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[Intro – engine idle, rising tension, low synth]
(rattle… hum… click… grab the sti, sti, stick)
Foot on the line…
Waiting for the sign…

[Verse 1 – steady rhythm, mechanical feel]
You’ve been circling the moment, rolling back and forth
Reading every hesitation like it has a hidden north
All the signals turning amber, but you never push ahead
Stuck between the wanting and the words you never said

Every plan was perfect until it had to move
Every thought was solid until it had to prove
Now the silence gets heavier, pressing on your drive
Like the engine knows the answer but refuses to arrive

[Pre-Chorus – tension build]
You can feel it in the wheel
You can feel it in your chest
Every second waiting here
Is a test inside the test

[Bridge – stripped, echoing, reflective]
When after all
You find you stall…
The road ahead just disappears
Inside your fears

[Chorus – full drive, bass kicks in]
Pop the clutch
(Doesn’t take much)
Oh, we’re so near
(Throw it in gear)

You know
(Let’s go!)
Feel it snap
(No more gap)

Pop the clutch
(One quick touch)
Now we roll
(Full control)

You know
(Let’s go!)

[Verse 2 – faster pace, momentum building]
Now the hesitation’s cracking at the seam
Like a stalled-out engine waking from a dream
All the weight you carried starts to fade away
As the motion takes the place of what you used to say

No more perfect timing, no more waiting right
Just the sudden ignition breaking through the night
Every doubt is leaving in a trail of smoke
Every frozen promise finally gets broke

[Pre-Chorus – rising intensity]
Feel it shift beneath your hand
Feel the world begin to move
Everything you couldn’t start
Now is breaking through

[Chorus – bigger, more aggressive]
Pop the clutch
(Doesn’t take much)
Oh, we’re so near
(Throw it in gear)

You know
(Let’s go!)
Hear it roar
(Ask for more)

Pop the clutch
(No more rush)
We’re alive
(We arrive)

You know
(Let’s go!)

[Bridge 2 – breakdown, mechanical pulse]
When after all
You find you stall…
There’s only one thing left to do
Push right through

[Final Chorus – anthemic, full release]
Pop the clutch
(Doesn’t take much)
Oh, we’re so near
(Throw it in gear)

You know
(Let’s go!)
Break the chain
Feel the gain

Pop the clutch
Now we’re touched
By the fire
Take it higher

You know
(Let’s go!)

[Outro – engine fades into motion]
(let’s go…)
(rising speed…)
(let’s go…)
Yes, indeed

From the album “Popped“

[Intro – low hum, distant heartbeat, slow build]
(…pulse… pulse…)
Feel it rising…
(Not surprising)
Do you feel it climb…
(Like I am?)

[Verse 1 – tense, minimal beat]
Pressure in the silence, building in the skull
Every word unspoken pushing harder, getting full
Tight around the temples, static in the vein
Every little whisper turning louder into pain

You keep it all contained, every crack concealed
But the body keeps a record of the things you never healed
Now it’s knocking from the inside, trying to break free
Every drop of tension screaming silently

[Pre-Chorus – rising intensity]
You can’t outrun what’s underneath
You can’t disguise what won’t release
Every second, every breath—
Closer now to something left…

[Chorus – heavy drop, distorted bass]
Too much pain
(Too much strain)
Popped blood vessel
(Thoughts wrestle)

A blood leak
(… so to speak)
Running red
(Inside your head)

Too much weight
(Can’t escape)
Too much pressure
(No measure)

Popped blood vessel—
Now it shows
(Where now… who knows)

[Verse 2 – fuller beat, sharper rhythm]
Vision getting blurry, edges turning white
Every nerve is firing signals in the night
You were holding steady, keeping up the role
Now the cracks are spiderwebbing through control

Every expectation stacking like a wall
Every little failure echoing it all
Now the line is breaking, something’s gotta give
You can’t keep pretending this is how you live

[Pre-Chorus – layered vocals]
Feel it pounding, feel it rise
See the warning in your eyes
Every second, every breath—
Dancing closer still to death

[Chorus – bigger, chaotic harmonies]
Too much pain
(Too much strain)
Popped blood vessel
(Thoughts wrestle)

A blood leak
(… so to speak)
Running red
(Inside your head)

Too much weight
(Can’t escape)
Too much pressure
(No measure)

Popped blood vessel—
Now it shows
(Look out as it blows)

[Bridge – stripped down, eerie calm]
And in the quiet after break
There’s a stillness you can’t fake
Where the noise just falls away
And the truth is left to stay

Maybe something had to tear
Just to let you know it’s there
Not destruction—just a sign
You’ve been crossing every line

[Final Chorus – anthemic, release]
Too much pain
(No more strain)
Popped blood vessel
(No more wrestle)

Let it leak
(So to speak)
Let it flow
(What you know)

Too much weight
Now it breaks
All that pressure
Gone forever

Popped blood vessel—
Now you breathe
(Pressures relieve)

[Outro – heartbeat slows, fades]
(…pulse… pulse…)
Now you breathe…
Now you breathe…

From the album “Popped“

[Intro – playground sounds, distant laughter, then a low uneasy drone]
(tag… you’re it…)
(ready… aim…)

[Verse 1 – nostalgic tone turning sharp]
Backyard battles in the summer sun
Paper hats and plastic guns
We drew the lines with sticks in sand
Never questioning the “other” land

Painted faces, borrowed names
Turned real people into games
We didn’t know, or maybe we did
How easy it is to teach a kid

[Pre-Chorus – tension builds]
Every laugh, every shout
Something deeper leaking out
Every story that we told
Quiet lessons taking hold

[Refrain – steady, chant-like]
Pop guns
(Arrows and bows)
Same sons
(Sorrows knows)

Pop guns
(Old scripts we chose)
Same sons
(Everybody knows)

[Verse 2 – darker, more direct]
Costumes stitched from history’s lies
Heroes drawn with narrowed eyes
“Us and them” in black and white
Passed along as harmless rite

Words we heard but never checked
Jokes that landed with neglect
Every echo finds its way
Into what we are today

[Pre-Chorus – layered vocals]
What we learned without a name
Still survives inside the game
Every line we thought was play
Didn’t really fade away

[Refrain – bigger, more urgent]
Pop guns
(Arrows and bows)
Same sons
(Sorrows knows)

Pop guns
(Still how it goes)
Same sons
(History shows)

[Bridge – stripped, spoken-word feel]
We said it was pretend…
But pretend is where it starts
When you draw a line in play
You rehearse it in your heart

And the names may change with time
But the pattern stays the same
Different faces, different words
Still a version of the game

[Verse 3 – rising intensity]
Now the playground’s grown up tall
Bigger voices, louder calls
Still dividing, still the same
Just a larger, sharper game

What we practiced unaware
Now is written everywhere
And the echo of that sound
Still goes off without a round

[Final Refrain – anthemic, confronting]
Pop guns
(Arrows and bows)
Same sons
(Sorrows knows)

Pop guns
(Watch how it grows)
Same sons
(Where it all goes)

Pop guns
(No one chose)
Same sons
(But everybody knows)

[Outro – fading playground noise returns, distorted]
(ready… aim…)
…don’t play the same game…

About the Song
“Pop Guns,” is a pop track driven by jangly guitars and layered, multi-textured keys and synths. Beneath its bright sound, the song draws a stark line between the games of childhood and the realities of adulthood—using those early “harmless” rituals as a metaphor for how racism, bigotry, xenophobia, genocide, and religious nationalism take root and persist.

What begins as play becomes pattern. What feels innocent becomes inherited. And the result, all too often, is the same: war—death, destruction, and repetition on a larger scale.

From the album “Popped“

[Instrumental Intro: Crisp Rock Pop Groove, Palm-Muted Guitar, Snappy Drums, Bubbly Bassline]

[Verse 1]
Sittin’ there with a sealed-up smile
Haven’t seen inside in a while
All locked tight, don’t let it show
But I can tell there’s more below

Every word just skims the top
Like you’re afraid it’s gonna pop
But pressure builds, you can’t pretend
It’s gotta break before it bends

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t have to hold it in
Let the air rush from within
Every layer, every cap
Leads you closer to the tap

[Chorus]
I’ve been hopin’
You’d crack it open
(Pull that tab)

Crack it wide
Expose the inside
(One more tab)

Let it pour
(What you had)
Don’t hold back
(Just like that)

[Instrumental Break: Bright Guitar Riff, Percussive Claps]

[Verse 2]
Fizz and foam beneath the seal
All the things you never feel
Or never say, or never show
But I can see it overflow

Little shakes and subtle signs
Hidden truths between the lines
Every moment builds the case
You don’t have to hide your face

[Pre-Chorus]
Let it breathe, let it out
That’s what this is all about
Every crack becomes a path
Through the tension, through the math

[Chorus]
I’ve been hopin’
You’d crack it open
(Pull that tab)

Crack it wide
Expose the inside
(One more tab)

Let it flow
(No more bad)
All that weight
(You once had)

[Bridge]
Forget the worries that you had
(Pull a pull tab)
Let it fizz and don’t look back
(Pull a pull tab)

All that pressure fades away
When you let it out to play
No more sealed-up, no more tight
Just release into the light

[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Finger Snaps]
Pull… that… tab…
Let it go… just like that…

[Build: Rising Synth, Drum Roll]

[Final Chorus]
I’ve been hopin’
You’d crack it open
(Pull that tab)

Crack it wide
Expose the inside
(One more tab)

Let it pour
(No more sad)
What you are
(Ain’t so bad)

[Outro]
[Soft guitar fade, light percussion]
Pull that tab…
(Pull that tab…)
Let it show…
Pull that tab…
Let it go…
(Giver ‘er a grab)
Pull that tab…

From the album “Popped“

[Instrumental Intro: Stomping Blues Rock Groove, Gritty Guitar, Organ Swell, Snare Crack]

[Verse 1]
Steam was rising from the start
Pressure building in his heart
Shook the table, cracked a grin
You could feel it closing in
Words were stacking, line by line
Crossing over every sign
One more push, one more spark
Lit a fuse out in the dark

[Pre-Chorus]
Tried to hold it, tried to cope
But he slipped right off the rope
Every second getting short
Till it hit the final port

[Chorus]
Of course
(He popped his cork)
Flip his lid, he did
(The barrel’s pork)
… could it be worse?
Out it came
(No reverse)
All that fire
(Burst to curse)

[Instrumental Break: Crunchy Guitar Riff, Organ Punches]

[Verse 2]
Glass half full then overflowed
Every feeling overrode
What was quiet now was loud
Echoed out into the crowd
No more filter, no disguise
Truth came flying, no surprise
Every thought he tried to cork
Now came crashing off the fork

[Pre-Chorus]
Too much pressure, too much time
Too much rhythm out of rhyme
Every warning left ignored
Till it couldn’t be restored

[Chorus]
Of course
(He popped his cork)
Flip his lid, he did
(The barrel’s pork)
… could it be worse?
Let it fly
(No rehearse)
Every word
(Rough and terse)

[Bridge]
Maybe it was bound to break
Every give without a take
Every silence held too long
Turns eventually to wrong
Blow it out or let it build
Either way, it won’t stay still
What you bottle, what you store
Finds a way out even more

[Breakdown: Bass + Claps]
Pop!
(There it goes)
Stop?
(No one knows)
[Build: Drum Roll, Rising Guitar Feedback]

[Final Chorus]
Of course
(He popped his cork)
Flip his lid, he did
(The barrel’s pork)
… could it be worse?
Now it’s done
(End of course)
All that weight
(Blown off force)

[Outro]
[Slow Blues Fade, Guitar Bends]
Popped his cork…
Let it out…
Popped his cork…
No more doubt…

From the album “Popped“

[Instrumental Intro: Quirky Upbeat Groove, Staccato Piano, Plucky Guitar, Bouncy Bass, Tight Drums]

[Verse 1]
He leaned back with a knowing grin
Like he had the world tucked in
Said, “I’ve got one for you to try”
With a spark there in his eye

Chalk in hand, he drew it clean
Lines so simple, almost lean
But behind that tiny phrase
Was a universe in a maze

[Pre-Chorus]
Circles spin inside your head
Every path you think you’ve read
Seems so small, yet so profound
In that question, worlds are found

[Chorus]
Popped
(The question!)
No question
(Popped)
The question:

“What is m c squared?”
(Oh can’t you see)
So easy
(E!)

[Instrumental Break: Piano Run, Playful Synth Lead]

[Verse 2]
Mass to energy in disguise
Hidden right before our eyes
Tiny mark, a little squared
Changes everything we’ve shared

Stars that burn and worlds that bend
All begin and all can end
In that simple, quiet line
Space and time start to align

[Pre-Chorus]
Every answer leads to more
Opens up another door
What seems small begins to spread
Through the thoughts inside your head

[Chorus]
Popped
(The question!)
No question
(Popped)
The question:

“What is m c squared?”
(Oh can’t you see)
So easy
(E!)

[Bridge]
Not just numbers on a page
It’s the pulse of every age
Matter shifting into light
Day collapsing into night

Every atom holds the key
To the vast infinity
All contained in just one line
Simple, elegant design

[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Spoken Rhythm]
M… C… squared…
Say it slow… feel it there…

[Build: Rising Synth, Snare Roll]

[Final Chorus]
Popped
(The question!)
No question
(Popped)
The question:

“What is m c squared?”
(Oh can’t you see)
So easy
(E!)

Energy…
(Set it free)
Everything…
(You and me)

[Outro]
[Soft piano, fading synth glow]

One small line…
Endless thread…
All begins…
In what was said…

[Final Whisper]
E…

From the album “Popped“

[Instrumental Intro: Gritty Rock Groove, Overdriven Guitar, Punchy Drums, Funky Bass Stabs]

[Verse 1]
He came in smooth with a crooked grin
Like he never knew where trouble’s been
Talked real fast, moved real sly
Had a sparkle but a warning in his eye

Took every rule and bent it wrong
Turned every silence into song
People warned, but we ignored
Now look what we’ve restored

[Pre-Chorus]
He was fun till he was fire
Fueling every wild desire
Never stopped when he was told
Till the story got too bold

[Refrain]
Bad (Bad boy)
Bad, bad boy
Feelin’ joy
Until you went mad
(Oh, woe how sad)

Bad (Bad boy)
Played with toys
Turned to noise
Then you went bad
(Oh, woe how sad)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Riff, Drum Fills]

[Verse 2]
Every joke was a little too sharp
Every smile had a hidden mark
What was playful turned to game
But nobody stayed the same

He pushed the line, he broke the frame
Then said it wasn’t really blame
But every step just made it clear
We were dancing with a fear

[Pre-Chorus]
From mischief into storm
From playful into worn
Couldn’t see the edge too near
Till it all disappeared

[Refrain]
Bad (Bad boy)
Bad, bad boy
Feelin’ joy
Until you went mad
(Oh, woe how sad)

Bad (Bad boy)
Lost control
Lost the role
Then you went bad
(Oh, woe how sad)

[Bridge]
Was it always in the plan?
Or just slipping through his hand?
Did the laughter turn to flame
Or was it always just the same?

No one really understands
How it got so out of hand
But the echo still remains
Of the joy before the change

[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Echo Vocal]
Bad boy…
Where’d you go…
Bad boy…
Nobody knows…

[Final Refrain]
Bad (Bad boy)
Bad, bad boy
Lost that joy
When you went mad
(Oh, woe how sad)

Bad (Bad boy)
Now we sigh
Wonder why
It all went bad

[Outro]
[Guitar fades, drum slows]
Bad boy…
Good gone wrong…
Bad boy…
Wasn’t long…

[Final Hit]
(Bad…)

From the album “Popped“

[Instrumental Intro: Smooth Funk Guitar, Walking Bassline, Light Drum Groove, Soft Sax Hooks]
(Shout!)
Whereabouts…
(Shout!)
Whereabouts…

[Verse 1]
Streets are buzzing, neon glow
Every corner’s in the know
Every shadow looks like her
Every face becomes a blur

Asked the bartender, asked the band
Nobody seems to understand
Where she went or where she hides
Like she vanished into night

[Pre-Chorus]
Every clue just slips away
Like smoke that won’t obey
I’m tracing echoes in the crowd
But nothing’s turning loud

[Chorus]
Tryin’ to find her whereabouts
(’cause I have my doubts)
Is she downtown…
Gettin’ down
(Down, down, down)

Did I miss my chance
For a dance?
(Lookin’ round n’ round)

Tryin’ every avenue
Every place I thought we knew
But the rhythm’s breaking out
Of her whereabouts

[Instrumental Break: Sax Solo, Funk Guitar Riffs]

[Verse 2]
Club lights flicker, floor is packed
Every move a heart attack
Every laugh could be her voice
But I never get the choice

Taxi horns and crowded bars
Reflections in a thousand cars
Every second slips behind
Like she’s dancing out of time

[Pre-Chorus]
Every step I take just bends
Every lead just quickly ends
Like she’s always half a mile
Out of reach behind a smile

[Chorus]
Tryin’ to find her whereabouts
(’cause I have my doubts)
Is she downtown…
Gettin’ down
(Down, down, down)

Did I miss my chance
For a dance?
(Lookin’ round n’ round)

Every street I turn around
Just another empty sound
Still I hear her fading out
Of her whereabouts

[Bridge]
Maybe she was never there
Just a whisper in the air
Or maybe I just moved too slow
And let the moment go

Either way, I can’t tell
If I lost her or myself
All I know is I keep on
Searching after she is gone

[Breakdown: Minimal Groove, Echoed Vocal]
Whereabouts…
She slipped away…
Whereabouts…
What can I say…

[Final Chorus]
Tryin’ to find her whereabouts
(’cause I have my doubts)
Is she downtown…
Gettin’ down
(Down, down, down)

Did I miss my chance
For a dance?
(Lookin’ round n’ round)

Now I’m lost inside the sound
Of a love I never found
Still I call it all about
(Her whereabouts)

[Outro: Sax fades, bass groove slows]
Whereabouts…
No trace now…
Whereabouts…
She’s gone somehow…
(Shout!)
Whereabouts…
(Shout!)
Whereabouts…

From the album “Popped“

[Instrumental Intro: Funky Rock Groove, Sharp Guitar Stabs, Driving Bass, Punchy Drums]

[Verse 1]
I was walking through an ordinary day
Nothing special, same old gray
Then she turned and dropped that line
A lightning bolt went through my mind

I froze up, didn’t know what to do
Didn’t see that coming through
Every thought just hit the floor
Like I’d never been there before

[Pre-Chorus]
It wasn’t loud, it wasn’t wild
Just a single verbal dial
Turned me all the way around
Upside down without a sound

[Chorus]
My eyes (popped!)
Outta my head
When I heard what she said

My eyes (popped!)
Outta my skull
Surprise… eyes
(Popped!)
… never gets dull

My jaw (dropped!)
Right to the ground
Didn’t even make a sound

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Riff, Snare Hits, Cartoon FX Accents]

[Verse 2]
Now I replay it in my brain
Like a broken record chain
Every time I think I’m fine
It rewinds that moment line by line

Friends all laugh when I explain
Say I’m acting kind of insane
But they weren’t there to see
The way she rearranged me

[Pre-Chorus]
It was simple, it was sly
Just a twist of word and eye
Now I’m stuck on what she said
Running loops inside my head

[Chorus]
My eyes (popped!)
Outta my head
When I heard what she said

My eyes (popped!)
Outta my skull
Surprise… eyes
(Popped!)
… never gets dull

My mind (flipped!)
Right upside down
Still spinning round and round

[Bridge]
Didn’t see it coming in
Like a grin beneath her grin
One small phrase and boom—impact
No way now to take it back

Everything I thought I knew
Changed in one quick point of view
Now I’m stuck on replay mode
Overloaded, overload

[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Spoken Hook]
Popped…
Right out my head…
Yeah… she said what she said…

[Build: Drum Roll, Rising Guitar Feedback]

[Final Chorus]
My eyes (popped!)
Outta my head
When I heard what she said

My eyes (popped!)
Outta my skull
Surprise… eyes
(Popped!)
… never gets dull

My heart (stopped!)
Then sped ahead
Like it never had been fed

[Outro]
[Groove fades, echoing vocal chops]

Popped…
Outta my head…
Popped…
Outta my head…

[Final Hit]
(Still popped!)
… at least I ain’t dead

From the album “Popped“

[Instrumental Intro: Jangly Guitar, Punchy Drums, Bouncing Bass, Tambourine]

[Verse 1]
Static hum in the midnight room
Something’s gonna give real soon
Tension rising, tight and thin
… a storm about to begin

Every word’s a loaded line
Every pause a warning sign
One small spark, one wrong move
And it all comes unglued

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Riff, Snare Fills]

[Verse 2]
Needle drop on vinyl spin
Old song pulls you back again
Simple chords but something more
Opens up a hidden door

Heartbeat syncing to the sound
Spinning thoughts around and round
Every note a little sting
Like it’s brushing everything

[Pre-Chorus]
Tiny shocks from head to toe
Something only you can know
Every second stretched in tune
… a note plucked none too soon

[Chorus]
Too soon to the balloon
(Pins and needles)
In a flash, they can clash
(Pins and needles)

Listenin’ to the Beatles
(Top of the Pops)
Pins and needles
(Feeling never stops)

[Bridge]
Is it pressure? Is it thrill?
(Is it something standing still?)
Is it fear or is it spark
(Lighting up inside the dark?)

Every prick, a signal sent
(Every pulse, a consequence)
What’s about to overflow
(Only time will really show)

[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Finger Snaps]
Pins…
Needles…
Feel it…
Don’t conceal it…

[Build: Rising Guitar Feedback, Drum Roll]

[Final Chorus]
Too soon to the balloon
(Pins and needles)
In a flash, they can clash
(Pins and needles)

Turn it up, no stoppin’ now
(Top of the Pops)
Pins and needles (Wow!)
(Feeling never stops)

[Outro]
[Tambourine Shake, Guitar Fade]
Pins and needles…
Still it plays…
Pins and needles…
Endless days…

[Final Hit]
(Pins and needles)

From the album “Popped“

[Instrumental Intro: Upbeat Acoustic Strum, Mandolin, Light Drums, Handclaps]

[Verse 1]
Packed it up in a cardboard box
Labeled dreams and ticking clocks
Laughs we had, the things we said
Still echo softly in my head

No hard feelings, no regret
Just a path we haven’t met
Every step now pulls away
From what we were to yesterday

[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not goodbye, not quite the end
Just a bend we couldn’t mend
Every story has to flow
Somewhere else we have to go

[Refrain]
It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(… gotta go)

So…
Let’s give ‘er heave
And a ho!
(Ho! Ho!)

It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(Maybe we’ll meet up again)
Ya never know
(Oh, no, no, no)

[Instrumental Break: Fiddle & Mandolin Trade]

[Verse 2]
Different roads and different skies
Different truths and different lies
What we were won’t fade away
It just won’t walk with us today

Every ending leaves a trace
Time won’t ever quite erase
But it softens what we knew
And makes a little room for new

[Pre-Chorus]
Shake it off and let it ride
No more reasons left to hide
Every turn’s a chance to grow
Even when it’s time to go

[Refrain]
It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(… gotta go)

So…
Let’s give ‘er heave
And a ho!
(Ho! Ho!)

It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(Maybe we’ll meet up again)
Ya never know
(Oh, no, no, no)

[Bridge]
Raise a glass to what we had
Even good can turn to past
No need holding on too tight
Let it drift into the night

If our paths should cross once more
Somewhere down another shore
We’ll just smile and let it show
We already know

[Breakdown: Handclaps, Group Chant]
Heave!
(Ho!)
Heave!
(Ho!)

Let it go…
Let it flow…

[Final Refrain]
It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(… gotta go)

So…
Let’s give ‘er heave
And a ho!
(Ho! Ho!)

It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(Maybe we’ll meet up again)
Ya never know
(Oh, no, no, no)

[Outro]
[Stripped acoustic, fading voices]

Been nice…
Knowin’ ya…
Heave…
Ho…

[Final Whisper]
Ya never know…

From the album “Whatnot“

[Intro – driving toms, pulsing bass, muted guitar chugs, rising synth]
Soon to discover (over, over)
It ain’t over… (over, over…)
[snare build starts immediately]
[band hits hard on downbeat]

[Verse 1 – tight groove, punchy kick/snare, palm-muted guitar]
Started in the dark with a flicker of a flame
Every step forward felt a little like pain
They said “turn around,” said “you’ve gone too far”
But I kept on chasing that distant star

[Pre-Chorus – build intensity, open hi-hats, rising bassline]
Bruised but breathing, still in the fight
Every wrong turn got me closer to right

[Chorus – full throttle, big drums, distorted guitars, stacked vocals]
It ain’t over
(’till it’s over)
And, you can bet
(It ain’t over, yet)
When the dust settles, (I’ll still be standing)
Holding the line with these two bare hands and
If you think I’m done, (you don’t know me yet)
No, it ain’t over yet

[Post-Chorus – driving groove, chant vocals, heavy rhythm section]
You can bet….
(ain’t over! ain’t over!)
[quick drum fill into next section]

[Verse 2 – add lead guitar riffs, stronger bass drive]
Echoes of doubt try to fill my head
But I turned that noise into fuel instead
Every closed door just sharpened my will
Every uphill climb made me stronger still

[Pre-Chorus – tom-heavy build, rising vocal tension]
Scars tell stories I won’t forget
Every fall just adds to the debt

[Chorus – bigger, double kick accents, crowd-style backing vocals]
It ain’t over
(’till it’s over)
And, you can bet
(It ain’t over, yet)
Through the fire, (through the weather)
Piece by piece I pull it together
You can count me out, (I’ll raise that bet)
No, it ain’t over yet

[Bridge – breakdown then explosive rebuild]
[half-time groove, heavy bass + kick]
When the night gets long and the road gets rough
I remind myself I’m more than enough
No surrender, no regret
I haven’t reached the ending yet

[Build – rapid snare rolls, rising guitars, tension climbing]
No regret!
(not… over… yet…)
[full band swell]

[Breakdown – stop-time hits, vocal punches]
(Still rising!) [hit]
(Still fighting!) [hit]
(Still holding on!) [hit]
(Still writing!) [hit]

[Final Chorus – maximum energy, double-time feel, layered harmonies]
It ain’t over
(’till it’s over)
And, you can bet
(It ain’t over, yet)
From the ashes, (from the wreckage)
I’ll rebuild what they expected
Every promise, (every threat)
No, it ain’t over yet

[Outro – driving to the end, no fade, big finish]
So let ‘em talk, let ‘em place their bet
I’m not done—not even close yet
Hear me now, don’t you forget…

[Final hit – full band stop]
It ain’t over yet!
(Go! Go get!)

From the album “Whatnot“

[Instrumental Intro: Driving Alt-Rock Groove, Muted Guitar Riff, Pulsing Bass, Steady Drums]

[Verse 1]
Blinking sign I almost missed
Split-second call, I took the risk
Lines diverge without a sound
Now I’m somewhere I’m not found

Map keeps spinning in my head
Every route a thread misread
Thought I knew just where to go
Now I’m deeper in the unknown

[Pre-Chorus]
Every mile asks me why
Every turn a blurred reply
No rewind, no reset
Just the road and my regret

[Refrain]
This could be
(The wrong exit)
Guess we’ll see

Mighta made a wrong turn
… will I ever learn…
(Or will it end ironically)

[Instrumental Break: Guitar Lead, Rolling Tom Fills]

[Verse 2]
Streetlights flicker, numbers fade
Every choice a gamble played
Passing signs I don’t recall
Did I miss them after all?

Voices echo in my mind
“All roads lead somewhere in time”
But somewhere doesn’t feel like right
Just another endless night

[Pre-Chorus]
Every doubt accelerates
Every second hesitates
Still I push the engine on
Hoping I’m not too far gone

[Refrain]
This could be
(The wrong exit)
Guess we’ll see

Mighta made a wrong turn
… will I ever learn…
(Or will it end ironically)

[Bridge]
Maybe wrong is just a view
Maybe lost is something new
Every detour, every bend
Might be more than just an end

Or maybe I’ve been here before
Circling the same old door
Every lesson left unread
Looping lines inside my head

[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Echo Guitar]
Wrong exit…
Or just different…
Wrong turn…
Or just distance…

[Final Refrain]
This could be
(The wrong exit)
Guess we’ll see

Mighta made a wrong turn
… will I ever learn…
(Or will it end ironically)

[Outro: Fading Engine Sound, Distant Guitar Echo]
Signal lost…
(At what cost)
Road goes on…
(And on and on)
Wrong exit…
(Perplex… yet…)
Still not gone…

From the album “Whatnot“

[Instrumental Intro: Evolving Synth Pad, Rolling Percussion, Atmospheric Guitar Swells]

[Verse 1]
Footprints fade where we once stood
Trying hard to feel understood
Everything we thought was still
Turns and bends against our will

Time moves like a restless tide
Pulling everything inside
What was solid slips away
Into shapes that rearrange the day

[Pre-Chorus]
Nothing stays the same for long
Even silence turns to song
Every ending starts to send
Us toward a different end

[Refrain]
Shifting (sands)
Hope everyone (understands)
Shifting (gears)
Drifting (past years of fears)
Rising above
(To a higher love)
Higher love
(Love, love, love)

[Instrumental Break: Driving Beat Builds, Synth Arpeggios Layer]

[Verse 2]
Walls we built begin to sway
Slowly breaking day by day
What we held so close and tight
Opens up into the light

No more fixed or carved in stone
Everything we’ve ever known
Learns to breathe and learns to bend
Till beginnings start again

[Pre-Chorus]
Every moment rearranged
Everything is being changed
Nothing left to hold too fast
Only echoes of the past

[Refrain]
Shifting (sands)
Hope everyone (understands)
Shifting (gears)
Drifting (past years of fears)
Rising above
(To a higher love)
Higher love
(Love, love, love)

[Bridge]
We are not what we were before
Something opens every door
Even broken things can move
Toward a brighter groove

Let it go, let it spin
Let the new world settle in
All we lose is all we gain
Rising through the change again

[Breakdown: Minimal Pulse, Vocal Echoes]
Shifting…
Don’t resist…
Shifting…
Can’t dismiss…

[Final Refrain]
Shifting (sands)
Hope everyone (understands)
Shifting (gears)
No more years of fears

Rising above
(To a higher love)
Higher love
(Love, love, love)

[Outro: Ambient Fade, Soft Synth Rise]
Shifting…
Rising…
Higher love…
Love, love, love…

From the album “Whatnot“