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bookmark_borderPacked House

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[Intro]
It’s a packed house
(Rouse) your feet
(Dance)… to the beat

[Refrain]
Take it to the street
(Get the crowd loud)
We won’t take defeat
(Gonna shout it out loud)
In common time
(Swords in rhyme)

[Bridge]
Make us complete!
(It’s a packed house)
Rouse! (to your feet)
Dance… (to the beat)

[Refrain]
Take it to the street
(Get the crowd loud)
A complete feat
(Gonna shout love out loud)

[Refrain]
Take it to the street
(Get the crowd loud)
A complete feat
(Gonna shout love out loud)
In common time
(Swords in rhyme)
Love, love, love

[Outro]
Make us complete!
(It’s a packed house)
Rouse! (to your feet)
Dance… (to the beat)
Sing (do everything)
Shout (and jump about)
Shout:
(It’s of love)
Love, love, love
(It’s a packed house)
Rouse! (Rouse!)

From the album “Dense“
Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderThe Iceberg

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[Intro]
(Here’s a tip:)
It’s not the tip
(Of the iceberg)
[Instrumental, Synth Solo]
Titanic (Realization)
Gigantic (Rearrangement)

[Verse 1]
Is smooth sailing
(A thing of the past)
Or more wailing
(Will surely last)

[Chorus]
No, not the tip
(The iceberg)
Cancels your trip
(Not nice… for shore)

[Bridge]
Titanic (Realization)
Gigantic (Rearrangement)

[Verse 2]
Has our ship sailed
(We missed the boat)
Guess the wail failed
(Our chances remote)

[Chorus]
No, not the tip
(The iceberg)
Cancels our trip
(Not nice… for shore)

[Bridge]
Titanic (Realization)
Gigantic (Rearrangement)

[Chorus]
No, not the tip
(The iceberg)
Cancels our trip
(Not nice… for shore)

[Outro]
Into our baggage
(Drip, drip, drip)
The advice of a sage:
(Know no more)
Titanic (Realization)
Gigantic (Rearrangement)
Of all that’s meant
(Civilization)

From the album “Lulu“

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderRead ‘Em and Weep

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[Intro]
Put your cards on the table
(Read ’em… and weep)

[Verse 1]
Are you sure
You want to play high stakes
(No matter what it takes)
Will you endure

[Bridge]
Are you able….
(Or is the price too steep)
Put your cards on the table
(Read ’em… and weep)

[Chorus]
A pair of twos
(Is that all you have)
Well, as you choose
(Have is now half)

[Bridge]
You lose

[Verse 2]
Put your money
(Where your mouth is)
Pop quiz!
You ready, honey?

[Bridge]
Are you able….
(Or is the price too steep)
Put your cards on the table
(Read ’em… and weep)

[Chorus]
A pair of twos
(Is that all you have)
Well, as you choose
(Have is now half)

[Bridge]
You lose
Are you able….
(Or is the price too steep)
Put your cards on the table
(Read ’em… and weep)

[Chorus]
A pair of twos
(Is that all you have)
Well, as you choose
(Have is now half)

[Outro]
… of what it use to be
(Can you see….)
The irony:
A royal flush
(Hush, hush, hush)

From the album “That’s Loud“

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderThe Animals Spill

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[Intro]
The animals spill

[Verse 1]
The King of the jungle
(In a tantrum of a bungle)
Threw a fit (every bit)
Of the way…

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Bass Solo]
(Every single day)
Day in and day out
(Shout!)

[Chorus]
The animals spill
(Due to the hairless apes’ gapes)
Eyes shut (mouths wide open)
They still shrill swill
(… so much for humans hopin’)

[Verse 2]
The head hairless ape
(In a tantrum he mumbled)
Never humble (Not a bit)
Just full of (shh!) it

[Bridge]
You know…
(The ego)
… will blow n’ blow
Every single day
(No “hooray”)
Day in and day out
(Shout!)

[Chorus]
The animals spill
(Due to the hairless apes’ gapes)
Eyes shut (mouths wide open)
They still shrill swill
(… so much for humans hopin’)

[Outro]
The animals spill
(Due to the hairless apes’ gapes)
Eyes shut (mouths wide open)
They still shrill swill
(But hear’s to humans hopin’)
Don’t let ’em get you down
(Listen to the sound)
Found all around
(Find the thrill)
The humans spill
(And thrive with the alive)

ABOUT THE SONG

Don the Con: How Trump Cemented His Legacy as the Dumbest World Leader in History

Trump said it best, “Smart people don’t like me.”

Trump is going down in history as the dumbest president in American history; however, that title may not be “biggly” enough for him. He is now being recognized globally as the dumbest world leader in history — a man who has willfully ignored, denied, and lied about established science, accelerating a planetary crisis that has already cost millions of lives. Trump’s science denial directly resulted in millions of preventable COVID deaths in his first term. Now, he is endangering the entire population of the world.

Trump has repeatedly dismissed climate science as a “hoax,” “bullshit,” and “the green scam.” At the United Nations, he called climate change a “con” — an irony lost on no one, coming from “Don the Con” himself, a man whose business empire was built on deceit, bankruptcies, and fraud. His record now includes criminal convictions, civil judgments, and an unparalleled legacy of scientific ignorance.

This year, Trump refused to cooperate with the COP30 global climate summit in Brazil, further cementing America’s retreat from global climate leadership. With global emissions nearly doubling in the last 33 years, few would argue that progress has met expectations. Worse, the post-COVID global consensus on tackling climate change is fracturing — led by Trump’s renewed campaign of climate disinformation and economic coercion. His administration’s new trade tariffs pressure allies such as Japan, the EU, and South Korea to buy more U.S. fossil fuels, directly undermining global decarbonization efforts.

Trump’s absence from COP30 drew sharp rebukes from world leaders. “For small island states, the climate crisis is not past tense or future tense. It is our reality. We have no way to run, no way to hide,” said Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Chilean President Gabriel Boric accused Trump of spreading “lies” about the climate crisis, while Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared, “Mr. Trump is against humankind.”

As Trump abandons both people and planet, others are stepping into the leadership void. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will attend COP30 in Brazil, representing the world’s fourth-largest economy. Newsom aims to strengthen climate partnerships, promote clean-energy investments, and showcase California’s model for creating jobs while cutting toxic pollution.

“As the President of the United States turns his back on people and the planet, California is inking global partnerships focused on creating jobs and cutting toxic pollution,” Newsom said. “The economic winners of the 21st century are those who build the clean-energy future. We’re doing that right now — and showing the world that climate action means jobs, clean air, and lower costs.”

While Trump clings to fossil-fueled fantasies and falsehoods, California and the world are moving forward without him. History will remember Trump not as a leader, but as a warning — a living example of how ignorance, arrogance, and greed can conspire to imperil the planet itself.

The Great Race Against Time: Trump vs. Mother Nature

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

From the album “Ambiguous“
Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderTurbulent

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[Intro]
Chaotic motion
(It’s a gas)
Current commotion
(Watch us pass)

[Bridge]
The fortune of future
(… not really quite sure….)

[Refrain]
Chaotic motion
(It’s a gas)
Current commotion
(Watch us pass)

[Bridge]
Will we arrive
(Alive)
The fortune of future
(… not really quite sure….)
Really was hoping
(We would endure)

[Refrain]
Chaotic motion
(It’s a gas)
Current commotion
(Watch us pass)

[Bridge]
Will we arrive
(Alive)
The fortune of future
(… not really quite sure….)
Really was hoping
(We would endure)

[Outro]
As we strive to arrive alive…
(Will we survive?)
The fortune of future
(… not really quite sure….)
Really was hoping
(We would endure)
… a little more.

ABOUT THE SONG
“Turbulent” describes a state of chaotic, irregular, or violent motion.

Fluid dynamics:
This refers to chaotic motion in liquids or gases, where the flow is not in smooth, parallel layers. Examples include:

    • Turbulent air causing a bumpy ride in an airplane
    • Turbulent water in rapids or the sea

Abstract turbulence: this describes periods of great disorder, change, or conflict. A turbulent era in history, such as the social revolutions of the 1960s or the collapse of the US in the Trump era.

From the album “In the Throes“

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderIn the Surf

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[Intro]
Was body-surfing
(Accidentally went turf-surfing)

[Verse 1]
Surfs up! High tide
(Thought I’d go for a ride)
Way up on a wave
(Now my life… please save)

[Bridge]
Was body-surfing
(Accidentally went turf-surfing)

[Chorus]
Rolling in the surf
(Head over heels)
A face full of turf
(Know how it fees?)

[Verse 2]
In the barrel
(Took a roll)
Left the pocket
(Like a rocket)

[Bridge]
Was body-surfing
(Accidentally went turf-surfing)

[Chorus]
Rolling in the surf
(Head over heels)
A face full of turf
(Know how it fees?)

[Bridge]
Was body-surfing
(Accidentally went turf-surfing)

[Chorus]
Rolling in the surf
(Head over heels)
A face full of turf
(Know how it fees?)

[Outro]
Now I understand
(Buried in the sand)
Face defaced
(Sandpaper erased)
Was body-surfing
(Accidentally went turf-surfing)

From the album “In the Throes“

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderThe Troubles

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[Intro]
The distraught
(Taught the troubles)
Mumbles…
(Hummana, hummana, hummana)

[Bridge]
Bloody Sunday
(Sure ain’t no “fun day”)
A massacre
(That’s for sure)

[Refrain]
The distraught
(Taught the troubles)
Mumbles…
(Hummana, hummana, hummana)

[Bridge]
Bloody Sunday
(Sure ain’t no “fun day”)
A massacre
(That’s for sure)
In the Derry air
(In the derriere)

[Refrain]
The distraught
(Taught the troubles)
Mumbles…
(Hummana, hummana, hummana)

[Outro]
Bloody Sunday
(Sure ain’t no “fun day”)
A massacre
(That’s for sure)
In the Derry air
(In the derriere)
Bloody Sunday
(Best to run away)
Runaway run away

ABOUT THE SONG
The Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Bloody Sunday, or the Bogside Massacre, was a massacre on 30 January 1972 when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. Thirteen men were killed outright and the death of another man four months later was attributed to his gunshot injuries. Many of the victims were shot while fleeing from the soldiers, and some were shot while trying to help the wounded.

From the album “In the Throes“

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderSeriously

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[Intro]
(Seriously)…
How can you be taken
Seriously…
(Seriously)

[Bridge]
A clown (bringing us down)
Down (down, down, down)

[Refrain]
(Seriously)…
How can you be taken
(Seriously)…
Maybe if you awaken
(Momentarily)
You could see more clearly

[Bridge]
(More love)
(More love) Instead of…
A clown (bringing us down)
Down (down, down, down)
Seriously… (deliriously)

From the album “Taken“

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderRead It

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[Intro]
Read it
(In black and white)
Grasp it
(Basic insight)

[Bridge]
And, so the story goes….
(As your wisdom grows)

[Refrain]
Read it
(In black and white)
Plain as day
(Wouldn’t you say)
Grasp it
(Basic insight)

[Bridge]
And, so the story goes….
(As your wisdom grows)
No more “who knows”
(Once you hear it)
You won’t fear it

[Refrain]
Read it
(In black and white)
Plain as day
(Wouldn’t you say)
In your face…
(Human race)
Grasp it
(Basic insight)

[Outro]
And, so the story goes….
(As your wisdom grows)
No more “who knows”
(Once you hear it)
You won’t fear it
(Just let the music play)
… all day
(Let us play, play, play)
… all day

From the album “Title“

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderTilt

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[Intro]
And the title read: (Tilt!)

[Verse 1]
Smacked those bumpers
(A little too hard)
Sending signals bonkers
(Leaving the score scarred)

[Bridge]
And the title read: (Tilt!)

[Chorus]
Lost our turn
(Maybe the game)
Will we learn
(It’s never the same)

[Verse 2]
Push and shove
(Away the love)
Shutting ‘er down
(Like a foolish clown)

[Bridge]
And the title read: (Tilt!)

[Chorus]
Lost our turn
(Maybe the game)
Will we learn
(It’s never the same)

[Bridge]
And the title read: (Tilt!)

[Chorus]
Lost our turn
(Maybe the game)
Will we learn
(It’s never the same)

[Outro]
And the title read: (Tilt!)
Game Over
(Deposit more money)
No, it ain’t funny
(Tilt!)

From the album “Title“

bookmark_borderHold (Title)

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[Intro]
Do you hold the title
(Or is the coinage under mortgage?)
What’s the ownership
(Did you pay cash or credit for it?)

[Verse 1]
The deficit
(Keeps growing and growing)
Soon we’ll regret
(Despite already knowing)

[Bridge]
Your slip is showing…
Past time for you
(To pay what’s due)

[Chorus]
Do you hold the title
(Or is the coinage under mortgage?)
What’s the ownership
(Did you pay cash or credit for it?)

[Verse 2]
The national debt
(Growing faster and faster)
Do you regret
(Knowing it’s a disaster)

[Bridge]
Your slip is showing…
Past time for you
(To pay what’s due)

[Chorus]
Do you hold the title
(Or is the coinage under mortgage?)
What’s the ownership
(Did you pay cash or credit for it?)

[Outro]
Your slip is showing…
(Your fly is down)
… best look around
Past time for you
(To pay what’s due)
In case it is news
(Tired of singing the blues)
Pay your dues

From the album “Title“

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderMighty Oak

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[Intro]
(If it ain’t broke…)
Ensuring
(Enduring)
The mighty oak

[Verse 1]
If you ever get board
(No joke, be an oak)
Keep your brain sane
(Oh, lordy lord)

[Chorus]
(If it ain’t broke…)
Ensuring
(Enduring)
The mighty oak

[Bridge]
Strength, longevity, and resilience
(Independence)

[Verse 2]
Are you barking up the wrong tree
(A mighty oak wanna be?)
From the humble acorn
(Grow and learn… you are born)

[Chorus]
(If it ain’t broke…)
Ensuring
(Enduring)
The mighty oak

[Bridge]
Strength, longevity, and resilience
(Independence)

[Chorus]
(If it ain’t broke…)
Ensuring
(Enduring)
The mighty oak

[Outro]
Strength (in a board length)
Longevity (in your durability)
Resilience (Independence)
Living for over 1,000 years
(Long beyond man’s cheers or jeers)
But no joke… can the oak
(Withstand man)

ABOUT THE SONG
The mighty oak is an enduring symbol of strength, longevity, and resilience, rooted in its biological makeup and prominent place in history, myth, and ecosystems. The phrase “mighty oak” also refers to the oak tree as the official national tree of the United States and has been used as the title for several books and movies.

 
The oak tree as a symbol of might
The perception of the oak as “mighty” comes from several characteristics:
  • Keystone species: Oak trees are a keystone species, supporting more wildlife than any other tree in North America. A single mature oak provides food, shelter, and nesting sites for hundreds of species of fungi, insects, birds, and mammals.
  • Sturdy wood: The strong, durable wood of the oak has been used for centuries in construction and shipbuilding. The famous USS Constitution earned the nickname “Old Ironsides” because its hull was made from strong white oak, which helped it withstand cannon fire.
  • Longevity: With some oaks capable of living for over 1,000 years, their long lifespan makes them a symbol of endurance and steadfastness. Ancient oaks like the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, England, and the Treaty Oak in Jacksonville, Florida, have witnessed centuries of history.
  • Resilience: The proverb “great oaks from little acorns grow” illustrates the idea that even the smallest things have the potential to become something great. This growth from a tiny acorn to a towering, durable tree symbolizes resilience and the achievement of great strength over time.

From the album “Strength“

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

Trees

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderStrongarm

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[Intro]
Arm strong
(Strongarm)

[Verse 1]
How do you get along
With your day-to-day
Is it pure dance and song
(Or does lust lure you away)

[Chorus]
Do you strongarm
(Inflict harm)
Or are you arm strong
(Stand against wrong)

[Bridge]
Arm strong
(Strongarm)
How do you get on…?

[Verse 2]
How do you treat your neighbor
(Neither savior nor unpaid labor)
Is it pure love of life
(Or are you rife with strife)

[Chorus]
Do you strongarm
(Inflict harm)
Or are you arm strong
(Stand against wrong)

[Bridge]
Arm strong
(Strongarm)
How do you get on…?

[Outro]
How do you get along
With your day-to-day
Is it pure dance and song
(Or does lust lure you away)
How do you treat your neighbor
(Neither savior nor unpaid labor)
Is it pure love of life
(Or are you rife with strife)
Do you shine a light
(Pure delight)
Arm strong
(Heart kind)
See sharp (C#)
Find our song

From the album “Strength“
Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

Christmas Bliss
Christmas Home

bookmark_borderReasonable

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[Intro]
Are you reasonable
(At all)
Are you reason able?

[Verse 1]
Is your thinking
Open-minded
Is it shrinking
… becoming confined

[Chorus]
Are you reasonable
(At all)
Change your opinion
(Less a minion)
Are you reason able?

[Bridge]
True is true
(Nothing you can do)

[Verse 2]
Is critical thinking
Confusing you
Opinion stinking
Since it’s not true

[Chorus]
Are you reasonable
(At all)
Change your opinion
(Less a minion)
Are you reason able?

[Bridge]
True is true
(Nothing you can do)

[Chorus]
Are you reasonable
(At all)
Change your opinion
(Less a minion)
Are you reason able?

[Outro]
True is true
(Nothing you can do)
True is true
(No matter your view)
Just figure out
(What it’s about)
Are you reason able?

ABOUT THE SONG
All truths are absolute — our discovery or lack thereof doesn’t change that. The act of “searching for truth” doesn’t create truth; it only reveals what has always been the case. When we say we’ve “discovered” something, what we really mean is that our understanding has finally aligned with what was already true.

The laws of physics existed before Newton described them. The Earth orbited the Sun long before Copernicus noticed. Truth is not born from belief or perception; it exists independent of both. Our discoveries merely illuminate what was there all along — like uncovering a stone that has always been buried beneath the sand.

Logical certainty rests on a distinction between truth itself and our perception of it. The process you describe — searching, evolving, aligning — does not change truth; it changes us.

Truth, by definition, is not discovered into existence. It simply is. What changes through science, philosophy, and civic progress is our approximation of that truth — our models become more accurate, our reasoning more refined. The Earth was never flat; only our beliefs were.

So yes, the search for truth can be a unifying, even spiritual process, but it is a process of correspondence — not creation. We don’t become “more godlike” by creating truth, but by better perceiving and aligning with what has always been true, independent of belief, time, or culture.

That’s the essence of logical certainty: truth is immutable — only understanding evolves.

The problem we face today is not a lack of pursuit for understanding, but the widespread rejection of morality itself. Rather than striving toward truth or enlightenment, too many have chosen to embrace immorality — racism, sexism, white nationalism, and bigotry — not as flaws to be overcome, but as virtues to be defended.

This represents a moral inversion, where ignorance is celebrated as authenticity and cruelty masquerades as strength. The tragedy is not that people fail to understand the truth, but that they no longer care to. The pursuit of truth demands humility, discipline, and moral integrity — qualities increasingly dismissed in favor of tribal loyalty and ideological dominance.

Until we recover a shared moral foundation grounded in reason and empathy, the search for truth will remain secondary to the louder, darker forces that thrive on division and hate.

From the album “Reason“

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

bookmark_borderThe Bounty

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[Intro]
Is the bounty (in your heart)
Or is the bounty (on your head)

[Verse 1]
A reward
(A generous amount of something)
Move forward
(To the future bring)

[Bridge]
A mighty bounty

[Chorus]
Is the bounty (in your heart)
Or is the bounty (on your head)
Do you strive (to thrive)
Or are you wanted (dead)

[Verse 2]
A reward
(For capturing that person)
Please don’t hoard
(Pass the generous purse on)

[Bridge]
A mighty bounty

[Chorus]
Is the bounty (in your heart)
Or is the bounty (on your head)
Do you thrive (alive)
Or are you wanted (dead)

[Bridge]
A mighty bounty

[Chorus]
Is the bounty (in your heart)
Or is the bounty (on your head)
Do you thrive (alive)
Or are you wanted (dead)

[Outro]

A mighty bounty
(Yes, siree)
… just look and see…
(A mighty bounty)
Depart from my heart
(Love to you)
… to help get you through

Also found on the album “Reggae at Play“

Christmas Bliss
Christmas Home