River Rises

[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: Deep Sub Bass, Echoed Guitar Swells, Slow Tribal Percussion, Low-Frequency Drone Building From Near-inaudible Rumble]

[Intro]

[Low Synth Drone, Spoken Vocal, Distant and Fragmented]

Listen to the water
(Do you hear it rise?)
Look across the valley
(See it with your eyes?)

Something’s moving
(Coming fast)
Something’s changing
(From the past)

[Verse 1]
Rain comes down
The ground can’t take it
Every channel fills
Who knows if we’re gonna make it—

To the bank
(Hope sank!)
Then another surge
(Splurge)
… who’s to thank?

[Pre-Chorus]
Up the creek
(Without a paddle)
Guess we’re about…
… to find out…
(There’s no way out)

[Refrain]
More surprises
(As the river rises)
Over the bank…
(Who’s to thank)

Rising higher
(Getting dire)
Higher, higher

[Verse 2]
Load it up
(Yup, up, up, up!)
Then let it pour
(Raging roar!)

[Refrain]
More surprises
(As the river rises)
Over the bank…
(Who’s to thank)

Rising higher
(Getting dire)
Higher, higher

[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo]
[Bridge]
Higher than yesterday
Higher than before
Water at the doorstep
Water through the door

[Instrumental, Psychedelic Jam, Percussion]
[Breakdown]

Surprise!
(Rise!)

Higher!
(Dire!)

More!
(Than before!)

… coming through the door?

[Instrumental]
[Pounding drums]
[Rolling bass]
[Organ rising]

Higher…

Higher…

Higher…

[Final Refrain]
More surprises
(As the river rises)
Over the bank…
(Who’s to thank)

Rising higher
(Getting dire)
Higher, higher

More surprises
(More surprises!)

River rises
(River rises!)

Higher…

Higher…

Higher!

[Outro]
Watch the water…

(Watch it rise)

Watch the water…

(Before your eyes)

Higher…

Higher…

Dire!

From the album Fluidization