From the album “Robust“
Robust
[Intro]
Robust…
(Thrust}
Strong enough to bend.
(Before the end)
Alive enough to change.
(Rearrange)
Not just surviving…
(Thriving.)
[Verse 1]
When the world gets rough
Can you stand your ground?
When the noise gets loud
Can you hear the sound?
[Refrain]
When just is just
(Robust)
Rife with life
(Less stress)
Alive!
(Thrive)
[Chorus]
Robust!
(Robust!)
Strong enough
To carry on
Robust!
(Robust!)
Find the strength
To right the wrong
Less tears
(Less fears)
More thrive
(Alive)
Alive!
(Alive!)
[Verse 2]
A healthy system
Has some room
For change to happen
Before the boom
Diversity
(Is strength)
Resilience
(Goes the length)
[Bridge]
Robust isn’t perfect
(Perfect takes fakes)
Robust will bend
(… and rise again)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Strong doesn’t mean
You never fall
Strong means
You answer the call
Adapt
(Adjust)
Respond
(Rebuild)
Find the weakness
Change the field
Less waste
(More room)
Less pressure
(Let it bloom)
For the planet
For the woman
For the man
(Yes we can!)
[Breakdown]
When justice is… just…
That’s robust.
Rife with life…
Less stress.
[Whispered]
Alive…
Thrive.
[Final Refrain]
When just is just
(Robust)
Rife with life
(Less stress)
Alive!
(Thrive)
[Final Chorus]
Robust!
(Robust!)
Strong enough
To carry on
Robust!
(Robust!)
Not afraid
To change along
(Sing the song:)
Less stress!
(More life!)
More room!
(Thrive!)
Alive!
(Alive!)
We’re alive!
[Outro]
When just is just
(Robust)
Rife with life
(Less stress)
Alive!
(Thrive)
[Spoken, fading]
Rife with life.
Arrive…
(Alive.)
Earth or Bust
[Intro]
Stick out your thumb…
(Ummm)
Where are you going?
(Not knowing…)
Earth…
Or bust?
[Verse 1]
Standing by the roadside
Watching traffic roll
Everybody’s moving
But nobody gives a ride
Got a little suitcase
Got a head full of dust
One road goes nowhere
One road says trust
Fossil fuel fool
Pushing one more mile
Burning through the future
With a confident smile
[Pre-Chorus]
Thumb!
(Thumb a ride!)
Ride!
(Nowhere to hide!)
Choose!
(Choose!)
A side!
[Refrain]
Stickin’ out my thumb
(Feelin’ a little dumb)
Earth… or bust
(It’s a must)
The fossil fuel fool
(Has made it uncool)
Both figuratively
(And literally…)
Literally!
[Chorus]
Earth or bust!
(Earth or bust!)
What’s it gonna be?
Earth or bust!
(Earth or bust!)
Choose your destiny
Earth or bust!
(Earth or bust!)
It’s a must!
[Verse 2]
You don’t have to suffer
You don’t have to crawl
You don’t have to give up
The good things at all
[Bridge]
Figuratively!
(Literally!)
Fossil fuel
(Fool!)
Cool?
(Not cool!)
Heat!
(Heat!)
Fuel!
(Fool!)
Burning the future
Is nobody’s rule
[Rap Vocal Break]
Stick out your thumb
Hitch a ride
But don’t get stuck
On the wrong side
Old technology
Old demand
Old excuses
Old command
“Can’t change”
(Why not?)
“Costs too much”
(Does not)
Check the ledger
Check the bill
Maybe changing
Pays you still
Demand destruction
Starts with a revolution
Or bust.
[Whispered]
It’s a must.
[Final Refrain]
Stickin’ out my thumb
(Feelin’ a little dumb)
Earth… or bust
(It’s a must)
The fossil fuel fool
(Has made it uncool)
Both figuratively
(And literally…)
Literally!
[Final Chorus]
Earth or bust!
(Earth or bust!)
We’re on the road
Earth or bust!
(Earth or bust!)
Time to lighten the load
[Outro]
Earth…
(Not so robust?)
Earth…
(A new birth)
Earth or bust!
[Spoken, fading]
Literally…
(Reality)
Busted
[Intro]
Busted…
(Suggested)
Not finished.
Not forgotten.
(Not rotten)
Just…
A little worse for wear.
(Right around there)
[Verse 1]
Cracked paint
Rusty frame
Still remembers
Why it came
Bent wheel
Loose screw
Still got something
Left to do
Years go by
Things get old
Stories fade
But hearts stay bold
You can wear
The battle scars
Still keep reaching
For the stars
[Refrain]
Busted
(But not broken)
Rusted
(But still stokin’)
[Chorus]
Busted!
(Busted!)
But I’m still alive
Rusted!
(Rusted!)
Still got a drive
Busted!
(Busted!)
Not broken!
[Verse 2]
Keep those dreams
Don’t delay
Change the scenes
Have a say
[Bridge]
Busted doesn’t mean
You’ve lost
(It’s more the cost)
Of obscene…
[Rap Vocal Break]
Busted
(Still moving)
Rusted
(Still grooving)
Busted
(But not broken)
Trusted
(Keep on stokin’)
[Breakdown]
Busted…
But not broken.
Rusted…
But still stokin’.
[Whispered]
Still tokin’…
[Final Refrain]
Busted
(But not broken)
Trusted
(Keep on stokin’)
[Final Chorus]
Busted!
(Busted!)
Still alive
Rusted!
(Rusted!)
Still got drive
Bent!
(Bent!)
Scars!
(Upon scars)
Still reaching
For the stars
Busted!
(Busted!)
But not broken!
[Outro]
Busted…
Rusted…
Still stokin’…
[Spoken, fading]
Not broken.
Raising the Bar
[Intro]
Raise it…
(Why?)
Raise the bar.
(But how high…)
Can we go?
(Do you know?)
[Verse 1]
One more step
One more climb
Move the marker
One more time
Set the standard
Set the pace
Push the limit
Change the race
Yesterday
Was yesterday
Tomorrow
Moves away
What we thought
Was far enough
Suddenly
Is gettin’ tough
[Refrain]
Raising the bar
(Sound bizarre)
Gonna see how far
(We push, push, push)
Gotta raise the bar
(To accommodate the state)
… the state we’re in…
(Begin!)
[Verse 2]
Heat goes up
Water climbs
Storms arrive
At different times
Old assumptions
Lose their grip
When the system
Starts to shift
What was rare
Becomes routine
What was distant
Now is seen
Adaptation
Isn’t fear
It’s responding
To what’s already here
The bar was built
For yesterday
Yesterday
Is gone
If the baseline
Moves beneath us
Then the baseline
Must move on
[Rap Vocal Break]
Raise the standard
Raise the floor
Measure more
Of what’s in store
Don’t pretend
The old scale
Still explains
Your fairytale
New data
(New day)
New limits
(New way)
New conditions
Need knew vision
Don’t wait
Until the water
Reaches the door
(No, we can’t wait any more!)
[Breakdown]
Raising the bar…
Sound bizarre…
How far?
[Whispered]
The state we’re in…
Begin.
[Final Refrain]
Raising the bar
(Sound bizarre)
Gonna see just how far
(We can push, push, push)
… push the lush
Gotta raise the bar
(To accommodate the state)
… the state we’re in…
(Begin!)
[Outro]
Raise…
The bar…
Push…
[Spoken, fading]
Accommodate…
The modern state.
It’s a Must
[Intro]
It’s a must…
(Find a way)
Not someday.
(Justice or bust)
[Verse 1]
We bent the frame
We pushed too far
Forgot how fragile
Systems are
Took what worked
And took some more
Till the warning
Reached the door
[Refrain]
It’s a must
(Find our way back to robust)
It’s a must
(Making justice just)
[Chorus]
It’s a must!
(Kick of the dust)
Find our way back
To robust
It’s a must!
(Forego lust!)
Make the future
More just
(… for sure)
[Verse 2]
Justice isn’t
Taking more
Justice isn’t
Blood and gore
[Bridge]
Robust!
(Essence of resilience)
Justice!
(Forget vengeance)
[Rap Vocal Break]
It’s a must
Not a threat
It’s a must
Not a regret
Change the signal
Send it out to all
Put the power
In your hand
(… to understand)
Break the cycle
Break the spell
(Make ill well)
[Breakdown]
It’s a must…
(Pick up the slack)
Find our way back…
To robust.
[Whispered]
Making…
Justice…
Just.
[Final Refrain]
It’s a must
(Find our way back to robust)
It’s a must
(Making justice just)
[Final Chorus]
It’s a must!
(It’s a must!)
Just…
(Justice!)
It’s a must!
(It’s a must!)
Find our way
Back to robust
[Outro]
Continues Underneath]
Robust…
Just…
Justice…
[Spoken, fading]
It’s not enough
to survive.
We must…
Thrive.
Vigorous
[Intro]
You got vigor?
I got vigor.
You got vigor?
Let us… (get vigorous!)
[Verse 1]
Wake it up
Shake it loose
Find the spark
Find the juice
Heart beats
Feet move
Find a rhythm
Find your groove
Don’t wait
For the perfect time
Don’t wait
For the perfect sign
Life is moving
Can’t you see?
Get up
And come with me!
[Pre-Chorus]
Kick!
(Kick!)
Move!
(Move!)
Push!
(Push!)
Prove!
Feel!
(Feel!)
The groove!
[Refrain]
Kick the vigor
(In all of us)
Get vigorous
(Are you serious?)
Get vigorous
(Simultaneous)
Seriously
(Simultaneously)
… the vigorous in all of us
[Verse 2]
Strong isn’t
Just muscle and bone
It’s the will
To make it known
[Bridge]
Seriously!
(Seriously!)
Simultaneously!
(Simultaneously!)
Not just one
(Won’t be won)
But all of us
(All of us)
(Vigor… us)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Kick the vigor
Kick it harder
Turn the spark
Into a starter
Don’t confuse
The word “vigorous”
With pretending
Nothing’s dangerous
Vigor means
You’re ready
Ready to adapt
Ready to move
Ready to act
Health
(Strength)
Life
(Length)
Kick the vigor
(In all of us)
Get vigorous
(Are you serious?)
Get vigorous
(Simultaneous)
Seriously
(Simultaneously)
… the vigorous in all of us
[Breakdown]
Get vigorous…
Are you serious?
Seriously…
Simultaneously…
[Whispered]
The vigorous…
In all of us.
[Final Refrain]
Kick the vigor
(In all of us)
Get vigorous
(Are you serious?)
Get vigorous
(Simultaneous)
Seriously
(Simultaneously)
… the vigorous in all of us
Heart!
(Heart!)
Mind!
(Mind!)
Body!
(Body!)
All aligned!
Get vigorous!
(Get vigorous!)
Seriously!
Simultaneously!
(Simultaneously!)
The vigorous
(In all of us)
[Outro]
Vigor!
Vigorous!
Seriously…
[Spoken, fading]
(Unaware?)
It’s in there.
(We can choose)
… to kick it loose.
Feeling Good
[Intro]
Do you wish we could?
Feel good…
You know we should.
(… if we would…)
[Verse 1]
Wake up in the morning
Open up the door
Feel the air around you
Like you never did before
Sunlight on the window
Feet upon the floor
Singin’ “ray, me, doe”
Doesn’t have to cost any more
[Pre-Chorus]
Breathe!
(Breathe!)
Move!
(Move!)
Smile!
(Smile!)
Stay awhile!
[Refrain]
Do you wish we could
(Feel good)
You know we should
(Feel good)
Feelin’ good
(Feelin’ good)
Feelin’ good
… like ya know we could
[Verse 2]
Less stuff in the closet
Less clutter in the mind
Less running after something
You were never gonna find
[Bridge]
Do you need it?
(Need it?)
Or wanna feed it?
(Why not concede it?)
… finding balance
Every chance
Sing our song
… do the dance
Not just money
(Not just cash)
But the things
That truly last
And, before you depart…
Start!
From the heart!
Do you wish we could
(Feel good)
You know we should
(Feel good)
Feelin’ good
(Feelin’ good)
Feelin’ good
… like ya know we could
[Breakdown]
Do you wish we could…
Feel good?
[Whispered]
You know we should…
Feel good.
[Final Refrain]
Do you wish we could
(Feel good)
You know we should
(Feel good)
Feelin’ good
(Feelin’ good)
Feelin’ good
… like ya know we could
[Outro]
Feeling good…
Feelin’ good…
Like ya knew we could.
[Spoken, fading]
And, man…
We still can.
Blow Off the Dust
[Intro]
Been sitting around?
Missing the sound?
Well…
Blow it off!
[Verse 1]
Cobwebs on the ceiling
Dust upon the floor
Been waiting for a reason
To open up the door
Stretch your arms
Move your feet
Find yourself
A different beat
[Pre-Chorus]
Up!
(Up!)
Get out!
(Get out!)
Move!
(Move!)
About!
[Refrain]
Blow off the dust
(Shake off the rust)
Get up and move about
(Shout!)
Dance at the chance
[Chorus]
Blow off the dust!
(Blow it off!)
Shake off the rust!
(Shake it off!)
Get your body moving
Get your spirit grooving
Dance!
(Dance!)
At the chance!
Life is waiting
Don’t sit still
Find your rhythm
Find your will
[Verse 2]
Maybe you’ve been waiting
For the world to change
Maybe you’ve been thinking
Life should rearrange
Walk outside
Feel the air
Turn around
There’s life out there
[Bridge]
Rust isn’t destiny
(Dust isn’t home)
Stillness isn’t energy
(Get up and roam)
You don’t have to run
(You don’t have to race)
Just put a little motion
Back into the place
[Rap Vocal Break]
Shake it
(Don’t break it)
Move it
(Improve it)
Stand up
(Speak up)
Turn the volume
Way up!
More movement
More light
A lot more laughter
Feels alright
Don’t wait
For motivation
Motion can create
The inspiration
Blow off the dust
(Shake off the rust)
Get up and move about
(Shout!)
Dance at the chance
[Breakdown]
Blow off…
The dust.
Shake off…
The rust.
[Whispered]
Get up…
Move about…
OK (play)
… and shout!
(Shout)
[Final Refrain]
Blow off the dust
(Shake off the rust)
Get up and move about
(Shout!)
Dance at the chance
[Final Chorus]
Blow off the dust!
(Blow it off!)
Shake off the rust!
(Shake it off!)
Get up!
(Get up!)
Move about!
(Move about!)
Shout!
(Shout!)
Dance!
(Dance!)
Dance at the chance!
[Outro]
Blow it off!
Shake it off!
Get up!
Move about!
[Spoken, fading]
Dance at the chance.
Roundabout Way
[Intro]
Round and round…
We go.
But I swear…
(… are we getting anywhere?)
[Verse 1]
Take the long way
Take the short
Make a turn
Change of course
(Of course…)
Left at the corner
Right at the light
Going around
Blind in the night
[Pre-Chorus]
Turn!
(Turn!)
Back!
(Back!)
Left!
(Left!)
Right!
Where does the road
Lead tonight?
[Refrain]
In a roundabout way
(Or come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Is in the way?)
[Chorus]
Roundabout way!
(Round and round!)
Are we lost
Or are we found?
Roundabout way!
(Leave or stay?)
… or maybe another day
Going around
(’round n’ ’round)
[Verse 2]
We chase the shortcut
We chase the prize
Run in circles
And wonder why
[Refrain]
In a roundabout way
(Or come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Is in the way?)
[Bridge]
Head on!
(Head on!)
Or turn away?
(Roundabout!)
What would you say
(or are you still in doubt?)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Roundabout
(Roundabout)
Turn it around
(Without a doubt)
Look at the problem
From the other side now
(Roundabout)
Left lane
(Right lane)
Slow down
(Change lane)
Is the smartest move
(What you cannot prove)
Don’t confuse
Going fast
With getting there
Don’t confuse
More pressure
With better care
In a roundabout way
(Come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Come on! Come on!)
Then change direction
Change the flow
Give the future
Room to grow
[Breakdown]
In a roundabout way…
In a roundabout way
(Come on… head on!)
Hear what we say
(Come on! Come on!)
[Whispered]
What would you say…
Is in the way?
[Final Refrain]
In a roundabout way
(Or come on… head on?)
What would you say
(Is in the way?)
Round…
About…
Way…
[Spoken, fading]
In a roundabout way
(Been there and back today)
Wouldn’t you say
(Come on! Come on!)
Sing along…
(Come on! Come on!)
Mountains Crumble to the Sea
[Intro]
They look permanent…
They aren’t.
Stone remembers.
Ice forgets.
Tumbling… (our regrets)
[Verse 1]
High above the water
Where the frozen mountains stand
Ice has held the pieces
… a giant steady hand
Rock begins to wander
Snow begins to slide
Gravity is waiting
On the mountain’s other side
[Refrain]
Can you see…
(When mountains crumble to the sea)
A giant tsunami
(Can come to be)
[Chorus]
Mountains crumble
Mountains fall
Gravity can move it all
Mountains crumble
To the sea
What was solid
Moves suddenly
Energy!
(Energy!)
Hitting you
(Hitting me)
[Verse 2]
Rock and ice came crashing
From the mountain to the bay
Water rose six hundred feet
And violently gave way
Nine days of oscillation
Nine days of water’s sway
A mountain’s fall became a signal
That the whole Earth could display
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
One thing moves
Then another
Ice!
(Ice!)
Rock!
(Rock!)
Water!
(Water!)
Wave!
(Wave!)
Gravity!
(Gravity!)
Energy!
(Energy!)
[Spoken Vocal]
Can you see…
(When mountains crumble to the sea)
A giant tsunami
(Can come to be)
Seiche.
[Rap Vocal Break]
That’s the cascade
That’s the chain
Freeze the mountain
Melt the frame
Water enters
Fractures grow
Gravity says
“Let it go”
Stored energy
Waiting there
Twenty-five million cubic meters
In the air
Then the mountain
Isn’t there
And the sea
Comes back at me
Wave goes up
Wave comes down
Fjord becomes
A shaking ground
Nine days
Nine nights
Global instruments
See the lights
Not a myth
Not a tale
A mountain fell
And left a trail
[Breakdown]
Can you see?
When mountains crumble…
To the sea?
[Soft Response]
A giant tsunami…
Can come to be.
[Final Refrain]
Can you see…
(When mountains crumble to the sea)
A giant tsunami
(Can come to be)
[Final Chorus]
Mountains crumble
Mountains fall
Gravity can move it all
Mountains crumble
To the sea
What looks permanent
Can suddenly flee
Can you see?
(Can you see?)
[Final Bridge]
Cryosphere!
(Hydrosphere!)
Lithosphere!
(All together!)
Ice to water
Water to wave
Mountain to ocean
Grave to grave
A giant…
[Pause]
…wave.
[Final Refrain]
Can you see…
(When mountains crumble to the sea)
A giant tsunami
(Can come to be)
[Outro]
Mountains crumble…
To the sea…
Gravity waits…
Patiently.
[Spoken, fading]
The mountain doesn’t have to prove…
(It only has to move.)
About the Song
Mountains may look permanent. They are not.
Across Alaska, Greenland, Norway, Chile, New Zealand, and the European Alps, glaciers are retreating, permafrost is thawing, and mountain slopes that were stabilized by ice for centuries or millennia are becoming increasingly unstable.
The result is a dangerous transformation of the high mountains: rockfalls, landslides, glacier collapses, debris flows, and landslide-generated tsunamis.
These are not simply isolated geological curiosities. They are examples of a larger climate-driven interaction among the cryosphere—the frozen part of the Earth system—the hydrosphere, and the lithosphere. As ice disappears, water enters places where it previously could not. As frozen ground thaws, fractures that were once reinforced by ice can weaken. As glaciers retreat, steep slopes can lose part of the support and confinement that helped stabilize them.
The mountains can begin to crumble.
And when they do, enormous amounts of stored gravitational energy can suddenly become kinetic energy.
A Mountain Can Become a Climate Hazard
One of the clearest examples occurred in East Greenland in September 2023.
A massive rock-and-ice avalanche, involving approximately 25 million cubic meters of material, plunged into Dickson Fjord. The impact generated an initial tsunami with a runup of approximately 200 meters—about 650 feet. The confined fjord then acted like a gigantic bathtub, allowing the water to oscillate back and forth as a seiche.
That oscillation continued for nine days.
The movement was powerful enough to generate seismic waves detectable around the world. Scientists eventually determined that the mysterious nine-day signal recorded by seismometers globally was produced by the fjord’s oscillating water.
In other words, a climate-related change in a glacierized mountain landscape produced a chain reaction:
Glacial thinning → slope destabilization → rock-and-ice avalanche → tsunami → seiche → global seismic signal
This is what a climate cascade looks like.
How Is the Climate Energy Hitting You? The Mountains Crumble to the Sea
Black Locust
[Intro]
Black locust…
(Lush lust)
Sure…?
(You’ll endure.)
[Verse 1]
Out along the fence line
Growing where it can
Roots down in the rocky soil
Standing where it stands
Didn’t need permission
Didn’t need a plan
Wind blew from the direction
Of where man made a stand
[Refrain]
The locust
(Is robust)
A thorn
(Thrust)
A torn born
[Chorus]
Black locust!
(… into me you thrust!)
Thorn upon the stem
Tough enough to weather
What is thrown at them
The locust
(Is robust)
A thorn
(Thrust)
A torn born
[Verse 2]
Maple in the garden
Oak beside the way
Sycamore and walnut
Growing day by day
Tulip poplar reaching
Toward the open sky
Evergreen beside it
Take a breath… sigh (Sigh)
[Bridge]
One may struggle
One may thrive
Together
We can keep ourselves alive
[Rap Vocal Break]
The locust
(Is robust)
A thorn
(Thrust)
A torn born
Poplar!
(Is popular)
Watch it grow
(Watch it go, go, go)
All ya need to know
(Watch it grow)
Watch it go, go, go
(go, go, go)
[Breakdown]
The locust
(Is robust)
A thorn
(Thrust)
A torn born
The locust…
… robust.
[Whispered]
A thorn…
Thrust…
A torn born.
[Final Refrain]
The locust
(Is robust)
A thorn
(Thrust)
A torn born
[Outro]
The locust…
for life lust…
A thorn…
Thrust…
[Spoken, fading]
Lush… (with the locust)
About the Song: Selecting Trees
A diverse mixture of trees provides the greatest resilience.
Both deciduous and evergreen (conifer) species should be included whenever practical.
Whenever possible, native species should be prioritized because they support local wildlife, require less maintenance, and are naturally adapted to regional conditions.
Nature often contributes to the experiment as well. Birds, squirrels, and the wind frequently plant volunteer seedlings that can be transplanted into containers.
During the Pennsylvania experiment, naturally occurring species included:
Black locust
Red and Japanese maples
Oak
Sycamore
Black walnut
Tulip poplar
The Black Locust
One of the most promising candidates for future forests is the black locust. Reaching heights of up to 100 feet and lifespans of 75-90 years, black locusts combine durability, rapid growth, and climate resilience. Their wood is exceptionally strong — with a Janka hardness of approximately 1,700 lbf, rivaling or exceeding that of white oak and golden teak. Their natural resistance to rot, ability to recover from damage, and tolerance of heat and drought make them remarkably suited for 21st-century conditions. Black locust sprouts vigorously from stumps and roots after cutting or damage. As hardwoods that also fix nitrogen, locusts help rebuild soils damaged by erosion and extreme rainfall.
The Silent Unraveling of Penn’s Sylvania
The Birnam Wood Experiment: Moving Forests
What’s Gotten Into Me?
[Intro]
What’s gotten into me?
Could it be…
Reality?
Maybe I’ve finally
(foregone destiny)
[Verse 1]
I used to chase the answer
Like it owed me something back
Looking down the road ahead
While standing on the track
I wanted certainty
I wanted something sure
But life kept moving underneath me
And the future wasn’t pure
Then somewhere in the silence
I began to understand
The things I thought were permanent
Were slipping through my hands
[Pre-Chorus]
Wake up!
(Wake up!)
Look around!
(Look around!)
Hear the world
(Hear the sound)
[Refrain]
What’s gotten into me
(Could it be…)
Reality…
(I’ve come to see?)
The inevitability:
(Put love above)
To survive…
(To be alive)
Put love above
(Love, love, love)
The love of…
(Love, love, love)
[Chorus]
Put love above
Put love above
Not fear
Not greed
Not what we think we need
Put love above
Put love above
The life we share
The air we breathe
The future’s waiting there
Love of life
(Love of life)
Love of Earth
(Love of Earth)
Love of those
Who haven’t even
Had their birth
[Verse 2]
Reality can hurt you
When you finally look it in the eye
But hiding from the truth
Won’t make the truth comply
The mountains aren’t forever
The rivers aren’t immune
The forests have their limits
In the atmosphere of doom
Room for change
(Room for change)
Room for hope
(Room for hope)
… hope without action
(No solution)
… it’s the end of the rope
[Bridge]
What’s gotten into me?
Love?
(Of love)
In and about…
(Shout!)
Love, love, love
[Music builds]
When survival
Is the question
Love becomes
The direction
Not just love
For me
But love
For we
[Rap Vocal Break]
Love the soil
(Love the rain)
Love the river
(Love the plain)
Love the forest
(Love the sea)
Love the life
That isn’t me
Love the child
We haven’t met
Love the future
Not here yet
Put love above
The appetite
Put love above
The endless fight
Put love above
The need to win
Maybe that’s
Where we begin
(To start a heart)
[Breakdown]
The inevitability…
[Whispered]
Put love above…
To survive…
To be alive.
(To thrive!)
[Soft Response]
Love…
Love…
Love…
[Final Refrain]
What’s gotten into me
(Could it be…)
Reality…
(I’ve come to see?)
The inevitability:
(Put love above)
To survive…
(To be alive)
Put love above
(Love, love, love)
The love of…
(Love, love, love)
[Final Chorus]
Put love above!
(Love above!)
The fear and the greed
Put love above!
(Love above!)
The things we don’t need
Love of life!
(Love of life!)
Love of Earth!
(Love of Earth!)
Love the future
Before its birth
Put love above!
(Put love above!)
To survive…
To be alive.
[Outro]
What’s gotten into me?
Reality…
I’ve come to see.
[Spoken, fading]
Maybe that’s all it takes…
To put love above.
(Love, love, love)
… love.
Sprout
[Intro]
Put a seed in the ground…
Give it a little time to be found
You might surprise…
(As it starts to rise)
[Verse 1]
Buried in the darkness
Waiting for the rain
Small enough to overlook
Strong enough to remain
[Refrain]
If it was in doubt
(That it would sprout)
The essence
(Of resilience)
… is in our presence
[Chorus]
Sprout!
(Out!)
Reach for the light
Sprout!
(About!)
Push through the night
(Into the light)
Find a way
To survive
Sprout!
(Sprout!)
Root and rise
[Verse 2]
A forest isn’t planted
All at once and all alike
Some arrive by wind
Some arrive by wildlife
Resilience isn’t silence
(It’s persistence)
It isn’t never bending
(It’s resistance)
It isn’t being certain
(It’s adapting)
It’s finding one more way
When the first way isn’t happening
[Rap Vocal Break]
Sprout
(Reach out)
Root
(Grow)
Push through
(What you know)
Darkness isn’t proof
That nothing’s there
(As it struggles…)
Reaching for the air
Just enough life
(To begin again)
[Breakdown]
If it was in doubt…
[Whispered]
That it would sprout…
The essence…
Of resilience…
(You’re about to find out)
[Soft Response]
It’s in our presence.
[Final Refrain]
If it was in doubt
(That it would sprout)
The essence
(Of resilience)
… is in our presence
[Outro]
If it was in doubt
(That it would sprout)
The essence
(Of resilience)
… is in our presence
[Spoken, fading]
Look out!
(Watch us sprout)
Sprung
[Intro]
The spring has sprung…
So what are you waiting for?
Get up!
[Verse 1]
Winter held its breath
The ground was cold and still
Now something’s moving underneath
A little life, a little will
Green comes through the cracks
The branches start to sway
The world has found its rhythm
And we’re coming out to play
[Pre-Chorus]
Wake up!
(Wake up!)
Come alive!
(Come alive!)
Feel the change
As we arrive!
[Refrain]
The spring
(Has sprung)
Now sing:
(Bell’s been rung)
[Chorus]
Spring has sprung!
(Spring has sprung!)
Ring that bell!
Spring has sprung!
(Spring has sprung!)
Can’t you tell?
Out of the dark
Into the light
Shake off the night
Feel the delight
[Verse 2]
The snow may linger
On the mountain side
But down below
The rivers rise
The buds are opening
One by one
Leaves are reaching
For the sun
Birds return
(Wings unfurled)
New beginnings
(Into the world)
[Bridge]
Spring …
(Here’s the thing)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Spring!
(Sprung!)
Ring!
(Rung!)
Move!
(Improve!)
Shake off
The frozen groove
Roots down
(Rise up)
Fill the cup
(Drink up)
Life is moving
Don’t get stuck
(Noo… don’t wait on luck)
[Breakdown]
The spring…
[Whispered]
Has sprung.
Now sing…
(Come undone)
Sing to sung!
[Soft Response]
Bell’s been rung.
[Final Refrain]
The spring
(Has sprung)
Now sing:
(Bell’s been rung)
[Final Chorus]
Spring has sprung!
(Spring has sprung!)
Ring that bell!
Spring has sprung!
(Spring has sprung!)
Can’t you tell?
Surprise!
(Arise!)
[Outro]
The spring…
Has sprung!
The bell…
Has rung!
[Spoken, fading]
Now…
Go grow.
Strong
[Intro]
Feeling strong?
Well… don’t go wrong.
(Sing along!)
[Verse 1]
Knowing when enough is enough
(Done hanging tough)
Knowing when to reach out
(And shout: Shout!)
[Pre-Chorus]
Stand!
(Stand!)
Rise!
(Rise!)
Take a breath
And open your eyes!
(Surprise!)
[Refrain]
Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!
(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)
[Verse 2]
A tree that never bends
May break beneath the storm
A river finds a pathway
By changing its own form
Roots beneath the surface
Branches reaching high
Strength isn’t just the trunk
It’s knowing when to try
[Bridge]
Come on!
(Come on!)
Come on!
(Come on!)
You don’t have to prove
That you belong
Just keep moving
(… improving)
Find the place
Where you are strong
Strong in the body
(Strong!)
Strong in the mind
(Strong!)
Strong enough
To leave the old behind
Strong in the heart
(Strong!)
Strong in the soul
(Strong!)
Strong enough
To make yourself whole
(Soul, soul, soul)
Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!
(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)
Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!
(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)
Not control
(Not control!)
Strength is knowing
What is worth the goal
Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!
(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)
[Breakdown]
Feeling strong?
[Audience]
Strong!
[Lead Vocal]
Sing along!
[Audience]
Strong!
[Lead Vocal]
Shout it out!
[Audience]
STRONG!
[Final Refrain]
Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!
(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)
[Final Chorus]
Strong!
(Strong!)
Strong enough to rise
Strong!
(Strong!)
Look it in the eyes
Strong!
(Strong!)
Whatever comes along
Come on, come on
Sing along!
Strong!
[Outro]
Strong!
Strong!
Strong!
[Spoken, fading]
Feeling strong?
(Sing along:)
Strong!
(Shout it out:)
Strong!
(Come on, come on)
Sing along!
(Strong!)
Thrusted
[Intro]
Give it a thrust!
A lil’ shove…
(Into the love)
[Verse 1]
When the road gets rough
And the pressure starts to build
When the old way isn’t working
And the future won’t stand still
Don’t freeze up
Don’t rust
Don’t wait around
For someone you trust
Put your shoulder
To the wheel
Find the force
That makes it real
[Pre-Chorus]
Push!
(Push!)
Drive!
(Drive!)
Move!
(Move!)
Alive!
[Refrain]
Give a robust…
(Thrust!)
Quench your thirst
(Burst!)
Bust
(Thrust!)
[Chorus]
Thrust!
(Thrust!)
Push through the wall
Thrust!
(Thrust!)
Don’t wait to fall
Bust!
(Bust!)
Break out of the crust
Give a robust
Thrust!
[Verse 2]
A seed beneath the surface
Doesn’t know the sky
But something in its nature
Tells it it should try
Push through the darkness
Push through the dirt
Find a little sunlight
Even when it hurts
[Instrumental]
… finding motion
When you’re stuck in place
(Getting the notion)
… get back in the race
[Rap Vocal Break]
Thrust!
(Bust!)
Push!
(Rush!)
Move!
(Improve!)
Don’t confuse
The motion with the noise
Make a choice
(Make a choice)
Change the flow
(Into the know)
Give the future
Room to grow
Robust!
(Thrust!)
Strong enough
To bend a little
Quench the thirst
(Burst)
Burst the bubble
(Through the rubble)
[Breakdown]
Give a robust…
[Pause]
Thrust!
Quench your thirst…
[Pause]
Burst!
[Whispered]
Bust…
Thrust.
[Final Refrain]
Give a robust…
(Thrust!)
Quench your thirst
(Burst!)
Bust
(Thrust!)
[Final Chorus]
Thrust!
(Thrust!)
Push into life
Thrust!
(Thrust!)
Cut through the strife
Bust!
(Bust!)
Break through the “must”
Quench your thirst
And give a robust…
Thrust!
[Outro]
Thrust!
Burst!
Bust!
[Spoken, fading]
All your resilience needs…
Is a little thrust.
(No one bleeds)
Need a Hand
[Intro]
Do you need a miracle?
Perhaps more practical
… is a helping hand.
(I understand)
[Verse 1]
Standing on the edge
Trying to find your way
Looking for a little strength
To make it through the day
You don’t have to do it
All by yourself
Just reaching out
Can be the greatest self-wealth
[Refrain]
I understand…
(Do you need a hand)
To strive to thrive
(We’re both alive!)
[Chorus]
Need a hand?
(Need a hand!)
I’ve got one to give
Need a hand?
(Need a hand!)
We’ve got one life to live
You help me
(I help you)
That’s what living
Is supposed to do
Strive to thrive!
(Strive to thrive!)
We’re both alive!
[Verse 2]
A seed needs soil
A tree needs rain
A river needs a pathway
Through the mountain plain
When one begins to stumble
Another can stand near
Not to carry all the burden
Just to make the path more clear
[Bridge]
Cooperation
(Our futures solution)
A hand can say:
(Come this way)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Need a hand?
(Reach out!)
Need a hand?
(Reach out!)
No shame
In asking what life’s about
Give a hand
(Give a hand!)
Take a hand
(Take a hand!)
That’s how we
(Take command!)
Strive!
(Thrive!)
Rise!
(Alive!)
Push a little
Help someone survive
One small gesture
One small chance
One helping hand
Can change the circumstance
I understand…
[Whispered]
Do you need a hand?
To strive…
To thrive…
[Soft Response]
We’re both alive.
[Final Refrain]
I understand
(Do you need a hand)
To strive to thrive
(We’re both alive!)
[Final Chorus]
Need a hand?
(Need a hand!)
Reach across the divide
Need a hand?
(Need a hand!)
Stand together side by side
Give a hand!
(Give a hand!)
Take a hand!
(Take a hand!)
Help each other
When we can
Strive to thrive!
(Strive to thrive!)
We’re both alive!
[Outro]
I understand…
that you need a hand.
[Spoken, fading]
We’re both alive…
Together… (we will survive!)
Together… (arrive alive!)
Zex
[Intro]
Where ya going?
(That’s the question.)
Not knowing…
(Is in the suggestion.)
[Verse 1]
Standing at the threshold
Looking through the door
Yesterday is history
Tomorrow isn’t sure
You can make a map
But you can’t map the unknown
You can build a fortress
But you can’t live alone
Something’s always waiting
Just beyond the line
A possibility
A chance to redefine
[Refrain]
What’s next?
(Zex)
Oh the appeal
(Zex appeal)
The unknown ideal
[Chorus]
Zex!
(Zex!)
What’s around the corner?
Zex!
(Zex!)
Could tomorrow change the order?
Unknown!
(Unknown!)
That’s still the thrill
(That’s the deal)
The unknown ideal!
[Verse 2]
We don’t need to know
How the story ends
Sometimes uncertainty
Is where discovery begins
A seed beneath the soil
Doesn’t know the tree
A child doesn’t know
The person they will be
A mountain doesn’t know
The shape of falling reign
The giver doesn’t know
The pathway through your brain
[Bridge]
Don’t fear the unknown.
[Pause]
(It’s were grows grown.)
[Pause]
(Wit)
Discover it.
[Rap Vocal Break]
What’s next?
(Zex!)
What’s new?
(Zex!)
What don’t you know
That could change your view?
Turn the page
(Become a sage!)
Open the door
(Explore more!)
There might be something
You’ve never seen before
Unknown!
(To be grown!)
Ideal!
(For real!)
… that’s
The whole appeal
Not knowing
(Where we’re going!)
What’s coming
(Come on along!)
Makes tomorrow
Worth becoming!
What’s next?
[Whispered]
Zex.
Oh, the appeal…
[Soft Response]
Zex appeal.
The unknown…
[Pause]
Ideal.
[Final Refrain]
What’s next?
(Zex)
Oh the appeal
(Zex appeal)
The unknown ideal
[Final Chorus]
Zex!
(Zex!)
What’s next?
What’s next?
Zex!
(Zex!)
Feel the appeal
Step into
(Step into!)
The unknown ideal!
[Outro]
What’s next?
(Zex!)
[Spoken, fading]
That’s the appeal.
The unknown…
(Ideal.)
Room to Romp
[Intro]
Make some room!
(Shake the gloom)
Move your feet!
(Off your seat)
If you’re wanna stomp…
You might as well romp.
[Verse 1]
Stuck inside the little box
Counting every step
Worrying about tomorrow
And forgetting what you’ve got yet
Open up the doorway
Let the fresh air in
Shake away the cobwebs
Let the good times begin
There’s a rhythm in the sidewalk
There’s a rhythm in the street
There’s a rhythm in your heartbeat
When you move your feet
[Pre-Chorus]
Move!
(Move!)
Shake!
(Shake!)
Stomp!
(Stomp!)
Wake!
[Refrain]
Room to romp
(Romper room)
Dance n’ stomp
(As in… Boom!)
[Chorus]
Room to romp!
(Room to romp!)
Give yourself some space
Room to romp!
(Room to romp!)
Put a smile upon your face
Dance!
(Dance!)
Stomp!
(Stomp!)
Let the rhythm boom
Make some room
In the room!
[Verse 2]
You don’t need a mansion
You don’t need a throne
Just a little open space
To call your own
A kitchen floor
A backyard patch
A beat inside your head
That you can catch
Jump around
(Jump around!)
Turn it loose
(Turn it loose!)
Life is short
So what’s the use
Of standing still?
(Show your freewill)
[Bridge]
Room…
(Not measured by the walls.)
Room…
(When the wall falls)
Room to breathe.
Room to move.
(Groove)
Room to become.
(More than one)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Room!
(Romp!)
Boom!
(Stomp!)
Shake the floor
And wake the block
Dance!
(Dance!)
Chance!
(Prance!)
Give your feet
A fighting chance
No permission
(No submission!)
No excuse
(No recluse!)
Cut the loose
And cut loose!
Move your body
(Move!)
Move your mind
(Move!)
Leave a little
Fear behind
(Out of your mind)
Make some room
(For some room!)
Let it boom
(Let it boom!)
[Breakdown]
Room to…
[Pause]
Romp.
[Whispered]
Romper room.
[Soft Response]
Dance n’ stomp.
[Big Vocal]
BOOM!
[Final Refrain]
Room to romp
(Romper room)
Dance n’ stomp
(As in… Boom!)
[Final Chorus]
Room to romp!
(Room to romp!)
Let the whole thing shake
Room to romp!
(Room to romp!)
Give yourself a break (Quake!)
Dance!
(Dance!)
Stomp!
(Stomp!)
Make the floor go boom!
Room to romp!
(Room to romp!)
Make some room!
Stomp!
Dance!
Romp!
Boom!
[Spoken, fading]
Make some room…
… to bloom.
Ruckus Us
[Intro]
Did you say…
Ruckus?
[Pause]
Or did you say…
Rock us?
[Verse 1]
Something’s shaking in the room
Feel it coming, hear the boom
Quiet never lasted long
Somebody turned it into song
[Refrain]
Did you say…
Ruckus?
(Rock us!)
Oh, we’ll play
(Rock us!)
Ruckus us!
[Chorus]
Ruckus!
(Ruckus!)
Rock us!
(Rock us!)
Shake the ground
Ruckus sound!
Raise a little dust
(Robust)
If the world gets much too quiet
(Make a little noise with us!)
[Verse 2]
All the people saying, “Hey!
There’s another way!”
Turn the old idea around
Then make a new sound
A little disruption
Can open up a door
A little revolution
Can make you ask for more
[Bridge]
Movement is what is meant
The willing
… don’t sit still.
(Ruckus us!)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Ruckus!
(Ruckus us!)
Get the rhythm
In the room
Ruckus!
(Rock us!)
Make a little
Boom-boom-boom!
Shake the habit
(Shake it!)
Break the mold
(Break it!)
Make the story
Something bold
Not just noise
(Not just poise!)
Not just fuss
(Not just puss!)
Make a meaningful
Ruckus!
Did you say…
Ruckus?
[Audience]
Ruckus!
[Lead Vocal]
Rock us?
[Audience]
ROCK US!
(Ruckus us!)
[Lead Vocal]
Oh, we’ll play…
[Audience]
(OK!)
RUCKUS!
[Final Refrain]
Did you say…
Ruckus?
(Rock us!)
Oh, we’ll play
(Rock us!)
Ruckus!
[Final Chorus]
Ruckus!
(Ruckus!)
Rock us!
(Rock us!)
Shake the ground
And wake us!
Ruckus!
(Ruckus!)
Let the good noise rise
A little ruckus
To open up your eyes!
[Outro]
Ruckus!
Rock us!
Ruckus!
[Spoken, fading]
Did you say ruckus?
[Pause]
Yes.
Breakout
[Intro]
About to find out…
What happens
when we stop doing
what we’ve always done.
(Battle lost… war won)
[Verse 1]
Locked inside the old routine
Running round the same old scene
Same old road
Same old route
Same old question
No way out
Push that door
Kick that doubt
Turn the handle
Breakout!
[Refrain]
About to find out
(Breakout)
There’s no doubt
(We’re about)
… to breakout!
(Breakout)
[Chorus]
Breakout!
(Breakout!)
Out of the box
Out of the lock
Breakout!
(Breakout!)
Stop watching the clock
Breakout!
(Breakout!)
Find another route
What we’ve been doing
Is wearing us out
[Verse 2]
You don’t need to burn
Just to get ahead
You don’t need to buy
What you’ve already got instead
Cut the waste
(Cut the waste!)
Change the pace
(Change the pace!)
Put a little daylight
In its place
[Bridge]
Break out
Of the habit.
Break out
Of the fear.
Break out
Of the thinking
That keeps the past here.
The future isn’t
Something we inherit.
It’s something
We enter… (hear it?)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Breakout!
(Breakout!)
No doubt!
(No doubt!)
Find another
Way about
Step up!
(Step up!)
Step through!
(Step through!)
Find what
You can do
Less consumption
(More direction!)
Less destruction
(More connection!)
Change the pattern
Change the projection
Don’t wait
(Don’t wait!)
For a sign
(For a sign!)
… the future
(Starts beyond “mine”)
About to…
[Pause]
Find out.
[Whispered]
Breakout.
There’s no doubt…
[Soft Response]
We’re about…
[Build]
To breakout!
[Final Refrain]
About to find out
(Breakout)
There’s no doubt
(We’re about)
… to breakout!
(Breakout)
[Final Chorus]
Breakout!
(Breakout!)
Kick down the door
Breakout!
(Breakout!)
Don’t do it like before
Breakout!
(Breakout!)
Find another way
Make a different choice
Today!
Breakout!
(Breakout!)
Leave the old behind
Breakout!
(Breakout!)
Open up your mind
[Outro]
Breakout!
Breakout!
Breakout!
[Spoken, fading]
About to find out…
What happens…
When we break out.
Be Wildered
[Intro]
Bewildered?
(Good.)
That means
there’s something
(… you could)
[Verse 1]
When the answers don’t come easy
And the picture isn’t clear
Don’t run away from questions
Let curiosity appear
A puzzle on the table
A riddle in the air
The stranger something seems to be
The more you want to stare
Don’t settle for the simple
Don’t settle for the sure
The question keeps you moving
Mystery is to explore
[Refrain]
Bewildered
(Seek the answers)
Be wildered
(Mind dancers)
… find the answers…
(See curiosity)
Be wildered!
[Chorus]
Be wildered!
(Be bewildered!)
Let your mind run free
Be wildered!
(Be bewildered!)
[Verse 2]
The Earth can keep you guessing
The weather changes fast
A pattern may look certain
Until the pattern doesn’t last
So when the pieces shift
And the old ideas collide
Don’t close your eyes and call it noise
Go see what rises with the tide
[Bridge]
(Set the pace)
… the space
Between the question…
(The suggestion)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Be wildered!
(Be bewildered!)
Wild your mind
(Wild your mind!)
Leave the easy answers
Far behind
Find why!
(Go… try!)
Ask when!
(… then…)
Ask what happens
If we try again
Curious!
(Curious!)
Serious!
(Serious!)
Maybe being puzzled
Makes us wiser
Turn it round
(Turn it round!)
Begin
(Look again!)
New game
(New name)
Let the knowing…
(Get growing)
Bewildered…
[Whispered]
Seek the answers.
Be wildered…
(One with the mind dancers)
[Soft Response]
Mind dancers.
[Pause]
Find the answers…
[Whispered]
See curiosity.
[Build]
Be wildered!
[Final Refrain]
Bewildered
(Seek the answers)
Be wildered
(Mind dancers)
… find the answers…
(See curiosity)
Be wildered!
[Outro]
What’s the answer?
(Find the dancer)
[Pause]
Inside of you
[Spoken, fading]
(Knew point of view)
About to find out.
Whereabouts
[Intro]
Where about?
Where are we going?
(With no one knowning)
Where have we been?
(Tell me again)
And where…
Are we now?
(Wow!)
[Verse 1]
Lost somewhere between the lines
Looking for a place to stand
Following a trail of signs
Trying hard to understand
North is south
And up is down
Signals flying all around
[Refrain]
Where about
(Are your whereabouts)
Oh, don’t cry n’ pout
(We’ll figure it out)
Everyone shouts:
(Beyond a doubt!)
[Verse 2]
A map can show the road ahead
A compass points the way
But neither tells you what to do
With choices made today
You can wander
(You can wonder)
You can wait
(Hesitate)
You can change
(Rearrange)
Your destination
Before it’s too late
(At any rate)
[Bridge]
Where are we?
[Pause]
Right here.
Where do we go?
(Do you know)
[Pause]
That’s the question.
(Up for suggestion)
Whereabouts!
(Whereabouts!)
Check it out
(Check it out!)
Don’t mistake
A shout for doubt
Find the facts
(Find the facts!)
Find the track
(Find the track!)
If you lose your way
Then circle back
Left?
(Left!)
Right?
(Right!)
Which direction
Feels right?
(Into the light)
Stop!
(Stop!)
Think!
(Think!)
Before you jump
To the brink
Everybody shouting
(Beyond a doubt!)
But certainty
Can still be wrong
Figure out
(Work it out!)
What the evidence
Is about
Then move along!
(And join in song)
Where about…
[Whispered]
Are your whereabouts?
Oh, don’t cry…
[Soft Response]
Don’t pout.
[Lead Vocal]
We’ll figure…
[Response]
… out why!
[Build]
Everyone shouts…
[Big Vocal]
Beyond a doubt!
[Final Refrain]
Where about
(Are your whereabouts)
Oh, don’t cry n’ pout
(We’ll figure it out)
Everyone shouts:
(Beyond a doubt!)
Where are you?
Where are we?
Whereabouts?
[Spoken, fading]
Right here…
(See your way clear)
Razor Sharp
[Intro]
Careful…
That’s sharp.
[Pause]
Really sharp.
Careful…
(Don’t wanna become “awful”)
[Verse 1]
Walking on the edge
With a razor in your hand
One little wrong direction
And you might not understand
Sharp ideas
(Sharp!)
Sharp minds
(Sharp!)
Cutting through the noise
And leaving doubt behind
Don’t confuse the bleeding edge
With knowing where you stand
Sometimes pushing forward
Means knowing when to land
[Pre-Chorus]
Cut!
(Cut!)
Through!
(Through!)
See what’s really
Coming to you!
[Refrain]
Ouch!
(Razor sharp)
I can vouch
(Ouch)
Razor sharp!
(The bleeding edge)
Solemn pledge
[Chorus]
Razor sharp!
(Razor sharp!)
Cutting through the haze
Razor sharp!
(Razor sharp!)
Lighting up the maze
[Verse 2]
The future moves quickly
The present can’t keep pace
New ideas arrive
And old ones lose their place
You can sharpen up your thinking
You can sharpen up your view
But the sharper that the edge becomes
The more it asks of you
Stay aware
(Stay aware!)
The bleeding edge
Is never safe out there
[Bridge]
Ouch!
(Razor sharp)
I can vouch
(Ouch)
[Rap Vocal Break]
Razor!
(Razor!)
Sharp!
(Sharp!)
Cut through
The static
Think!
(Think!)
Fast!
(Fast!)
Bleeding edge
(Bleeding edge!)
Leading edge
(Leading edge!)
What’s the difference?
Look at the pledge
Push the limit
(Push!)
Test the claim
(Test!)
If the answer
Can’t survive the game
(It’s not the best)
Cut it!
(Cut!)
Shape it!
(Shape!)
Build a better
Human landscape
Ouch…
Razor sharp.
I can vouch…
Ouch.
[Pause]
The bleeding edge…
Solemn pledge.
RAZOR SHARP!
[Final Refrain]
Ouch!
(Razor sharp)
I can vouch
(Ouch)
Razor sharp!
(The bleeding edge)
Solemn pledge
[Final Chorus]
Razor sharp!
(Razor sharp!)
Cut through the doubt
Razor sharp!
(Razor sharp!)
Figure it out
Sharp!
Sharp!
Razor sharp!
[Spoken, fading]
Respect the edge.
(Respect the pledge)
Sweet Spot
[Intro]
Why not?
Why not find the place
where everything works out fine?
(At least most of the time)
Not too much…
Not too little…
Right in the middle.
[Verse 1]
Too far left
(Too far!)
Too far right
(Too far!)
Push too bizarre
And you lose the light
Too much pressure
Too much heat
Too much running
In the wrong heartbeat
Find the flow
(Get in the know!)
[Refrain]
Why not…
(Hit our sweet spot)
Perhaps we ought…
(I mean… why not?)
Sweeeet spot
(Sweet, sweet, sweet)
No, no, no
(Know you can’t beat)
The sweet spot…
(So hot)
[Chorus]
Sweet spot!
(Sweet spot!)
Right where we belong
Sweet spot!
(Sweet spot!)
Where the balance feels strong
Not too cold
(Not too old!)
Not too hot
(Not too not!)
Findin’ the place
That hits the spot!
Sweet spot!
(Sweet spot!)
Why not?
[Verse 2]
A little less
Can give you more
A little change
Can open the door
Less destruction
(More to gain!)
Find the balance
(Break the chain)
[Bridge]
Sweet!
(Sweet!)
Spot!
(Forgot? Not!)
Find the place
That eye’s the dot
Findin’ the place
In the race
Sanity (in humanity)
Open up
Another door
(One more!)
No fear!
(No fear!)
Findin’ the the way clear…
… the choice… right here!
Why not?
(Why not?)
Perhaps we ought!
I mean…
Why not?
Why not…
Hit our sweet spot.
Perhaps we ought…
I mean…
Why not?
Sweeeet spot…
[Pause]
Sweet…
Sweet…
Sweet spot.
[Final Refrain]
Why not…
(Hit our sweet spot)
Perhaps we ought…
(I mean… why not?)
Sweeeet spot
(Sweet, sweet, sweet)
No, no, no
(Know the dancin’ beat)
The sweet spot…
(So hot)
Sweet!
Spot!
Sweet!
Sweet!
Sweet spot!
[Spoken, fading]
Right place…
Right time…
In rhyme…
One race
(Won race)
One race
(Won race)