[Intro – Warm Synth Pad, Clean Guitar, Steady Pulse]
We drew the lines in darker days
Built our walls in careful ways
But every wall became a weight
Every “safe” just came too late
[Verse 1]
We tried control, we tried to win
Tried to lock the chaos in
But every lock we engineered
Only magnified the fear
Numbers rising, systems strain
Short-term comfort, long-term pain
Every shortcut left a scar
Every “near” still felt too far
[Pre-Chorus]
If survival’s more than just getting through
Then maybe it begins with what we choose
[Chorus]
A strategy
(Of survivability)
A clean exit
(You won’t regret)
Not escape but clarity
(A new trajectory)
A strategy
(Of survivability)
[Verse 2 – Drums + Bass Enter, Groove Builds]
We can pivot, we can bend
We don’t have to break again
Every failure holds a clue
Pointing to a better view
Not a race to outrun time
But to change the paradigm
What we take and what we give
Defines the way we live
[Pre-Chorus]
If the path ahead is one we make
Then every step’s a chance to recalibrate
[Chorus]
A strategy
(Of survivability)
A clean exit
(You won’t regret)
Built on shared responsibility
(And accountability)
A strategy
(Of survivability)
[Refrain]
Man,
My exit plan:
(Love!)
Come rise above!
(Sustainability)
Come on and love!
(… rise above)
Survivability
(Our exit strategy)
Love
(Love, love, love)
[Bridge – Piano + Ambient Textures]
Not a door we run toward
Not a line we can afford
But a shift in how we see
What it means to truly be
Less extraction, more repair
More intention, deeper care
Every system we redesign
Leaves the past a bit behind
[Build – Full Band Rising, Choir Layers]
From the ground up, from within
Where we stop is where we begin
Every voice becomes a part
Of a wiser, stronger heart
[Final Chorus – Anthemic, Expansive]
A strategy
(Of survivability)
A clean exit
(You won’t regret)
Not the end but continuity
(A new reality)
A strategy
(Of survivability)
[Final Refrain – Layered, Uplifting]
Man,
My exit plan:
(Love!)
Come rise above!
(Sustainability)
Come on and love!
(… rise above)
Survivability
(Our exit strategy)
Love
(Love, love, love)
[Outro – Gentle Guitar, Fading Synth]
Love…
Rise above…
(Find out about)
… the way out…
[Silence]
From the album “Exit Strategy“