’s to thank)

Rising higher
(Getting dire)
Higher, higher

[Verse 2]
Load it up
(Yup, up, up, up!)
Then let it pour
(Raging roar!)

[Refrain]
More surprises
(As the river rises)
Over the bank…
(Who’s to thank)

Rising higher
(Getting dire)
Higher, higher

[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo]
[Bridge]
Higher than yesterday
Higher than before
Water at the doorstep
Water through the door

[Instrumental, Psychedelic Jam, Percussion]
[Breakdown]

Surprise!
(Rise!)

Higher!
(Dire!)

More!
(Than before!)

… coming through the door?

[Instrumental]
[Pounding drums]
[Rolling bass]
[Organ rising]

Higher…

Higher…

Higher…

[Final Refrain]
More surprises
(As the river rises)
Over the bank…
(Who’s to thank)

Rising higher
(Getting dire)
Higher, higher

More surprises
(More surprises!)

River rises
(River rises!)

Higher…

Higher…

Higher!

[Outro]
Watch the water…

(Watch it rise)

Watch the water…

(Before your eyes)

Higher…

Higher…

Dire!

From the album “Fluidization“

[Arrangement: Driving blues-rock/piano-rock with pounding drums, gritty electric guitar, Hammond organ, and a rolling bass line. Start tight and rhythmic, then build into a heavy fluidization breakdown.]

[Intro]
Piece by piece
Grain by grain
Rock and ice
In the rain

What was solid
Won’t stay still
Down the slope
Against its will

[Verse 1]
Get down to the smallest pieces
That’s where the story starts
Pebbles, sand and broken stone
Scattered parts of parts

[Refrain]
When you get down to the nitty gritty
(Granular)
Is it grand or is it a pity
(Spectacular)

A concoction
(Of debris)
Fluidization
(Headin’ for the sea)

[Verse 2]
Rock comes crashing down all around
Guess she’s breaking free
Infiltrate the fractures
Lubricate liquidity

[Refrain]
When you get down to the nitty gritty
(Granular)
Is it grand or is it a pity
(Spectacular)

A concoction
(Of debris)
Fluidization
(Headin’ for the sea)

[Bridge]

[Breakdown]
Rock!
(Rock!)
Mix it up!
(Mix it up!)
Shake it loose!
(Shake it loose!)

[Instrumental]
[Heavy guitar riff]
[Pounding piano]
[Hammond organ swell]
[Drums accelerate]

[Final Chorus]
Granular!
(Down to the grain!)
Spectacular!
(Here comes the rain!)

A concoction
(Of debris)
Fluidization
(Headin’ for the sea!)

Granular!
(Nitty gritty!)
Grandiose or a pity?
(Spectacular failure)

[Refrain]
When you get down to the nitty gritty
(Granular)
Is it grand or is it a pity
(Spectacular)

A concoction
(Of debris)
Fluidization
(Headin’ for the sea)

[Outro]
Grain by grain
Stone by stone
Water finds
It’s way home

Granular…
(Granular!)

Down to the nitty gritty…

(Headin’ for the sea!)

From the album “Fluidization“

[Arrangement: Upbeat, rolling piano-rock with a fluid bass line and organ swells. The verses build like a stream gathering speed, while the chorus becomes a big, irresistible sing-along.]

[Intro]
Up from the ocean…
(Down from the snow!)
Round and round…
(Here we go!)

[Verse 1]
She has a memory
Of every place she’s been
Mountain top to riverbed
And back around again

[Refrain]
So we’ve come to know…
(Know the flow)
There’s no saying no
(To where she’ll go)

Oh, no, no, no

[Verse 2]
Rain can fall
(Rain can pour!)
Runoff races
Out the door!
[Refrain]
So we’ve come to know…
(Know the flow)
There’s no saying no
(To where she’ll go)

Oh, no, no, no

[Chorus]
Know the flow!
(Watch it go!)

From the mountain
To the river
To the ocean down below

Know the flow!
(Round we go!)

[Bridge]
Understand:
(She commands the land0
[Instrumental]
[Rolling piano riff]

Flow!
(Flow!)

Go!
(Go!)

Round and round!

Flow!
(Flow!)

Go!
(Go!)

[Breakdown]

Where did it go?
(Down the drain!)

Where will it go?
(Down the plain!)

Where does it flow?
(We gotta know!)

[Full Band]
FOLLOW THE FLOW!

[Final Refrain]
So we’ve come to know…
(Know the flow)
There’s no saying no
(To where she’ll go)

Oh, no, no, no

Know the flow!

(Know the flow!)

Know the flow!

(Watch her go!)

[Outro]
Drip…
Drop…
(She won’t stop)

Here we go again
(She’ll always win)

From the album “Fluidization“

[Arrangement: A rollicking sea-shanty-meets-piano-rock song. Accordion or Hammond organ, stomping drums, acoustic guitar, and a huge gang-vocal chorus. Starts playful and nautical, then becomes ominous and majestic.]

[Intro]

[Sound of waves]

Hoist the sail!
(No time to fail!)

Raise the mast!
(It’s a must!)

The tide is turning
(Moving fast!)

Where are we going
(… without knowing?)

[Whistle]

Goin’ to meet Neptune!

[Verse 1]
We thought we ruled the ocean
We thought we ruled the land
Built our cities on the shoreline
With a dollar in our hand

We drew ourselves a boundary
Said, “Water, stay behind!”
But the ocean never signed it
And the tide don’t read the lines

[Pre-Chorus]
Round and round
(The waters flow)

Up and down
(The currents go)

What goes up
(Must come down)

[Refrain]
Goin’ to meet Neptune
(Soon, soon, soon)
Goin’ to meet Neptune
(Whistle the tune)

[Instrumental, Whistling]

Sing a sea shanty
(Whistle the tune)
Gone is our vanity
(Goin’ to meet Neptune)

[Verse 2]
Morning air is warming
The ocean takes the heat
Her crying loads the sky
And the reign fall will complete

[Refrain]
Goin’ to meet Neptune
(Soon, soon, soon)
Goin’ to meet Neptune
(Whistle the tune)

[Instrumental, Whistling]

Sing a sea shanty
(Whistle the tune)
Gone is our vanity
(Goin’ to meet Neptune)

Nowhere to hide
(Nowhere to hide!)

We thought we owned the ocean…

But Neptune’s got the ride!

[Refrain]
Goin’ to meet Neptune
(Soon, soon, soon)
Goin’ to meet Neptune
(Whistle the tune)

[Instrumental, Whistling]

Sing a sea shanty
(Whistle the tune)
Gone is our vanity
(Goin’ to meet Neptune)

[Bridge]
Oh, Neptune, mighty Neptune
King of all the blue
We sailed upon your waters
And thought we conquered you

[Sea-shanty Breakdown]
Yo ho!
(Yo ho ho ho!)

Down we go!
(Down we go!)

Watch ‘er rise!
(Watch the flow!)

High tide!
(No surprise!)

Neptune’s hummin’…

Let it ride!

[Instrumental]
[Whistling melody over pounding drums]

Ohhh…

[Whistle]

Ohhh…

[Whistle]

Hey!

[Refrain]
Goin’ to meet Neptune
(Soon, soon, soon)
Goin’ to meet Neptune
(Whistle the tune)

[Instrumental, Whistling]

Sing a sea shanty
(Whistle the tune)
Gone is our vanity
(Goin’ to meet Neptune)

[Outro]

[Whistling]

Goin’ to meet Neptune…

(Soon, soon, soon…)

[Wave crash]

[Whistle]

Gone is our vanity…

Goin’ to meet Neptune!

(… to see god of the sea)

From the album “Fluidization“

[Arrangement: Driving storm-rock with pounding piano, distorted electric guitar, Hammond organ, rolling toms, and howling wind effects. Build from a tense verse into a full-force chorus.]

[Intro]
Hear it coming
(Feel the gust!)
Clouds are turning
(Into dust!)

[Verse 1]
The wind was once a servant
We put it to the task
Turned the mills and drove the ships
And never thought to ask

[Pre-Chorus]
From the mountains to the ocean
From the ocean to the sky
She keeps on moving
As the winds begin to fly

[Refrain]
Wind whipped
(A slave of the modern age)
Future shipped
(To the history page)

The wind wails
(The system fails)
The sails ripped…
(… wind whipped)

[Verse 2]
The age has got a story
Written in the pressure lines
Forged with human glory
Building catastrophic signs

[Refrain]
Wind whipped
(A slave of the modern age)
Future shipped
(To the history page)

The wind wails
(The system fails)
The sails ripped…
(… wind whipped)

Hold the line
(Hold the mast!)
Storm is coming
(Moving fast!)

[Bridge]
Who’s the master?
(Who’s the slave?)
Did we build the future
(Or dig our own grave?)

We shipped the future
For another day
Now the wind is sending
That bill… right this way

No more pretending
No more looking back
When the future races at ya…
… feel it in the track

[Breakdown]
Wind!
(Whipped!)

Round and round
The energy flows
Where it ends
Nobody knows!

[Instrumental]
[Howling wind]
[Pounding piano]
[Heavy guitar riff]
[Drums build to a full storm]

[Final Chorus]
Wind whipped!
(A slave of the modern age!)
Future shipped!
(To the history page!)

The wind wails!
(The system fails!)
The sails ripped!
(… wind whipped!)

[Outro]
Hear the wind
(Whip!)

Hear the sails
(Rip!)

The future isn’t somewhere
Far beyond the horizon

It’s here… see it happen

(Wind whipped!)

From the album “Fluidization“

[Arrangement: Driving piano-rock with pounding drums, Hammond organ swells, rolling bass, and a big call-and-response chorus. Build from ominous verses into a storm-at-sea climax.]

[Intro]
Hear that thunder?
(Out beyond!)
Feel the water?
(Rising on!)

Wind is howling through the mast
Dark clouds gathering fast
Captain’s looking to the sky
Something’s coming by and by

[Verse 1]
The barometer is falling
And the pressure’s running low
As each wave is getting taller
Nowhere left to go

[Refrain]
You heard what the captain said:
(Rough seas ahead!)
Oh, can’t you see
(The scenes reality)

Can’t we stave…
(Another tidal wave?)

[Verse 2]
Moisture fills the air
Her anger feeds the storm
There’s energy everywhere
They call it our new norm

[Chorus]
Rough seas ahead!
(Rough seas ahead!)
Hold on tight
(It’s gonna be a night!)

Rough seas ahead!
(Do you hear that dread?)
The forecast isn’t fiction
(It’s the physics up ahead!)

[Bridge]
Can we stave it off?
(Can we change the course?)
Can we slow the rise?
(Can we use the force?)

[Refrain]
You heard what the captain said:
(Rough seas ahead!)
Oh, can’t you see
(The scenes reality)

Can’t we stave…
(Another tidal wave?)

[Instrumental]
[Pounding piano and Hammond organ]
[Drums build like approaching waves]
[Wind and thunder effects]

[Final Chorus]
Rough seas ahead!
(Rough seas ahead!)
Can you see?
(The reality!)

[Refrain]
You heard what the captain said:
(Rough seas ahead!)
Oh, can’t you see
(The scenes reality)

Can’t we stave…
(Another tidal wave?)

[Outro]
Keep your eyes upon the horizon
Keep your hands upon the wheel
The storm is not nearly done
The feel is for real

Rough seas…
(Rough seas…)
Ahead!
(Davey Jones’s bed)

[Thunder crash]

From the album “Fluidization“

[Arrangement: Blues-rock with a playful but ominous groove. Starts light and curious, then builds into a rolling, cascading rhythm as the liquid takes over.]

[Intro]
Drip…
(Drip…)

Drop…
(Drop…)

Plop!

[Verse 1]
Started out solid
(Solid did)
Frozen and still
High on the mountain
Up on the hill
(Until…)
… never again

[Refrain]
Get solid
(The liquid did)

Then, drip, drip
(Drip, drip, drop)

Plop!

(Oh, no)

Watch ‘er go!
(No whoa oh oh)

Oh, no, no, no
(Just woe, woe, woe)

[Chorus]
Drip turns to trickle
Trickle to stream
Stream turns to torrent
Faster than it seems

Get solid
(The liquid did)

Then gravity said:
“Come along for the ride.”
(No place to run… no place to hide)

[Verse 2]
Water in the fractures
Water underground
Water between particles
Lost into the ground
(A new state found)
Fluidization
(Situation)

[Refrain]
Get solid
(The liquid did)

Then, drip, drip
(Drip, drip, drop)

Plop!

(Oh, no)

Watch ‘er go!
(No whoa oh oh)

Oh, no, no, no
(Just woe, woe, woe)

[Instrumental Break]
[Sliding Guitar, Hammond Organ, Rolling Bass Line; Drums Mimic Water Gathering Speed]

[Bridge]

… moisture
(Seep deep!)
… for sure
(Deep, deep, deep)
[Rap Vocal Break]

Drip!
(Drop!)

Drop!
(Plop!)

Gravity says:
“Don’t stop!”
(Why not)
Cannot

Flow!
(Flow!)

Go!
(Go!)

Ice!
(Stone!)

All say:
“You’re not alone!”

Move!
(Move!)

Falling…
… the groove!

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Piano and Water Sound Effects]

Drip…

Drip…

Drop…

[Pause]

Plop.

[Build]

Then drip becomes streams…

Streams ruin dreams…

Right there…

Nightmare!

[Final Refrain]
Get solid
(The liquid did)

Then, drip, drip
(Drip, drip, drop)

Plop!

(Oh, no)

Watch ‘er go!
(No whoa oh oh)

Oh, no, no, no
(Just woe, woe, woe)

[Outro]

Drip…

Drop…

Plop…
(Oh no!)
Watch ‘er go…
(Oh whoa woe oh)

From the album “Fluidization“