bookmark_borderWhiplash

[Intro – Rapid Hi-Hat, Staccato Guitar, Pulsing Bass]
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 – Instruments Drop, Heartbeat Pulse Fades]
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.

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderChasing Your Tale

[Intro – Circular Guitar Motif, Looping Bassline, Subtle Drum Pattern]
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 – Guitar Loop Slowly Degrades, Tape-Warp Effect]
Round… and round… and down
A tale that won’t come round…

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderStrait Flush

[Intro – Tense Bassline, Shuffling Cards, Distant Snare]
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 – Cards Drop, Bass Fades]
All in…
(Gamblin’ sin)
Or nothing there…
(Just hot air)

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderShall We Go?

[Intro – Crowd Murmur, Soft Piano, Ambient Guitar]
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…

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderBest of Luck

[Intro – Bright Piano, Upbeat Guitar, Light Horn Stabs]
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!)

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderAll In

[Intro – Steady Pulse, Clean Guitar Picking]
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…

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderFish Out of Water

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

[Bridge – Clean Guitar, Light Percussion]
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

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderFire!

[Intro, Spoken Word]
Fire!

[Intro – Alarm Pulse, Urgent Drums, Distorted Guitar]
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 – Sirens Fade, Soft Guitar]
Out of the smoke…
(Relieve the choke)
Into the air…
(Outta there)

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderPlanet B

[Intro – Soft Piano, Distant Ambient Noise]
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 – Piano + Fading Ambient Noise]
Are you telling me…
There is no planet B…
(Really…)

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderStrategy Survivability

[Intro – Warm Synth Pad, Clean Guitar, Steady Pulse]
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…

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderRevolving Door

[Intro – Soft Organ, Looping Guitar Motif]
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 – Looping Guitar Fades, Soft Organ Return]
Once more…
(Around the revolving door…)
Once more…
(And back to before…)
[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderSlippery Slope

[Intro – Low Drone, Distant Percussion]
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?)

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderRaspberries

[Intro – Playful Whistle, Light Percussion]
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)

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderRandom Man

[Intro – Quirky Guitar Riff, Bouncy Bass]
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)

Random Man…

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy

bookmark_borderFeet First

[Intro – Slow Build, Low Guitar Drone, Distant Drums]
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)

[Silence]

From the album Exit Strategy