Exit Strategy

From the album “Exit Strategy“

Exit Strategy

[Intro]
Which way is out
(I’m trying to find out about)
Which way is out
(Echoes in the dark, no doubt)
Which way is out
(Every turn just spins me ‘round)
Which way is out

[Verse 1]
Running through the echoes of a plan gone wrong
Every door I open pulls me further along
Shadows on the ceiling sketch a fractured truth
Every step I’m taking feels like wasted youth

Signals in the static, breaking up the line
Every reassurance just a thin disguise
Maps without a legend, roads without a name
Every path I follow circles back again

[Pre-Chorus]
If there’s a way out, it’s buried deep inside
Beneath the fear and everything we try to hide

[Chorus]
What’s the exit strategy
(Locked in our own cage)
Can we avoid tragedy
(Despite all of our rage?)
Searching for a remedy
(While we turn the page)
What’s the exit strategy
(From this endless stage?)

[Verse 2]
Conversations looping like a worn-out tape
Every explanation just another escape
Truth is in the tension that we never face
Fighting for a freedom we refuse to trace

Building up a fortress just to keep us in
Walls we thought were armor wearing thin and dim
Every contradiction stacking up inside
Every quiet moment something else to hide

[Pre-Chorus]
If there’s a way out, we’ve buried it alive
Under all the reasons we pretend to thrive

[Chorus]
What’s the exit strategy
(Locked in our own cage)
Can we avoid tragedy
(Despite all of our rage?)
Clinging to a memory
(From a distant age)
What’s the exit strategy
(From this endless stage?)

[Bridge – Piano, Organ, Minimal Percussion]
No map, no guide
(Just a shifting tide)
We justify the fall
(Like we designed it all)
No key, no code
(Just a heavy load)
We carry what we chose
(But no one really knows)

Which way is out
(I’m trying to find out about)
Which way is out
(We scream and we shout)
Which way is out
(When the lights all fade?)
Which way is out
(From the plans we made?)

[Final Chorus – Full Arrangement, Layered Vocals]
What’s the exit strategy
(Breaking through the cage)
Can we rewrite history
(Or just disengage?)
Facing all the entropy
(As we disengage)
What’s the exit strategy
(At the final stage?)

Which Way Out

[Intro]
Footsteps fade on hollow ground
Every answer circles round
Signs keep pointing everywhere
But nothing really takes me there

[Verse 1]
I followed lines that felt so sure
Every promise sold as cure
But every cure just masked the ache
Of every choice I didn’t make

Walls keep shifting where I stand
Like they’re drawn by someone’s hand
Every map I try to read
Leaves me more than I can need

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep thinking clarity will break through the noise
But every silence feels like borrowed voice

[Chorus]
Which way out
(Turn left or turn right)
Figure out
(Does the tunnel have light)
Which way out
(Or is it all the same)
Figure out
(Who’s calling my name)

[Verse 2 – Drums Enter Softly]
Every corridor looks new
But they all lead back to you
Or the version that I knew
Before I lost what felt like true

Doors are open, doors are shut
But I can’t tell what’s what
Every step I try to take
Feels like ground about to break

[Pre-Chorus]
If direction is a lie we tell ourselves to cope
Then every step I take is just another rope

[Chorus]
Which way out
(Turn left or turn right)
Figure out
(Does the tunnel have light)
Which way out
(Is it escape or disguise)
Figure out
(Or just closing my eyes)

[Bridge – Sparse Piano, Reverb Heavy]
Do you know
(Which way to go?)
I’ve been circling the edge of everything I know

Do you see
(What’s left of me?)
Or just reflections of what used to be

Do you know
(Which way to go?)
Or is the answer something I can’t know

Every signal turns to noise
Every choice destroys the choice
Still I move without a plan
Trying just to understand

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Layered Vocals]
Which way out
(Turn left or turn right)
Figure out
(Does the tunnel have light)
Which way out
(Or is there no door)
Figure out
(Am I lost or just more)

Which way out
(Still searching the signs)
Figure out
(Where the end of the line)

[Outro – Guitar Fade, Soft Synth Drones]
Which way out…
Or is there no way out at all…

Backdoor

[Intro]
Every entrance looks the same
Different sign, same old game
Front row seats to the parade
While the exits slowly fade

[Verse 1]
Locked into a grand display
Smile like it’s all O.K.
But behind the velvet rope
I’m just scanning lines for hope

Every hallway leads to more
Of what I’ve already seen before
Every answer dressed in gold
But the truth is getting old

[Pre-Chorus]
If there’s a way around the scene
It’s somewhere in between

[Refrain]
Doesn’t any place
Have a backdoor
(Any more)

Some way to get out
When in doubt
(Shout!)

Need a no doubt route!
(Backdoor!)

[Verse 2 – Groove Builds]
Every spotlight feels too bright
Every day turns into night
Every rule I didn’t write
Still defines me left and right

Whispers travel wall to wall
There’s a way beyond it all
Not the path they advertise
But the one they keep disguised

[Pre-Chorus]
Not every exit’s in plain sight
Some only show when you don’t fight

[Refrain]
Doesn’t any place
Have a backdoor
(Any more)

Some way to get out
When in doubt
(Shout!)

Need a no doubt route!
(Backdoor!)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Percussion + Organ]
Check the corners, check the seams
Hidden in the in-betweens
Every structure has a flaw
Every system breaks a law

Pull the curtain, find the crack
Every “forward” leads you back
Unless you step outside the frame
And stop playing by the game

[Build – Full Band Rising]
If the front is all a show
Then the side is where I go
If the path is all mapped out
Then I’m taking the way out

[Final Refrain – Big, Layered Vocals]
Doesn’t any place
Have a backdoor
(Any more)

Some way to get out
When in doubt
(Shout!)

Need a no doubt route!
(Backdoor!)

Find the hidden detour!
(Backdoor!)

[Outro – Bass Groove + Guitar Fade]
Every place…
Every space…
There’s a backdoor…
(Like before)

Trapdoor

[Intro]
Dust in the light, no sound to hold
Air feels heavy, thin and cold
Every step just echoes back
Along the same invisible track

[Verse 1]
Walls don’t move but they close in
Like they know where I’ve been
Every room feels twice its size
But there’s nowhere to hide inside

Faces fade into the floor
Like I’ve seen them all before
Time keeps slipping out of reach
Leaving nothing left to teach

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep searching through the seams
Of these repeating dreams

[Chorus]
Is there a trapdoor
In this floor
(’cause I can’t stand any more)

Is there a trapdoor
Anywhere ’round here
(So that I can disappear)

[Verse 2 – Rhythm Enters, Tension Builds]
Footsteps follow, though I’m still
Standing perfectly still
Like the room is breathing slow
And I’m the only one that knows

Every corner looks the same
Every exit calls my name
But when I reach, it’s just the wall
Closing in and that is all

[Pre-Chorus]
If escape is just a thought
Why does it feel like I forgot

[Chorus]
Is there a trapdoor
Beneath me here
(’cause I can’t think clear)

Is there a trapdoor
Some hidden seam
(Inside this dream)

Is there a trapdoor
Anywhere ’round here
(So that I can disappear)

[Bridge – Sparse Piano + Echoing Vocals]
Maybe it’s not in the floor
Maybe it’s something more
A fracture in the way I see
A break in continuity

Maybe I don’t need to fall
Maybe I just need to call
To something underneath the skin
To let the outside in

[Build – Percussion Intensifies, Synth Rising]
Every surface starts to bend
Every loop begins to end
Something shifting out of view
Like the room is splitting through

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Heavy Atmosphere]
Is there a trapdoor
In this floor
(’cause I can’t stand any more)

Is there a trapdoor
Right beneath me here
(To erase the fear)

Is there a trapdoor
Anywhere ’round here
(So that I can disappear)

Is there a trapdoor
Or is it me
(That sets me free)

[Outro]
No door…
No floor…
Just the thought of something more…

Way Off

[Intro]
Compass spinning in my hand
Lines erased we thought were planned
Every mile feels unsure
Nothing pointing like before

[Verse 1]
We were certain at the start
Every map a work of art
But the road began to bend
And we lost it in the end

Every sign we passed on by
Now just questions asking “why?”
Every turn we didn’t take
Feels like some forgotten stake

[Pre-Chorus]
If direction’s just a guess we made
Then maybe we can still unmake the maze

[Chorus]
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)
Of course…
(We need to find our way)
So far gone, what can we say
(Lost the path along the way)
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)

[Verse 2 – Drums Enter Lightly]
We keep tracing steps in sand
Trying hard to understand
How the lines we thought were true
Faded into something new

Every wrong begins to show
Places we don’t want to go
But the further that we stray
The more we learn along the way

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe every detour has a cost
But not every turn means we are lost

[Chorus]
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)
Of course…
(We need to find our way)
Drifting farther every day
(Still we try to navigate)
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)

[Bridge – Piano + Ambient Pads]
If there’s no clear line to follow
Do we lead or do we borrow
Every step a leap of faith
Through the doubt we can’t erase

Maybe wrong is just a view
From a point we once outgrew
Maybe lost is just a sign
We’re ahead of our own time

[Build – Full Band Rising]
No more waiting for the chart
We redraw it from the heart
Every path we carve ourselves
Is the truth we never felt

[Final Chorus – Big, Layered Vocals]
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)
Of course…
(We need to find our way)
Through the night into the day
(We’ll create a brand new way)
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)

Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)
But maybe that’s the way
(To find a better way)

[Outro – Guitar Arpeggio, Soft Fade]
Off course…
(Reality rehearse)
Still moving…
(Toward proving)
Still choosing…

Plan B

[Intro]
We had it mapped out line by line
Every move by your design
No room left for chance or doubt
Now I’m staring at the fallout

[Verse 1]
We built it up like it couldn’t break
Every promise we chose to make
Stacked so high on certainty
Now it’s crashing down on me

You pulled the thread, it all came loose
Every win turned to an excuse
All the trust we tried to save
Buried in the plans we gave

[Pre-Chorus]
When everything we counted on just disappears
We’re left with all the questions and the fears

[Chorus]
Can you please tell me
(Is there a Plan B)
O.K. so you say
(Failed Plan A)
So, we’d really love to see
(Plan B)
Something more than make-believe
(Plan B)

[Verse 2 – Fuller Band Enters]
Every fallback feels the same
Just a different kind of blame
Shifting ground beneath our feet
Turning circles on repeat

You say we’ll figure something new
But it sounds like déjà vu
Another version, different name
Still the ending stays the same

[Pre-Chorus]
If every road we take just leads us back again
Are we adapting or pretending we can win?

[Chorus]
Can you please tell me
(Is there a Plan B)
O.K. so you say
(Failed Plan A)
So, we’d really love to see
(Plan B)
Not just words in theory
(Plan B)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Piano + Ambient Synth]
Plan A failed
(Now that you’ve bailed…)
Left us stranded in between
(All the what-could-have-beens)

Plan A fell
(Nothing left to sell…)
Every promise out of reach
(Just beyond our speech)

Plan A’s gone
(But we carry on…)
Still we’re searching endlessly
(For a Plan B)

[Build – Drums + Guitar Rising]
If there’s another way, then show it now
No more empty lines or broken vows
We don’t need perfection, just a sign
That we’re not running out of time

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Layered Vocals]
Can you please tell me
(Is there a Plan B)
O.K. so you say
(Failed Plan A)
So, we’d really love to see
(Plan B)
Something we can finally be
(Plan B)

Can you please tell me
(Is there a Plan B)
No more drifting aimlessly
(Plan B)
Give us something we can read
(Plan B)

[Outro – Guitar Arpeggio, Fading Synth]
Maybe there’s no master key
Just fragments of a Plan B…

Bomb ‘Em

[Intro]
Lights go red, crowd goes thin
I count it down and dive back in
No safety net, no second guess
Just noise and motion, nothing less

[Verse 1]
They said play safe, I said no way
I came here just to misbehave
Turn the volume up too loud
Make the silence scream out proud
Every doubt I used to know
Gets swallowed in the overload
No retreat and no delay
Gonna blow the whole thing away

[Pre-Chorus]
When the pressure starts to climb
I don’t fold—I detonate all time

[Refrain]
Man,
I’ve got no backup plan
(Once again)
Gonna bomb ’em
(Bomb ’em!)
Yes, I am

[Verse 2 – Driving Groove]
Every word is gasoline
Every line is pure machine
Built to crash and built to despise
Underneath these flashing lights
Crowd has left… what’s left’s far-right
Caught inside the rage and frigth
No more rules to hold me in
Let the chaos now begin

[Pre-Chorus]
If you want control, forget
Sanity has lost her bet

[Refrain]
Man,
You’ve got no backup plan
(Once again)
Stop! Don’t harm ’em
(Don’t bomb ’em!)
No, that’s no win

[Bridge – Breakdown, Half Time, Echo Vocals]
Destruction, but not the end
Some day the energy mends
Every silence gets replaced
By the “our” we’ve embraced
No collapse, no final fall
Just a signal through it all
Turning nothing into flame
Calling out you’re filthy blame

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Explosive Energy]
Gonna blow the truth wide
Make the night electrified
Every wall I ever knew
Falls apart in what I do
Gonna shake the whole place down
Turn the silence inside out
No retreat and no demand
Just the power in my hand

[Outro]
Bomb ’em…
(No not again)
Bomb ’em…
(Time for your end to begin)

Exit, Stage Left!

[Intro]
Curtain twitching in the wind
Another scene about to begin
Spotlight flickers like a thought
Between what’s real and what is not

[Verse 1]
Lines rehearsed but half forgot
Improv life, ready or not
Every gesture overdone
When the crowd thinks it’s all fun
Backstage chaos, quiet sweat
Every cue I can’t forget
Stagehands whisper, count me in
For the next time I begin

[Pre-Chorus]
But somewhere in the chaos I recall
A voice that cuts through it all

[Chorus]
What Snagglepuss said
(Keeps going through my head)
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
(Play some Pink Floyd)
Exits shine a stop sign red
(Still ringing overhead)
A line I can’t avoid
(Play some Pink Floyd)

[Refrain]
Exit!
(Stage left)
Exit!
(Stage right)
Take a break
(From the spotlight)
Make a break
(For broad daylight)

[Verse 2 – Groove Tightens, Bass Prominent]
Every act just blends to one
Underneath the burning sun
Costume changes, name tag too
But I still feel strangely new
Audience dissolves to smoke
Every joke becomes a cloak
Hiding something I can’t say
In the role I play each day

[Pre-Chorus]
And in the wings where silence grows
That strange old wisdom softly flows

[Chorus]
What Snagglepuss said
(It rattles in my head)
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
(Reality deployed)
Curtains drawn in shades of red
(Still echoing instead)
Some cosmic twisted ploy
(Play some Pink Floyd)

[Refrain]
Exit!
(Stage left)
Exit!
(Stage right)
Slip away
(Out of sight)
Fade to gray
(Out of light)
Exit!
(No applause tonight)
Just the fade
(Of spotlight)

[Bridge – Psychedelic Breakdown, Reverb Guitar + Synth Swells]
Is it acting if I stay?
Or just forgetting how to play?
Every mask becomes my face
Every space becomes the stage
Time dissolves into the cue
Nothing left I didn’t do
But somewhere in the painted scene
I’m not sure what I mean

[Build – Rising Drums, Choir-like Vocals]
Cue the silence, cue the break
Every line begins to shake
Curtain breathing, open wide
Something waiting just outside

[Final Chorus – Full, Anthemic]
What Snagglepuss said
(It lives inside my head)
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
(The walls of sound deployed)
Exit signs in burning red
(Still glowing where I tread)
Play the truth I can’t avoid
(Play some Pink Floyd)

[Refrain]
Exit!
(Stage left)
Exit!
(Stage right)
Slip away
(Out of sight)
Into night
(Out of light)
Exit!
No more role to play
Just fade away

[Outro]
What Snagglepuss said…
Still echoes in the head…
Exit… stage left…

Run

[Intro]
Heartbeat ticking in my ears
Counting down through all my fears
Every second feels too loud
Lost inside a moving crowd

[Verse 1]
No more time to hesitate
Every choice arrives too late
All the plans I never made
Now collapse and start to fade

Footsteps echo down the line
Every shadow looks like mine
Every road begins to blur
With the things I can’t deter

[Pre-Chorus]
When the walls all close at once
You don’t think—you just run

[Chorus]
Exit strategy
(I had none)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)
Every option come undone
(All that’s left is run)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)

[Refrain]
Run!
(Into the setting sun)
Run!
(Until your days are done)
Run!
(Run, run, run)

[Verse 2 – Driving Beat Kicks In]
Every breath a burning thread
Every thought just push ahead
No more looking back behind
Nothing there I need to find

Lines I drew have disappeared
Everything I thought I feared
Turns to fuel beneath my feet
Pounding out a steady beat

[Pre-Chorus]
When the ground won’t hold you still
Motion is your only will

[Chorus]
Exit strategy
(I had none)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)
Every doorway weighs a ton
(So I choose to run)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)

[Refrain]
Run!
(Into the setting sun)
Run!
(Until your days are done)
Run!
(Run, run, run)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Half-Time, Echo Vocals]
No direction, just escape
Every step a different shape
Not a plan but not defeat
Just refusing to repeat

If I stop, I face it all
If I move, I never fall
Somewhere in the endless race
I might finally find my place

[Build – Rising Synth + Drums]
Faster now, don’t lose the thread
Leave the past where it has bled
Every mile strips away
What I couldn’t face to stay

[Final Chorus – Full, Intense]
Exit strategy
(I had none)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)
All the damage overrun
(Still I choose to run)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)

[Final Refrain – Layered, Chanting]
Run!
(Into the setting sun)
Run!
(Until your days are done)
Run!
(Run, run, run)

Run!
(No more holding on)
Run!
(Until the night is gone)

[Outro]
Run…
Still running…

Head First

[Intro]
No hesitation in my step
No safety net, no second guess
Feel the edge beneath my skin
That’s where I begin

[Verse 1]
Every warning sign I read
Turns into a dare I need
Every line I shouldn’t cross
Feels like something worth the cost

Voices telling me to wait
But I’m already through the gate
If it breaks, then let it break
I don’t bend—I elevate

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need a map to dive
I just need to feel alive

[Refrain]
Divin’ in
(Head first)
Look second
(Head first)
Call on reckon
(Head first)
No protection
(Head first)

[Verse 2 – Bass + Drums Heavier]
Every fall just fuels the rise
Every risk electrifies
If I crash, I learn the shape
Of the limits I can break

No more waiting for a sign
No more standing on the line
If it’s wrong, I’ll make it right
Somewhere on the other side

[Pre-Chorus]
Fear’s a language I outgrew
I translate it into “do”

[Refrain]
Divin’ in
(Head first)
Think later
(Head first)
No savior
(Head first)
Game changer
(Head first)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Half-Time Groove]
No backup plan, no exit route
No quiet voice to talk me out
Just momentum, just the leap
Into something wild and deep

If I’m falling, let it show
Every scar is something known
Every impact leaves a spark
Lighting up the dark

[Build – Snare Rolls, Rising Guitar]
I don’t slow, I don’t stall
If I’m going, I go all

[Final Refrain – Full Band, Layered Vocals]
Divin’ in
(Head first)
No turning
(Head first)
Still learning
(Head first)
Keep burning
(Head first)

Divin’ in
(Head first)
No question
(Head first)
Full session
(Head first)

[Outro]
Head first…
(Broken skull)
Still diving…
(Score is null)

Feet First

[Intro]
Countdown whispers in the dark
Every second leaves a mark
No more room to second-guess
All that’s left is forward press

[Verse 1]
Tried to reroute, tried to stall
But the writing’s on the wall
Every fallback disappeared
Every outcome now is clear

Lines are drawn, no in-between
What we were and what we’ve seen
Every choice has led me here
Past the edge of doubt and fear

[Pre-Chorus]
When the moment locks you in
There’s no out—just begin

[Chorus]
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
Too late to abort
(Heading out feet first)
No more time to distort
(Truth unrehearsed)
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)

[Verse 2 – Drums Hit Harder]
Every signal turns to go
Even when you don’t quite know
If it’s right or if it’s wrong
You’ve been moving all along

Every fear you tried to fight
Now just fuels the final flight
Every doubt that held you back
Fades away into the black

[Pre-Chorus]
When retreat is just a word
And advance is all that’s heard

[Chorus]
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
Too late to abort
(Heading out feet first)
No more time to distort
(Truth unrehearsed)
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Half-Time, Echoed Vocals]
No return, no rewind
No more pause, no more time
Every step already made
Every debt already paid

Not defeat, not the end
Just the point where paths transcend
What was fear becomes release
In the forward motion’s peace

[Build – Rising Guitar, Snare Rolls]
Feel the ground begin to fall
Hear the silence call it all
Not a crash but something new
Breaking through what once you knew

[Final Chorus – Full, Intense]
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
Too late to abort
(Heading out feet first)
No more time to distort
(Truth unrehearsed)
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)

[Outro – Instruments Drop Away, Soft Echo]
Feet first…
No looking back…
(Back, back, back)
Just forward…
(Onward… toward)

Random Man

[Intro]
Step out of line, don’t ask me why
Flip a coin and let it fly
Left or right or upside down
He’s the strangest guy in town

[Verse 1]
Wakes up late or not at all
Answers questions with a drawl
Starts a sentence, ends it twice
Rolls the dice and calls it nice

Every plan gets rearranged
Nothing steady, always changed
Talks in riddles, walks in loops
Trades his shoes for hula hoops

[Pre-Chorus]
You can’t map what won’t stay still
He’s chaos dressed in will

[Chorus]
He goes around saying
(Yes, I am)
Random Man

He just keeps on playing
(Missing his brain pan)
Random Man

[Verse 2 – Drums Kick In]
Paints the sky a different hue
Just because he hates it blue
Calls it logic, calls it fate
Shows up early when he’s late

Builds a bridge to nowhere fast
Says the future’s in the past
Laughs before the joke is told
Breaks the mold, then breaks the mold

[Pre-Chorus]
Every rule just slips away
He rewrites them day by day

[Chorus]
He goes around saying
(Yes, I am)
Random Man

He just keeps on playing
(Missing his brain pan)
Random Man

[Bridge – Breakdown, Funk Groove]
Is it madness? Is it art?
Is it pieces torn apart?
Or a pattern we can’t see
Hidden in absurdity

Every turn a brand-new spin
Every loss a twisted win
If there’s meaning, he won’t say
He just laughs and walks away

[Build – Layered Vocals, Rising Energy]
Try to follow, lose the thread
Every path you thought you read
Leads you somewhere unforeseen
In his shifting in-between

[Final Chorus – Big, Playful]
He goes around saying
(Yes, I am)
Random Man

He just keeps on playing
(Missing his brain pan)
Random Man

Says it all without a plan
(Wave your hand)
Random Man

[Outro – Instruments Drop One by One]
Random steps…
(Most regrets)
Random chance…
(Missed last dance)
Never still enough to land…
(Doesn’t even understand)

Raspberries

[Intro]
Pucker up, don’t take it serious
Little noise, a little delirious
Not a word but loud and clear
Say it all without a fear

[Verse 1]
You can dress it up in a clever line
You can spin it out, take your time
But sometimes words just get in the way
Better off with what you don’t say

Roll your eyes, take your stance
Give the moment half a chance
When the world gets way too tight
You can answer back just right

[Pre-Chorus]
No debate, no apologies
Just a sound that breaks the freeze

[Chorus]
Raspberries
(A Bronx cheer)
Blowing a raspberry
(Intent is clear)
Raspberries
(Loud and near)
Blowing a raspberry
(…very…)

[Verse 2 – Bouncy Bassline Enters]
Every rule you’re told to keep
Every promise buried deep
Sometimes all it really takes
Is a noise that gently shakes

Not polite, not refined
But it speaks what’s on your mind
When the pressure starts to build
Let it out, unfiltered

[Pre-Chorus]
No permission, no decree
Just a little mockery

[Chorus]
Raspberries
(A Bronx cheer)
Blowing a raspberry
(Intent is clear)
Raspberries
(Far and near)
Blowing a raspberry
(…very…)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Claps + Minimal Beat]
Stick out your tongue some
(Outcome varies)
Let it roll, let it come
(No need for worries)

Make a sound, say it all
(Big or small)
Sometimes simple says it best
(No need for the rest)

[Build – Full Band Returns, Energetic]
When the words all disappear
And the meaning’s crystal clear
You don’t need a grand decree
Just a bit of honesty

[Final Chorus – Big, Playful Vocals]
Raspberries
(A Bronx cheer)
Blowing a raspberry
(Intent is clear)
Raspberries
(Year to year)
Blowing a raspberry
(…very…)

Raspberries
(Loud and free)
Blowing a raspberry
(Just let it be)

[Outro – Whistle + Fade Out]
…very…
…very…
(Raspberry)

Slippery Slope

[Intro]
Drip by drip, it starts so slow
Lines we cross we barely know
Shiny surface, hidden cost
Every gain already lost

[Verse 1]
Easy answers, quick returns
Feed the fire that always burns
Promises in barrels sealed
Truth is something never revealed
Blackened rivers, poisoned air
We pretend it isn’t there
Short-term wins, long-term debt
A future we already bet

[Pre-Chorus]
We keep telling ourselves it’s under control
While the ground keeps giving way below

[Chorus]
Oil is a slippery slope
(Running out of rope)
Burning up destiny
(Burning right in front of me)
Trading all our hope
(For what we can’t unsee)
Oil is a slippery slope
(Pulling down you and me)

[Verse 2 – Full Band Enters]
Infrastructure built on sand
Pipelines drawn across the land
Every mile a deeper tie
To a system we can’t deny
Storms are stronger, heat is high
Still we look to the other side
Counting profits, counting loss
Never counting what it costs

[Pre-Chorus]
If the warning signs are written in the sky
Why do we keep choosing not to ask why?

[Chorus]
Oil is a slippery slope
(Running out of rope)
Burning up destiny
(Burning right in front of me)
Clinging just to cope
(Blind to what will be)
Oil is a slippery slope
(No place left to flee)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Piano + Ambient Synth]
Step by step, we justify
(Every reason, every lie)
Say it’s progress, say it’s need
(Still we feed the endless greed)
One more drop, one more day
(Push the consequence away)
Till the edge is all we see
(And there’s no Plan B)

[Build – Drums Rising, Guitar Swell]
Can we turn before we fall?
Can we hear the final call?
Or are we too far gone to change
Locked inside a burning cage?

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Layered Vocals]
Oil is a slippery slope
(Running out of rope)
Burning up destiny
(Burning right in front of me)
Reaching out for hope
(But it won’t set us free)
Oil is a slippery slope
(What will be, will be)

[Outro – Guitar Fade, Low Ambient Pad]
Drip by drip… it takes control…
(Have you thought of your own role)
Oil is a slippery slope…
(Who is the blatant dope?)

Revolving Door

[Intro]
Steps repeat on polished floor
Footfalls echo, nothing more
Every exit leads me in
Back to where I just have been

[Verse 1]
I thought I left it far behind
A straight line drawn in my mind
But every path I try to take
Turns to circles I can’t break
Faces pass like déjà vu
Same old words, just slightly new
Every choice I think is mine
Ends up back in perfect time

[Pre-Chorus]
The harder that I try to run
The more I feel I’ve just begun
Once more!
(Around the revolving door)
Once more!
(I swear I’ve been here before)

[Chorus]
Going round and round
(Can’t figure my way out)
Going round and round
(Out turns into doubt)
Going round and round
(Every exit shuts me down)
Going round and round
(Spinning back around)

[Verse 2 – Drums Enter, Slightly Faster Pulse]
Signs are pointing every way
None of them are here to stay
I follow one, it fades away
Like it never meant to say
Time is bending at the seams
Or that’s how it always seems
Memory and present blur
Nothing is what I prefer

[Pre-Chorus]
I reach for something I can’t name
And end up in the same old frame
Once more!
(Around the revolving door)
Once more!
(The exit is the floor)

[Chorus]
Going round and round
(Can’t figure my way out)
Going round and round
(Out turns into doubt)
Going round and round
(No end I can sound)
Going round and round
(Just spinning around)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Minimal Piano + Echo]
If every path returns to here
Is “forward” just a shifting mirror?
Am I moving or standing still
A passenger without a will
Every door I try to break
Turns into the same mistake
Every answer that I find
Leaves the question far behind

[Build – Guitar + Percussion Rising]
I won’t stop, I won’t concede
Even if it’s what I need
Every turn I take again
Feels like somewhere I began

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Layered Vocals]
Going round and round
(Can’t figure my way out)
Going round and round
(Out turns into doubt)
Going round and round
(I hear the same sound)
Going round and round
(Spinning me down)
Going round and round
(I’m lost but I’m found)
Going round and round
(Still chained to the ground)

[Outro]
Once more…
(Around the revolving door…)
Once more…
(And back to before…)

Strategy Survivability

[Intro]
We drew the lines in darker days
Built our walls in careful ways
But every wall became a weight
Every “safe” just came too late

[Verse 1]
We tried control, we tried to win
Tried to lock the chaos in
But every lock we engineered
Only magnified the fear

Numbers rising, systems strain
Short-term comfort, long-term pain
Every shortcut left a scar
Every “near” still felt too far

[Pre-Chorus]
If survival’s more than just getting through
Then maybe it begins with what we choose

[Chorus]
A strategy
(Of survivability)
A clean exit
(You won’t regret)
Not escape but clarity
(A new trajectory)
A strategy
(Of survivability)

[Verse 2 – Drums + Bass Enter, Groove Builds]
We can pivot, we can bend
We don’t have to break again
Every failure holds a clue
Pointing to a better view

Not a race to outrun time
But to change the paradigm
What we take and what we give
Defines the way we live

[Pre-Chorus]
If the path ahead is one we make
Then every step’s a chance to recalibrate

[Chorus]
A strategy
(Of survivability)
A clean exit
(You won’t regret)
Built on shared responsibility
(And accountability)
A strategy
(Of survivability)

[Refrain]
Man,
My exit plan:
(Love!)

Come rise above!
(Sustainability)
Come on and love!
(… rise above)
Survivability
(Our exit strategy)
Love
(Love, love, love)

[Bridge – Piano + Ambient Textures]
Not a door we run toward
Not a line we can afford
But a shift in how we see
What it means to truly be

Less extraction, more repair
More intention, deeper care
Every system we redesign
Leaves the past a bit behind

[Build – Full Band Rising, Choir Layers]
From the ground up, from within
Where we stop is where we begin
Every voice becomes a part
Of a wiser, stronger heart

[Final Chorus – Anthemic, Expansive]
A strategy
(Of survivability)
A clean exit
(You won’t regret)
Not the end but continuity
(A new reality)
A strategy
(Of survivability)

[Final Refrain – Layered, Uplifting]
Man,
My exit plan:
(Love!)

Come rise above!
(Sustainability)
Come on and love!
(… rise above)
Survivability
(Our exit strategy)
Love
(Love, love, love)

[Outro – Gentle Guitar, Fading Synth]
Love…
Rise above…
(Find out about)
… the way out…

Planet B

[Intro]
A pale blue dot in the dark unknown
Spinning quiet, all alone
We drew the lines, we claimed the land
Like we could shape it with our hands

[Verse 1]
We built our towers to the sky
Watched the oceans slowly rise
Turned the forests into flame
Still we said it’s not our blame

We chased the stars for somewhere new
Like there’s another world in view
But every map we try to read
Leads us back to what we need

[Pre-Chorus]
We keep pretending there’s a place to run
But every road begins and ends in one

[Refrain]
Are you telling me
There is no planet B
(Really)
I guess we all forgot
This is all we’ve got
(Why? Why not?)

[Chorus]
Oh, no planet B
(We chart our destiny)
Woe, oh no planet B
(Just planet A… what else can I say?)
Oh, no planet B
(No reset, no guarantee)
Woe, oh no planet B
(It’s slipping away)

[Verse 2 – Drums + Bass Enter]
Every warning in the air
Still we act like we don’t care
Every headline, every sign
Draws a sharper, thinner line

We debate while seconds pass
Future buried in the past
Every choice we fail to make
Is another risk we take

[Pre-Chorus]
If we keep waiting for a better plan
We might not get another chance to stand

[Refrain]
Are you telling me
There is no planet B
(Really)
I guess we all forgot
This is all we’ve got
(Why? Why not?)

[Chorus]
Oh, no planet B
(We chart our destiny)
Woe, oh no planet B
(Just planet A… what else can I say?)
Oh, no planet B
(No backup we can see)
Woe, oh no planet B
(It’s slipping away)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Piano + Atmospheric Synth]
We reach for rockets, reach for space
While losing touch with this one place
Dreaming of escape velocity
Ignoring our reality

We had the answer all along
But we kept choosing what was wrong
Now every second, every breath
Feels like we’re bargaining with death

[Build – Full Band Rising]
Can we turn before the end?
Can we break or can we bend?
Is there time to change the way
Or is this where we fade away?

[Final Chorus – Big, Layered Vocals]
Oh, no planet B
(We chart our destiny)
Woe, oh no planet B
(Just planet A… what else can I say?)
Oh, no planet B
(No second chance to see)
Woe, oh no planet B
(Don’t throw it away)

[Outro]
Are you telling me…
There is no planet B…
(Really…)

Fire!

[Intro]
Red lights flashing through the haze
Every second starts to blaze
Smoke is rising, tension climbs
No more room for wasted time

[Verse 1]
Heat is creeping up the walls
Echoed warnings through the halls
Every exit sign’s a plea
Pointing toward what we can’t see

Voices cut through growing fear
“Move it now, don’t linger here”
Every step a racing beat
Pounding hard beneath our feet

[Pre-Chorus]
Do you know where…
(The fire exit is?)
Are you aware
(This is not a quiz)

[Chorus]
There’s a fire
Burning higher
(And, we’ve gotta get out of here)

Hey! Did you hear
Just to be clear
(There’s a fire burnin’ higher)

[Refrain]
(Fire, fire, fire)
It’s our desire
(To get outta here)
Far, far from dire
(Please bring it near)

We gotta get out of here!

[Verse 2 – Intensified Rhythm]
Ceiling cracking, sparks ignite
Turning shadows into light
Every moment closing in
Like the air is growing thin

Hands are reaching, pulling through
No one’s leaving anyone behind you
Through the smoke, a path appears
Cutting through the noise and fear

[Pre-Chorus]
Do you know where…
(The fire exit is?)
Are you aware
(This is not a quiz)

[Chorus]
There’s a fire
Burning higher
(And, we’ve gotta get out of here)

Hey! Did you hear
Just to be clear
(There’s a fire burnin’ higher)

[Refrain]
(Fire, fire, fire)
It’s our desire
(To get outta here)
Far, far from dire
(Please bring it near)

We gotta get out of here!
(Fire, fire, fire)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Half-Time, Heavy Atmosphere]
Don’t freeze, don’t wait
Every second shifts your fate
Follow signs, stay low, stay tight
Move together toward the light

No panic, no fall
We can make it through it all
Through the heat and through the flame
We don’t leave the same

[Build – Snare Rolls, Rising Guitar + Synth]
Closer now, don’t lose the line
Every step we’re buying time
Through the smoke, a glow appears
Cutting through our doubts and fears

[Final Chorus – Full, Explosive]
There’s a fire
Burning higher
(And, we’ve gotta get out of here)

Hey! Did you hear
Just to be clear
(There’s a fire burnin’ higher)

[Final Refrain – Layered Vocals]
It’s our desire
(To get outta here)
Far, far from dire
(Please bring it near)

We gotta get out of here!
(Fire, fire, fire)
Fire, fire, fire
(We gotta get out of here!)

[Outro]
Out of the smoke…
(Relieve the choke)
Into the air…
(Outta there)

Fish Out of Water

[Intro]
Should’ve had a better plan, man

[Bridge]
Waves still ringing in my ears
Now there’s silence nowhere near
Breathing feels a little wrong
… don’t know where you belong

[Verse 1]
Used to move without a thought
Every current felt so taught
Now the ground won’t let you glide
Every step a shifting tide

Eyes are wide, but nothing’s clear
Everything feels out of gear
What was easy, what was free
Now just feels like gravity

[Pre-Chorus]
Out of place, out of sync
On the edge of what you think

[Chorus]
Are you a fish out of water
(Should’ve done what you aught to)
Flip flopping over the land
(Don’t seem to understand)
Every move just getting harder
(Trying just to make a stand)
Are you a fish out of water
(Learning how to live on land)

[Verse 2 – Groove Builds]
Every breath a borrowed skill
Every moment standing still
Feels like something you can’t fake
Another risk you shouldn’t take

Voices say “you’ll be alright”
But they don’t feel what to fight
Every instinct pulling back
To a place you sure do lack

[Pre-Chorus]
If you don’t belong out here
Why’s the water disappear?

[Chorus]
Are you a fish out of water
(Should’ve done what you aught to)
Flip flopping over the land
(Don’t seem to understand)
Trying hard to go farther
(But I’m sinking where I stand)
Are you a fish out of water
(Learning how to live on land)

[Bridge – Piano + Ambient Pads]
Maybe it’s not where you are
Maybe you pushed too far
Or maybe plans just wash away
When the tides begin to sway

Maybe you can grow new ways
To survive these different days
Not the same as where you’ve been
But a place you’re growing in

[Build – Drums + Guitar Rise]
If you’re stranded here for now
Then best learn the where and how
Every fall a lesson clear
You can breathe a little here

[Final Chorus – Full, Uplifting]
Are you a fish out of water
(Should’ve done what you aught to)
Flip flopping over the land
(Don’t seem to understand)
Maybe change is not a bother
(Just a shift I hadn’t planned)
Are you a fish out of water
(Finding ways to live on land)

[Outro – Soft Guitar, Gentle Fade]
Out of water…
(Still flipping…)
Still flopping…
(Water’s dropping)
Should’ve had a better plan, man

All In

[Intro]
You stacked the odds, rolled the dice
Told yourself it would suffice
Every caution pushed aside
Riding hard on reckless pride

[Verse 1]
Every chip across the line
Every risk you called as mine
No retreat and no delay
Burning every bridge away

Eyes ahead, you couldn’t see
What it cost eventually
Every win just fed the flame
Till you couldn’t leave the game

[Pre-Chorus]
When the door you close is every door behind
You don’t lose—you just run out of time

[Chorus]
You went all in
(Without an out)
No doubt…
(Nowhere to begin)
Every loss comes crashing in
(Underneath your skin)
You went all in
(Without an out)

[Verse 2 – Drums + Bass Enter]
Every warning left unread
Every “maybe” pushed to “said”
All the lines you crossed too fast
Turned the future to the past

Now you’re standing in the smoke
Of every promise that you broke
Trying just to understand
How it slipped right through your hands

[Pre-Chorus]
If the path you chose erased the way back home
Then you built this place of standing here alone

[Chorus]
You went all in
(Without an out)
No doubt…
(Nowhere to begin)
Every echo wearing thin
(Spinning deep within)
You went all in
(Without an out)

[Refrain]
Champ,
Where’s your offramp
(Up to your ears in fears)

Start a war
Now there’s only more
(More, more, more)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Piano + Ambient Swell]
No pause, no reset line
No rewind, no “one more time”
Just the weight of what you chose
And the truth that slowly grows

Not a hero, not a loss
Just a ledger of the cost
Every answer you denied
Now is standing by your side

[Build – Rising Drums, Guitar Swells]
If there’s no way out ahead
Then you face it all instead
Not by fighting one more round
But by laying weapons down

[Final Chorus – Full, Intense]
You went all in
(Without an out)
No doubt…
(Nowhere to begin)
But you won’t keep doubling down
(On this battleground)
You went all in
(Now you’re turning ‘round)

[Final Refrain – Layered Vocals]
Champ,
Found a new ramp
(Climbing out of fears)

End the war
No need for more
(No more, no more)

[Outro – Soft Guitar, Fading Pulse]
All in…
Was the wrong way to begin…

Best of Luck

[Intro]
Stage lights flicker, curtain calls
Heartbeat echoes down the halls
Every step is unprepared
But somehow I’m still standing there

[Verse 1]
No script tucked inside my sleeve
Just the chaos I believe
Every stumble, every spin
Feels like where I should begin

They say timing is the key
But I just let it come to me
If it falls apart tonight
I’ll still step into the light

[Pre-Chorus]
As they say in showbiz, lad
(That’s the way it goes)
You lose some
(You win some!)
Still you smile through all the bad
(That’s the way it goes)
Take your shot
(Then let it go!)

[Chorus]
I can fly
(By the seat of my pants)
Come get high
(On your feet, let’s dance!)
No map, no plan
(Just take your chance)
I can fly
(By the seat of my pants)

[Verse 2 – Groove Builds, Drums Kick In]
Every spotlight feels too bright
Every moment out of sight
Still I lean into the fall
Like I’ve always known it all

Crowd is shifting, sound is loud
I get lost inside the crowd
But in losing track of ground
I keep spinning, still around

[Pre-Chorus]
If the critics take their shots
(Let them say what’s what)
You’ll forget them soon enough
(When the music’s up!)

[Chorus]
I can fly
(By the seat of my pants)
Come get high
(On your feet, let’s dance!)
No safety net, no second glance
(Just a wild, unplanned advance)
I can fly
(By the seat of my pants)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Funk Groove + Claps]
No rehearsal, no rewind
Just the rhythm in my mind
Every “maybe” turns to “go”
When I let the feeling show

If I fall, I’ll improvise
Turn the stumble to disguise
Every ending just becomes
Another place where I have fun

[Build – Rising Horns, Full Band Energy]
Hands up now, don’t think twice
Roll the dice, pay the price
Every moment starts to bend
Into where I’ll rise again

[Final Chorus – Big, Celebratory]
I can fly
(By the seat of my pants)
Come get high
(On your feet, let’s dance!)
No fear, no doubt, no second glance
(Just a fearless, messy dance)
I can fly
(By the seat of my pants)

[Outro – Crowd Noise, Piano Fade]
As they say in showbiz, lad…
That’s the way it goes…

Best of luck…
(Don’t F up)
Break a leg…
(Maybe beg)
And don’t look back…
In fact,
Fly high
(Fly high!)

Shall We Go?

[Intro]
Lights still glow, but something’s changed
All the moments rearranged
Curtain hanging by a thread
Echoes of the things we said

[Verse 1]
We’ve been playing all night long
Every doubt inside a song
Every truth between the lines
Hidden in the grand designs

Now the silence starts to creep
Through the cracks we couldn’t keep
Do we stay or do we fade
From the mess we’ve always made

[Pre-Chorus]
When the final note is near
Do we vanish or stay here?

[Refrain]
Shall we go
(I don’t know)
Do you believe
(We should leave)

No more show
(One more song!)
Let it flow
(Sing along:)
One more song!

Encore!
(One more)

[Chorus]
Hold the moment, don’t let go
Even if we never know
If it’s ending or a start
Let it play inside your heart

Stay or leave, it’s all the same
We’re still dancing in the flame
Every voice becomes the call
One more song before the fall

[Verse 2 – Full Band Enters]
Every ending feels like this
Half regret and half a wish
Every crowd begins to sway
Like they’re begging us to stay

Time is pulling at the seams
Of our borrowed melodies
Do we bow or break the line
One more chorus, one more time

[Pre-Chorus]
If the night is almost through
What’s one more for me and you?

[Refrain]
Shall we go
(I don’t know)
Do you believe
(We should leave)

No more show
(One more song!)
Let it flow
(Sing along:)
One more song!

Encore!
(One more)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Piano + Crowd Claps]
Is it over when we say?
Or when the music fades away?
Every ending leaves a trace
Of a time we can’t replace

If we go, we carry on
If we stay, we’re still not gone
Somewhere in the in-between
Lives the sound of what we’ve been

[Build – Drums + Guitar Rising]
Hands up high, don’t let it end
Every voice begins to bend
Into something loud and clear
One more song, we’re still here

[Final Chorus – Big, Anthemic]
Hold the moment, let it grow
Even if we never know
If it’s ending or a start
Let it burn inside your heart

Stay or leave, just feel the call
One more song to give it all
Every voice becomes the roar
One more song forevermore

[Final Refrain – Extended, Crowd Chant]
Shall we go
(I don’t know)
Do you believe
(We should leave)

No more show
(One more song!)
Let it flow
(Sing along:)
One more song!

Encore!
(One more)
Encore!
(One more!)

[Outro – Crowd Singing, Instruments Fade]
One more song…
One more song…

Strait Flush

[Intro]
Shuffle once, cut it twice
Every gamble has its price
Eyes are watching every move
Nothing left here left to prove

[Verse 1]
Stacked the deck, or so it seemed
Every angle tightly schemed
But the table starts to turn
Every lesson left to learn

Bluffing hard with empty hands
Trying just to understand
How the odds slipped out of reach
Right before they started to teach

[Pre-Chorus]
When the chips are down and nothing’s clear
You start to feel the edge of fear

[Chorus]
In a dire strait
(Strait flush)
In an irate state
(A frantic rush)

Who holds the cards
(Ain’t even got a pair)
Were you caught off-guard
(Is your brain even there?)

[Verse 2 – Groove Intensifies]
Every tell you tried to hide
Now is written open wide
Every risk you thought was small
Now is towering over all

Hands are shaking, stakes are high
Reading every alibi
But the game has changed its rules
Turning kings into the fools

[Pre-Chorus]
If the table flips before you play
Was it chance or did you pave the way?

[Chorus]
In a dire strait
(Strait flush)
In an irate state
(A frantic rush)

Who holds the cards
(Ain’t even got a pair)
Were you caught off-guard
(Is your brain even there?)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Sparse Piano + Heartbeat Kick]
No more bluff, no disguise
Just the truth behind your eyes
Every move you didn’t make
Now’s the risk you have to take

Fold or fight, call or flee
What’s it gonna be?
Every hand you thought you knew
Now is something breaking through

[Build – Snare Rolls, Rising Guitar]
Push it in or walk away
There’s no safe bet left to play
Every second cuts it close
Every gain reflects a loss

[Final Chorus – Full, Intense]
In a dire strait
(Strait flush)
In an irate state
(A frantic rush)

Who holds the cards
(Ain’t even got a pair)
Were you caught off-guard
(Is your brain even there?)

[Outro]
All in…
(Gamblin’ sin)
Or nothing there…
(Just hot air)

Chasing Your Tale

[Intro]
Back where you started, same old track
Every step just circles back
Footprints fading in the dust
Built on memory and rust

[Verse 1]
You write a story, then erase
Every truth you can’t replace
Pages turning, but they bend
Right back to the same old end

Every chapter feels the same
Just a mirror of your name
Rewriting what you swore was real
Till you forget just how to feel

[Pre-Chorus]
You’re chasing your own tail
.. does it never fail
(It never fails)
Every turn becomes the same stale trail
(You never derail)

[Chorus]
Chasing your tale
(The fallacy of your legacy)
Chasing your tail
(Failed quasi-history)
Building myths that will derail
(From reality)
Chasing your tale
(The fallacy of your legacy)

[Verse 2 – Groove Deepens, Slight Disorientation in Rhythm]
Every version slightly skewed
Truth distorted, misconstrued
You revise and you refine
Till it circles back in time

What you were and what you claim
Start to sound exactly same
Fiction stitched into your skin
Where does ending even begin?

[Pre-Chorus]
Every answer that you nail
Just becomes another tale
(It never fails)

[Chorus]
Chasing your tale
(The fallacy of your legacy)
Chasing your tail
(Failed quasi-history)
Lost inside a winding trail
(Of identity)
Chasing your tale
(The fallacy of your legacy)

[Refrain]
Going round and round
(Spiraling down, down, down)
Chasing round and round
(Spiraling down, down, down)
No solid ground
(Just echoes of the sound)
Going round and round
(Spiraling down, down, down)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Echoed Vocals, Minimal Instrumentation]
If every story feeds itself
Then nothing’s left upon the shelf
Just fragments of a looped design
Where every past becomes a sign

You run ahead but face the rear
The future looks just like last year
And every truth you try to hold
Turns back into the tale retold

[Build – Rising Guitar, Intensifying Rhythm]
Break the loop or let it spin
Where does truth end and begin?
Every cycle pulling tight
Twirling wrong into “alright”

[Final Chorus – Full, Hypnotic, Layered Vocals]
Chasing your tale
(The fallacy of your legacy)
Chasing your tail
(Failed quasi-history)
Nothing new to set the sail
(Just circularity)
Chasing your tale
(The fallacy of your legacy)

[Final Refrain – Expanded, Trance-like]
Going round and round
(Spiraling down, down, down)
Chasing round and round
(Spiraling down, down, down)
No end found
(Just looping sound)
Going round and round
(Spiraling down, down, down)

[Outro]
Round… and round… and down
A tale that won’t come round…

Whiplash

[Intro]
Neon blur and brake-light red
Thoughts collide inside your head
Every second hits too fast
Future slams into the past

[Verse 1]
Start-stop rhythm, jerk and grind
Too much motion, not enough time
Signals cross and overload
Every lane a shifting road

Tension building in the spine
Every jolt a warning sign
Try to steady, try to stay
But the ground slips anyway

[Pre-Chorus]
Head snapped forward
(Head snapped back)
Spewed a swear word
(Not enough slack)

[Chorus]
Whiplash!
(Acceleration-deceleration)
Whiplash!
(Agitation aggravation)
Whiplash!
(Caught in oscillation)
Whiplash!
(No stabilization)

[Verse 2 – Groove Intensifies]
Every pivot pulls you tight
Every wrong turn feels like right
Push and pull in overdrive
Just enough to stay alive

Body leaning into strain
Trying hard to break the chain
But the cycle locks you in
Spinning where you’ve always been

[Pre-Chorus]
Head snapped forward
(Head snapped back)
Every motion off the track
Try to breathe but lose the knack
Under pressure, under crack

[Chorus]
Whiplash!
(Acceleration-deceleration)
Whiplash!
(Agitation aggravation)
Whiplash!
(Endless rotation)
Whiplash!
(Heightened sensation)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Heavy Pulse, Echoed Vocals]
Violent back-and-forth snapping of the head
(Lucky you’re not dead)
Every jolt a word unsaid
Hanging by a thread

Shockwaves ripple through the frame
Every surge ignites the flame
Push too far and lose control
Feel it fracture through the whole

[Build – Rising Synth, Snare Rolls]
Slow it down or speed it up
Either way it’s just too much
Find a center, find a line
Somewhere in the space between time

[Final Chorus – Full, Explosive]
Whiplash!
(Acceleration-deceleration)
Whiplash!
(Agitation aggravation)
Whiplash!
(Break the oscillation)
Whiplash!
(Find stabilization)

[Outro]
Forward… back…
Forward… back…

About the Song
Climate whiplash (or weather whiplash) refers to rapid, violent shifts between opposing weather extremes—such as plunging from severe drought to flash flooding or intense heat to extreme cold. Driven by climate change, these abrupt transitions (sometimes occurring within days) are increasing in frequency, disrupting agriculture, straining infrastructure, and causing severe damage to ecosystems.

Climate Science

Backing Down

[Intro]
Spotlight hits, the noise gets loud
Painted smile plays to the crowd
Every word a loaded round
Echoes spinning all around

[Verse 1]
Built it big, made it bold
Sold it hard, over-sold
Every line a tighter thread
Now it’s tangling up instead
Stakes got high, tone got mean
Turned it into quite a scene
But the mirror doesn’t lie
When the truth walks drifting by

[Pre-Chorus]
When the heat won’t fade away
You can’t bluff another day

[Chorus]
Look at the clown
(Had to back down)
Made an insane claim
(A damned command)
Now the clown
(Is backing down)
Trying hard to reframe
(What you can’t defend)

[Verse 2 – Bass + Drums Thicken]
Crowd leans in, waiting still
For the twist or final thrill
Every step becomes a tell
Every dodge begins to smell
Words get soft, edges blur
From a roar to a murmur
Every angle once so tight
Loosens in the harsher light

[Pre-Chorus]
When the story starts to crack
There’s no way to spin it back

[Chorus]
Look at the clown
(Had to back down)
Made an insane claim
(A damned command)
Now the clown
(Is backing down)
Trying hard to rename
(What you couldn’t stand)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Piano + Low Synth]
Not defeat, just a turn
Every fire has to burn
Till there’s nothing left to hide
In the ashes of the pride
Step it back, clear the air
Face the weight of what was there
Not the end, not the fall
Just the truth behind it all

[Build – Rising Guitar, Snare Rolls]
Own the shift, change the tone
Stand for what you’ve really known
Every fall can be the ground
Where a better path is found

[Final Chorus – Full, Resolving]
Look at the clown
(Had to back down)
Left the reckless claim
(On shifting sand)
Now the clown
(Is backing down)
Learning how to stand
(And understand)

[Outro]
Backed it down…
Turned around…

Band Aid

[Intro]
Strings hum low, the lights are dim
Dust on every fractured hymn
But somewhere underneath the pain
There’s still a rhythm in the grain

[Verse 1]
We used to hit it loud and true
Every chord felt fresh and new
Now the silence sits too long
Like it swallowed up the song
Amps are humming, but they’re tired
Every wire feels expired
Still we gather, still we try
To keep the heartbeat amplified

[Pre-Chorus]
If it’s broken, let it show
That’s the only way we grow

[Refrain]
This band is in need of aid
(Too long since we played)
The need for any ear to hear
(What’s going down here!)
Going down!
(Down, down, down)

For hearts that bleed
(Here’s a band aid!)
For souls in need
(Here’s a band aid!)

[Verse 2 – Drums Enter Softly]
Every verse a stitched-up scar
Every note a shooting star
We don’t fix it, we just play
Through the wreckage of the day
Broken strings still make a sound
When they hit the hollow ground
Maybe flaws are just the way
We keep breathing into clay

[Pre-Chorus]
If the damage tells the truth
Then it’s proof we’re 100-proof

[Refrain]
This band is in need of aid
(Too long since we played)
The need for any ear to hear
(What’s going down here!)
Going down!
(Down, down, down)
For hearts that bleed
(Here’s a band aid!)
For souls in need
(Here’s a band aid!)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Piano + Sparse Guitar]
Find a cure, an elixir fix
(… a place where sound still sticks)
Press it on the wound and sing
(Let the broken amplifiers ring)
Every crack a place for light
(Every wrong a chance to write)
Something truer than before
(Something to cure the hurt and more)

[Build – Full Band Rising]
Tape it up, don’t let it fade
Every loss is just displayed
Turn it up and let it bleed
Into everything we need

[Final Refrain – Big, Anthemic]
This band is in need of aid
(Too long since we played)
And still we ask to be heard
(Every broken word)
Going down!
(Down, down, down)

For hearts that bleed
(Here’s a band aid!)
For souls in need
(Here’s a band aid!)
For every sound that we’ve found
(Here’s a band aid!)

[Outro]
We’re still here…
(Just saying)
Still playing…
(Still feeling)
Still healing…
(Left us reeling)

(My Exit Strategy?) Say Good-Bye

[Intro]
No heavy weight, no final scream
Just the closing of a scene
A simple nod, a quiet sign
That everything has reached its line

[Verse 1]
We tried to hold the moment still
Bent the world to match our will
But every story finds its way
To where it ends at the end of day

No need for drama, no disguise
Just the truth behind your eyes
Every path, no matter how wide
Leads you gently to the side

[Pre-Chorus]
(Why so perplexed?)
When it’s time to exit
My strategy:
(Say good-bye)
No need to fight it, just comply
(Say good-bye)

[Chorus]
No, it’s no tragedy
(In the end, “The End”)
Bye-bye
(Please don’t cry)
Every chapter set you free
(Just let it be)
Bye-bye
(Please don’t cry)

[Verse 2 – Warm Bass, Light Percussion]
We built the world, we played our part
Signed our names, then broke the chart
But nothing holds when time moves on
Even when the feeling’s strong

So take the bow, release the stage
Turn the final, gentle page
No collapse, no falling apart
Just a soft return to heart

[Pre-Chorus]
(Why so perplexed?)
There’s nothing left to rectify
Just the moment to reply
(Say good-bye)
No more questions asking “why”
(Say good-bye)

[Chorus]
No, it’s no tragedy
(In the end, “The End”)
Bye-bye
(Please don’t cry)
Nothing lost eternally
(Just memory)
Bye-bye
(Please don’t cry)

[Refrain]
And, now you know
It’s time to go
(See you after the show)
Not a matter of why
Not like we’ll die
(Bye-bye)
Say good-bye
(Bye-bye)
Just let it fly
(Bye-bye)

[Bridge – Piano Focus, Minimal Guitar]
Every ending’s just a door
To somewhere you were before
Or somewhere still yet to be
Just a shift in scenery
No need to hold what won’t remain
No need to carry every name
Let it fade and let it pass
Like reflections in the glass

[Build – Subtle Rise, Strings Enter]
Step by step, release the line
Everything will realign
Nothing truly disappears
It just changes through the years

[Final Chorus – Soft but Full]
No, it’s no tragedy
(In the end, “The End”)
Bye-bye
(Please don’t cry)
Everything is meant to be
(Quietly)
Bye-bye
(Please don’t cry)

[Final Refrain – Gentle Fade]
And, now you know
It’s time to go
(See you after the show)
Not a matter of why
Not like we’ll die
(Bye-bye)
Say good-bye
(Bye-bye)

[Outro]
Good-bye…
Just good-bye…