{"id":54316,"date":"2026-07-03T13:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54316"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:40:26","slug":"whats-in-a-name-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/07\/03\/whats-in-a-name-album\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s in a Name? (Album)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"What\u2019s<\/p>\n

What\u2019s in a Name?<\/div>\n

<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n

From the album “What\u2019s in a Name<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s in a Name?<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nIs your name\u2026
\n(A claim to fame?)<\/p>\n

Who are you\u2026
\n(What do you do?)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nFirst comes a whisper
\n(Then a sound)
\nSoon enough
\n(It gets around)<\/p>\n

One little label
\n(Sticks like glue)
\nMaybe it fits\u2026
\n(Probably not you)<\/p>\n

Names get written
\n(Names erased)
\nSome are honored
\n(Some disgraced)<\/p>\n

Who decides
\n(What\u2019s true to claim?)
\nWhat\u2019s really\u2026
\n(In a name?)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nCall me this
\n(Call me that)
\nDoes a word
\n(Define the facts?)<\/p>\n

Wear a crown
\n(Wear the blame)
\nEverything changes
\n(With a name)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nHey!
\nHave you played the game?
\n(What\u2019s in a name?)<\/p>\n

Say!
\nWill you ever be the same?
\n(Now you\u2019ve played the game)<\/p>\n

Hey!
\nWho\u2019s the one to blame?
\n(What\u2019s in a name?)<\/p>\n

Say!
\nWe all play the game.
\n(What\u2019s in a name?)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nSome chase glory
\n(Some hide shame)
\nSome inherit
\n(A family name)<\/p>\n

Some reinvent
\n(Who they\u2019ve been)
\nSome never get
\n(To start again)<\/p>\n

Titles matter
\n(So they say)
\nOpen doors
\n(Or block the way)<\/p>\n

When the introduction
\n(Starts the same)
\nThere\u2019s no hiding\u2026
\n(In a name)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIt\u2019s just a word\u2026
\n(Or so we\u2019re told)
\nYet stories grow
\n(Before they\u2019re known)<\/p>\n

Before they listen
\n(Before they see)
\nThey\u2019ve named the person
\n(They think you\u2019ll be)<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\nWhat\u2019s your name?
\n(Who are you?)
\nWho decides?
\n(Is it true?)<\/p>\n

Who decides
\n(Who\u2019ll remains)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nCall me friend
\n(Call me foe)
\nOnly time
\n(Will really know)<\/p>\n

Judge the heart
\n(Not the frame)
\nThere\u2019s much more\u2026
\n(Than just a name)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nHey!
\nHave you played the game?
\n(What\u2019s in a name?)<\/p>\n

Say!
\nWill you ever be the same?
\n(Now you\u2019ve played the game)<\/p>\n

Hey!
\nDon\u2019t forget your name.
\n(It isn\u2019t all the same.)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s in a name?
\n(Only what we give it.)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nSay my name\u2026
\n(If you know me)
\nKnow my name\u2026
\n(Stands for happily.)<\/p>\n

Return to Stone<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nAshes to ashes
\n(Dust to dust)
\nWe all\u2026
\n(\u2026fall\u2026)<\/p>\n

And begin\u2026
\n(\u2026to rise again\u2026)<\/p>\n

Hear \u2018er comin\u2019!<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThis old mountain
\n(Had a birth)
\nAll we gain
\n(Belongs to Earth)<\/p>\n

Stone to sand
\n(Sand to clay)
\nWhat is ever
\n(Thrown away?)<\/p>\n

The rivers carve
\n(The oceans call)
\nTime keeps shaping
\n(One and all)<\/p>\n

What seems forever
\n(Changes slow)
\nBack to where
\n(We used to know)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nAll that we\u2019ve known
\n(Returns to stone)
\nEach seed we\u2019ve sown
\n(Returns to stone)<\/p>\n

Life keeps borrowing
\n(From the ground)
\nOnly to return
\n(Full circle round)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWhen it\u2019s time
\n(To go back home)
\n\u2026return to stone<\/p>\n

Found reason in rhyme
\n(Now it\u2019s time)
\n\u2026return to stone<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nStars grew heavy
\n(Long ago)
\nForged the atoms
\n(That we know)<\/p>\n

Carbon, calcium
\n(Iron bone)
\nWhat is heartbeat
\n(Once was stone)<\/p>\n

Mountains weather
\n(Forests grow)
\nLiving rivers
\n(Come and go)<\/p>\n

Little leaves
\n(The greater whole)
\nLife\u2019s journey
\n(Feeds the soul)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nAshes to ashes
\n(Dust to dust)
\nWe all\u2026
\n(\u2026fall\u2026)<\/p>\n

And begin\u2026
\n(\u2026to rise again\u2026)<\/p>\n

Stone becomes
\n(Soil and tree)
\nTree becomes
\n(You and me)<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\nWhen it\u2019s time
\n(To go back home)
\n\u2026return to stone<\/p>\n

Found reason in rhyme
\n(Now it\u2019s time)
\n\u2026return to stone<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nWhen it\u2019s time
\n(To go back home)
\n\u2026return to stone<\/p>\n

Found reason in rhyme
\n(Now it\u2019s time)
\n\u2026return to stone<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nAshes to ashes\u2026
\n(Dust to dust\u2026)
\nRound we\u2019ve found\u2026
\nStones a must
\n(You\u2019re not alone)
\nFound reason in rhyme
\n(Now it\u2019s time)
\n\u2026return to stone<\/p>\n

Zero Zone<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nNothing yet\u2026
\n(Not quite)
\nEmpty space
\n(Before the light)<\/p>\n

Zero\u2026
\n(Zero\u2026)
\n\u2026 lookin\u2019 for a hero<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nStanding still
\n(Between the lines)
\nWaiting for
\n(A different sign)<\/p>\n

No beginning
\n(No end in sight)
\nJust another
\n(Quiet night)<\/p>\n

One by one
\n(The numbers grow)
\nBut where they start
\n(I\u2019ve yet to know)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI\u2019m \u201cI\u201d all along
\n(In the zero zone)
\nLong for a sum of one
\n(In the zero zone)<\/p>\n

Waiting for
\n(Someone to come through)
\n\u2026and what I wouldn\u2019t do\u2026
\n(For two, too)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nI\u2019m all alone
\n(In the zero zone)
\nLong for a sum of one
\n(In the zero zone)<\/p>\n

\u2026and what I wouldn\u2019t do\u2026
\n(For two, too)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nZero waits
\n(Without complaint)
\nNeither loss
\n(Nor any gain)<\/p>\n

Potential sleeping
\n(Beneath the calm)
\nHolding futures
\n(In its palm)<\/p>\n

Then comes one
\n(A single spark)
\nA point of light
\n(Inside the dark)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nI\u2019m all alone
\n(In the zero zone)
\nLong for a sum of one
\n(In the zero zone)<\/p>\n

\u2026and what I wouldn\u2019t do\u2026
\n(For two, too)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nOne becomes
\n(More than one)
\nWhen another
\n(Joins the sum)<\/p>\n

Side by side
\n(The numbers grow)
\nThat\u2019s the way
\n(Relationships flow)<\/p>\n

Zero\u2026
\n(Is where we start)
\nOne\u2026
\n(Is finding heart)
\nTwo\u2026
\n(Is sharing life with you)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nI\u2019m all alone
\n(In the zero zone)
\nLong for a sum of one
\n(In the zero zone)<\/p>\n

\u2026and what I wouldn\u2019t do\u2026
\n(For two, too)<\/p>\n

Long for a sum of one
\n(In the zero zone)
\nSearching through
\n(Come show me the view)<\/p>\n

\u2026and what I wouldn\u2019t do\u2026
\n(For two, too)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nI\u2019m all alone
\n(In the zero zone)
\nLong for a sum of one
\n(In the zero zone)<\/p>\n

\u2026and what I wouldn\u2019t do\u2026
\n(For two, too)<\/p>\n

Never truly gone
\n(From the zero zone)
\nNow the silence grew\u2026
\n(Into me and you)<\/p>\n

And what I wouldn\u2019t do\u2026
\n(For two, too)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nZero\u2026
\n(Became one)
\nOne\u2026
\n(Became two)<\/p>\n

The very thing\u2026
\n(Began with you.)<\/p>\n

Just the Same<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nWake up now
\n(To a brand-new day)
\nLeave behind
\n(The old clich\u00e9)<\/p>\n

Take a breath
\n(Let it begin)
\nThe world outside
\n(Is calling in)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nBe the sunrise
\n(Turn the page)
\nYou don\u2019t have to
\n(Live in yesterday)<\/p>\n

Feel your heartbeat
\n(Finds its rhyme)
\nOne more chance
\n(One more time)<\/p>\n

The road ahead
\n(Is yours to claim)
\nWho\u2019s to say
\n(You stay the same)<\/p>\n

You can choose
\n(A different way)
\nStarting now
\n(Today)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nJust the same
\n(Escape from lame)
\nWell\u2026
\n(Well, why live in hell?)<\/p>\n

Rebirth
\n(Heaven on earth)
\nLet\u2019s rise above
\n(And shine on love)<\/p>\n

\u2026shine on\u2026
\n(And on and on)<\/p>\n

Shine!<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nLift another
\n(When they fall)
\nOpen up
\n(You\u2019ve got it all)<\/p>\n

Kindness echoes
\n(Farther still)
\nChanging hearts
\n(Changing will)<\/p>\n

Be the smile
\n(Start somewhere)
\nKnow the answer
\n(Begins with care)<\/p>\n

Plant tomorrow
\n(Today\u2019s small seed)
\nLove is more
\n(Need not conceed)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nWhat changes
\n(If nothing\u2019s tried)
\nHope grows stronger
\n(From inside)<\/p>\n

Take the chance
\n(Break the chain)
\nYou don\u2019t have to
\n(Live in pain)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nJust the same
\n(Escape from lame)
\nWell\u2026
\n(Well why live in hell)<\/p>\n

Rebirth
\n(Heaven on earth)<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s rise above
\n(And shine on love)<\/p>\n

\u2026shine on\u2026
\n(And on and on)<\/p>\n

Shine!<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nOne more dawn
\n(One more song!)<\/p>\n

Carry hope
\n(All along)<\/p>\n

Shine on\u2026
\n(And on and on)<\/p>\n

Shine!<\/p>\n

Can Do<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nHey now
\n(Look around)
\nStand up
\n(From the ground)<\/p>\n

Say it loud
\n(Feel it through)
\nIf we try
\n(We can do)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWe\u2019ve been stuck
\n(In the wait)
\nDrawing lines
\n(That hesitate)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWe can do
\n(If we choose to)
\nWhat are we waiting for
\n(Oh, I dunno anymore)<\/p>\n

So, I\u2019m asking you
\n(What can\u2019t we do)
\n\u2019cause it\u2019s true
\n(We can do)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nIf we step out
\n(Of the gray)
\nWe might find
\n(Another way)<\/p>\n

Every \u201cno\u201d
\n(Can turn to \u201cyes\u201d)
\nIf we lean in
\n(Not second-guess)<\/p>\n

We can build
\n(What we imagine)
\nTurn the doubt
\n(To what can happen)<\/p>\n

No more stall
\n(No more pause)
\nJust the will
\n(And the cause)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nIt\u2019s not magic
\n(It\u2019s the move)
\nIt\u2019s the rhythm
\n(That we choose)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWe can do
\n(If we choose to)
\nWhat are we waiting for
\n(Oh, I dunno anymore)<\/p>\n

So, I\u2019m asking you
\n(What can\u2019t we do)
\n\u2019cause it\u2019s true
\n(We can do)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIn the moment
\n(We decide)
\nTo stop waiting
\n(To stop the slide)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nWe can do
\n(If we choose to)
\nWhat are we waiting for
\n(Oh, I dunno anymore)<\/p>\n

So I\u2019m asking you
\n(What can we do)
\nAnd the truth is
\n(We can do)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nStep by step
\n(We break through)
\nOne more try
\n(We can do)<\/p>\n

Say it now
\n(It\u2019s all true)
\nWe can do
\n(If we want to\u2026)<\/p>\n

Let’s Go!<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nReady?
\n(Steady)
\nOne, two\u2026 you know\u2026
\n(Let\u2019s go!)<\/p>\n

Here we come
\n(No we\u2019re not done)
\nSooo\u2026.
\n(Here we go!)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nNo more waiting
\n(No standing still)
\nEvery moment
\n(A choice of will)<\/p>\n

Take one step
\n(Then one more)
\nOpen up
\n(Another door)<\/p>\n

Momentum grows
\n(You\u2019ll soon know)
\nNothing happens
\n(If you don\u2019t go)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nHeave ho!
\n(Let\u2019s Go!)
\nYou know
\n(Let\u2019s Go!)<\/p>\n

My freewill
\n(Can\u2019t sit still)
\nHeave ho!
\n(Let\u2019s Go!)<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s roll
\n(Let\u2019s Go!)
\nHeart and soul
\n(Ready to roll!)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nGet on your feet
\n(Don\u2019t delay)
\nThe future starts
\n(Today)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nNo guarantees
\n(That\u2019s alright)
\nWe\u2019ll find our way
\n(Through the night)<\/p>\n

The road ahead
\n(Is ours to choose)
\nYou\u2019ll never know
\n(If you refuse)<\/p>\n

Take the chance
\n(See it through)
\nThe next move
\n(Belongs to you)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nPush ahead
\n(Don\u2019t look back)
\nThe last mile
\n(Makes the track)<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\nWho\u2019s ready?
\n(We are!)
\nWho\u2019s moving?
\n(Go far!)<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s living?
\n(We are!)
\nSo, you know\u2026
\n(Let\u2019s go!)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nGet on your feet
\n(Don\u2019t delay)
\nThe future starts
\n(Today)<\/p>\n

One more step
\n(One more try)
\nAim for tomorrow
\n(Reach the sky)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nHeave ho!
\n(Let\u2019s Go!)
\nYou know
\n(Let\u2019s Go!)<\/p>\n

My freewill
\n(Can\u2019t sit still)
\nHeave ho!
\n(Let\u2019s Go!)<\/p>\n

Come on now
\n(Let\u2019s Go!)
\nOnward still
\n(On with the show)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nReady?
\n(Steady)
\nOne, two\u2026 you know\u2026
\n(Let\u2019s go!)<\/p>\n

Here we come
\n(No we\u2019re not done)
\nSooo\u2026.
\n(Here we go!)<\/p>\n

Who Is That?<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nWho\u2019s that there?
\n(Over there?)
\nDo you know?
\n(I swear\u2026)
\nI\u2019ve seen that smile
\n(Somewhere before)
\nNow I can\u2019t remember
\n(Anymore)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWalked right by
\n(Caught my eye)
\nHad a laugh
\n(As time flew by)<\/p>\n

Almost waved
\n(Then thought again)
\nMaybe we\u2019ve
\n(Been long-lost friends)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWho is that?
\n(What\u2019s her name?)
\nLove to chat\u2026
\n(But just the same)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s her name?
\n(I can\u2019t recall)
\nYet somehow
\n(I know it all)<\/p>\n

Who is that?
\n(Looks so familiar)
\nWhat\u2019s her name?
\n(I wish I\u2019d remember)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nHope tomorrow
\n(It will click)
\nThink my memory
\n(Needs a trick)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nFunny how
\n(The mind can roam)
\nSearching through
\n(A crowded home)<\/p>\n

Faces linger
\n(Names depart)
\nStill they leave
\n(A mark upon the heart)<\/p>\n

Life\u2019s a puzzle
\n(Piece by piece)
\nSome arrive
\n(Some quietly leave)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIf I ask
\n(Would it seem strange?)
\nOr is forgetting
\n(Just part of change?)<\/p>\n

Either way
\n(I\u2019ll say hello)
\nYou never know
\n(Where friendships grow)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nWho is that?
\n(What\u2019s her name?)
\nLove to chat\u2026
\n(But just the same)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s her name?
\n(Perhaps she\u2019ll say)
\nAnd we\u2019ll laugh
\n(The day away)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nWho is that?
\n(What\u2019s her name?)
\nMaybe next time
\n(I\u2019ll up my game\u2026)<\/p>\n

Oops<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nTime rolls on
\n(Every day)
\nSome arrive
\n(Some drift away)<\/p>\n

Hold them close
\n(While you may)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nAnother laugh
\n(Fades from view)
\nAnother story
\n(We once knew)<\/p>\n

Pictures fade
\n(But not the smile)
\nThey still walk with us
\n(Every mile)<\/p>\n

We all know
\n(How this ends)
\nStill it hurts
\n(To lose our friends)<\/p>\n

So today
\n(I\u2019ll raise a glass)
\nTo every soul
\n(Who\u2019s wandered past)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nOops\u2026
\n(There goes another one)
\nSad to say
\n(He\u2019s on his way)<\/p>\n

Oops\u2026
\n(There goes another one)
\nSad to say
\n(Another\u2019s passed away)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nBut, I won\u2019t cry
\n(At least I\u2019ll try)
\nRather remember
\n(\u201cIn the day\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u2026oh, how we loved to play\u2026<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nLong summer nights
\n(Without a care)
\nMaking memories
\n(Everywhere)<\/p>\n

Running wild
\n(Through the years)
\nTrading laughter
\n(More than tears)<\/p>\n

Though the seasons
\n(Come and go)
\nLove remains
\n(More than we know)<\/p>\n

Every friend
\n(Leaves a spark)
\nLighting up
\n(The growing dark)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nHere\u2019s to every hand
\n(We got to hold)
\nEvery joke
\n(That never gets old)<\/p>\n

Every song
\n(We sang out loud)
\nStanding tall
\n(Among the crowd)<\/p>\n

They\u2019re not gone
\n(If they\u2019re recalled)
\nLove outlives
\n(It all)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nOops\u2026
\n(There goes another one)
\nLife goes on
\n(Though hearts are torn)<\/p>\n

Oops\u2026
\n(There goes another one)
\nWe\u2019ll meet again
\n(Some brighter morn)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nBut, I won\u2019t cry
\n(At least I\u2019ll try)
\nRather remember
\n(\u201cIn the day\u201d)<\/p>\n

When the world
\n(Felt young and free)
\nAnd all our friends
\n(Were here with me)<\/p>\n

\u2026oh, how we loved to play\u2026
\n(All night into the day)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nOne more smile
\n(One more song!)
\nIn our hearts
\n(They still belong)<\/p>\n

About the Song
\nToday\u2019s new release, \u201cOops,\u201d is a tribute to two dear friends, David Rowan and David Mantz.
\nThe song isn\u2019t about loss as much as it is about the joy they still bring to mind whenever I think of the times we spent playing music together. There\u2019s something special about adults who never lose the ability to play\u2014and to play nice.<\/p>\n

Although they\u2019ve moved on to a higher vibration, they still have me smiling every time I pick up an instrument. Through the wonders of modern technology, I tried to recreate a little of those improvisational jam sessions by playing acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vibraphone, organ, and synthesizers together in one performance.<\/p>\n

The jam never really ends.
\nOne more song, my friends.<\/p>\n

Jane Doe<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nWalking by
\n(Without a sound)
\nAnother face
\n(In the crowd)<\/p>\n

A new story
\n(Starts somewhere)
\nEven if
\n(No one stares)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nNo headlines
\n(No parade)
\nJust another
\n(Unknown name)<\/p>\n

Passing quietly
\n(Through the day)
\nTrying hard
\n(To find a way)<\/p>\n

People wonder
\n(Who you\u2019ve been)
\nNever seeing
\n(Where you\u2019ve been)<\/p>\n

Each stranger
\n(Holds a page)
\nStill unwritten
\n(With passing age)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nDo you know
\n(Jane Doe)
\nAnonymous
\n(\u2026to the rest of us)<\/p>\n

Jane Doe
\n(Where did you go?)
\nTryin\u2019 to blend in
\n(Again\u2026 again\u2026)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nDifferent roads
\n(Same blue sky)
\nDifferent dreams
\n(Same asking why)<\/p>\n

Some are noticed
\n(Some pass through)
\nYet all heartbeats
\n(Ring as true)<\/p>\n

Behind the silence
\n(Is a song)
\nWaiting for
\n(Someone along)<\/p>\n

To say hello
\n(Or ask your name)
\nBefore tomorrow
\n(Changes the game)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nNot forgotten
\n(Just unknown)
\nSearching for
\n(A place called home)<\/p>\n

Within the crowd
\n(Hides a friend)
\nA new story
\n(Can begin)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nDo you know
\n(Jane Doe)
\nAnonymous
\n(\u2026to the rest of us)<\/p>\n

Jane Doe
\n(Where did you go?)
\nTryin\u2019 to blend in
\n(Again\u2026 again\u2026)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nOne more face
\n(One more name)
\nNo two stories
\n(Quite the same)<\/p>\n

Somebody\u2019s gotta know\u2026
\n(Jane Doe)<\/p>\n

Drawing a Blank<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nWhere was I?
\n(You tell me)
\nLost my train
\n(Of memory)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nHad a thought
\n(It slipped away)
\nMaybe it\u2019ll
\n(Return someday)<\/p>\n

Walked into
\n(Another room)
\nForgot the reason
\n(All too soon)<\/p>\n

Looking high
\n(Looking low)
\nWhere it went
\n(I don\u2019t know)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nI\u2019m drawing a blank
\n(\u2026and who do I have to thank?)
\nNobody but \u201cMe, myself, and I\u201d
\n(\u2026so, all I can do is try)<\/p>\n

Search my brain
\n(One more time)
\nMaybe it\u2019ll
\n(Fall in line)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nAlmost had it
\n(There it goes!)
\nRight beneath
\n(My very nose)<\/p>\n

Close enough
\n(To almost see)
\nThen it waves
\n(Goodbye to me)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nMade a list
\n(Lost the page)
\nGuess that\u2019s just
\n(The latest stage)<\/p>\n

Names and places
\n(Come and go)
\nSome come back
\n(Soft and slow)<\/p>\n

If I laugh
\n(I\u2019m okay)
\nMaybe it\u2019ll
\n(Return someday)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nMemory\u2019s funny
\n(So they say)
\nPlaying hide
\n(And seek all day)<\/p>\n

No use getting
\n(Upset or blue)
\nSmile\u2026
\n(And start anew)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nAlmost had it
\n(There it goes!)
\nFloating where
\n(Nobody knows)<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll keep searching
\n(Through the fog)
\nOne more page
\n(In the log)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nI\u2019m drawing a blank
\n(\u2026and who do I have to thank?)
\nNobody but \u201cMe, myself, and I\u201d
\n(\u2026so, all I can do is try)<\/p>\n

One more chance
\n(One more day)
\nMaybe it\u2019ll
\n(Find its way)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nHad a thought\u2026
\n(There it went\u2026)
\nOh well\u2026
\n(Next attempt!)<\/p>\n

Amnesia<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nWhere was I?
\n(I forget)
\nWhat was next?
\n(Not yet)<\/p>\n

Faces blur
\n(Names disappear)
\nWas I ever\u2026
\n(Really here?)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThe morning
\n(Starts anew)
\nLooking for
\n(A missing clue)<\/p>\n

Pictures hanging
\n(On the wall)
\nFeel familiar
\n(That\u2019s all)<\/p>\n

Conversations
\n(Fade away)
\nYesterday
\n(Becomes today)<\/p>\n

Now the answer
\n(Slips the frame)
\nLeaving only
\n(A first name)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI can\u2019t retain\u2026
\n(No, can\u2019t remember my name)
\nWon\u2019t be the same
\n(Woe, can\u2019t remember my name)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nAhh, ahh, ahh
\n(Must have amnesia)
\nNo, no know
\n(Yeah, yeah, yeah)<\/p>\n

Ahh, ahh, ahh
\n(Must have amnesia)
\nWhere\u2019d it go?
\n(I don\u2019t know)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nKeys are missing
\n(So\u2019s the door)
\nHave I been
\n(Here before?)<\/p>\n

Voices echo
\n(Down the hall)
\nI can hear them
\n(But can\u2019t recall)<\/p>\n

The mirror shows
\n(A familiar face)
\nBut memory
\n(Leaves no trace)<\/p>\n

Trying hard
\n(To reconnect)
\nOnly find
\n(A static effect)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nAhh, ahh, ahh
\n(Must have amnesia)
\nNo, no know
\n(Yeah, yeah, yeah)<\/p>\n

Ahh, ahh, ahh
\n(Must have amnesia)
\nWhere\u2019d it go?
\n(I don\u2019t know)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nGuess my memory
\n(Is like the tide)
\nRolling out
\n(Then back inside)<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\nWho am I?
\n(I don\u2019t know)
\nWhere\u2019d I go?
\n(I don\u2019t know)<\/p>\n

Still I\u2019m here
\n(That\u2019s enough)
\nHolding on
\n(Through the fog)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nI can\u2019t retain\u2026
\n(No, can\u2019t remember my name)
\nWon\u2019t be the same
\n(Woe, can\u2019t remember my name)<\/p>\n

Still I smile
\n(Just the same)
\nEven if
\n(I\u2019ve lost my name)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nAhh, ahh, ahh
\n(Must have amnesia)
\nNo, no know
\n(Yeah, yeah, yeah)<\/p>\n

Ahh, ahh, ahh
\n(Must have amnesia)
\nWhere\u2019d it go?
\n(I don\u2019t know)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nWhere was I?
\n(I forget)
\nWhat comes next?
\n(Not yet)<\/p>\n

Who Me?<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nWho\u2026 (me?)
\nCome\u2026 (see!)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWho\u2026 (me?)
\nCome\u2026 (see!)
\nWho\u2026 (me?)
\nNew\u2026 (we!)<\/p>\n

Come see\u2026
\n(What we\u2019ll be)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWho\u2026 (me?)
\nCome\u2026 (see!)
\nWho\u2026 (me?)
\nNew\u2026 (we!)<\/p>\n

Come see\u2026
\n(What we\u2019ll be)<\/p>\n

[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown]
\nWho\u2026 (me?)
\nCome\u2026 (see!)
\nWho\u2026 (me?)
\nNew\u2026 (we!)<\/p>\n

Come see\u2026
\n(1, 2, 3)<\/p>\n

Set yourself free!<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nWho\u2026 (me?)
\nCome\u2026 (see!)
\nWho\u2026 (me?)
\nNew\u2026 (we!)<\/p>\n

Come see\u2026
\n(What we\u2019ll be)<\/p>\n

Let Love Bloom (Name That Tune)<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nOne note\u2026
\n(Can begin)
\nOne smile\u2026
\n(Let it in)<\/p>\n

Heed the call\u2026 come all!
\n(Find your groove)
\nHere\u2019s your chance
\n(To make your move)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nHear the melody
\n(From the start)
\nGuess the title
\n(From your heart)<\/p>\n

No one\u2019s keeping
\n(Any score)
\nWe\u2019re just here
\n(To ask for more)<\/p>\n

Young and old
\n(Everyone)
\nSharing music
\n(Just for fun)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nThe game:
\n(Name\u2026)
\nThat tune
\nComin\u2019 to a town near you
\n(Soon)<\/p>\n

You can dance and sing, too
\n(Let love bloom!)
\nSing along:
\n(The name of the song)
\n\u201cLet Love Bloom\u201d<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nCan you name it?
\n(First few bars)
\nDoesn\u2019t matter
\n(Who you are)<\/p>\n

Take a chance
\n(Sing it through)
\nThe next voice
\n(Might just be you)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nPass the microphone
\n(Down the line)
\nEvery chorus
\n(Sounds just fine)<\/p>\n

Laugh together
\n(Miss a word)
\nEvery harmony
\n(Still gets heard)<\/p>\n

Music travels
\n(Far and wide)
\nBringing strangers
\n(Side by side)<\/p>\n

One good song
\n(Can make room)
\nFor a little more
\n(Love to bloom)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nNo wrong answers
\n(No defeat)
\nJust more people
\n(Meeting beat)<\/p>\n

Come on! Let love!
\n(Bloom)
\nLet love\u2026
\n(Rise above)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nCan you name it?
\n(Sing it loud!)
\nJoin the music
\n(Join the crowd!)<\/p>\n

The chorus
\n(Fills the room)
\nHelping hope
\n(And love to bloom)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nThe game:
\n(Name\u2026)
\nThat tune
\nComin\u2019 to a town near you
\n(Soon)<\/p>\n

You can dance and sing, too
\n(Let love bloom!)<\/p>\n

Sing along:
\n(The name of the song)
\n\u201cLet Love Bloom\u201d<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nOne more song
\n(One more smile)
\nStay awhile
\n(Spin the dial)<\/p>\n

When the music
\n(Fills the room)
\nYour heart
\n(Can let love bloom)<\/p>\n

Call Me<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nRing, ring\u2026
\n(Pick it up)
\nHello?
\n(What \u2018sup?)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nCall me friend
\n(Call me pal)
\nCall me anytime
\n(I\u2019ll answer the call)<\/p>\n

Call me lucky
\n(Call me blessed)
\nI\u2019m still trying
\n(To do my best)<\/p>\n

You can call me crazy
\n(Call me a fool)
\nI\u2019d rather laugh
\n(Than play the fool)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nYou can call me
\n(Or hesitate)
\nBut you can\u2019t call me\u2026
\n(Late!)<\/p>\n

Can you relate?
\n(I\u2019ve been there, too)
\n\u2026 how \u2019bout you?<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your move?
\n(What\u2019ll you do?)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nCall my name
\n(I\u2019ll reply)
\nWave hello
\n(As you pass by)<\/p>\n

Life\u2019s too short
\n(To wait around)
\nBetter speak
\n(Than make no sound)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nCall me hopeful
\n(Call me kind)
\nCall me when
\n(You\u2019ve changed your mind)<\/p>\n

Call me laughing
\n(Call me free)
\nCall me just
\n(To talk with me)<\/p>\n

No wrong number
\n(If you care)
\nThere\u2019s always room
\n(For one more chair)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nCall my name
\n(I\u2019ll reply)
\nRaise your voice
\n(To the sky)<\/p>\n

Life\u2019s too short
\n(To hesitate)
\nJust don\u2019t call me\u2026
\n(Late!)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nYou can call me
\n(Or hesitate)
\nBut you can\u2019t call me\u2026
\n(Late!)<\/p>\n

Can you relate?
\n(It\u2019s worth a try)
\nGive me a call\u2026
\n(By and by!)
\n\u2026 bye-bye<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nWhy say goodbye?
\n(Hi, hi, hi!)<\/p>\n

Yzark<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nTurn it around
\n(Back to front)
\nFlip it over
\n(What a stunt!)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nRead it backward
\n(Read it twice)
\nSometimes truth
\n(Is hidden advice)<\/p>\n

Left is right
\n(Up is down)
\nLost and found
\n(All around)<\/p>\n

Mirror images
\n(Tell the tale)
\nHidden meaning
\n(Lifts the veil)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nYzark!
\n(What does it mean?)
\nA backward dream
\n(Yzark!)<\/p>\n

Yes, crazy as it may seem
\n(Bringing rationality to the scene)<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s still hazy
\n(Krazy!)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nTurn it \u2019round
\n(You\u2019ll understand)
\nLook again
\n(A different plan)<\/p>\n

Change your view
\n(Shift your frame)
\nIt won\u2019t stay
\n(Quite the same)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nQuestion answers
\n(Test belief)
\nSometimes doubt
\n(Brings relief)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s familiar
\n(May deceive)
\nLook beneath
\n(What you perceive)<\/p>\n

Patterns hiding
\n(In plain sight)
\nDarkness helping
\n(Frame the light)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nFlip the page
\n(Change the view)
\nWhat\u2019s impossible
\n(Becomes true)<\/p>\n

Turn the compass
\n(Find your spark)
\nSometimes light
\n(Begins in dark)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nTurn it \u2019round
\n(One more time)
\nReason finds
\n(A hidden rhyme)<\/p>\n

What looked tangled
\n(Starts to flow)
\nFunny how
\n(You come to know)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nYzark!
\n(What does it mean?)
\nA backward dream
\n(Yzark!)<\/p>\n

Yes, crazy as it may seem
\n(Bringing rationality to the scene)<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s still hazy
\n(Krazy!)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nRead it backward
\n(One last time)
\nSometimes reason
\n(Hides in rhyme)<\/p>\n

Rock-A-Bye<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nOne, two\u2026
\n(Here we go!)
\nBreak through
\n(Feel the show!)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nStrike a chord
\n(Let it ring)
\nFeel the rhythm
\n(Start to swing)<\/p>\n

Tap your feet
\n(Clap your hands)
\nCome on\u2026
\n(Take a stand)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWe will rock!
\n(By and by)
\nRock-a-bye
\n(Bye-bye)<\/p>\n

Beat the clock
\n(Rock-a-bye)
\nWalk the walk
\n(Rock-a-bye)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRock all night
\n(Sing all day)
\nLet the music
\n(Lead the way)<\/p>\n

Round and round
\n(Highs and lows)
\nWhere it stops\u2026
\n(Nobody knows!)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nRaise your voice
\n(To the sky)
\nLaugh together
\n(We know why)<\/p>\n

One more song
\n(One more spin)
\nLet the good times
\n(Begin again)<\/p>\n

Hey!
\n(Hey!)
\nHo!
\n(Ho!)<\/p>\n

Keep it rolling
\n(Don\u2019t go slow!)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nWhen the lights
\n(Begin to fade)
\nLeavin\u2019 behind
\n(The games we played)<\/p>\n

Memories
\n(Still remain)
\nCalling us
\n(Back again)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nRock all night
\n(Sing all day)
\nDance the blues
\n(Away, away)<\/p>\n

Take a bow
\n(One more try)
\nWe\u2019ll keep rocking\u2026
\n(By and by!)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nWe will rock!
\n(By and by)
\nRock-a-bye
\n(Bye-bye)<\/p>\n

Beat the clock
\n(Rock-a-bye)
\nWalk the walk
\n(Rock-a-bye)<\/p>\n

Rock the world
\n(By and by)
\nRock-a-bye\u2026
\n(Bye-bye!)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nOne last chord\u2026
\n(Let it fly!)
\nRock-a-bye\u2026
\n(By and by\u2026)<\/p>\n

Ring-Of-Fire<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nHorizon\u2019s boiling
\n(Sky on red)
\nPressure rising
\n(Overhead)<\/p>\n

Something\u2019s shifting
\n(In the air)
\nYou can feel it
\n(Everywhere)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nJet stream bending
\n(Out of shape)
\nHeat dome forming
\n(No escape)<\/p>\n

Dry land cracking
\n(Sun-scorched ground)
\nNo relief
\n(To be found)<\/p>\n

Moisture rising
\n(From the sea)
\nFueling storms
\n(Continuously)<\/p>\n

Boundaries breaking
\n(Line by line)
\nNature\u2019s rhythm
\n(Out of time)<\/p>\n

[Pre-chorus]
\nBetter take cover
\n(A storm\u2019s a brewin\u2019)
\nGrab your lover
\n(If ya ever want lovin\u2019)<\/p>\n

Clouds are stacking
\n(On the rim)
\nSky is singing
\n(Low and grim)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nDancin\u2019 in\u2026
\n(A ring-of-fire)
\nThe reign of rain
\n(Heat Miser\u2019s pain)<\/p>\n

Thunder calling
\n(Louder still)
\nNature bending
\n(Against its will)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nLightning strikes twice
\n(Or maybe thrice)
\nEveryone sing:
\n(In a ring!)<\/p>\n

A ring-of-fire
\n(Feedback\u2026)
\nHigher and higher<\/p>\n

No, no more slack
\n(Feedback\u2026)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nStorms keep training
\n(On the track)
\nSame direction
\n(Coming back)<\/p>\n

Flash flood rivers
\n(Cut the land)
\nNo one thought
\n(It\u2019d be this grand)<\/p>\n

Omega locking
\n(Sky in place)
\nTime is frozen
\n(Weather race)<\/p>\n

Heat won\u2019t leave
\n(The dome won\u2019t break)
\nStorms just circle
\n(The edge it makes)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nFire meets water
\n(Sky meets ground)
\nChaos turning
\n(Round and round)<\/p>\n

What was balance
\n(Now unglued)
\nSystem shifting
\n(All we knew)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nDancin\u2019 in\u2026
\n(A ring-of-fire)
\nNo way out
\n(No higher)<\/p>\n

Lightning singing
\nThrough the wire
\nBurning brighter
\nAnd higher<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nLightning strikes twice
\n(Or maybe thrice)
\nEveryone sing:
\n(In a ring!)<\/p>\n

A ring-of-fire
\n(Feedback\u2026)<\/p>\n

Higher and higher<\/p>\n

No, no more slack
\n(Feedback\u2026)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nRing of fire\u2026
\n(Higher! Higher!)
\nRound we go
\n(Will it stop\u2026 I don\u2019t know)<\/p>\n

Ring of fire\u2026
\n(When will it tire)
\nI don\u2019t know<\/p>\n

About the Song<\/p>\n


\n\"Ring
\n<\/a><\/figure>\n

In meteorology, a Ring of Fire describes a recurring pattern in which clusters of powerful thunderstorms repeatedly develop and travel around the outer edge of a large, stationary high-pressure system. These storms form where extremely hot, dry air beneath the heat dome collides with cooler, moisture-rich air circulating around its perimeter.<\/p>\n

The pattern becomes especially dangerous when the high-pressure system takes the form of an Omega block, named because the jet stream bends into a shape resembling the Greek letter \u03a9. In this configuration, the jet stream stalls, leaving a massive dome of sinking air trapped beneath the center of the ridge. The descending air continuously compresses and warms, suppressing cloud formation and preventing thunderstorms from developing over the core of the heat dome.<\/p>\n

Unable to penetrate this atmospheric \u201ccap,\u201d storms are instead forced to travel around the edge of the dome, following the path of the jet stream. The result is a nearly continuous corridor of severe thunderstorms that circles the stagnant high-pressure system like a racetrack.<\/p>\n

The Ring: A Corridor of Explosive Storms
\nAlong the outer edge of the heat dome, the hot, dry air meets cooler, more humid, and unstable air associated with surrounding low-pressure troughs. The sharp temperature and moisture contrasts create an ideal environment for rapid thunderstorm development. Abundant atmospheric moisture\u2014enhanced by warmer oceans and increased evaporation\u2014provides enormous latent heat that fuels severe convection. The result is repeated outbreaks of supercell thunderstorms, mesoscale convective systems (MCSs), derechos, torrential rainfall, large hail, and frequent lightning.<\/p>\n

The \u201cTrain Track\u201d Effect
\nBecause Omega blocks often remain stationary for days or even weeks, the jet stream changes very little. New thunderstorms repeatedly form along the same atmospheric boundary and follow nearly identical paths. Meteorologists refer to this as training, because successive storms move over the same locations like railroad cars on a track. This dramatically increases the risk of catastrophic flash flooding, even when individual storms are moving rapidly.<\/p>\n

The Ring of Fire is an example of how Earth\u2019s climate system is increasingly governed by interacting positive feedback loops rather than isolated events. Rising temperatures increase atmospheric moisture and instability, producing more lightning, larger wildfires, and greater emissions of greenhouse gases and light-absorbing aerosols. These processes reinforce one another, accelerating climate change.<\/p>\n

Ring of Fire Thunderstorm Feedbacks<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

What Are the Odds?<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nShift the curve
\n(Might to the right)
\nFeel the change
\n(Every night)<\/p>\n

Old assumptions
\n(Start to bend)
\nWhere does normal
\nWhether end?<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nUsed to live
\n(In the middle line)
\nWhere extremes
\nWere rare in time<\/p>\n

But the edges
\n(Start to grow)
\nAnd the baseline
\n(Loses hold)<\/p>\n

Now the records
\n(Get reset)
\nBefore we\u2019ve even
\nCaught up yet<\/p>\n

What was rare
\n(Becomes routine)
\nOn a chart
\nWe\u2019ve never seen<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWhat are the odds?
\n(More, longer, stronger)
\nShould we ask the gods\u2026
\n(Fear the fearmonger?)<\/p>\n

What are the odds?
\n(Not like before)
\nThe tail is heavy
\n(And it\u2019s growing more)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nNot just warmer
\n(But off the scale)
\nStorms that linger
\n(Without fail)<\/p>\n

Rain that falls
\n(All at once)
\nThen nothing comes
\n(For months and months)<\/p>\n

Drought and flood
\n(Back to back)
\nA fractured system
\n(Off the track)<\/p>\n

Probability
\n(Starts to break)
\nWhen the past
\n(Is not the same)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWhat are the odds
\n(We\u2019re living through?)
\nThe right tail
\n(Coming into view)<\/p>\n

Not just change
\n(But distribution)
\nA shifting rule
\n(Not resolution)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIt\u2019s not just average
\n(On the rise)
\nIt\u2019s the extremes
\n(Multiplying size)<\/p>\n

A fattened tail
\n(Of risk and pain)
\nWhere \u201conce in a century\u201d
\n(Shows up again)<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\nOnce in a lifetime\u2026
\n(Again and again)
\nRecord broken\u2026
\n(Where, when?)<\/p>\n

Statistical comfort
\n(Disappears)
\nReplaced by
\n(Growing fears)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nWhat are the odds?
\n(More, longer, stronger)
\nShould we ask the gods\u2026
\n(Fear the fearmonger?)<\/p>\n

What are the odds?
\n(We adjust no more)
\nWhen the tail keeps growing
\n(Out the door)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nShift the curve
\n(It\u2019s moving right)
\nEvery year
\n(Into the night)<\/p>\n

What are the odds\u2026
\n(We learn too late)
\nThat the tail
\n(Defines our fate)<\/p>\n

About the Song<\/p>\n


\n\"Climate
\n<\/a>

\nClimate Change Threshold-Driven Dynamics: A Unified State-Space Framework for Accelerating Earth System Energy Redistribution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Extreme heat waves, marine heatwaves, intense rainfall, flash flooding, atmospheric rivers, severe droughts, wildfire conditions, and the most powerful tropical cyclones are becoming more frequent, more intense, and longer-lasting. As the right tail of the distribution expands in both length (greater extremes) and breadth (greater frequency), events that were once considered exceptionally rare are occurring with increasing regularity, lasting longer, and causing greater destruction.<\/p>\n

This change in the probability distribution helps explain why record-breaking events are occurring with unprecedented frequency. A simple shift of the bell curve would increase average temperatures, but the emergence of a broad, heavy right tail fundamentally changes the odds. The climate system is no longer producing merely warmer versions of past weather\u2014it is generating a growing number of events that fall far outside the historical range of experience. The result is an increasing concentration of record-breaking extremes that disproportionately drive human, economic, and ecological impacts.<\/p>\n


\nClimate Change Threshold-Driven Dynamics: A Unified State-Space Framework for Accelerating Earth System Energy Redistribution<\/a><\/h3>\n

Nuanced<\/h2>\n

[Verse 1]
\nBlack or white?
\n(Not always)
\nWrong or right?
\n(It depends)<\/p>\n

Take a look
\n(Between the lines)
\nThis answer
\n(Takes some time)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nPop quiz:
\n(Needs or wants?)
\nThe answer is:
\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n

Think it through
\n(Don\u2019t be daunted)
\nMuch of life is\u2026
\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nSimple stories
\n(Sell the best)
\nBut complex truths
\n(Pass the test)<\/p>\n

Ask again
\n(Why? How? When?)
\nThat\u2019s where learning
\n(Begins again)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nPop quiz:
\n(Needs or wants?)
\nThe answer is:
\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n

Think it through
\n(Don\u2019t be daunted)
\nMuch of life is\u2026
\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nHold two thoughts
\n(At the same time)
\nThat\u2019s not weakness
\n(That\u2019s the climb)<\/p>\n

Listen first
\n(Then respond)
\nUnderstanding
\n(Grows beyond)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nPop quiz:
\n(Needs or wants?)
\nThe answer is:
\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n

Flesh by the pound
\n(To help an ounce)
\nDistorted reality\u2026
\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nGray between
\n(The black and white)
\nQuestions help
\n(Bring things to light)<\/p>\n

Pop quiz:
\n(Needs or wants?)
\nThe answer is:
\n(Nuanced)<\/p>\n

Balderdash<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nHear it once
\n(Hear it twice)
\nDress it up
\n(As advice)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nFacts walk in
\n(Quietly)
\nRumors shout
\n(Proudly)<\/p>\n

Truth takes work
\n(Day by day)
\nFantasy
\n(Gets its way)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nBalderdash
\n(Utter nonsense)
\nWhiplash
\n(Kneejerk offense)<\/p>\n

Balderdash
\n(Watch it spread)
\nHalf a tale
\n(Fills your head)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nA catchy line
\n(Beats a chart)
\nPlaying first
\n(On the heart)<\/p>\n

Skip the evidence
\n(Keep the spin)
\nCall it truth
\n(With a grin)<\/p>\n

Every answer
\n(Sounds so neat)
\nTill reality
\n(Takes a seat)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThink before
\n(You repeat)
\nCheck the source
\n(Before you tweet)<\/p>\n

Question loudly
\n(Test the claim)
\nNot everything
\n(Deserves a name)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nNoise gets louder
\n(Every day)
\nReason doesn\u2019t
\n(Fade away)<\/p>\n

Take a breath
\n(And a quick laugh)
\nSeparate
\n(The wheat from chaff)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nBalderdash
\n(Utter nonsense)
\nWhiplash
\n(Kneejerk offense)<\/p>\n

Smoke and mirrors
\n(Come and go)
\nFacts remain
\n(Long after the show)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nListen well
\n(Use your head)
\nDon\u2019t let nonsense
\n(Fill your head)<\/p>\n

Balderdash\u2026
\n(Has had its day)
\nTruth\u2019s still standing
\n(Anyway)<\/p>\n

Come Again<\/h2>\n

[Verse 1]
\nDid I hear
\n(What you said?)
\nIt flew right by
\n(Over my head)<\/p>\n

One more time
\n(Slow it down)
\nLet\u2019s make sure
\n(It\u2019s sound)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nCome again
\n(As in say it over)
\nOr come again\u2026
\n(Thank you. It\u2019s been a pleasure)<\/p>\n

One means repeat
\n(The conversation)
\nOne means return
\n(On another occasion)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWords can wander
\n(Hear and there)
\nDifferent meanings
\n(Everywhere)<\/p>\n

One small phrase
\n(Two different ways)
\nLanguage loves
\n(A little maze)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRead the room
\n(Read the tone)
\nMeaning isn\u2019t
\n(Words alone)<\/p>\n

Context tells
\n(The story then)
\nBefore you say\u2026
\n(Come again)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nYes, language
\n(Plays this game)
\nDifferent meanings
\n(Same refrain)<\/p>\n

Makes us laugh
\n(Once in a while)
\nKeeps us talking
\n(With a smile)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nCome again
\n(As in say it over)
\nOr come again\u2026
\n(Thank you. It\u2019s been a pleasure)<\/p>\n

Hear it twice
\n(Or visit soon)
\nEither way\u2026
\n(We\u2019ll make some room)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nSee you then
\n(Until we do)
\nCome again\u2026
\n(We\u2019d love to see you!)<\/p>\n

Wildside<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nEdge of town
\n(Feel it now)
\nSomething\u2019s calling
\n(Not backing down)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nNo map drawn
\nJust moving on
\nEdge of the known
\nWhere the rules are gone<\/p>\n

Every turn
\nLet it burn
\nLessons learned
\nStill unconcerned<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nNo brakes tonight
\nJust fading light
\nHold on tight
\nTo wrong and right<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nTake a ride
\n(To the wildside!)
\nForget \u201chide\u201d
\n(Ride, ride, ride)<\/p>\n

Take the wheel
\n(Feel for real)
\nOn the wildside
\n(Ride, ride, ride)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nLines get thin
\nWhere we\u2019ve been
\nStart to spin
\nAgain, again<\/p>\n

Truth and dare
\nIn open air
\nNo one there
\nTo really care<\/p>\n

Every step
\nHalf a threat
\nNo regrets
\nNot yet, not yet<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nNo rules in sight
\nJust pure invite
\nLeft feels right
\nIn flashing light<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nTake a ride
\n(To the wildside!)
\nForget \u201chide\u201d
\n(Ride, ride, ride)<\/p>\n

Take the wheel
\n(Feel for real)
\nOn the wildside
\n(Ride, ride, ride)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIf we fall, we fall as one
\nUnderneath a broken sun
\nNo more mar for another mile
\nJust another way to smile<\/p>\n

No control
\nJust the flow
\nWhere we go
\nNobody knows<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\nNo map\u2026
\nNo plan\u2026
\nJust a spark in a restless hand<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nTake a ride
\n(To the wildside!)
\nLet it slide
\n(Ride, ride, ride)<\/p>\n

Take the wheel
\n(Feel for real)
\nOn the wildside
\n(Ride, ride, ride)<\/p>\n

Take a ride
\n(To the wildside!)
\nNo more \u201cwhy\u201d
\n(Ride, ride, ride)<\/p>\n

Take it all
\nOr let it fly
\nOn the wildside
\n(Ride, ride, ride)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nEdge of town
\n(Still unwound)
\nBut we found
\nThe wildside sound<\/p>\n

Runaround<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nRound and round
\n(Never found)
\nHere we go
\n(Gonna slow down?)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nChasing tails
\n(Leaving trails)
\nReading signs
\n(Changing minds)<\/p>\n

One more turn
\n(Never learn)
\nRound the bend
\n(Back again)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nLet the road
\n(Let the street)
\nMove your feet
\n(To the beat)<\/p>\n

Round we go
\n(Dare say no?)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRun, run, run
\n(Runaround)
\nRun it up
\n(Run it down)<\/p>\n

Turn it up
\n(Please, more sound!)
\nRun, run, run
\n(Runaround)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nTake a chance
\n(Start to dance)
\nLose your place
\n(Win the race)<\/p>\n

Side by side
\n(Enjoy the ride)
\nLeft or right
\n(All tonight)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nWhere we\u2019re going
\n(No one knows)
\nThat\u2019s the way
\n(The story goes)<\/p>\n

Every ending
\n(Starts anew)
\nRunning circles
\n(Me and you)<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\nRun around\u2026
\n(Turn around\u2026?)
\nSpin around\u2026
\n(All around\u2026)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nRun, run, run
\n(Runaround)
\nRun it up
\n(Run it down)<\/p>\n

Turn it up
\n(Please, more sound!)
\nRun, run, run
\n(Runaround)<\/p>\n

Run, run, run
\n(One more round!)
\nKeep it rolling
\n(Don\u2019t back down!)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nRound and round\u2026
\n(Runaround\u2026)<\/p>\n

Round and round\u2026
\n(Runaround\u2026)
\nRun, run, run
\n(\u2026 still not done\u2026)<\/p>\n

The Man With No Name<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nWho was he?
\n(Nobody knows)
\nWhere\u2019d he go?
\n(The story shows)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nHe built the towers
\n(Reaching high)
\nBurned tomorrow
\n(To live today)<\/p>\n

Counted profits
\n(Ignored the cost)
\nWon the battle
\n(Then all was lost)<\/p>\n

Every warning
\n(Came and went)
\nEvery chance
\n(Was quickly spent)<\/p>\n

Now the echoes
\n(Call his name)
\nThough no one
\n(Will take the blame)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nIt got to the point in evolution
\n(Where they forfeited adaptation)
\nNo solution for their pollution
\n(Cast their fate from this date)<\/p>\n

It got to the point in evolution
\n(They abandoned transformation)
\nNo solution for their pollution
\n(Left no future for the nation)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe rivers rose
\n(The forests burned)
\nStill the lessons
\n(Were never learned)<\/p>\n

Heat kept climbing
\n(Year by year)
\nYet denial
\n(Proved sincere)<\/p>\n

Nature doesn\u2019t
\n(Compromise)
\nPhysics never
\n(Tells us lies)<\/p>\n

Cause and consequence
\n(Stay the same)
\nLong forgotten
\n(Who lit the flame)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nLost the game
\n(The man with no name)
\nBlame and shame
\n(The man with no name)<\/p>\n

Lost the game
\n(No one to claim)
\nBlame and shame
\n(Still all the same)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nHistory asks
\n(What became?)
\nOnly silence
\n(Answers the name)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nIt got to the point in evolution
\n(Where they forfeited adaptation)
\nNo solution for their pollution
\n(Cast their fate from this date)<\/p>\n

The final chapter
\n(Still unwritten)
\nIf we choose
\n(To finally listen)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nLost the game
\n(The man with no name)
\nBlame and shame
\n(The man with no name)<\/p>\n

Write it down
\n(While there\u2019s still time)
\nChange the ending
\n(Before the final line)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nWho was he?
\n(It could be us\u2026)
\nOr someone
\n(Who chose enough\u2026)<\/p>\n

Venus or Mars<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nLooking up
\n(At the stars)
\nWondering
\n(Who we are)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nDifferent voices
\n(Different views)
\nDifferent paths
\n(Different shoes)<\/p>\n

Different stories
\n(Same old sky)
\nStill we ask
\n(The reason why)<\/p>\n

Drawing borders
\n(In the sand)
\nOn one tiny
\n(Piece of land)<\/p>\n

While the universe
\n(Just rolls on)
\nLong before us
\n(Long when we\u2019re gone)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nAre you from
\n(Venus or Mars)
\n\u2018Cause\u2026 how come
\n(Sooo bizarre)<\/p>\n

Are you from
\n(Mars or Venus)
\n\u2018Cause\u2026
\n(There\u2019s something between us\u2026.)<\/p>\n

Perhaps it\u2019s hope
\n(Or maybe scars)
\nAre we closer
\n(Than Venus or Mars)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nOne atmosphere
\n(One shared air)
\nOne blue planet
\n(Everywhere)<\/p>\n

Different languages
\n(Same sunrise)
\nDifferent dreams
\n(Same surprise)<\/p>\n

Looking outward
\n(Searching far)
\nSending probes
\n(To every star)<\/p>\n

Yet forgetting
\n(What we\u2019ve got)
\nThe only home
\n(We\u2019ve ever sought)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nHumanity
\n(A little blue ball)
\nInsanity
\n(All trying to fall)<\/p>\n

Humanity
\n(One family)
\nInsanity
\n(Needn\u2019t be)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nVenus burned
\n(Mars grew cold)
\nEvery planet
\n(Has its story told)<\/p>\n

Ours still lives
\n(If we\u2019re wise)
\nThe next chapter
\n(Is ours to write)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nAre you from
\n(Venus or Mars)
\n\u2018Cause\u2026 how come
\n(Sooo bizarre)<\/p>\n

Are you from
\n(Mars or Venus)
\n\u2018Cause\u2026
\n(There\u2019s something between us\u2026.)<\/p>\n

Could be love
\n(Or in trust)
\nMaybe knowing
\n(The future\u2019s us)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nHumanity
\n(A little blue ball)
\nInsanity
\n(All trying to fall)<\/p>\n

Humanity
\n(Can still choose)
\nWhether we win
\n(Or whether we lose)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nLooking up
\n(At the stars)
\nWondering\u2026
\n(Who we are)<\/p>\n

Wonky<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nNot quite right
\n(Just a bit)
\nTiny cracks
\n(Start to split)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nIt starts so small
\n(You hardly know)
\nJust a wobble
\n(Then it grows)<\/p>\n

One degree
\n(One small shift)
\nAnother nudge
\n(A subtle drift)<\/p>\n

Nothing broken
\n(Not just yet)
\nEasy to ignore
\n(Or soon forget)<\/p>\n

Till one morning
\n(You can see)
\nNothing\u2019s where
\n(It used to be)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nGone wonky
\n(A little bit off)
\nGone wonky
\n(I wouldn\u2019t scoff)<\/p>\n

Everything
\n(Starts to sway)
\nYesterday
\n(Is far away)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nGone wonky
\n(A little bit off)
\nGone wonky
\n(I wouldn\u2019t scoff)<\/p>\n

How long\u2026
\n(Till you go wrong)
\nHow long
\n(How long)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nBolts get loose
\n(Wheels don\u2019t track)
\nSome things bend
\n(They don\u2019t snap back)<\/p>\n

As the cycle
\n(Adds a strain)
\nTiny losses
\n(Start to gain)<\/p>\n

The warning signs
\n(Blink in red)
\nStill we shrug
\n(And forge ahead)<\/p>\n

Until the balance
\n(Slips away)
\nAnd yesterday
\n(Becomes today)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nA crooked line
\n(A tilted frame)
\nLooks familiar
\n(But not the same)<\/p>\n

Small departures
\n(Compound fast)
\nSoon the future
\n(Outruns the past)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nGone wonky
\n(A little bit off)
\nGone wonky
\n(I wouldn\u2019t scoff)<\/p>\n

Nothing failed
\n(All at once)
\nIt happened
\n(One little nudge)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nGone wonky
\n(A little bit off)
\nGone wonky
\n(I wouldn\u2019t scoff)<\/p>\n

How long\u2026
\n(Till you go wrong)
\nHow long
\n(How long)<\/p>\n

How long\u2026
\n(Before you see)
\nIt already happened
\n(Gradually)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nOne small wobble\u2026
\n(One more day)
\nThen the whole thing
\n(Slips away)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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