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[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“

[Instrumental Intro]
[Driving Bass, Electric Guitar, Hammond Organ, Tight Drums; Rhythmic, Urgent Groove]
[Spoken]
Did you see…
(The energy)
Comedy…
(Or tragedy?)

[Verse 1]
The energy is everywhere
Moving through the air
Heat is rising
Winds are flying
Water’s going who-knows-where

[Refrain]
The energy
(Is hitting me)
From every side
(Both far and wide)

A climate primate
(Getting hit)
… quite a bit.

[Chorus]
How is it hitting you?
(How is it hitting me?)
Energy
(Dramatically)

[Verse 2]
Evaporation till saturation
Pulling the heat high
(Way across the sky)
How long will it stay…
Waiting for the day

[Refrain]
The energy
(Is hitting me)
From every side
(Both far and wide)

A climate primate
(Getting hit)
… quite a bit.

[Instrumental Break]
[Heavy Guitar Riff, Hammond Organ, Bass and Drums; Sudden Stop-and-Start Rhythms]

[Bridge]
Energy… transformed!

[Response]
TRANSFORMED!

Energy… transported!

[Response]
TRANSPORTED!

Store, store store!
(Some more)

[Response]
STORE!
RELEASED
(Doesn’t cease)

[Spoken]
Never created.

Never destroyed.

[Pause]

So…

Where does it go?

[Whisper]

(You’ll soon know)

[Rap Vocal Break]
Hit!
(Hit!)

From the side!

Wide!
(Wide!)

Far and wide!

Where it goes
Nobody knows?
(Feel the flows)

Pour!

More!
(More!)

Knocking at the door!

Extreme…
(Know what I mean?)

Primate!
(Irate!)

Climate!

Getting hit
Quite a bit!

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass Pulse and Sparse Piano]

The question…

Is no longer…

Whether the energy exists.

[Pause]

It does.

[Pause]

The question is…

How…

Is that energy…

Hitting you?
(Tell me do)

[Build]
[Drums Enter Slowly; Guitar and Hammond Rise]
The energy…

Synergy…

HITTING!

[Final Refrain]
The energy
(Is hitting me)
From every side
(Both far and wide)

A climate primate
(Getting hit)
… quite a bit.

[Climactic Instrumental]
[Full Progressive-Rock Finale: Massive Guitar, Bass, Hammond Organ, Synth and Drums; Rhythmic Repetition of the Main Hook]
[Spoken Over Instrumental]

Energy cannot be created.

Energy cannot be destroyed.

Not the norm… not the mean
(Mean extreme)

[Pause]

And eventually…

Destructively

[Final Hit]

HOW IS CLIMATE ENERGY HITTING YOU?
(Tell me, do)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Fade: Guitar Feedback, Deep Bass and Distant Thunder]

The energy…

Is hitting me.

Quite a bit.
(Feel the hit)

About the Song
Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

But it can be transformed.

It can be transported.

It can be stored.

And it can be released.

The climate system is doing all four.

The question is no longer whether the energy exists.

The question is: How is that energy hitting you?
How Is Climate Energy Hitting You?

From the album “Fluidization“

[Arrangement: Dark, driving piano-rock / organ-rock anthem. Starts with a sparse piano and bass pulse, builds into pounding drums, distorted guitar, and a huge call-and-response chorus.]

[Intro]
Cash register ringing…
(Cha-ching!)
Hear that sound?
(Going down!)

[Verse 1]
We put a price on everything
From the mountain to the sea
Put a dollar sign on tomorrow
And called it “free”

[Chorus]
Liquidation sale!
(Epic fail!)
Everything must go!
(What little we know!)

The mighty dollar
(Holler:)
Hail!
(Liquidation sale!)

Sell the future
(Sell it cheap!)
Dig it deeper
(While we sleep!)
… with the sheep

Liquidation sale!
(Going, going, gone!)
The sky is calling (falling)
We’ve been calling too long!

[Verse 2]
Heat waves in the marketplace
Floodwater through the door
Insurance walking out the back
Saying, “We don’t cover anymore”
[Chorus]

Liquidation sale!
(Moral of the tale?)
Everything must go!
(Everything we know!)

The mighty dollar
(Holler:)
Hail!
(Liquidation sale!)

Sell the future
(Sell it cheap!)
Dig it deeper (deep, deep, deep)
While we sleep…
(With fellow sheep)

Liquidation sale!
(Going, going, gone!)
The sky is calling
(We’ve been calling too long!)
… falling, calling, falling…

[Refrain]
The mighty dollar
(Holler:)
Hail!
(Liquidation sale)

Fear the atmosphere
(That you ignore)
Same ole song…
(Not for long)
No, no more!

[Bridge]
The mighty dollar
(Holler:)
Hail!
(Liquidation sale)

Fear the atmosphere
(That you ignore)
Same ole song…
(Not for long)
No, no more!

(Whoa-oh!)

The price is rising
(Not surprising!)
The cost no longer hidden
(The apple… bitten)

… the bill’s comes due…

[Breakdown]
For me n’ you

Going once!
(Once!)

Going twice!
(Twice!)

Sold to the highest bidder!
(Who?)

Sold the future!
(That’s you)
… for sure…

Going once!
(Going once!)

Going twice!
(Going twice!)

Sold!
(His story told)

[Instrumental]
[Pounding piano / organ riff]

Hail!
(Hail!)

Hail!
(Hail!)

The mighty dollar!
(The mighty dollar!)

But who will save us
(When the sale is over?)
… we’ll discover

[Final Chorus]
The mighty dollar
(Holler:)
Hail!
(Liquidation sale!)

No more hiding
(No more lies!)
No more selling
(Our demise!)

Liquidation sale!
(Going, going, gone!)
The sky is calling
(Hey! I’m falling!)
No more “same ole song”
(We’ve been calling too long!)

Liquidation sale!
(Liquidation sale!)
The final warning bell!
(The final warning bell!)

You can sell the future
(Still… you can’t escape the bill!)

[Final Refrain]
The mighty dollar
(Holler:)
Hail!
(Liquidation sale!)

Fear the atmosphere
(That you ignore)

Same ole song…
(Not for long)

No, no more!
(No, no more!)

NO MORE!

[Outro]

Cash register ringing…
(Cha-ching!)
Ding. Ding. Ding.

[Whisper]

Liquidation sale…
(Epic fail)
Souls for sale

[Repeat, Fade out]
[Silence]
[End]

From the album “Fluidization“

[Instrumental Intro]
[Acoustic Guitar, Warm Piano, Bass, Light Drums, Hammond Organ; Gradually Building]

[Verse 1]
We had the moment
We had the chance
A door was open
We could’ve advanced

We saw the warning
But looked away
Thinking tomorrow
Would be another day

Time kept moving
We let it pass
Held onto shadows
And watched them last

The future whispered
But we didn’t hear
Now looking backward
The message is clear

[Refrain]
The thought still lingers
(Has the opportunity…)
Slipped through our fingers
(Should’ve thought prudently)

[Verse 2]
We measured the cost
But forgot the price
Mistook convenience
For something called nice

We waited for certainty
Before we’d decide
While uncertainty
Was standing outside

Then suddenly
Years disappear
And what seemed distant
Is already here

[Refrain]
The thought still lingers
(Has the opportunity…)
Slipped through our fingers
(Should’ve thought prudently)

[Instrumental Break]
[Electric Guitar and Hammond Organ; Piano Arpeggios; Drums Slowly Intensify]

[Bridge]
Prudence isn’t fear
It’s seeing what may come near

… knowing that tomorrow
Is built on what we’ve done

You don’t have to know
Exactly where you’ll go

You only have to recognize
The direction that you know

[Rap Vocal Break]

Opportunity!
(See reality!)

Knocking at the door!

Yesterday!
(Fades away!)

Think ahead!
(Instead)

Look around!

What we lose
May not be found!

Wait!
(Wait!)

Too late!

That’s the price
Of tempting fate!

Reach!
(Reach!)

Hold tight!

Do what’s prudent
While we’ve got the light!

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Piano and Acoustic Guitar]

The thought still lingers…

[Soft Response]

What if?

[Pause]

We would’ve moved?

[Pause]

Improved…

[Whispered]

Changed our groove

[Build]
[Low Bass Enters; Percussion Builds]

A moment…

A chance…

A warning…

A glance…

[Final Refrain]
The thought still lingers
(Has the opportunity…)
Slipped through our fingers
(Should’ve thought prudently)

[Climactic Instrumental]
[Full Band: Electric Guitar, Piano, Hammond Organ, Bass, Drums and Synth; Hopeful Rising Progression]

[Spoken Vocal]

The lesson isn’t
that we lost the opportunity.

The lesson…

Is recognizing
the next one
before another day slips away.

[Final Hit]

HOLD ON!

[Outro]
[Acoustic Guitar and Piano Fade]

The thought still lingers…

The opportunity…

Slipped through our fingers

Clearly.

From the album “Fluidization“

[Instrumental Intro]
[Slow Blues-Rock Guitar Riff, Deep Bass, Drums, Hammond Organ; Gradually Building]

[Verse 1]
Started at the top
Didn’t think we’d move
Just a little push
Just a little groove

Gravity was waiting
Patient as can be
One little nudge
And suddenly…

We’re moving faster
Down the line
Picking up momentum
One step at a time

What looked so small
At the start of the ride
Has become something
You can’t push aside

[Pre-Chorus]
Round and round
Down we go
Faster now
Than we know

What begins
As all alone
Can become
A force of its own

[Refrain]
Gonna hit ya…
(Like a rolling stone)
Ya…
(Too late to moan)

Yes, indeed…
(As it gathers speed)
The momentum…
(Is really somethin’)

Roll…
(Roll, baby, roll)
Still…
(Rolling down the hill)

[Verse 2]
All that energy
Waiting on high
Stored in the scenery
Under the sky

Then gravity says
“Let it go”
And suddenly
Watch ‘er flow

[Pre-Chorus]
Round and round
Down we go
Faster now
Than we know

Mass in motion
Changes things
Momentum has
Its own set of wings

[Refrain]
Gonna hit ya…
(Like a rolling stone)
Ya…
(Too late to moan)

Yes, indeed…
(As it gathers speed)
The momentum…
(Is really somethin’)

Roll…
(Roll, baby, roll)
Still…
(Rolling down the hill)

[Instrumental Break]
[Electric Guitar and Hammond Organ Trade Short Bluesy Phrases; Bass Locks Into a Driving Repeating Pattern]

[Bridge]
… falling
(A moving mass)
Calling…
(Better move out fast)

While the choices last…

And when the time
Gets smaller and smaller
It’s time you’ll find…
The pitfalls of “taller”

[Spoken]
Mass times velocity.
(Oh the simplicity)

Of course…
(An enormous force)

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass and Sparse Drums]

Gonna hit ya…

[Whisper]

Like a rolling stone.

[Pause]

You saw it coming…

[Response]

You’re not along

[Pause]

But once it starts…

[Low Response]

It’s moving.

[Build]
[Drums and Guitar Gradually Return]

One stone…

(Grooving)

Rock…

(Moving)

Rock…

(Proving)

A new grooving.

[Final Refrain]
Gonna hit ya…
(Like a rolling stone)
Ya…
(Too late to moan)

Yes, indeed…
(As it gathers speed)
The momentum…
(Is really somethin’)

Roll…
(Roll, baby, roll)
Still…
(Rolling down the hill)

[Final Hit]

ROLL!

[Outro]
[Slow Guitar Riff; Bass and Hammond Fade]

Roll, baby, roll…

Still rolling down the hill…

Like a rolling stone.

(Loss of freewill?)

From the album “Fluidization“

[Instrumental Intro]
[Deep Bass Pulse, Electric Guitar Harmonics, Piano, Hammond Organ and Slow-Building Drums]

[Verse 1]
Where does it go
When the fire dies?
Can you follow the flow
To where the energy rides?

[Pre-Chorus]
Heat in the pavement
Wind in the trees
Water keeps moving
Across the seas

The world keeps turning
Round and around
Energy shifting
As thoughts keep drifting

[Refrain]
Oh can’t you see…
(The energy)
Can’t be created
(Or destroyed)

Exasperated
Annoyed
(… or…)

Revitalization
Deployed

[Verse 2]
A mountain holds it
High in the air
Gravity’s waiting
Potential there

Then comes the falling
Down comes the stone
Potential transforms
Into motion alone

Heat from the friction
Sound from the crash
Light from the lightning
Energy in a flash

[Pre-Chorus]
Exasperation
Can turn into drive
Annoyance can signal
That something’s alive

A setback can become
A reason to try
A spark can become
A fire in the sky

[Refrain]
Oh can’t you see…
(The energy)
Can’t be created
(Or destroyed)

Exasperated
Annoyed
(… or…)

Revitalization
Deployed

[Instrumental Break]
[Electric Guitar Riff, Hammond Organ and Driving Bass; Drums Build Into a Heavy Rhythmic Groove]

[Bridge]
You can’t make it
Out of nothing

You can’t make it
Disappear

Can you redirect it
Transform it a bit
Just to be clear…
Can you make it useful here?

[Spoken]
Anger…

Into action.

Frustration…

Let it become invention.

Exhaustion…

A beacon… a signal
that something needs to change.
(Rearrange)

[Rap Vocal Break]

Energy!
(Transforming me!)

Moving through the system!
(Yes, “I am”)

Heat!
(To the beat!)

Motion!
(Notion!)

Potential waiting
For promotion!

Stored!
(Roared!)

Released!

Changed!
(Rearranged!)

Reconfigured!
(Go figure)

Nothing lost!
(Nothing gained!)
Just not… quite the same!

… keeps
Moving on!
(And on and on and on)

Exasperated!
(Annoyed!)

Turn it into motion!

Revitalization!
(Deployed!)

Set the energy
In a new direction!

[Build]
[Drums Enter Gradually; Guitar and Hammond Rise]

Change the form!

(Change the norm!)

Change the direction!

(Change the introspection!)

Take the frustration…

And make it…

REVITALIZATION!

[Final Refrain]
Oh can’t you see…
(The energy)
Can’t be created
(Or destroyed)

Exasperated
Annoyed
(… or…)

Revitalization
Deployed

[Climactic Instrumental]
[Full Band: Massive Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Hammond Organ, Piano and Synth; Rising Progressive-Rock Finale]

[Spoken Over Instrumental]

The question isn’t…

Where did the energy go?

The question is…

What form did it take?
(What impression did it make)

And what will we do…
(I’m asking you)

[Final Hit]

THE ENERGY!
(Certainty)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Fade: Bass Pulse, Sustained Guitar Chord and Hammond Organ]

Can’t be created…

Can’t be destroyed…

Only transformed…

Redirected…

And…

Deployed.

From the album “Fluidization“

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

[Intro]

[Instrumental Intro: Heavy Guitar Riff, Deep Bass, Slow Building Drums, Hammond Organ and Dark Synth; Tension Increasing Like a Mountain About to Break Loose]
[Spoken Vocal]

Humpty Dumpty…

Had a great fall.

But here’s the thing…

The fall…

Was the beginning of it all

[Verse 1]
Sitting high upon the wall
Didn’t think he’d ever fall
Solid mass
And standing tall
Till gravity
Would have it all

[Refrain]
Humpty Dumpty
(Had a great fall)
Can’t put ’em back together
(After all)
Not a matter of “whether”

Oh, can’t you see
(Humpty Dumpty)

[Verse 2]
Well…
First the shell
Hits the floor
Then comes more
Splattered yoke
Ain’t no joke

[Physics Breakdown]
[Music briefly strips to bass pulse and percussion]

Momentum…

[Spoken]

Mass times velocity.
(Ends in tragedy)

[Instrumental Hit]

[Refrain]
Humpty Dumpty
(Had a great fall)
Can’t put ’em back together
(After all)
Not a matter of “whether”

Oh, can’t you see
(Humpty Dumpty)

[Instrumental]
[Heavy Progressive-Rock Instrumental: Distorted Guitar, Tremolo Bass, Huge Drums, Hammond Organ and Metallic Percussion; Repeating Collision Motif]

[Bridge]
A stationary egg
(On it’s last leg)

[Pause]

Into the valley.

Onto the ground.

Splat!
(Imagine that)

[Rap Vocal Break]

Mass!
(Mass!)

Velocity!
(Velocity!)

Put ’em together
That’s momentum, see!

I meant…
(Movement!)

Coming down!
(All around!)

Impact!
(Not intact!)

And of course…
(Force!)

Stop it!
(Stop it!)

Turn it!
(Turn it!)

Shake it
(Break it)

Moving mass!
(Moving fast!)

Nothing like
A stationary past!

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Piano, Low Bass and Distant Guitar Feedback]

Humpty…

[Whispered]

Had a great fall.

[Pause]

But…

[Low Response]

The fall wasn’t all.

[Pause]

The impact…

[Soft Response]

Splat!

[Build]

Collision…

Collision…

Collision…

[Full Band]

COLLISION!

[Final Refrain]
Humpty Dumpty
(Had a great fall)
Can’t put ’em back together
(After all)
Not a matter of “whether”

Oh, can’t you see
(Humpty Dumpty)

[Climactic Instrumental]
[Extended Guitar Solo: Crushing Progressive-Rock Lead Over Massive Drums, Hammond Organ, Bass and Synth; Rhythmic Impacts Mimic Cascading Collisions]

[Spoken Over Instrumental]

Humpty Dumpty
(Sat on a wall)
Humpty Dumpty
(Had a great fall)

[Final Hit]

HUMPTY DUMPTY!

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Heavy Guitar Chord Repeats While Bass Descends; Drums Gradually Fade Into Distant Impact Sounds]

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men

[Pause]

Couldn’t put Humpty together again

(No, nowhere to begin)

Never together
(Again)

About the Song: The Fall Is Only the Beginning
The fluidization of the mass on the way down is remarkable physics. But the energy transfer at the bottom may be even more consequential.

The material did not strike the valley floor all at once.

The leading edge arrived first.

It collided with the valley floor and surrounding terrain, fractured, compressed, deformed, and began spreading. Behind it, enormous quantities of ice, rock, water, and sediment were still moving downhill.

That means the impact was not a single collision.

It was a cascading sequence of collisions.

The first material to arrive effectively became an impact surface for the material immediately behind it. The incoming mass continued transferring momentum into material that had already slowed, while the valley floor resisted the movement from below.

The basic relationship is:

p = mv

where p is momentum, m is mass, and v is velocity.

Changing the momentum of an enormous mass requires an enormous force. The rate at which that momentum is transferred matters as well:

F = Δp / Δt

The shorter the time over which momentum is transferred, the greater the instantaneous force.

This is why the impact of a massive debris flow is fundamentally different from simply placing the same amount of material on the ground. A stationary mountain weighs an enormous amount, but its weight is distributed through relatively stable structures. A mountain in motion has momentum. When that momentum is suddenly redirected, compressed, fragmented, or stopped, enormous forces are generated.

From the album “Fluidization“

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

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Slow, Dreamy Guitar Arpeggio, Warm Bass, Soft Drums, Hammond Organ Swells and Airy Synth]

[Spoken Vocal]

Oh…

Can’t you see?

I’m falling.

[Pause]

Falling for you.

Or maybe…

It’s just gravity.

[Verse 1]
Started with a little tilt
Barely noticed, hardly felt
One small move
One little sway
And suddenly
I’m on my way

Could’ve stopped
Could’ve stayed
Could’ve chosen
Another way

But once you start
To lose your ground
There’s nothing quite like
Coming down

[Pre-Chorus]
Higher!
(Lower!)
Dire
(Pull me closer!)

[Refrain]
Oh… oh can’t you see
(I’m falling for you)
Self-fulfilling destiny
(Heavy? Must be gravity)

[Verse 2]
Potential waiting
Way up high
Anticipating
If I can fly….

Then something changes
Something breaks
And all that energy
Awakes

Down we go
(oh, no, no, no!)

Picking up speed
(Yes indeed!)

[Instrumental]
[Progressive-Rock Guitar Solo: Singing Lead Guitar Over Driving Bass, Rolling Drums, Hammond Organ and Rising Synth]

[Bridge]
Oh… oh can’t you see
(I’m falling for you)
Self-fulfilling destiny
(Heavy? Must be gravity)

[Rap Vocal Break]
Hear me calling?
(Falling!)

For you!
(It’s true!)

Can’t deny
(Won’t even try)

Heavy!
(Gravity!)

Something here
Is very real

Potential!
(Essential!)

Turns kinetic!
(Kinda like magnetic)

Pullin’ me down
(All around!)

Pull me through
(On top of you!)

Rock n’ rollin’ bowlin’
(’cause I’m falling for you!)

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

Oh…

Can’t you see?

[Whispered]

I’m falling for you.

[Pause]

Self-fulfilling destiny…

[Soft Response]

Heavy?

[Pause]

It’s gravity.

[Build]
[Drums enter gradually; Bass and Hammond Organ rise]

Gravity…

Gravity…

Gravity!

[Final Refrain]
Oh… oh can’t you see
(I’m falling for you)
Self-fulfilling destiny
(Heavy? It’s gravity)

[Final Chorus]
Falling for you!
(Our love must be true?)

Feel the pull tonight
(Insight into incite)

Falling for you!
(It’s all I can do!)

[Climactic Instrumental]
[Full Band Progressive-Rock Surge: Electric Guitar, Bass, Hammond Organ, Synth and Huge Drums; Guitar bends upward while the rhythm drives downward]

[Spoken Over Instrumental]

Potential (our energy)

Kinetic (strategy)

A little change…

… accelerates…

At amazing rates

(Our first and last dates)

[Final Hit]

GRAVITY!
(See?)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Guitar and Hammond Organ sustain over a descending bass line; final soft piano chord]

Oh…

Can’t you see?
(The reality)

[Whispered]

I’m falling for you, too

From the album “Fluidization“

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

[Intro]

[Instrumental Intro: Wobbly Guitar Riff, Rolling Bass, Off-Kilter Drums, Hammond Organ Swells and Warbling Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]

Uh-oh…
Something gleaming’s leaning.

A little bit unfit…

Tipsy.
(Hard to see?)

[Verse 1]
Standing straight
Or so I thought
Didn’t notice
What I’d lost

One little tilt
One little sway
And suddenly
I’m on my way

Push too far
And you may find
Gravity
… made up my mind

[Pre-Chorus]
Leaning!
(The meaning…)

Teeter!
(Totter!)

Getting closer
To the meter!

Tilt!
(Tilt!)

Slip!
(Slip!)

There goes
The grip!

[Refrain]
I’m feeling…
(A little tipsy)
Gone reeling
(Oopsie daisy)
Gone crazy

(Jostling)
From the top
(Toppling)
To the bottom
(Never again)
To begin

[Verse 2]
One small movement
Starts another
Sends me hellbent
Hate to have to smother

[Instrumental]
[Progressive-Rock Guitar Solo: Angular Guitar Lines Over Lurching Bass, Rolling Drums, Hammond Organ and Pitch-Bending Synth]

[Bridge]
The world suddenly
Turns upside down.
(No… still spinning round n’ round)

[Rap Vocal Break]
Tipsy!
(Tipsy!)

Teeter!
(Totter!)

Don’t ignore
The little meter

Jostle!
(Hustle!)

Rock!
(Rocked!)

Watch the balance
Start to unlock

Toppling!
(Tippling!)

Down!
(Down, down, down!)

One change
(Two!)

Two change
(Three!)

Watch the cascades
(Come to be)

Never again?
(Won’t happen!)

Can’t put Humpty
(Back together again)
Can’t you see…
(Don’t know where to begin)

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Sparse Piano and Distant Guitar Harmonics]

I’m feeling…

[Whispered]

A little tipsy.

Gone reeling…

[Soft Response]

Oopsie daisy.

[Pause]

Gone crazy.

[Jostling]

From the top…

[Low Response]

Toppling…

[Silence]

To the bottom.
(Watch it happen)

[Whispered]

Never again…

[Pause]

To begin.

(Fell down, down down)
Broke his crown

[Build]
[Drums gradually return; bass begins a repeating descending-and-rising pattern]

Round…

And round…

And round…

[Full Band]

We go!

[Final Refrain]
I’m feeling…
(A little tipsy)
Gone reeling
(Oopsie daisy)
Gone crazy

(Jostling)
From the top
(Toppling)
To the bottom
(Never again)
To begin

[Climactic Instrumental]
[Full Progressive-Rock Surge: Distorted Guitar, Hammond Organ, Bass, Huge Drums and Warbling Synth; Rhythm repeatedly shifts between stable and unstable patterns]

[Spoken Over Instrumental]
Can’t you see
(You can’t begin)
No, can’t put Humpty
(Back together again)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Wobbly Guitar Figure Slowly Straightens Into a Steady Chord; Bass and Drums Fade]

A little tipsy…

A little jostling…

A little change…

[Spoken, fading]

Then…
That’s when
You can see
(You can’t begin)
No, can’t you can’t begin
(To put Humpty back together again)

From the album “Fluidization“

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

[Intro]

[Instrumental Intro: Funky Electric Guitar, Warm Bass Groove, Tight Drums, Hammond Organ Chops and Bright Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]

Why not?

Why not find the place
where everything works out fine?
(At least most of the time)

Not too much…

Not too little…

Right in the middle.

[Verse 1]
Too far left
(Too far!)
Too far right
(Too far!)

Push too bizarre
And you lose the light

Too much pressure
Too much heat
Too much running
In the wrong heartbeat

Find the flow
(Get in the know!)

[Refrain]
Why not…
(Hit our sweet spot)
Perhaps we ought…
(I mean… why not?)

Sweeeet spot
(Sweet, sweet, sweet)
No, no, no
(Know you can’t beat)
The sweet spot…
(So hot)

[Chorus]
Sweet spot!
(Sweet spot!)

Right where we belong

Sweet spot!
(Sweet spot!)

Where the balance feels strong

Not too cold
(Not too old!)

Not too hot
(Not too not!)

Findin’ the place
That hits the spot!

Sweet spot!
(Sweet spot!)

Why not?

[Verse 2]
A little less
Can give you more
A little change
Can open the door

Less destruction
(More to gain!)
Find the balance
(Break the chain)

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Funk-Rock Lead With Wah-Wah, Hammond Organ, Slap Bass, Tight Drums and Synth Stabs]

[Bridge]
[Saxophone Solo]

[Rap Vocal Break]
Sweet!
(Sweet!)

Spot!
(Forgot? Not!)

Find the place
That eye’s the dot

Findin’ the place
In the race

Sanity (in humanity)

Open up
Another door

(One more!)

No fear!
(No fear!)

Findin’ the the way clear…
… the choice… right here!

Why not?
(Why not?)

Perhaps we ought!

I mean…

Why not?

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Muted Guitar, Hand Claps and Soft Hammond Organ]

Why not…

[Whispered]

Hit our sweet spot.

Perhaps we ought…

[Soft Response]

I mean…

Why not?

[Synth Pulse]

Sweeeet spot…

[Pause]

Sweet…

Sweet…

Sweet spot.

[Final Refrain]
Why not…
(Hit our sweet spot)
Perhaps we ought…
(I mean… why not?)

Sweeeet spot
(Sweet, sweet, sweet)
No, no, no
(Know the dancin’ beat)
The sweet spot…
(So hot)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Full Funk-Rock Groove With Guitar, Hammond Organ, Bass and Drums; Synth and Hand Claps Build Into a Final Stop]

Sweet!

Spot!

Sweet!

Sweet!

Sweet spot!

[Spoken, fading]

Right place…

Right time…

In rhyme…
One race
(Won race)
One race
(Won race)

From the album “Robust“

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

[Intro]

[Instrumental Intro: Aggressive Electric Guitar Riff, Distorted Bass, Tight Drums, Hammond Organ Stabs and Cutting Synth Pulses]
[Spoken Vocal]

Careful…

That’s sharp.

[Pause]

Really sharp.

Careful…
(Don’t wanna become “awful”)

[Verse 1]
Walking on the edge
With a razor in your hand
One little wrong direction
And you might not understand

Sharp ideas
(Sharp!)
Sharp minds
(Sharp!)

Cutting through the noise
And leaving doubt behind

Don’t confuse the bleeding edge
With knowing where you stand
Sometimes pushing forward
Means knowing when to land

[Pre-Chorus]
Cut!
(Cut!)

Through!
(Through!)

See what’s really
Coming to you!

[Refrain]
Ouch!
(Razor sharp)
I can vouch
(Ouch)

Razor sharp!
(The bleeding edge)
Solemn pledge

[Chorus]
Razor sharp!
(Razor sharp!)

Cutting through the haze

Razor sharp!
(Razor sharp!)

Lighting up the maze

[Verse 2]
The future moves quickly
The present can’t keep pace
New ideas arrive
And old ones lose their place

You can sharpen up your thinking
You can sharpen up your view
But the sharper that the edge becomes
The more it asks of you

Stay aware
(Stay aware!)

The bleeding edge
Is never safe out there

[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Fast, Cutting Progressive-Rock Lead With Wah-Wah, Hammond Organ, Distorted Bass and Precision Drums]

[Bridge]
Ouch!
(Razor sharp)
I can vouch
(Ouch)

[Rap Vocal Break]
Razor!
(Razor!)

Sharp!
(Sharp!)

Cut through
The static

Think!
(Think!)

Fast!
(Fast!)

Bleeding edge
(Bleeding edge!)

Leading edge
(Leading edge!)

What’s the difference?
Look at the pledge

Push the limit
(Push!)

Test the claim
(Test!)

If the answer
Can’t survive the game
(It’s not the best)

Cut it!
(Cut!)

Shape it!
(Shape!)

Build a better
Human landscape

[Breakdown]
[Music Drops to Bass, Muted Guitar and Sparse Drums]

Ouch…

[Whispered]

Razor sharp.

I can vouch…

[Soft Response]

Ouch.

[Pause]

The bleeding edge…

[Whispered]

Solemn pledge.

[Build]

RAZOR SHARP!

[Final Refrain]
Ouch!
(Razor sharp)
I can vouch
(Ouch)

Razor sharp!
(The bleeding edge)
Solemn pledge

[Final Chorus]
Razor sharp!
(Razor sharp!)

Cut through the doubt

Razor sharp!
(Razor sharp!)

Figure it out

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Driving Guitar Riff With Hammond Organ, Bass and Drums; Guitar Feedback Sustains Over a Final Cymbal Crash]

Sharp!

Sharp!

Razor sharp!

[Spoken, fading]

Respect the edge.
(Respect the pledge)

From the album “Robust“