[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Slow Piano Chords, Ambient Synth, Distant Drum Beat]
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…
[Instrumental: Organ Swell, Guitar Feedback, Bass Rumble]
[Verse 1]
[Steady Bassline, Piano Groove, Tight Drum Beat]
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]
[Organ Rise, Cymbal Build, Background Harmony]
Facts are sitting in plain sight
Still ignored day after day
Everybody sees the warning
But they always look away
[Chorus]
[Full Band, Driving Guitar, Organ Chops]
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)
[Instrumental Break: Guitar Solo, Organ Stabs, Punchy Drums]
[Verse 2]
[Electric Piano, Bass Pulse, Drum Groove]
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]
[Synth Pad, Organ Build, Snare Roll]
Every problem leaves a trail
Every warning leaves a sign
But excuses keep on growing
While we run out of time
[Chorus]
[Full Band, Bigger Harmony, Crunchy Guitar]
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]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Echoed Vocal]
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)
[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Organ Solo, Guitar Sustain, Driving Drums]
[Synth Arpeggios, Bass Run]
[Final Chorus]
[Big Chorus Harmony, Full Band, Cymbal Crashes]
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]
[Soft Piano, Fading Organ, Slow Drum Beat]
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)
From the album “Whatnot“