Tag: This Is Next

bookmark_borderPuzzles and Problems

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LYRICS
When confronted with puzzles and problems
Scratch my head… go to work and try n’ solve ’em
There’s an answer
Waiting right there
A solution
Evolution
If, then
And or
Logic’s in store
If there’s more
Then think again
And, we’ll be sowing
A solution evolution

A song about conducting experiments.
Chords: Em F#m G / G F#m Em / Em7 Em; 164 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the albums: Rawhide Underwear and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderLight Up the World!

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LYRICS
I’m not looking for lithium
I’m not falling for illusion
… just looking for a’lil fusion
A bit of a reactor
Added to my factor
And, I’ll light up the world
And, we’ll light up our world

To have my own little sun
Would be, oh, such fun
A lil’ reactor… fusion, my son

Chords: B C B / B A B / A B / B C B / B C D E F G A B; 136 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the albums: Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderI’m Alive

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LYRICS
It took a while to sink in
But now I’m ready… begin
I’m alive
Why not thrive?

Since then I started thinking
You mean I’m really in skin?
It took a while to sink in
But now I’m ready… begin

I’m alive
Why not thrive?

Before my skin is wearing thin
Guess it’s time that I begin
I’m alive
Why not thrive?

Chords: D#m A# / A# D; 110 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Organ
Written and recorded live

From the albums: Rawhide Underwear
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderWarp Speed

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LYRICS
Agreed in deed
Encroach warp speed
Eye popping
No stopping
Jam dropping feed
No fool with fuel
Going to make it last
Slingshot orbit
Will go past fast
Now we’re wailing
Solar sailing

Most often found
That the Earth is bound
To come round
Run round and round and round and round the sun
Come to know the star of the show
And, go!

Chords: Fm F#m / G# G#sus4 G# / F# G#; 112 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the albums: Rawhide Underwear and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderTerra’s Uprising

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LYRICS
Wait till we see what’s in store
Like nothing we’ve seen before?
Mountains are moving… seas rising
Nonetheless, surprising
Terra’s uprising
Shakes all belief
Terra’s uprising
A natural relief

Wait till we see what’s to be
Like something we’ve yet to see
Mountains are moving… seas rising
Nonetheless, surprising
Terra’s uprising
Shakes all belief
Terra’s uprising
A natural relief

Wait till we get the meaning
Habitat needs cleaning
Mountains are moving… seas rising
Nonetheless, surprising
Terra’s uprising
Shakes all belief
Terra’s uprising
A natural relief

A song about Anthropological Climate Change and Pollution.
Chords: F# A F# E F# / B A F#; 120 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the albums: Rawhide Underwear and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderEver Been Seen?

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LYRICS
Have you ever seen…
Ever been part of that scene
Have you ever been
And now once again
Have you ever been
Scene
Ever been
Ever seen
Ever been seen/scene

If a tree falls
And no one’s there to hear it
Can the forest be seen
Through the fallen trees
Questions such as these
A sound
If no one’s around
Questions such as these
If nature calls
And no one’s here to hear it
Can it be serene?

Chords: Dm Dm7(11) / C Em Dm; 122 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Organ
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderPull Us Through

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LYRICS
If the sky is falling, falling
What are we going to do
Start to cry then balling
Doubt will pull us through
Thoughts and prayers
Doomed to failure
Perhaps a change in our behavior?

If the streets are flooding, flooding
What are we going to do
Eat meat or no pudding
Doubt will pull us through
Thoughts and prayers
Doomed to failure
Perhaps a change in our behavior?

If the storms are raging, raging
What are we going to do
Ignore it while we’re aging
Doubt will pull us through
Thoughts and prayers
Doomed to failure
Perhaps a change in our behavior?

A song about global warming and extreme weather events.
Chords: Cm G Cm / Bb Cm; 106 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the album: Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderFeeling Blue?

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LYRICS
Under sky of blue
How ’bout you
Are you feeling blue?
Here is something
To get you through —
Dab of yellow will do
You’ll be the envy of the scene
Turning green
If you know what I mean?

Over sea of blue
How ’bout you
Are you feeling blue?
Here is something
To get you through —
Dab of yellow will do
You’ll be the envy of the scene
Turning green
If you know what I mean?

On planet of blue
How ’bout you
Are you feeling blue?
Here is something
To get you through —
Dab of yellow will do
You’ll be the envy of the scene
Turning green
If you know what I mean?

Chords: B A B / G A B; 114 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Organ
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderInner Viking

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LYRICS
winds are blowing
Clouds are building
Knowing…
There’ll be no eluding
Thunder’s clapping
Lightning’s striking
Tapping…
My inner Viking
When they bury me
Flaming at sea
All on shore shall see
All are sure to see

Rain is whipping
Reign is whipping
Knowing there’ll be no eluding
Hail is pounding
Hail astounding
Sounding my inner Viking
When they bury me
Flaming at sea
All on shore shall see
All are sure to see

Chords: Dm C Dm / G9 Dm C Dm; 112 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Organ
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderMeteorological Extreme

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LYRICS
Meteorological extreme
Did you bring the Bayou with you?
Baton Rouge
Paying dues
Caught your swampy blues
Do you know what I mean?
Meteorological extreme
Seems illogical
(Meteorological)
Now, its come this way
Arrived in PA
Just the other day
Na, na, na, Louisiana
Geez Louis… iana, na, na, na

A song about global warming and extreme weather events.
Chords: Em Em7 / Am Em Bm Am Em; 126 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Slide Guitar, Organ
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderWhat You Do

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LYRICS
Standards are dropping
As the need’s popping
Mouths are calling
Morals falling
Understand
(All over the land)
Comprehend
(To understand)
What you do
Can get us through

Jaws are dropping
As the greed’s popping
Mouths are pleading
Spirits bleeding
Understand
(All over the land)
Comprehend
(To understand)
What you do
Can get us through

People dropping
Hearts are stopping
Mouths are crying
Stop our dying
Understand
(All over the land)
Comprehend
(To understand)
What you do
Can get us through\

Chords: G E / E Eb D D Eb E; 123 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderDamn-souls in Distress

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LYRICS
Let’s rise to the occasion
Give it all we’ve got
A heart led invasion
Give it all! Why not?
White knights into the light
Do goods do as they should

Damn-souls in distress
Third planet address
Oh, Lord, overlords
Unpleasant to peasants
White knights into the light
Do goods do as they should
A heart led invasion
Give it all! Why not?

Chords: Gm Bb / Dm Bb; 121 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderTake Me Anywhere

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LYRICS
Just to be fair
It’s up in the air
Garden affair
Take me anywhere
Though the clock is ticking
Will I know when it ends?
Should try some time stretching
To see if it bends

Does anyone car
It’s up in the air
Be done I swear
Take me anywhere
Though the clock is ticking
Will I know when it ends?
Should try some time stretching
To see if it bends

Oh, no, to bear
“It’s up in the air”
In search of rare
Take me anywhere
Though the clock is ticking
Will I know when it ends?
Should try some time stretching
To see if it bends

Chords: F# D#7 / D#sus4 C#6; 164 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderMillions of Colors

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Fall Colors
LYRICS
Millions of colors
Millions of colors
Millions of colors
The pupil of iris
Teaches us focus
So, eye can see clearly
So, I can see clearly
So, we can clearly see

Millions of colors
Foundation’s pillars
Millions of colors
The pupil of iris
Teaches us focus
So, eye can see clearly
So, I can see clearly
So, we can clearly see

Millions of colors
Dullest’s killer
Millions of colors
The mind’s miller
Millions of colors
The pupil of iris
Teaches us focus
So, eye can see clearly
So, I can see clearly
So, we can clearly see

The numbers in colors
Spectrum continuum
The millions of colors
As though I’m living in a prism
… I’m living in a prism

Chords: Em Em7 / C D Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Organ
Written and recorded live on a digital 8-track at Lake Wynonah, PA

From the album: Rawhide Underwear
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderThe Superhero in You

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LYRICS
She’ll put up a fight
Till we get things right
Put an end to blight
She puts up a fight
Papier-mâché parliament
Thinks there’s no harm in it
Leave it to government
Their/they’re too late to solve it
We’re all in need
Of the superhero in you
Hear the earth plead
You’ll find it in you

Fat cat politicians
Poor savior magicians
It’s their positions
Requiring morticians
We’re all in need
Of the superhero in you
Hear the earth plead
You’ll find it in you

She’ll put up a fight
Till we get things right
Put an end to blight
She puts up a fight
If we could all transfer more of her

A song about Greta Thunberg, the G20, COP26, and The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment.

Chords: Gdim Cm / Cm G7 / F Cm; 62 BPM and 122 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards and Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next