[Intro – Rapid Hi-Hat, Staccato Guitar, Pulsing Bass]
Neon blur and brake-light red
Thoughts collide inside your head
Every second hits too fast
Future slams into the past
[Verse 1]
Start-stop rhythm, jerk and grind
Too much motion, not enough time
Signals cross and overload
Every lane a shifting road
Tension building in the spine
Every jolt a warning sign
Try to steady, try to stay
But the ground slips anyway
[Pre-Chorus]
Head snapped forward
(Head snapped back)
Spewed a swear word
(Not enough slack)
[Chorus]
Whiplash!
(Acceleration-deceleration)
Whiplash!
(Agitation aggravation)
Whiplash!
(Caught in oscillation)
Whiplash!
(No stabilization)
[Verse 2 – Groove Intensifies]
Every pivot pulls you tight
Every wrong turn feels like right
Push and pull in overdrive
Just enough to stay alive
Body leaning into strain
Trying hard to break the chain
But the cycle locks you in
Spinning where you’ve always been
[Pre-Chorus]
Head snapped forward
(Head snapped back)
Every motion off the track
Try to breathe but lose the knack
Under pressure, under crack
[Chorus]
Whiplash!
(Acceleration-deceleration)
Whiplash!
(Agitation aggravation)
Whiplash!
(Endless rotation)
Whiplash!
(Heightened sensation)
[Bridge – Breakdown, Heavy Pulse, Echoed Vocals]
Violent back-and-forth snapping of the head
(Lucky you’re not dead)
Every jolt a word unsaid
Hanging by a thread
Shockwaves ripple through the frame
Every surge ignites the flame
Push too far and lose control
Feel it fracture through the whole
[Build – Rising Synth, Snare Rolls]
Slow it down or speed it up
Either way it’s just too much
Find a center, find a line
Somewhere in the space between time
[Final Chorus – Full, Explosive]
Whiplash!
(Acceleration-deceleration)
Whiplash!
(Agitation aggravation)
Whiplash!
(Break the oscillation)
Whiplash!
(Find stabilization)
[Outro – Instruments Drop, Heartbeat Pulse Fades]
Forward… back…
Forward… back…
About the Song
Climate whiplash (or weather whiplash) refers to rapid, violent shifts between opposing weather extremes—such as plunging from severe drought to flash flooding or intense heat to extreme cold. Driven by climate change, these abrupt transitions (sometimes occurring within days) are increasing in frequency, disrupting agriculture, straining infrastructure, and causing severe damage to ecosystems.
From the album “Exit Strategy“