The quote, “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard,” was delivered by President John F. Kennedy at Rice University on September 12, 1962. It aimed to inspire the nation to lead in space exploration, technology, and science.
[Spoken Intro]
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things,
not because they are easy,
but because they are hard”
[Low Drone, Heartbeat Percussion]
[Build: Synth Arpeggio Rising]
September sky
To the moon… gonna try
Though success is unsure
Looking toward the future
We know…
To choose to go
Not because it’s easy
Not because it’s safe
But because it’s hard
[Verse 1]
Smoke in the air from the launchpad flame
Every generation wants to leave its name
Dreamers and engineers working through the night
Trying to turn the dark into light
Blueprints scattered across the floor
Looking for a world we’ve never seen before
Steel and fire, sweat and wings
All because of impossible things
[Pre-Chorus]
Every step begins with doubt
Every whisper turns into a shout
Every road is rough before it sings
That’s why we do the other things
[Chorus]
Let’s go to the moon
(And do the other things)
Our time must be coming soon…
(See what tomorrow brings)
Let’s climb higher than we’ve ever been
(Open the sky and let the future in)
Let’s go to the moon
(And do the other things)
[Verse 2]
Kids in the backyard staring at the stars
Dreaming beyond the fences and the cars
One day they’ll build what we can’t yet see
A bridge from the earth to eternity
New machines and satellites
Signals in the endless night
Science moving mountain chains
Through all the losses and the gains
[Pre-Chorus]
Every answer starts unknown
Every empire starts with stone
Every bell before it rings
Has to do the other things
[Chorus]
Let’s go to the moon
(And do the other things)
Our time must be coming soon…
(See what tomorrow brings)
Let’s chase the edge of what can be
Turn our fears into discovery
Let’s go to the moon
(And do the other things)
[Bridge]
Not because it’s easy
Not because it’s near
But because the hardest roads
Are the reason we are here
To build
To learn
To rise
To reach
To teach
[Final Chorus]
Let’s go to the moon
(And do the other things)
Our time must be coming soon…
(See what tomorrow brings)
Let’s leave the shadows far behind
(Put one more dream into mankind)
Let’s go to the moon
(And do the other things)
[Outro]
Do the hard things
Do the brave things
Do the other things
See what adventure brings
[Verse 1]
Coffee cup rings on the table
Half a thought hanging our fable
Keys on the table, shoes by the door
Something I meant to say before
Old guitar leaning by the wall
Pictures crooked in the hall
A hundred little pieces in the light
All the random things that make it right
[Pre-Chorus]
Bits and pieces, scraps and dreams
Nothing’s ever what it seems
Broken plans and tangled knots
Life is made of whatnots
[Chorus]
Say what?
(This is whatnot)
Oh that…
(Almost forgot)
Whatnot
Little things we never got
(Whatnot)
Everything and all the rest
(Whatnot)
The mess we somehow love the best
[Verse 2]
Ticket stubs and old receipts
Dusty books and tangled sheets
Words we said and words we lost
Wondering what they might have cost
Rusty bike out in the rain
A melody stuck in my brain
Pieces of a life half done
Still shining in the afternoon sun
[Pre-Chorus]
Odds and ends and afterthoughts
All the things that can’t be bought
Every crack and every spot
That’s the beauty of whatnot
[Chorus]
Say what?
(This is whatnot)
Oh that…
(Almost forgot)
Whatnot
All the little maybes caught
(Whatnot)
Everything we left to rot
(Whatnot)
Still matters more than what we thought
[Bridge]
Maybe life’s not meant to fit
Neatly in a box somewhere
Maybe all the scattered bits
Are the reason that we care
[Final Chorus]
Say what?
(This is whatnot)
Oh that…
(Almost forgot)
Whatnot
Tiny pieces tied in knots
(Whatnot)
All the little things we’re not
(Whatnot)
Everything we have and haven’t got
[Outro]
Say what?
(This is whatnot)
Oh that…
(Almost forgot)
Whatnot
(Whatnot)
[Intro]
You call this the junk drawer?
Are you sure?
(There’s so much more)
[Verse 1]
Old keys to a door that’s gone
An expired credit card
Soft taffy that’s gone hard
Matchbook cover that’s hand-drawn
Rubber bands and loose guitar picks
Tiny screws and candle sticks
Broken watch and mystery wire
Just takes a while to admire
[Pre-Chorus]
You see clutter
I see what’s better
Every little thing’s got something at heart
If you know where to start
[Chorus]
You call this junk?
Are you sure?
(I call it treasure)
Perhaps it’s funk
Fusion to explore
(… and so much more)
[Verse 2]
Ticket stubs from years ago
Tiny lock with nowhere to go
Picture frame without the glass
Old notes from driver’s class
Pocket knife that lost a blade
Birthday card that someone made
Half a map and copper wire
Lots of things that spark a fire
[Bridge – Breakdown]
Some of this
Know what it is
(Some of that)
What?
Some old dreams
Some old parts
Half of belong to broken hearts
Some of this
Might still shine
If you give it just a little time
[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Synth Lead Duel with Guitar]
[Drums Double-Time, Organ Glide]
[Verse 3]
Bottle caps and mystery coins
Tiny gears and tangled joins
Postcard from a distant place
Old blue ribbon, worn shoelace
Dusty things you threw away
Still got something left to say
Every drawer and every shelf
Holds a little piece of self
[Final Chorus]
You call this junk?
Are you sure?
(I call it treasure)
Perhaps it’s funk
Fusion to explore
(… and so much more)
You call this junk?
No, no way
(It only gets better)
Maybe one day
You’ll see it my way
(… and keep it forever)
[Outro]
You call this junk?
Are you sure?
(… but there’s so much more)
[Intro]
Do you have any…
Spare parts for broken hearts?
[Verse 1]
I kept the pieces in a box
Under old letters and lost key locks
A photograph, a wedding ring
All the traces of everything
The engine stopped, the lights went dark
Silence settled through the spark
I searched the floor and every shelf
Trying to put back part of myself
[Pre-Chorus]
There must be something left to save
Something hiding in the wreckage and the waves
[Chorus]
What once was whole
(Now has a hole)
Now once beat sound
(Can not be found)
Pieces gone cold
(Stories untold)
Hands reaching out
(But filled with doubt)
[Verse 2]
Every memory leaves a scar
Every goodbye leaves you where you are
Some nights feel like rust and rain
Some wounds never lose their pain
But maybe somewhere deep inside
A little fire still survives
Waiting for the hands that care
To find the missing pieces there
[Pre-Chorus]
There must be more than shattered glass
More than ghosts and shadows from the past
[Chorus]
What once was whole
(Now has a hole)
Now once beat sound
(Can not be found)
Pieces gone cold
(Stories untold)
Hands reaching out
(But filled with doubt)
[Bridge – Breakdown]
Do you have any…
Spare parts for broken hearts?
Some tiny spring
Some missing gear
Something to make the feeling reappear
Do you have any…
Spare parts for broken hearts?
[Final Chorus]
What once was whole
(Now has a hole)
Now once beat sound
(Can not be found)
But somewhere still
(Beyond the dark)
A broken machine
(Can still restart)
What once was whole
(Can still be whole)
A fading spark
(Can still ignite)
[Outro]
[Heartbeat Percussion, Fading Guitar, Electric Piano Chords]
Do you have any…
Spare parts for broken hearts?
[Intro]
Something broke in the space between
Words we said and what they mean
Now the air feels sharp and thin
Like a storm that’s closing in
[Verse 1]
Promises hang like tangled lines
Pulled too tight too many times
Every step we used to know
Slips away and moves too slow
I reach out but nothing stays
Just echoes of the better days
And every path I try to take
Feels like one more thing I break
[Pre-Chorus]
We built it up, then watched it fall
Still pretending we felt it all
But silence speaks the loudest truth
In the ruins of our youth
[Bridge]
Insisting on twisting?
Still resisting, still insisting
[Chorus]
After all we’ve been
(I’m left to twist in the wind)
Please can’t you see
(All that we can be)
After all we’ve lost and won
(The damage that we’ve become)
Still I wait where you begin
(Just twisting in the wind)
[Verse 2]
Every memory cuts a thread
Of things we never really said
Now the distance feels so wide
Like a tide we can’t divide
You and I, a fractured line
Running out of borrowed time
Every word we didn’t choose
Left us both… with nothing to lose
(Lose… lose….)
[Pre-Chorus]
No more shelter from the rain
No more hiding from the pain
Only fragments in the air
Of a love we used to share
[Chorus]
After all we’ve been
(I’m left to twist in the wind)
Please can’t you see
(All that we can be)
After all that’s come undone
(We’re still orbiting the sun)
Lost between what might have been
(Still twisting in the wind)
[Bridge – Breakdown]
Insisting on twisting?
Still existing in this distance
[Final Chorus]
After all we’ve been
(I’m left to twist in the wind)
Please can’t you see
(All that we can be)
After all we’ve lost and found
(Still spinning ’round and ’round)
Nothing left to recommend
(Just twisting in the wind)
[Outro]
Insisting on twisting…
Still existing…
Twisting… in the wind…
(Been… wind… been in the wind)
[Intro]
Everybody says they know
(Yet every which way they go)
Everybody says they’re sure
(All about our future)
Everybody talks in circles
(In a distorted mess)
Nevertheless…
[Verse 1]
People read a headline fast
Turn a rumor into fact
Never stop to ask a question
Never check what they lack
Truth gets buried under noise
Shouting louder than the rest
Confidence without the knowledge
Still gets treated like the best
[Pre-Chorus]
Facts are sitting in plain sight
Still ignored day after day
Everybody sees the warning
But they always look away
[Chorus]
The reality is easy to see
(Nevertheless)
Society universally
(Remains clueless)
The answers stand in front of us all
(Nevertheless)
We keep pretending we are ten feet tall
(And so foolish)
[Verse 2]
Some believe what they want most
Some repeat what they were told
Some mistake a loud opinion
For a truth they can hold
The science sits there on the page
The numbers line up in a row
Still they act surprised tomorrow
By the things they should already know
[Pre-Chorus]
Every problem leaves a trail
Every warning leaves a sign
But excuses keep on growing
While we run out of time
[Chorus]
The reality is easy to see
(Nevertheless)
Society universally
(Remains clueless)
The evidence is all around
(Nevertheless)
Still we keep our heads down
(So useless)
[Bridge]
Wake up to rationality
(Come on… really)
Wake up to cause and effect
(Before we regret it)
Wake up to what is true
(And what we already knew)
[Final Chorus]
The reality is easy to see
(Nevertheless)
Society universally
(Remains clueless)
The clock is ticking endlessly
(Nevertheless)
Still we drift collectively
(Through the madness)
[Outro]
Everybody says they know
(Yet don’t know the word no)
Everybody says they’re sure
(All about our future)
Everybody talks in circles
(Compounding the world’s stress)
Nevertheless…
(Less, less, less)
[Intro]
Listen close, pay attention
No filler, no distraction
Oh, know no…
(Non-nonsense)
[Verse 1]
Every word counts, every step measured
No room for lies, no thoughtless pleasure
Truth cuts through like a razor blade
Clear your mind, don’t be swayed
Facts stacked high, logic intact
Keep your focus, don’t react
Noise surrounds, but you stand firm
Lessons learned from every turn
[Pre-Chorus]
See the world without disguise
(No hype. No lies.)
Read between the empty lines
(Not their cries and whines)
Nothing wasted, nothing fake
(Not no give… just take, take, take)
Know your stance before you break
[Chorus]
Oh, know no
(Non-nonsense)
You’ve gotta know
(The circumstance)
Clear the clutter, cut the fluff
(Non-nonsense)
Don’t get lost when times get rough
(The circumstance)
[Verse 2]
No more guessing, no more haze
Make your moves, set your pace
Every detail matters, every clue
Step with purpose in what you do
Question everything, trust your eyes
Filter truth from all the lies
Nothing wasted, everything aligned
Keep it simple, keep it refined
[Pre-Chorus]
See the world without disguise
(No hype. No lies.)
Read between the empty lines
(Not their cries and whines)
Nothing wasted, nothing fake
(Not no give… just take, take, take)
Know your stance before you break
[Chorus]
Oh, know no
(Non-nonsense)
You’ve gotta know
(The circumstance)
Clear the clutter, cut the fluff
(Non-nonsense)
Don’t get lost when times get rough
(The circumstance)
[Bridge]
No illusions, no delay
Keep your head, find your way
Cut the noise, see the truth
Non-nonsense is the proof
[Final Chorus]
Oh, know no
(Non-nonsense)
You’ve gotta know
(The circumstance)
Clear the clutter, cut the fluff
(Non-nonsense)
Stand your ground when times get rough
(The circumstance)
[Outro]
Listen close, pay attention
(Make an attempt at retention)
Oh, know no…
(Non-nonsense)
Know
[Intro]
Step by step
One path bends into another
Going down…
(The rabbit hole)
[Verse 1]
Shadows flicker on the wall
Every turn reveals it all
Mirrors twisting, floors collide
Reality’s edge is hard to hide
Questions echo in the dark
Whispers leave a tiny mark
Every answer spawns two more
Pulling deeper than before
[Refrain]
Going down, down, down
(The rabbit hole)
Going down, down, down
(Seeking whole)
Going down
[Verse 2]
Spinning thoughts, a tangled maze
Time dissolves in endless haze
Faces blur, the colors blend
Every path has no clear end
Curiosity, the only guide
Through the chaos we can’t hide
Every secret, every lie
Draws you further, asking why
[Pre-Chorus]
Step inside and lose your grip
Reality begins to slip
Every layer, every role
Leads you further down the hole
[Refrain]
Going down, down, down
(The rabbit hole)
Going down, down, down
(Seeking whole)
Going down
[Bridge – Breakdown]
Twist and turn, can’t look back
Every corner is a trap
What you find may not be kind
But still you follow, still you mind
[Verse 3]
Nothing’s what it seems to be
Every truth has a degree
Every choice creates a thread
Leading further where you dread
Yet the thrill keeps pulling near
The unknown both tempts and sears
Every step is a story told
Going deeper than the cold
[Final Refrain]
Going down, down, down
(The rabbit hole)
Going down, down, down
(Seeking whole)
Going down
Going down, down, down
(Through the unknown)
Going down, down, down
(Into your own)
Going down
[Outro]
Step by step, the path unfolds
Into the depths of the rabbit hole
[Intro]
Orbit drifting, signal fades
Half-lit Earth in bluish haze
Turning slow through silent skies
Reflections in astronaut eyes
[Verse 1]
We left the ground in burning light
Cut through the blue into the night
Every heartbeat counting time
Quasi-vacuum so divine
Earth below like fragile glass
All our futures, all our pasts
Floating weightless, side by side
In the dark where secrets hide
[Pre-Chorus]
[Rising Synth, Snare Build, Organ Layer]
Every mile removes the noise
Every silence steals our voice
Still we reach through endless sea
For what we are and what could be
[Chorus]
Can we fit all of us
(On this Artemis?)
You, you, and you
(On the Artemis 2, too)
… me and you?
Can we stretch the human line
(Beyond the edge of space and time)
Hold the dream and make it true
(On Artemis, me and you)
[Bridge]
See you soon…
(On the dark side of the moon)
[Verse 2]
Stations hum in orbit’s glow
Where does “home” begin to go?
Every face behind a visor glass
Wondering how long we last
We carry oceans in our chest
All the hopes we never rest
Weightless bodies, grounded minds
Searching for the ties that bind
[Pre-Chorus]
Every orbit shifts our view
Redefines the old and new
Still the question stays with me
How many souls can space set free?
[Chorus]
Can we fit all of us
(On this Artemis?)
You, you, and you
(On the Artemis 2, too)
… me and you?
Can we hold the human thread
Without the fear of what lies ahead
In the void where dreams come through
On Artemis, me and you
[Bridge]
See you soon…
(On the dark side of the moon)
Solar eclipse
(Can’t miss this)
… on the Artemis….
[Bridge]
Dark side calling, no reply
Just the turning of the sky
We are small but we are loud
Lost inside a cosmic cloud
[Final Chorus]
Can we fit all of us
(On this Artemis?)
You, you, and you
(On the Artemis 2, too)
… me and you?
If we can, then let it be
A shared humanity in the sea
Of endless night and breaking blue
On Artemis, me and you
[Bridge]
See you soon…
(On the dark side of the moon)
Like a howling loon
(There is no dark side of the moon)
[Outro]
Dark side drifting out of view
Still wondering if we’ll make it through
Me and you…
Me and you…
See you soon…
(On the dark side of the moon)
Like a howling loon
(There is no dark side of the moon)
As a matter of fact
(It’s all dark… and stark)
But you can see the Earth-shine
(And, it’s oh so fine)
[Intro]
For a while I stayed the same
Living underneath a name
But something shifted in the air
Like I finally noticed I was there
[Verse 1]
I wore the shape they gave to me
Bent around what I should be
Every mirror, every sign
Told me not to cross the line
But little cracks began to show
Places I was scared to go
Every doubt, every scar
Pointed me to who we are
[Pre-Chorus]
I was drifting in a shell
Trying not to feel too much
Then the walls around me fell
When I finally lost my crutch
[Chorus]
Finally I can see
(Something else)
Finally I can be
(Something else)
More than what they wanted from me
(More than what they tried to sell)
Well… finally I can breathe
(Something else does relieve)
[Verse 2]
All the roads I never took
Every rule I overlooked
Every dream I hid away
Comes alive another day
Now the colors feel more bright
Now the shadows feel more light
Every step I thought I’d fear
Feels a bit better here
[Pre-Chorus]
I was living underground
Half asleep and half unknown
Now I hear a different sound
Like I’m finally coming home
[Chorus]
Finally I can see
(Something else)
Finally I can be
(Something else)
More than what they thought I’d be
(More than what they thought as well)
Finally we can live freely
(Something else)
Feel as the cold hearts melt
[Bridge]
Maybe we are not one thing
Maybe we are meant to change
Maybe every ending brings
Something beautiful and strange
[Final Chorus]
Finally I can see
(Something else)
Finally I can be
(Something else)
More than what they wanted from me
(More than what they tried to sell)
Finally I believe
(Something else)
[Outro]
Finally I can see…
Something else
Finally I can be…
Something else
[Verse 1]
Sunlight stretching through the trees
Soft warm air and a gentle breeze
Windows open, music loud
Shaking off that winter cloud
(Sing it out loud!)
Sidewalk cracks with dandelions
Kids outside just riding on
Every color coming through
Like the world feels something new
(Find the love you knew)
[Pre-Chorus]
Long nights finally fade away
Cold gray skies turn into day
Every little thing feels right
Stepping back into the light
[Chorus]
It’s that time of season
(Don’t need a reason)
Got over the winter blues
(Happy to hear the good news)
Into spring-summer
(No, no longer a bummer)
Feel it in everything we do
(All brand new)
[Verse 2]
Porch lights glowing after dusk
Fireflies and that summer musk
Old songs playing down the street
Barefoot dancing in the heat
(Dancing to the beat)
Ice cream dripping, laughing loud
No more hiding in a crowd
Every moment feels like gold
Simple stories being told
(Feeling young not growing old)
[Pre-Chorus]
Time slows down but moves so fast
Trying hard to make it last
Every second sings a tune
Underneath a rising moon
[Chorus]
It’s that time of season
(Don’t need a reason)
Got over the winter blues
(Happy to hear the good news)
Into spring-summer
(No, no longer a bummer)
Every sky a brighter blue
(Nothing to lose)
[Bridge]
Maybe it’s the way we change
Or maybe nothing stays the same
But after every frozen night
Comes a flood of warmth and light
[Final Chorus]
It’s that time of season
(Don’t need a reason)
Got over the winter blues
(Happy to hear the good news)
Into spring-summer
(No, no longer a bummer)
Hold on to the feeling too
(It’s me and you)
[Outro]
Into spring-summer
No, no longer a bummer
Into spring-summer
Feels like coming back to life
(And arrive alive)
[Intro]
Everything that doesn’t fit
(Slightly off… just a bit)
Everything they can’t explain
(Or can’t quite seem to name)
Thrown into another pile
(Or turned into a smile?)
Maybe that’s where the magic came
(Not all being just the same)
[Verse 1]
Old ideas and crooked lines
Different thoughts and stranger minds
Every person, every face
Looking for their little place
Some stand out and some blend in
Some wear joy beneath their skin
Some are quiet, some are loud
Trying to rise above the crowd
[Pre-Chorus]
All the things they call too strange
Are the things that make us change
Every color, every doubt
Is what being alive’s about
[Chorus]
Maybe each of us
(Is miscellaneous)
A bit different in and out
(Find it… and shout about)
Maybe every little flaw
(Is what makes us fabulous)
Every hidden part inside
(Is mysterious to us)
[Verse 2]
Boxes never fit us right
Labels fade in different light
Every story bends and turns
Every heart still twists and burns
You can spend your life pretending
Or embrace the strange beginning
All the parts you hide away
Might be what saves the day
[Pre-Chorus]
What they call unusual
Might be what is beautiful
Every crack and every seam
Could become a bigger dream
[Chorus]
Maybe each of us
(Is miscellaneous)
A bit different in and out
(Find it… and shout about)
Maybe every little flaw
(Is what makes us fabulous)
Every hidden part inside
(Is mysterious to us)
[Bridge]
Not broken
Not less
Not something to suppress
Different rhythms
Different routes
Different voices breaking out
[Final Chorus]
Maybe each of us
(Is miscellaneous)
A bit different in and out
(Find it… and shout about)
Maybe being who we are
(Is the whole point of all of this)
Every strange and shining part
(Is miraculous)
[Outro]
Everything that doesn’t fit
(Might be where the magic is)
Don’t give up… never quit
(Miscellaneous and miraculous)
[Intro, Spoken Word]
Oh, no, not whatnot
(Take a listen to what we got)
[Verse 1]
Started with a whisper and a joke gone wrong
Little bit of nothing but it tagged along
People kept saying “that’s all you got?”
But we kept cooking in a bigger pot
From a spark to a flame to a neon glow
Took a hard left turn from the same old road
They tried to box it in, tried to make it small
But it broke right through every single wall
[Pre-Chorus]
Call it this, call it that
But it’s more than a label you’re looking at
Every step, every twist
Turned a maybe into this
[Chorus]
Beyond diddly
(No not squat)
Oh, no, no, no
(This ain’t Bo)
It’s so much more
(Than came before)
Clearly…
(Beyond diddly)
[Verse 2]
They said keep it simple, keep it tight and neat
But it spilled right over into something sweet
Every odd little piece found a place to land
Now it’s bigger than we ever planned
From the back of a napkin to a grand design
Every crooked little note fell into line
It’s the chaos, the color, the beautiful mess
That turns “just okay” into “nothing less”
[Pre-Chorus]
Stretch it out, let it breathe
More than what you thought you’d need
Every doubt that you forgot
Turned into a stronger plot
[Chorus]
Beyond diddly
(No not squat)
Oh, no, no, no
(This ain’t Bo)
It’s so much more
(Than came before)
Clearly…
(Beyond diddly)
[Bridge]
Not just bits and broken parts
Not just noise and restless hearts
It’s the leap, it’s the climb
It’s the rhythm out of time
Take the small and let it grow
Way past anything you know
What began as just a thought
Now it’s everything it’s not
[Breakdown Chorus]
Beyond diddly…
(Feel it grow)
Not just echoes…
(Let it show)
Every limit we outran
Was just part of a bigger plan
[Final Chorus]
Beyond diddly
(No not squat)
Oh, no, no, no
(This ain’t Bo)
It’s so much more
(Than came before)
Clearly…
(Beyond diddly)
[Outro]
Beyond… beyond…
Not what you thought
Beyond… beyond…
Everything you forgot
(Beyond diddly)
Beyond…
(On and on and on)
[Verse 1]
Kicked the door with a thunder sound
Feet hit fire, never backing down
Lights flash bright, hear the engines roar
We came for one, but we wanted more
Clock strikes loud, feel the pressure rise
No second guess, no compromise
Heat in the air, sparks in the wires
Running this thing like it’s all on fire
[Pre-Chorus]
Feel the rush, don’t hesitate
Hit the gas, accelerate
All or nothing, take your shot
Give it everything you got
[Bridge]
Going, going, going
(Gone)
Knowing the song
(Sing along:)
[Refrain]
Gang! (Busters)
You rang?
(Gang!) Busters
(You sang)
Gang! (Busters)
Turn it up, let’s bring the thunder
(Gang!) Busters
Take it over, tear it asunder
[Verse 2]
Crowd jumps in, now the floor’s alive
Energy hits like a high-voltage drive
Hands in the air, voices collide
No place left where we can hide
Neon nights and electric days
Caught in a wild, unstoppable blaze
Every move like a lightning strike
Riding the edge of what we like
[Pre-Chorus]
Push it past the breaking line
Every second, every time
No regrets, no looking back
Full-speed living on the track
[Bridge]
Going, going, going
(Gone)
Knowing the song
(Sing along:)
[Refrain]
Gang! (Busters)
You rang?
(Gang!) Busters
(You sang)
Gang! (Busters)
Feel the rhythm pulling tighter
(Gang!) Busters
Burn it brighter, higher, higher
[Breakdown]
(Clap—Clap—Stomp)
Feel it build, don’t let it drop
(Clap—Clap—Stomp)
Take it straight up to the top
Call and response, side to side
Let the whole world hear our cry
[Bridge – Extended]
Going, going, going
(Gone)
Knowing the song
(Sing along:)
[Final Refrain]
Gang! (Busters)
You rang?
(Gang!) Busters
(You sang)
Gang! (Busters)
Shout it loud, no going under
(Gang!) Busters
We’re the storm, we’re the thunder
[Outro]
Gang! (Busters)
Gang! (Busters)
Gang! (Busters)
(Gone)
[Verse 1]
Words on the tip but they slip away
Like they’ve got their own place to stay
I open my mouth, nothing comes through
Like there’s a traffic jam in the truth
I rehearse it all in my head
But it gets tangled up instead
Every sentence turns to air
When I need it, it’s never there
[Pre-Chorus]
Something stuck, something tight
Locks it up every time I try
Funny how it comes undone
When I’m alone, when no one’s won
[Chorus]
You would hear me say
(Cat got my tongue)
But, I’m in this way
(This bird’s song can’t be sung)
You’d think I’d speak
(But I just hum)
Every time I reach
(I come up numb)
[Verse 2]
Got a story I wanna tell
But it hides inside its shell
Every thought that tries to leave
Gets caught up in what I believe
People ask me what I mean
I just smile, keep it clean
But behind my quiet grin
There’s a storm I’m trapped within
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not fear, it’s not doubt
Just a signal breaking out
Like a radio half on
Trying hard to find a song
[Chorus]
You would hear me say
(Cat got my tongue)
But, I’m in this way
(This bird’s song can’t be sung)
I reach for sound
(It slips and runs)
All my words
(Become undone)
[Bridge]
Maybe silence has its voice
Maybe silence has a choice
Maybe everything I feel
Doesn’t need to be revealed
Still I try, still I strain
Breaking through the quiet chain
Every word I almost say
Gets carried far away
[Final Chorus]
You would hear me say
(Cat got my tongue)
But, I’m in this way
(This bird’s song can’t be sung)
Still I try
(To hum along)
Even silence
(Sings my song)
[Outro]
Cat n’ tongue…
Still unsung…
Cat n’ tongue…
But I’m not done…
(One last one?)
[Verse 1]
Backyard gate’s swingin’ in the breeze
Mud prints lead through the apple trees
Bowl still sittin’ by the porch step line
Leash on the hook, but the hook ain’t mine
Hollered her name ‘cross the afternoon
Just got echoes and a slanted moon
Tail like a memory, quick and free
Gone like she was never meant to be
[Pre-Chorus]
Chasing shadows down the lane
Calling out in sun and rain
Every whistle, every call
Falls back into nothing at all
[Bridge]
Sing along:
(Now where could that dog have gone)
[Refrain]
Dag-nab-it
(Dog gone)
Try n’ grab quick
Before she gets away
(Oh, please come home today)
Oh, what went wrong…
Dog gone
(Dog gone)
… long, long gone
[Verse 2]
Neighbors said they saw her run
Like she was chasing down the sun
Past the creek and over stone
Like she’d never call this place home
Every path looks just the same
Every call just says her name
But the wind keeps stealing sound
And she’s nowhere to be found
[Pre-Chorus]
Every trail turns into dust
Every promise turns to rust
Still I wander, still I pray
Maybe she just lost her way
[Bridge]
Sing along:
(Now where could that dog have gone)
[Refrain]
Dag-nab-it
(Dog gone)
Running wild
Out beyond the line
(Still I hope she’s fine)
Oh, what went wrong…
Dog gone
(Dog gone)
Gone, gone on
[Breakdown]
Quiet night, porch light low
Listening for a bark I know
Every star above the yard
Feels a little less so hard
[Final Chorus]
Dog gone
(Dog gone)
Come on home
Where you belong
(Don’t stay gone too long)
Dog gone
(Dog gone)
But I’ll wait on
[Outro]
Wind through the trees…
Empty leash…
(Oh please)
Dog gone…
But not gone in me…
(No, not completely)
[Intro, Acapella Harmony Vocals]
Musta died…
Or maybe just livin’ right…
(Shine on – the light)
Shine on and on (Delight)
[Verse 1]
Sun came up on a gravel road
Coffee strong in a chipped-up bowl
Screen door slam and a rooster crow
Same old rhythm we always know
But today there’s a sweeter air
Something lighter everywhere
Like the world just slowed its spin
And let a little heaven in
[Pre-Chorus]
Laughter drifting through the trees
Biscuits baking, summer breeze
Every worry left behind
Peace you don’t have to find
[Refrain]
Musta died
(And gone to heaven)
Eyes pied
(From before seven)
Musta died
(And gone to heaven)
Dusted, fried
(Before eleven)
[Verse 2]
Front porch swing and a mason jar
Pickup parked by the old tin barn
Neighbors waving as they pass by
No one’s in too much of a try
Radio plays a country tune
Underneath that afternoon
Time just melts into the day
Nothing pulling you away
[Pre-Chorus]
Every smile, every call
Feels like you belong to it all
Simple things that make it right
Morning into night
[Refrain]
Musta died
(And gone to heaven)
Sweet tea poured
(Cold by eleven)
Musta died
(And gone to heaven)
Laughing loud
(Like forever seven)
[Bridge]
Ain’t no rush, ain’t no race
Just a slow and steady place
Where the sky feels close enough
And living easy is enough
Hey! Hey!
Let it roll, let it stay
Hey! Hey!
Never gonna fade away
(Not fade away, away… away….)
[Final Refrain]
Musta died
(And gone to heaven)
Sunset gold
(Past half-past seven)
Musta died
(And gone to heaven)
Hearts wide
(Open and given)
[Outro]
Musta died…
Or maybe just livin’ right…
(Shine on – the light)
Shine on and on (Delight)
[Verse 1]
Something’s off, you smell it first
Could’ve been better, could’ve been worse
Tried to stir it, tried to spin
But you know what you’re standing in
Half-baked plans and leftovers
Going back just makes it worse
You can laugh or you can pout
But you know what it’s about
[Pre-Chorus]
You can dress it up, disguise the truth
But it’s still the same from every view
Second chances, same old loop
Running circles in the soup
[Chorus]
Just take a look
(It’s up to you)
Do you wanna re-cook
(Or pursue anew?)
Read the signs
(They’re in plain view)
Keep refrying
(Or break on through?)
[Verse 2]
Tried to fix it, tried to save
Every move just dug the grave
Spinning wheels in the same old lane
Different story, same old stain
You can scrape it off the top
But you know it doesn’t stop
Every shortcut, every dodge
Still leaves you in the same façade
[Pre-Chorus]
Truth is simple, hard to face
You can’t clean up every place
If the root is off the loop
You’ll keep finding peas in the…
[Bridge]
When there’s peas in the poop
(Do you wanna scoop?)
Keep digging in
(Or change the group?)
Laugh it off
(Or face the truth?)
Stay stuck inside
(Or cut it loose?)
[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Spoken Tone]
You already know…
You saw it coming…
So what are you gonna do?
[Final Chorus]
Just take a look
(It’s up to you)
Do you wanna re-cook
(Or pursue anew?)
Draw the line
(Choose what’s true)
Stay in the mess
(Or make it new?)
[Outro: Funk Groove Fades, Playful Ad-libs]
Peas in the…
Yeah, you knew…
Peas in the…
What you gonna do?
[Final Hit]
(Up to you)
[Verse 1]
Packed my thoughts in a paper bag
Tried to stay, but the signal lagged
Words got tangled, ties got tight
Something said it wasn’t right
Doors been creakin’, windows wide
Something shifted deep inside
No more waiting on the line
No more “maybe next time”
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not anger, it’s not spite
Just a turning of the night
Clear as neon, loud and near
Time to disappear
[Chorus]
Oh, you know….
(I gotta go)
Just to be clear
(I’m outta here)
Oh, no doubt….
(It’s figured out)
No more fear
(I’m outta here)
[Verse 2]
Left a note on the kitchen wall
Said I tried, but that was all
Every road I ever knew
Leads me somewhere past the view
No more circles, no more stall
No more waiting for a call
Something better pulls ahead
Even if it’s never said
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s a line I’ve got to cross
Even if it means a loss
Every ending crystal clear
Whispers in my ear
[Chorus]
Oh, you know….
(I gotta go)
Just to be clear
(I’m outta here)
Oh, it shows….
(The feeling grows)
Nothing to fear
(I’m outta here)
[Bridge]
Not running away
Just running true
Not leaving you
Just leaving the view
Every step I take feels right
Cutting through the fading light
Nothing left to hold me near
Except this final tear
Oh, you know…
(It’s time to go…)
Yeah… I know…
[Final Chorus]
Oh, you know….
(I gotta go)
Just to be clear
(I’m outta here)
Oh, it’s done….
(The line is gone)
Nothing here
(I’m outta here)
[Outro]
Bye-bye
(See ya later?)
Maybe…
(Bye-bye)
No more delay…
No more maybe…
Just goodbye…
[Final Hit: Hard Stop]
(Outta here)
[Verse 1]
Numbers glow but they don’t feel time
Digits flash in a perfect line
No slow sweep, no second glance
Just instant answers, no romance
We used to watch the minutes move
Tiny steps in a steady groove
Now it’s gone in a blinking span
Time reduced to what we can
[Pre-Chorus]
Every second cut too clean
Nothing in between the screen
Losing track of where we are
In the future… just how far?
[Chorus]
Do you remember clocks with hands
(In these times no one understands)
The pressure of today’s demands
(Turning all the bands bland)
Do you recall the patient spin
(Where the moment would begin)
Now it’s rush and reprimand
(No one’s got a second hand)
[Verse 2]
Schedules stacked in endless rows
Deadlines no one really knows
Always running, never still
Chasing something we can’t fulfill
Used to pause and let it breathe
Now there’s nothing left to leave
Every hour pre-defined
No space left inside the mind
[Pre-Chorus]
Time was once a living thing
Now it’s just a tightening ring
Every tick we can’t withstand
Falling faster than we planned
[Chorus]
Do you remember clocks with hands
(In these times no one understands)
The pressure of today’s demands
(Turning all the bands bland)
Do you miss the drifting pace
(Time you didn’t have to chase)
Now it slips right through your grasp
(Nothing really seems to last)
[Bridge]
Round and round but never rushed
(Moments lived instead of crushed)
Every turn a gentle guide
(Now it’s numbers we can’t hide)
Maybe time is still the same
(Only we have changed the game)
Lost the rhythm, lost command
(Guess it’s time we make a stand)
Tick… (Tock, tick)
Tick… (Tock, tick)
Do you feel it…
Or just see it…
[Final Chorus]
Do you remember clocks with hands
(In these times no one understands)
The pressure of today’s demands
(Turning all the bands bland)
Bring it back, the slower stand
(Time we used to understand)
Let it breathe, let it expand
(Give us back those ticking hands)
[Outro]
Clocks with hands…
(Slipping sands…)
Clocks with hands…
(Where do we stand…?)
[Verse 1]
Scuffed up shoes on a worn-out floor
Seen this mess a hundred times before
Dust in corners, cracks in the wall
But there’s still something worth it all
Rough around every edge we know
But there’s a spark underneath the show
Little work, little bit of care
Turn it into something rare
[Pre-Chorus]
Don’t need perfect, don’t need new
Just a little follow-through
What looks lost can realign
Given just a little time
[Chorus]
Can we make it shine
(Spit and polish)
With a shine so fine
(We all relish)
Take what’s worn
(And make it bright)
Bring it back
(Into the light)
[Verse 2]
Old guitar with a faded sound
Still got music when it’s passed around
Every mark tells where it’s been
Every flaw lets the soul shine in
Hands get dirty, that’s the cost
Finding treasure in what was lost
Every scratch, every stain
Can be turned to gold again
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not magic, it’s the grind
Care and patience, state of mind
What you give is what will show
Let it breathe and let it glow
[Chorus]
Can we make it shine
(Spit and polish)
With a shine so fine
(We all relish)
Take the dull
(Make it gleam)
Turn it up
(Live the dream)
[Bridge]
Little by little, stroke by stroke
Every effort, every hope
What was hidden starts to rise
Right before your very eyes
No shortcuts, no disguise
Just the will to realize
Every surface, every line
Holds a chance to truly shine
Rub it down, don’t let go
Feel the rhythm start to grow
Shine it up, take it slow
Watch it steal the show
[Final Chorus]
Can we make it shine
(Spit and polish)
With a shine so fine
(We all relish)
Let it show
(Like new again)
Let it glow
(From deep within)
[Outro]
Spit and polish…
(Done this time…)
Spit and finish…
(Let it shine…)
[Verse 1]
Morning light across your face
Quiet moments we don’t chase
Coffee cools, we let it be
Time slows down for you and me
Every glance, a hidden spark
Little fires in the dark
Nothing loud, nothing new
Just the way I fall for you
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s the simple things you do
That pull me closer into you
No big words, no grand display
Just a feeling that won’t fade
[Chorus]
I’m wrapped up in you
(The little things you do)
Wearing your love cloak
(Hearing every word spoke)
Caught in your thread
(Every word you said)
Pulled in so tight
(It just feels right)
[Verse 2]
Late night talks that drift and bend
Like they never have to end
Every laugh, every pause
Pulls me deeper just because
No need trying to explain
How it settles in my veins
Every step, every move
Feels like something I can’t lose
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not something I can fake
Every breath, every take
All the little in-between
Means more than it seems
[Chorus]
I’m wrapped up in you
(The little things you do)
Wearing your love cloak
(Hearing every word spoke)
Every glance
(Pulls me through)
Every chance
(Leads to you)
[Bridge]
Not a moment wasted here
Everything feels crystal clear
All the noise just fades away
When you’re close, I wanna stay
Call it fate or call it chance
All I know is this romance
Built from whispers on what’s true
Every piece just leads to you
Wrapped up…
So caught up…
Don’t wake up…
From this love…
(The love of…)
[Final Chorus]
I’m wrapped up in you
(The little things you do)
Wearing your love cloak
(Hearing you spoke of woke)
Hold me close
(Don’t let go)
Let it flow
(We both know)
[Outro]
Wrapped up in you…
Through and through…
Wrapped up in you…
Love’s come due…
[Verse 1]
Letters scattered on the floor
Spilling out from every drawer
Meaning hiding in disguise
Right before our very eyes
Every word we try to say
Finds a different kind of way
Alphabet in disarray
Till it learns to move and play
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s a code we all can read
Planting every thought and seed
Simple marks that come alive
Helping everything survive
[Refrain]
Starting to see
A to Z
(And a 2, B, to be)
Naturally
Start (from the heart)
And in the end
(The message you send)
Lives eternally
[Verse 2]
Every sentence builds a road
Carrying a heavy load
From confusion into light
Turning wrongs into right
Vowels stretch and consonants bend
Till they find a way to blend
Every phrase a new design
Drawn in rhythm, line by line
[Pre-Chorus]
Even silence has a tone
When it’s written, it’s not alone
Every symbol has a role
In the language of the soul
[Refrain]
Starting to see
A to Z
(And a 2, B, to be)
Naturally
Start (from the heart)
And in the end
(The message you send)
Lives eternally
[Bridge]
Every alphabetic trace
Finds its rhythm, finds its place
Not just letters in a row
But a way for truth to grow
From beginning to the last
Every future and the past
Written in a single line
Simple, yet divine
[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Spoken Rhythm]
A… B… C…
What will it be?
Words become reality…
[Final Refrain]
Starting to see
A to Z
(And a 2, B, to be)
Naturally
Start (from the heart)
And in the end
(The message you send)
Lives eternally
A… Z…
It’s all we need…
A… Z…
Plant the seed…
[Bridge to jam]
Start… from the heart…
Lives eternally…
(Set your love free)
Free, free, free
[Groove Establishes]
Everything becomes circular—no beginning, no end
[Saxophone Enters – Soft, exploratory]
[Percussion Build]
[Guitar Phase Shift]
[Saxophone Solo – First Movement: “Alphabet Drift”]
[Full Jam Climax]
Start… from the heart…
Love’s eternity…
(Set your love free)
Free, free, free
[Verse 1]
Footprints fade where we once stood
Trying hard to feel understood
Everything we thought was still
Turns and bends against our will
Time moves like a restless tide
Pulling everything inside
What was solid slips away
Into shapes that rearrange the day
[Pre-Chorus]
Nothing stays the same for long
Even silence turns to song
Every ending starts to send
Us toward a different end
[Refrain]
Shifting (sands)
Hope everyone (understands)
Shifting (gears)
Drifting (past years of fears)
Rising above
(To a higher love)
Higher love
(Love, love, love)
[Verse 2]
Walls we built begin to sway
Slowly breaking day by day
What we held so close and tight
Opens up into the light
No more fixed or carved in stone
Everything we’ve ever known
Learns to breathe and learns to bend
Till beginnings start again
[Pre-Chorus]
Every moment rearranged
Everything is being changed
Nothing left to hold too fast
Only echoes of the past
[Refrain]
Shifting (sands)
Hope everyone (understands)
Shifting (gears)
Drifting (past years of fears)
Rising above
(To a higher love)
Higher love
(Love, love, love)
[Bridge]
We are not what we were before
Something opens every door
Even broken things can move
Toward a brighter groove
Let it go, let it spin
Let the new world settle in
All we lose is all we gain
Rising through the change again
[Breakdown: Minimal Pulse, Vocal Echoes]
Shifting…
Don’t resist…
Shifting…
Can’t dismiss…
[Final Refrain]
Shifting (sands)
Hope everyone (understands)
Shifting (gears)
No more years of fears
Rising above
(To a higher love)
Higher love
(Love, love, love)
[Outro: Ambient Fade, Soft Synth Rise]
Shifting…
Rising…
Higher love…
Love, love, love…
[Verse 1]
Blinking sign I almost missed
Split-second call, I took the risk
Lines diverge without a sound
Now I’m somewhere I’m not found
Map keeps spinning in my head
Every route a thread misread
Thought I knew just where to go
Now I’m deeper in the unknown
[Pre-Chorus]
Every mile asks me why
Every turn a blurred reply
No rewind, no reset
Just the road and my regret
[Refrain]
This could be
(The wrong exit)
Guess we’ll see
Mighta made a wrong turn
… will I ever learn…
(Or will it end ironically)
[Verse 2]
Streetlights flicker, numbers fade
Every choice a gamble played
Passing signs I don’t recall
Did I miss them after all?
Voices echo in my mind
“All roads lead somewhere in time”
But somewhere doesn’t feel like right
Just another endless night
[Pre-Chorus]
Every doubt accelerates
Every second hesitates
Still I push the engine on
Hoping I’m not too far gone
[Refrain]
This could be
(The wrong exit)
Guess we’ll see
Mighta made a wrong turn
… will I ever learn…
(Or will it end ironically)
[Bridge]
Maybe wrong is just a view
Maybe lost is something new
Every detour, every bend
Might be more than just an end
Or maybe I’ve been here before
Circling the same old door
Every lesson left unread
Looping lines inside my head
[Breakdown: Minimal Beat, Echo Guitar]
Wrong exit…
Or just different…
Wrong turn…
Or just distance…
[Final Refrain]
This could be
(The wrong exit)
Guess we’ll see
Mighta made a wrong turn
… will I ever learn…
(Or will it end ironically)
[Outro: Fading Engine Sound, Distant Guitar Echo]
Signal lost…
(At what cost)
Road goes on…
(And on and on)
Wrong exit…
(Perplex… yet…)
Still not gone…
[Intro – driving toms, pulsing bass, muted guitar chugs, rising synth]
Soon to discover (over, over)
It ain’t over… (over, over…)
[Verse 1 – tight groove, punchy kick/snare, palm-muted guitar]
Started in the dark with a flicker of a flame
Every step forward felt a little like pain
They said “turn around,” said “you’ve gone too far”
But I kept on chasing that distant star
[Pre-Chorus – build intensity, open hi-hats, rising bassline]
Bruised but breathing, still in the fight
Every wrong turn got me closer to right
[Chorus – full throttle, big drums, distorted guitars, stacked vocals]
It ain’t over
(’till it’s over)
And, you can bet
(It ain’t over, yet)
When the dust settles, (I’ll still be standing)
Holding the line with these two bare hands and
If you think I’m done, (you don’t know me yet)
No, it ain’t over yet
You can bet….
(ain’t over! ain’t over!)
[Verse 2 – add lead guitar riffs, stronger bass drive]
Echoes of doubt try to fill my head
But I turned that noise into fuel instead
Every closed door just sharpened my will
Every uphill climb made me stronger still
[Pre-Chorus – tom-heavy build, rising vocal tension]
Scars tell stories I won’t forget
Every fall just adds to the debt
[Chorus – bigger, double kick accents, crowd-style backing vocals]
It ain’t over
(’till it’s over)
And, you can bet
(It ain’t over, yet)
Through the fire, (through the weather)
Piece by piece I pull it together
You can count me out, (I’ll raise that bet)
No, it ain’t over yet
[Bridge – breakdown then explosive rebuild]
When the night gets long and the road gets rough
I remind myself I’m more than enough
No surrender, no regret
I haven’t reached the ending yet
[Build – rapid snare rolls, rising guitars, tension climbing]
No regret!
(not… over… yet…)
[Breakdown – stop-time hits, vocal punches]
(Still rising!) [hit]
(Still fighting!) [hit]
(Still holding on!) [hit]
(Still writing!) [hit]
[Final Chorus]
It ain’t over
(’till it’s over)
And, you can bet
(It ain’t over, yet)
From the ashes, (from the wreckage)
I’ll rebuild what they expected
Every promise, (every threat)
No, it ain’t over yet
[Outro]
So let ‘em talk, let ‘em place their bet
I’m not done—not even close yet
Hear me now, don’t you forget…
[Final hit – full band stop]
It ain’t over yet!
(Go! Go get!)
[Verse 1]
Packed it up in a cardboard box
Labeled dreams and ticking clocks
Laughs we had, the things we said
Still echo softly in my head
No hard feelings, no regret
Just a path we haven’t met
Every step now pulls away
From what we were to yesterday
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not goodbye, not quite the end
Just a bend we couldn’t mend
Every story has to flow
Somewhere else we have to go
[Refrain]
It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(… gotta go)
So…
Let’s give ‘er heave
And a ho!
(Ho! Ho!)
It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(Maybe we’ll meet up again)
Ya never know
(Oh, no, no, no)
[Verse 2]
Different roads and different skies
Different truths and different lies
What we were won’t fade away
It just won’t walk with us today
Every ending leaves a trace
Time won’t ever quite erase
But it softens what we knew
And makes a little room for new
[Pre-Chorus]
Shake it off and let it ride
No more reasons left to hide
Every turn’s a chance to grow
Even when it’s time to go
[Refrain]
It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(… gotta go)
So…
Let’s give ‘er heave
And a ho!
(Ho! Ho!)
It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(Maybe we’ll meet up again)
Ya never know
(Oh, no, no, no)
[Bridge]
Raise a glass to what we had
Even good can turn to past
No need holding on too tight
Let it drift into the night
If our paths should cross once more
Somewhere down another shore
We’ll just smile and let it show
We already know
[Breakdown: Handclaps, Group Chant]
Heave!
(Ho!)
Heave!
(Ho!)
Let it go…
Let it flow…
[Final Refrain]
It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(… gotta go)
So…
Let’s give ‘er heave
And a ho!
(Ho! Ho!)
It’s been nice
Knowin’ ya
(Maybe we’ll meet up again)
Ya never know
(Oh, no, no, no)
[Outro]
Been nice…
Knowin’ ya…
Heave…
Ho…