[Silence]<\/p>\n
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Bluesy Guitar, Heavy Bass, Organ Swell, Slow Drum Groove, Synth Undercurrent]
\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nDig it up…
\nBurn it down…<\/p>\n
(Then look around?)
\nYup.<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nDraw down the oil
\n(On a slippery slope)
\nWatchin’ nature spoil
\n(Feelin’ like a dope)<\/p>\n
I should have known
\n(My actions’ reactions)
\nI should have grown
\n(Should have flown)<\/p>\n
…now hear me groan<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nEasy fuel beneath our feet
\nPower, profit, endless heat
\nAnother barrel, gone in flame
\nQuietly rewrote the game<\/p>\n
Cheap today and costly then
\nBorrowed from tomorrow’s end
\nSmoke climbed higher year by year
\nNow the bill is finally here<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nSlippery slope
\n(Harder to climb)
\nRunning out
\n(Of borrowed time)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nDraw down the oil
\n(On a slippery slope)
\nWatchin’ nature spoil
\n(Feelin’ like a dope)<\/p>\n
I should have known
\n(My actions’ reactions)
\nI should have grown
\n(Should have flown)<\/p>\n
…now hear me groan<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Guitar Solo]
\n[Crunch Guitar, Driving Bass, Organ Swells, Steady Drums]<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nStorms grow stronger, oceans rise
\nSmoke hangs heavy in the skies
\nHeat waves settle, rivers dry
\nStill we ask the question, “Why?”<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nCause and effect
\n(Hand in hand)
\nThe laws of nature
\n(Make their stand)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nIt wasn’t fate…
\n(It wasn’t luck)
\nPiece by piece…
\n(We filled the truck)<\/p>\n
One decision…
\n(Became a trend)
\nIgnoring warnings…
\n(Has its end)<\/p>\n
[Breakdown]
\n[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nThe atmosphere…<\/p>\n
keeps receipts.<\/p>\n
The oceans…<\/p>\n
keep records.<\/p>\n
(And it ain’t cheap!)<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nDraw down the oil
\n(On a slippery slope)
\nWatchin’ nature spoil
\n(Feelin’ like a dope)<\/p>\n
I should have known
\n(My actions’ reactions)
\nI should have grown
\n(Should have flown)<\/p>\n
…now hear me groan<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\n[Instrumental Outro: Blues Guitar, Organ Fade, Slow Bass, Final Drum Hit]
\nDraw down the oil
\n(On a slippery slope)
\nWatchin’ nature spoil
\n(Feelin’ like a dope)<\/p>\n
I should have known
\n(My actions’ reactions)
\nI should have grown
\n(Should have flown)<\/p>\n
…now hear me groan<\/p>\n