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[Silence]
[Arrangement: Dreamy alternative rock with echoing guitars, spacious synth pads, steady bass, and a haunting vocal call-and-response that gradually builds]

[Intro]
Where was I?
(I forget)
What was next?
(Not yet)

Faces blur
(Names disappear)
Was I ever…
(Really here?)

[Verse 1]
The morning
(Starts anew)
Looking for
(A missing clue)

Pictures hanging
(On the wall)
Feel familiar
(That’s all)

Conversations
(Fade away)
Yesterday
(Becomes today)

Now the answer
(Slips the frame)
Leaving only
(A first name)

[Chorus]
I can’t retain…
(No, can’t remember my name)
Won’t be the same
(Woe, can’t remember my name)

[Refrain]
Ahh, ahh, ahh
(Must have amnesia)
No, no know
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Ahh, ahh, ahh
(Must have amnesia)
Where’d it go?
(I don’t know)

[Verse 2]
Keys are missing
(So’s the door)
Have I been
(Here before?)

Voices echo
(Down the hall)
I can hear them
(But can’t recall)

The mirror shows
(A familiar face)
But memory
(Leaves no trace)

Trying hard
(To reconnect)
Only find
(A static effect)

[Refrain]
Ahh, ahh, ahh
(Must have amnesia)
No, no know
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Ahh, ahh, ahh
(Must have amnesia)
Where’d it go?
(I don’t know)

[Bridge]
Guess my memory
(Is like the tide)
Rolling out
(Then back inside)

[Instrumental]
[Echo guitar solo]
[Synth swell]

[Breakdown]
Who am I?
(I don’t know)
Where’d I go?
(I don’t know)

Still I’m here
(That’s enough)
Holding on
(Through the fog)

[Final Chorus]
I can’t retain…
(No, can’t remember my name)
Won’t be the same
(Woe, can’t remember my name)

Still I smile
(Just the same)
Even if
(I’ve lost my name)

[Final Refrain]
Ahh, ahh, ahh
(Must have amnesia)
No, no know
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Ahh, ahh, ahh
(Must have amnesia)
Where’d it go?
(I don’t know)

[Outro]
Where was I?
(I forget)
What comes next?
(Not yet)

From the album “What’s in a Name?“

[Silence]
[Arrangement: Up-tempo pop-rock with bouncy piano, jangly guitars, handclaps, and humorous vocal interplay]

[Intro]
Where was I?
(You tell me)
Lost my train
(Of memory)

[Verse 1]
Had a thought
(It slipped away)
Maybe it’ll
(Return someday)

Walked into
(Another room)
Forgot the reason
(All too soon)

Looking high
(Looking low)
Where it went
(I don’t know)

[Refrain]
I’m drawing a blank
(…and who do I have to thank?)
Nobody but “Me, myself, and I”
(…so, all I can do is try)

Search my brain
(One more time)
Maybe it’ll
(Fall in line)

[Chorus]
Almost had it
(There it goes!)
Right beneath
(My very nose)

Close enough
(To almost see)
Then it waves
(Goodbye to me)

[Verse 2]
Made a list
(Lost the page)
Guess that’s just
(The latest stage)

Names and places
(Come and go)
Some come back
(Soft and slow)

If I laugh
(I’m okay)
Maybe it’ll
(Return someday)

[Bridge]
Memory’s funny
(So they say)
Playing hide
(And seek all day)

No use getting
(Upset or blue)
Smile…
(And start anew)

[Instrumental]
[Piano solo]
[Guitar fills]

[Final Chorus]
Almost had it
(There it goes!)
Floating where
(Nobody knows)

I’ll keep searching
(Through the fog)
One more page
(In the log)

[Final Refrain]
I’m drawing a blank
(…and who do I have to thank?)
Nobody but “Me, myself, and I”
(…so, all I can do is try)

One more chance
(One more day)
Maybe it’ll
(Find its way)

[Outro]
Had a thought…
(There it went…)
Oh well…
(Next attempt!)

From the album “What’s in a Name?“

[Silence]
[Arrangement: Moody folk-rock with acoustic guitar, atmospheric piano, brushed drums, and a soaring chorus that balances mystery with empathy]

[Intro]
Walking by
(Without a sound)
Another face
(In the crowd)

A new story
(Starts somewhere)
Even if
(No one stares)

[Verse 1]
No headlines
(No parade)
Just another
(Unknown name)

Passing quietly
(Through the day)
Trying hard
(To find a way)

People wonder
(Who you’ve been)
Never seeing
(Where you’ve been)

Each stranger
(Holds a page)
Still unwritten
(With passing age)

[Refrain]
Do you know
(Jane Doe)
Anonymous
(…to the rest of us)

Jane Doe
(Where did you go?)
Tryin’ to blend in
(Again… again…)

[Verse 2]
Different roads
(Same blue sky)
Different dreams
(Same asking why)

Some are noticed
(Some pass through)
Yet all heartbeats
(Ring as true)

Behind the silence
(Is a song)
Waiting for
(Someone along)

To say hello
(Or ask your name)
Before tomorrow
(Changes the game)

[Bridge]
Not forgotten
(Just unknown)
Searching for
(A place called home)

Within the crowd
(Hides a friend)
A new story
(Can begin)

[Instrumental]
[Acoustic guitar solo]
[Piano interlude]

[Final Refrain]
Do you know
(Jane Doe)
Anonymous
(…to the rest of us)

Jane Doe
(Where did you go?)
Tryin’ to blend in
(Again… again…)

[Outro]
One more face
(One more name)
No two stories
(Quite the same)

Somebody’s gotta know…
(Jane Doe)

From the album “What’s in a Name?“

[Silence]
[Arrangement: Gentle folk-rock with acoustic guitar, warm piano, Hammond organ, brushed drums, and a nostalgic guitar solo]

[Intro]
Time rolls on
(Every day)
Some arrive
(Some drift away)

Hold them close
(While you may)

[Verse 1]
Another laugh
(Fades from view)
Another story
(We once knew)

Pictures fade
(But not the smile)
They still walk with us
(Every mile)

We all know
(How this ends)
Still it hurts
(To lose our friends)

So today
(I’ll raise a glass)
To every soul
(Who’s wandered past)

[Chorus]
Oops…
(There goes another one)
Sad to say
(He’s on his way)

Oops…
(There goes another one)
Sad to say
(Another’s passed away)

[Refrain]
But, I won’t cry
(At least I’ll try)
Rather remember
(“In the day”)

…oh, how we loved to play…

[Verse 2]
Long summer nights
(Without a care)
Making memories
(Everywhere)

Running wild
(Through the years)
Trading laughter
(More than tears)

Though the seasons
(Come and go)
Love remains
(More than we know)

Every friend
(Leaves a spark)
Lighting up
(The growing dark)

[Bridge]
Here’s to every hand
(We got to hold)
Every joke
(That never gets old)

Every song
(We sang out loud)
Standing tall
(Among the crowd)

They’re not gone
(If they’re recalled)
Love outlives
(It all)

[Instrumental]
[Acoustic Guitar Solo]
[Warm Organ Swell]

[Final Chorus]
Oops…
(There goes another one)
Life goes on
(Though hearts are torn)

Oops…
(There goes another one)
We’ll meet again
(Some brighter morn)

[Final Refrain]
But, I won’t cry
(At least I’ll try)
Rather remember
(“In the day”)

When the world
(Felt young and free)
And all our friends
(Were here with me)

…oh, how we loved to play…
(All night into the day)

[Outro]
One more smile
(One more song!)
In our hearts
(They still belong)

About the Song
Today’s new release, “Oops,” is a tribute to two dear friends, David Rowan and David Mantz.
The song isn’t about loss as much as it is about the joy they still bring to mind whenever I think of the times we spent playing music together. There’s something special about adults who never lose the ability to play—and to play nice.

Although they’ve moved on to a higher vibration, they still have me smiling every time I pick up an instrument. Through the wonders of modern technology, I tried to recreate a little of those improvisational jam sessions by playing acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vibraphone, organ, and synthesizers together in one performance.

The jam never really ends.
One more song, my friends.

From the album “What’s in a Name?“

[Silence]
[Arrangement: Playful, upbeat pop-rock with jangly guitars, walking bass, light organ, handclaps, and a catchy call-and-response]

[Intro]
Who’s that there?
(Over there?)
Do you know?
(I swear…)
I’ve seen that smile
(Somewhere before)
Now I can’t remember
(Anymore)

[Verse 1]
Walked right by
(Caught my eye)
Had a laugh
(As time flew by)

Almost waved
(Then thought again)
Maybe we’ve
(Been long-lost friends)

[Refrain]
Who is that?
(What’s her name?)
Love to chat…
(But just the same)

What’s her name?
(I can’t recall)
Yet somehow
(I know it all)

Who is that?
(Looks so familiar)
What’s her name?
(I wish I’d remember)

[Chorus]
Hope tomorrow
(It will click)
Think my memory
(Needs a trick)

[Verse 2]
Funny how
(The mind can roam)
Searching through
(A crowded home)

Faces linger
(Names depart)
Still they leave
(A mark upon the heart)

Life’s a puzzle
(Piece by piece)
Some arrive
(Some quietly leave)

[Bridge]
If I ask
(Would it seem strange?)
Or is forgetting
(Just part of change?)

Either way
(I’ll say hello)
You never know
(Where friendships grow)

[Instrumental]
[Guitar solo]
[Handclaps]
[Organ fills]

[Final Refrain]
Who is that?
(What’s her name?)
Love to chat…
(But just the same)

What’s her name?
(Perhaps she’ll say)
And we’ll laugh
(The day away)

[Outro]
Who is that?
(What’s her name?)
Maybe next time
(I’ll up my game…)

From the album “What’s in a Name?“

[Silence]
[Arrangement: Up-tempo rock with driving drums, punchy bass, jangly guitars, handclaps, and a crowd-style call-and-response]

[Intro]
Ready?
(Steady)
One, two… you know…
(Let’s go!)

Here we come
(No we’re not done)
Sooo….
(Here we go!)

[Verse 1]
No more waiting
(No standing still)
Every moment
(A choice of will)

Take one step
(Then one more)
Open up
(Another door)

Momentum grows
(You’ll soon know)
Nothing happens
(If you don’t go)

[Refrain]
Heave ho!
(Let’s Go!)
You know
(Let’s Go!)

My freewill
(Can’t sit still)
Heave ho!
(Let’s Go!)

Let’s roll
(Let’s Go!)
Heart and soul
(Ready to roll!)

[Chorus]
Get on your feet
(Don’t delay)
The future starts
(Today)

[Verse 2]
No guarantees
(That’s alright)
We’ll find our way
(Through the night)

The road ahead
(Is ours to choose)
You’ll never know
(If you refuse)

Take the chance
(See it through)
The next move
(Belongs to you)

[Bridge]
Push ahead
(Don’t look back)
The last mile
(Makes the track)

[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Driving Bass]
[Handclaps]

[Breakdown]
Who’s ready?
(We are!)
Who’s moving?
(Go far!)

Who’s living?
(We are!)
So, you know…
(Let’s go!)

[Final Chorus]
Get on your feet
(Don’t delay)
The future starts
(Today)

One more step
(One more try)
Aim for tomorrow
(Reach the sky)

[Final Refrain]
Heave ho!
(Let’s Go!)
You know
(Let’s Go!)

My freewill
(Can’t sit still)
Heave ho!
(Let’s Go!)

Come on now
(Let’s Go!)
Onward still
(On with the show)

[Outro]
Ready?
(Steady)
One, two… you know…
(Let’s go!)

Here we come
(No we’re not done)
Sooo….
(Here we go!)

From the album “What’s in a Name?“

[Silence]
[Arrangement: Bright, upbeat pop-rock with steady acoustic strumming, handclaps, saxophone solo, uplifting piano chords, and a driving, optimistic chorus]

[Intro]
Hey now
(Look around)
Stand up
(From the ground)

Say it loud
(Feel it through)
If we try
(We can do)

[Verse 1]
We’ve been stuck
(In the wait)
Drawing lines
(That hesitate)

[Refrain]
We can do
(If we choose to)
What are we waiting for
(Oh, I dunno anymore)

So, I’m asking you
(What can’t we do)
’cause it’s true
(We can do)

[Chorus]
If we step out
(Of the gray)
We might find
(Another way)

Every “no”
(Can turn to “yes”)
If we lean in
(Not second-guess)

We can build
(What we imagine)
Turn the doubt
(To what can happen)

No more stall
(No more pause)
Just the will
(And the cause)

[Verse 2]
It’s not magic
(It’s the move)
It’s the rhythm
(That we choose)

[Refrain]
We can do
(If we choose to)
What are we waiting for
(Oh, I dunno anymore)

So, I’m asking you
(What can’t we do)
’cause it’s true
(We can do)

[Bridge]
In the moment
(We decide)
To stop waiting
(To stop the slide)

[Instrumental]
[Bright guitar lead]
[Piano lift]
[Percussion build]

[Final Chorus]
We can do
(If we choose to)
What are we waiting for
(Oh, I dunno anymore)

So I’m asking you
(What can we do)
And the truth is
(We can do)

[Outro]
Step by step
(We break through)
One more try
(We can do)

Say it now
(It’s all true)
We can do
(If we want to…)

From the album “What’s in a Name?“

[Silence]
[Arrangement: Uplifting folk-rock with acoustic guitar and slide-guitar blues rock, piano, Hammond organ, handclaps, and a joyful sing-along finale.]

[Intro]
Wake up now
(To a brand-new day)
Leave behind
(The old cliché)

Take a breath
(Let it begin)
The world outside
(Is calling in)

[Verse 1]
Be the sunrise
(Turn the page)
You don’t have to
(Live in yesterday)

Feel your heartbeat
(Finds its rhyme)
One more chance
(One more time)

The road ahead
(Is yours to claim)
Who’s to say
(You stay the same)

You can choose
(A different way)
Starting now
(Today)

[Refrain]
Just the same
(Escape from lame)
Well…
(Well, why live in hell?)

Rebirth
(Heaven on earth)
Let’s rise above
(And shine on love)

…shine on…
(And on and on)

Shine!

[Verse 2]
Lift another
(When they fall)
Open up
(You’ve got it all)

Kindness echoes
(Farther still)
Changing hearts
(Changing will)

Be the smile
(Start somewhere)
Know the answer
(Begins with care)

Plant tomorrow
(Today’s small seed)
Love is more
(Need not conceed)

[Bridge]
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Organ Swell]
[Piano Run]

[Final Chorus]
What changes
(If nothing’s tried)
Hope grows stronger
(From inside)

Take the chance
(Break the chain)
You don’t have to
(Live in pain)

[Final Refrain]
Just the same
(Escape from lame)
Well…
(Well why live in hell)

Rebirth
(Heaven on earth)

Let’s rise above
(And shine on love)

…shine on…
(And on and on)

Shine!

[Outro]
One more dawn
(One more song!)

Carry hope
(All along)

Shine on…
(And on and on)

Shine!

From the album “What’s in a Name“

[Silence]
[Arrangement: Atmospheric piano, deep synth bass, spacious drums, percussion jam, shimmering guitars, gradually building into an anthemic chorus.]

[Intro]
Nothing yet…
(Not quite)
Empty space
(Before the light)

Zero…
(Zero…)
… lookin’ for a hero

[Verse 1]
Standing still
(Between the lines)
Waiting for
(A different sign)

No beginning
(No end in sight)
Just another
(Quiet night)

One by one
(The numbers grow)
But where they start
(I’ve yet to know)

[Chorus]
I’m “I” all along
(In the zero zone)
Long for a sum of one
(In the zero zone)

Waiting for
(Someone to come through)
…and what I wouldn’t do…
(For two, too)

[Refrain]
I’m all alone
(In the zero zone)
Long for a sum of one
(In the zero zone)

…and what I wouldn’t do…
(For two, too)

[Verse 2]
Zero waits
(Without complaint)
Neither loss
(Nor any gain)

Potential sleeping
(Beneath the calm)
Holding futures
(In its palm)

Then comes one
(A single spark)
A point of light
(Inside the dark)

[Refrain]
I’m all alone
(In the zero zone)
Long for a sum of one
(In the zero zone)

…and what I wouldn’t do…
(For two, too)

[Bridge]
One becomes
(More than one)
When another
(Joins the sum)

Side by side
(The numbers grow)
That’s the way
(Relationships flow)

Zero…
(Is where we start)
One…
(Is finding heart)
Two…
(Is sharing life with you)

[Instrumental]
[Piano Solo]
[Echo Guitar]
[Synth Swell]

[Final Chorus]
I’m all alone
(In the zero zone)
Long for a sum of one
(In the zero zone)

…and what I wouldn’t do…
(For two, too)

Long for a sum of one
(In the zero zone)
Searching through
(Come show me the view)

…and what I wouldn’t do…
(For two, too)

[Final Refrain]
I’m all alone
(In the zero zone)
Long for a sum of one
(In the zero zone)

…and what I wouldn’t do…
(For two, too)

Never truly gone
(From the zero zone)
Now the silence grew…
(Into me and you)

And what I wouldn’t do…
(For two, too)

[Outro]
Zero…
(Became one)
One…
(Became two)

The very thing…
(Began with you.)

From the album “What’s in a Name“

[Silence]

[Arrangement: Increasing tempo, cinematic rock with tribal toms, resonant piano, Hammond organ, soaring guitar, and a gradual build from solemn reflection to triumphant renewal.]

[Intro]
Ashes to ashes
(Dust to dust)
We all…
(…fall…)

And begin…
(…to rise again…)

Hear ‘er comin’!

[Verse 1]
This old mountain
(Had a birth)
All we gain
(Belongs to Earth)

Stone to sand
(Sand to clay)
What is ever
(Thrown away?)

The rivers carve
(The oceans call)
Time keeps shaping
(One and all)

What seems forever
(Changes slow)
Back to where
(We used to know)

[Chorus]
All that we’ve known
(Returns to stone)
Each seed we’ve sown
(Returns to stone)

Life keeps borrowing
(From the ground)
Only to return
(Full circle round)

[Refrain]
When it’s time
(To go back home)
…return to stone

Found reason in rhyme
(Now it’s time)
…return to stone

[Verse 2]
Stars grew heavy
(Long ago)
Forged the atoms
(That we know)

Carbon, calcium
(Iron bone)
What is heartbeat
(Once was stone)

Mountains weather
(Forests grow)
Living rivers
(Come and go)

Little leaves
(The greater whole)
Life’s journey
(Feeds the soul)

[Bridge]
Ashes to ashes
(Dust to dust)
We all…
(…fall…)

And begin…
(…to rise again…)

Stone becomes
(Soil and tree)
Tree becomes
(You and me)

[Instrumental]
[Slow Guitar Solo]
[Organ Swell]
[Piano Crescendo]

[Breakdown]
When it’s time
(To go back home)
…return to stone

Found reason in rhyme
(Now it’s time)
…return to stone

[Final Refrain]
When it’s time
(To go back home)
…return to stone

Found reason in rhyme
(Now it’s time)
…return to stone

[Outro]
Ashes to ashes…
(Dust to dust…)
Round we’ve found…
Stones a must
(You’re not alone)
Found reason in rhyme
(Now it’s time)
…return to stone

From the album “What’s in a Name“

[Silence]

[Arrangement: Cinematic prog-rock with escalating percussion, low drone bass, distant alarm-like synths, and a chorus that feels like a plane losing altitude]

[Intro]
Lights fade
(Warning signs)
Engines hum
(Last in line)

Lights fade
(Warning signs)
No more climb

[Verse 1]
We built it high
(Above the ground)
Thought the sky
(Would hold us down)

Kept pushing forward
(Past the edge)
Dancing closer
(To the ledge)

Every meter
(Taken in greed)
More speed, more speed
(More we need)

Never noticing
(The strip was thin)
Never thinking
(We might not win)

[Chorus]
Do you understand?
(We’re out of runway)
Nowhere to land
(… out of runway)

Do you understand?
(No more runway)
Nowhere to stand
(… out of runway)

[Refrain]
Man’s damned demand
(Causing us to crash)
… In the pursuit of cash
(Hourglass is runnin’ outta sand)

Nowhere to land
(… out of runway)

Hey! Hey! Hey!

[Verse 2]
Altitude dropping
(Confidence too)
Systems are screaming
(What did we do?)

We traded margin
(For the gain)
Now there’s only
(Flame on flame)

No extension
(No second try)
Just a long fall
(Through the sky)

And all the numbers
(We once trusted)
Turn to smoke
(Burned and rusted)

[Chorus]
Do you understand?
(We’re out of runway)
Nowhere to land
(… out of runway)

Do you understand?
(No escape runway)
Nowhere to stand
(… out of runway)

[Bridge]
We measured everything
(But time)
Turned warnings into
(Subtle rhyme)

Growth at any cost
(We said)
Now the runway ends
(In our head)

No diversion
(No control)
Just gravity
(Taking toll)

And every choice
(That built this flight)
Now meets the dark
(Without the light)

[Instrumental]
[Descending guitar solo]
[Alarm-like synth swell]
[Percussion collapse]

[Breakdown]
Too fast
(No ground)
Too late
(No sound)

Too high
(No way down)
No runway
(To be found)

[Final Chorus]
Do you understand?
(We’re out of runway)
Nowhere to land
(… out of runway)

Do you understand?
(The end is underway)
Nowhere to stand
(… out of runway)

[Final Refrain]
Man’s damned demand
(Causing us to crash)
… In the pursuit of cash
(Hourglass ran outta sand)

Nowhere to land
(… out of runway)

Hey! Hey! Hey!

[Outro]
Lights fade
(Warning signs)
Engines die
(Left behind)

No more climb
(No more time)

From the album “Displacement“

[Silence]

[Arrangement: Upbeat shuffle, guitar riff, organ, walking bassline, percussion, saxophone, drums]

[Intro]
I wish I had
(A better line)
Something softer
(To leave behind)

I wish I had
(A better way)
Than what I’m saying
(Today)

Ya know…
(We gotta go)

[Verse 1]
You gave me shelter
(When nights got cold)
Held together
(What I couldn’t hold)

Stayed beside me
(Through the strain)
Even when
(It looked insane)

But time kept moving
(Underneath)
Pulling loose
(What we believed)

And now the road
(Has split in two)
And I can’t fake
(What I can’t do)

[Refrain]
So, sorry
(Baby)
But, what can I say?

So sorry
(Baby)
There’s no way to stay

So sorry
(Baby)
I wish it wasn’t true

So sorry
(Baby)
I can’t stay…
… it’s true…
(… and neither can you)

Ya know…
(We gotta go)

[Verse 2]
It isn’t anger
(It isn’t blame)
It’s just the fire
(Has changed its name)

Something faded
(Without a sound)
And now there’s no
(Safe middle ground)

I tried to find
(Some words that heal)
But broken things
(Don’t always seal)

And every hour
(We linger here)
Only makes
(The leaving clear)

[Chorus]
I know it hurts
(Maybe me too)
To hear the truth
(Instead of “soon”)

I know this room
(Still feels like home)
But staying now
(Would be alone)

Ya know…
(We gotta go)

[Bridge]
Yeah, ya know…
(We gotta go)
[Instrumental]
[Saxophone interlude]
[Guitar solo]

[Final Refrain]
So, sorry
(Baby)
But, what can I say?

So sorry
(Baby)
There’s no way to stay

So sorry
(Baby)
The night has had its say

So sorry
(Baby)
I can’t stay…
… it’s true…
(… and neither can you)

Ya know…
(We gotta go)

[Outro]
I wish I had
(A better line)
Something softer
(To leave behind)

Ya know…
(We gotta go)

From the album “Displacement“

[Silence]
[Arrangement: Rolling piano-rock with surf-guitar tremolo, deep toms, swelling organ, and a chorus that hits like water breaching the wall]

[Intro]
Low tide lies
(For a while)
Stillness wears
(A crooked smile)

You can stand there
(And call it safe)
Till the water
(Changes shape)

[Verse 1]
Built your house
(Right near the edge)
Talked yourself
(Off the ledge)

Said the warnings
(Were overblown)
Till the shoreline
(Was in your home)

First the puddles
(Then the street)
Then the water
(At your feet)

Then the road
(Just disappears)
Dragged away
(By all your years)

[Refrain]
About to find out
(About the washout)
When the tide comes in
(You can’t win)

About to find out
(About the washout)
When the ground gives way
(It won’t stay)

[Chorus]
Washout
(Takes it all)
Washout
(Brick and wall)

Washout
(One hard shove)
Washout
(What were you thinking of?)

[Verse 2]
The dune gave in
(The pilings cracked)
No easy route
(To take it back)

Insurance gone
(Bank still calls)
Salt in the wires
(Mold in the walls)

A lifetime stacked
(In boxes high)
Photo albums
(Left to dry)

But some things don’t
(Come back again)
Not the land
(Not the den)

[Refrain]
About to find out
(About the washout)
When the tide comes in
(You can’t win)

About to find out
(About the washout)
When the bluff lets go
(Down below)

[Bridge]
It doesn’t bargain
(Doesn’t care)
Doesn’t stop
(For your repair)

You can curse the sea
(Or curse the rain)
But the water’s not
(Explaining pain)

It just keeps moving
(Where it must)
Through sand and stone
(And wood and rust)

And what you thought
(Would always last)
Gets folded under
(By the past)

[Instrumental]
[Surf guitar solo]
[Organ swell]
[Drum breakdown like crashing surf]

[Breakdown]
Can’t hold the line
(Can’t hold the slope)
Can’t nail it down
(Can’t float on hope)

One more storm
(One more shove)
One more thing
(To rise above)

[Final Chorus]
Washout
(Takes it all)
Washout
(Brick and wall)

Washout
(One hard shove)
Washout
(What were you thinking of?)

Washout
(There goes the drive)
Washout
(Still trying to survive)

[Final Refrain]
About to find out
(About the washout)
When the tide comes in
(You can’t win)

About to find out
(About the washout)
When the sea wants in
(It gets in)

[Outro]
Low tide lies
(For a while)
Stillness wears
(A crooked smile)

From the album “Displacement“