[Intro – Soft Organ, Looping Guitar Motif]
Steps repeat on polished floor
Footfalls echo, nothing more
Every exit leads me in
Back to where I just have been

[Verse 1]
I thought I left it far behind
A straight line drawn in my mind
But every path I try to take
Turns to circles I can’t break
Faces pass like déjà vu
Same old words, just slightly new
Every choice I think is mine
Ends up back in perfect time

[Pre-Chorus]
The harder that I try to run
The more I feel I’ve just begun
Once more!
(Around the revolving door)
Once more!
(I swear I’ve been here before)

[Chorus]
Going round and round
(Can’t figure my way out)
Going round and round
(Out turns into doubt)
Going round and round
(Every exit shuts me down)
Going round and round
(Spinning back around)

[Verse 2 – Drums Enter, Slightly Faster Pulse]
Signs are pointing every way
None of them are here to stay
I follow one, it fades away
Like it never meant to say
Time is bending at the seams
Or that’s how it always seems
Memory and present blur
Nothing is what I prefer

[Pre-Chorus]
I reach for something I can’t name
And end up in the same old frame
Once more!
(Around the revolving door)
Once more!
(The exit is the floor)

[Chorus]
Going round and round
(Can’t figure my way out)
Going round and round
(Out turns into doubt)
Going round and round
(No end I can sound)
Going round and round
(Just spinning around)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Minimal Piano + Echo]
If every path returns to here
Is “forward” just a shifting mirror?
Am I moving or standing still
A passenger without a will
Every door I try to break
Turns into the same mistake
Every answer that I find
Leaves the question far behind

[Build – Guitar + Percussion Rising]
I won’t stop, I won’t concede
Even if it’s what I need
Every turn I take again
Feels like somewhere I began

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Layered Vocals]
Going round and round
(Can’t figure my way out)
Going round and round
(Out turns into doubt)
Going round and round
(I hear the same sound)
Going round and round
(Spinning me down)
Going round and round
(I’m lost but I’m found)
Going round and round
(Still chained to the ground)

[Outro – Looping Guitar Fades, Soft Organ Return]
Once more…
(Around the revolving door…)
Once more…
(And back to before…)
[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Low Drone, Distant Percussion]
Drip by drip, it starts so slow
Lines we cross we barely know
Shiny surface, hidden cost
Every gain already lost

[Verse 1]
Easy answers, quick returns
Feed the fire that always burns
Promises in barrels sealed
Truth is something never revealed
Blackened rivers, poisoned air
We pretend it isn’t there
Short-term wins, long-term debt
A future we already bet

[Pre-Chorus]
We keep telling ourselves it’s under control
While the ground keeps giving way below

[Chorus]
Oil is a slippery slope
(Running out of rope)
Burning up destiny
(Burning right in front of me)
Trading all our hope
(For what we can’t unsee)
Oil is a slippery slope
(Pulling down you and me)

[Verse 2 – Full Band Enters]
Infrastructure built on sand
Pipelines drawn across the land
Every mile a deeper tie
To a system we can’t deny
Storms are stronger, heat is high
Still we look to the other side
Counting profits, counting loss
Never counting what it costs

[Pre-Chorus]
If the warning signs are written in the sky
Why do we keep choosing not to ask why?

[Chorus]
Oil is a slippery slope
(Running out of rope)
Burning up destiny
(Burning right in front of me)
Clinging just to cope
(Blind to what will be)
Oil is a slippery slope
(No place left to flee)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Piano + Ambient Synth]
Step by step, we justify
(Every reason, every lie)
Say it’s progress, say it’s need
(Still we feed the endless greed)
One more drop, one more day
(Push the consequence away)
Till the edge is all we see
(And there’s no Plan B)

[Build – Drums Rising, Guitar Swell]
Can we turn before we fall?
Can we hear the final call?
Or are we too far gone to change
Locked inside a burning cage?

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Layered Vocals]
Oil is a slippery slope
(Running out of rope)
Burning up destiny
(Burning right in front of me)
Reaching out for hope
(But it won’t set us free)
Oil is a slippery slope
(What will be, will be)

[Outro – Guitar Fade, Low Ambient Pad]
Drip by drip… it takes control…
(Have you thought of your own role)
Oil is a slippery slope…
(Who is the blatant dope?)

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Playful Whistle, Light Percussion]
Pucker up, don’t take it serious
Little noise, a little delirious
Not a word but loud and clear
Say it all without a fear

[Verse 1]
You can dress it up in a clever line
You can spin it out, take your time
But sometimes words just get in the way
Better off with what you don’t say

Roll your eyes, take your stance
Give the moment half a chance
When the world gets way too tight
You can answer back just right

[Pre-Chorus]
No debate, no apologies
Just a sound that breaks the freeze

[Chorus]
Raspberries
(A Bronx cheer)
Blowing a raspberry
(Intent is clear)
Raspberries
(Loud and near)
Blowing a raspberry
(…very…)

[Verse 2 – Bouncy Bassline Enters]
Every rule you’re told to keep
Every promise buried deep
Sometimes all it really takes
Is a noise that gently shakes

Not polite, not refined
But it speaks what’s on your mind
When the pressure starts to build
Let it out, unfiltered

[Pre-Chorus]
No permission, no decree
Just a little mockery

[Chorus]
Raspberries
(A Bronx cheer)
Blowing a raspberry
(Intent is clear)
Raspberries
(Far and near)
Blowing a raspberry
(…very…)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Claps + Minimal Beat]
Stick out your tongue some
(Outcome varies)
Let it roll, let it come
(No need for worries)

Make a sound, say it all
(Big or small)
Sometimes simple says it best
(No need for the rest)

[Build – Full Band Returns, Energetic]
When the words all disappear
And the meaning’s crystal clear
You don’t need a grand decree
Just a bit of honesty

[Final Chorus – Big, Playful Vocals]
Raspberries
(A Bronx cheer)
Blowing a raspberry
(Intent is clear)
Raspberries
(Year to year)
Blowing a raspberry
(…very…)

Raspberries
(Loud and free)
Blowing a raspberry
(Just let it be)

[Outro – Whistle + Fade Out]
…very…
…very…
(Raspberry)

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Quirky Guitar Riff, Bouncy Bass]
Step out of line, don’t ask me why
Flip a coin and let it fly
Left or right or upside down
He’s the strangest guy in town

[Verse 1]
Wakes up late or not at all
Answers questions with a drawl
Starts a sentence, ends it twice
Rolls the dice and calls it nice

Every plan gets rearranged
Nothing steady, always changed
Talks in riddles, walks in loops
Trades his shoes for hula hoops

[Pre-Chorus]
You can’t map what won’t stay still
He’s chaos dressed in will

[Chorus]
He goes around saying
(Yes, I am)
Random Man

He just keeps on playing
(Missing his brain pan)
Random Man

[Verse 2 – Drums Kick In]
Paints the sky a different hue
Just because he hates it blue
Calls it logic, calls it fate
Shows up early when he’s late

Builds a bridge to nowhere fast
Says the future’s in the past
Laughs before the joke is told
Breaks the mold, then breaks the mold

[Pre-Chorus]
Every rule just slips away
He rewrites them day by day

[Chorus]
He goes around saying
(Yes, I am)
Random Man

He just keeps on playing
(Missing his brain pan)
Random Man

[Bridge – Breakdown, Funk Groove]
Is it madness? Is it art?
Is it pieces torn apart?
Or a pattern we can’t see
Hidden in absurdity

Every turn a brand-new spin
Every loss a twisted win
If there’s meaning, he won’t say
He just laughs and walks away

[Build – Layered Vocals, Rising Energy]
Try to follow, lose the thread
Every path you thought you read
Leads you somewhere unforeseen
In his shifting in-between

[Final Chorus – Big, Playful]
He goes around saying
(Yes, I am)
Random Man

He just keeps on playing
(Missing his brain pan)
Random Man

Says it all without a plan
(Wave your hand)
Random Man

[Outro – Instruments Drop One by One]
Random steps…
(Most regrets)
Random chance…
(Missed last dance)
Never still enough to land…
(Doesn’t even understand)

Random Man…

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Slow Build, Low Guitar Drone, Distant Drums]
Countdown whispers in the dark
Every second leaves a mark
No more room to second-guess
All that’s left is forward press

[Verse 1]
Tried to reroute, tried to stall
But the writing’s on the wall
Every fallback disappeared
Every outcome now is clear

Lines are drawn, no in-between
What we were and what we’ve seen
Every choice has led me here
Past the edge of doubt and fear

[Pre-Chorus]
When the moment locks you in
There’s no out—just begin

[Chorus]
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
Too late to abort
(Heading out feet first)
No more time to distort
(Truth unrehearsed)
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)

[Verse 2 – Drums Hit Harder]
Every signal turns to go
Even when you don’t quite know
If it’s right or if it’s wrong
You’ve been moving all along

Every fear you tried to fight
Now just fuels the final flight
Every doubt that held you back
Fades away into the black

[Pre-Chorus]
When retreat is just a word
And advance is all that’s heard

[Chorus]
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
Too late to abort
(Heading out feet first)
No more time to distort
(Truth unrehearsed)
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Half-Time, Echoed Vocals]
No return, no rewind
No more pause, no more time
Every step already made
Every debt already paid

Not defeat, not the end
Just the point where paths transcend
What was fear becomes release
In the forward motion’s peace

[Build – Rising Guitar, Snare Rolls]
Feel the ground begin to fall
Hear the silence call it all
Not a crash but something new
Breaking through what once you knew

[Final Chorus – Full, Intense]
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)
Too late to abort
(Heading out feet first)
No more time to distort
(Truth unrehearsed)
As a last resort
(Going out feet first)

[Outro – Instruments Drop Away, Soft Echo]
Feet first…
No looking back…
(Back, back, back)
Just forward…
(Onward… toward)

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Driving Guitar Riff, Tight Drums]
No hesitation in my step
No safety net, no second guess
Feel the edge beneath my skin
That’s where I begin

[Verse 1]
Every warning sign I read
Turns into a dare I need
Every line I shouldn’t cross
Feels like something worth the cost

Voices telling me to wait
But I’m already through the gate
If it breaks, then let it break
I don’t bend—I elevate

[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t need a map to dive
I just need to feel alive

[Refrain]
Divin’ in
(Head first)
Look second
(Head first)
Call on reckon
(Head first)
No protection
(Head first)

[Verse 2 – Bass + Drums Heavier]
Every fall just fuels the rise
Every risk electrifies
If I crash, I learn the shape
Of the limits I can break

No more waiting for a sign
No more standing on the line
If it’s wrong, I’ll make it right
Somewhere on the other side

[Pre-Chorus]
Fear’s a language I outgrew
I translate it into “do”

[Refrain]
Divin’ in
(Head first)
Think later
(Head first)
No savior
(Head first)
Game changer
(Head first)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Half-Time Groove]
No backup plan, no exit route
No quiet voice to talk me out
Just momentum, just the leap
Into something wild and deep

If I’m falling, let it show
Every scar is something known
Every impact leaves a spark
Lighting up the dark

[Build – Snare Rolls, Rising Guitar]
I don’t slow, I don’t stall
If I’m going, I go all

[Final Refrain – Full Band, Layered Vocals]
Divin’ in
(Head first)
No turning
(Head first)
Still learning
(Head first)
Keep burning
(Head first)

Divin’ in
(Head first)
No question
(Head first)
Full session
(Head first)

[Outro – Guitar Feedback Fade, Drums Cut]
Head first…
(Broken skull)
Still diving…
(Score is null)

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Pulsing Synth, Distant Drums]
Heartbeat ticking in my ears
Counting down through all my fears
Every second feels too loud
Lost inside a moving crowd

[Verse 1]
No more time to hesitate
Every choice arrives too late
All the plans I never made
Now collapse and start to fade

Footsteps echo down the line
Every shadow looks like mine
Every road begins to blur
With the things I can’t deter

[Pre-Chorus]
When the walls all close at once
You don’t think—you just run

[Chorus]
Exit strategy
(I had none)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)
Every option come undone
(All that’s left is run)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)

[Refrain]
Run!
(Into the setting sun)
Run!
(Until your days are done)
Run!
(Run, run, run)

[Verse 2 – Driving Beat Kicks In]
Every breath a burning thread
Every thought just push ahead
No more looking back behind
Nothing there I need to find

Lines I drew have disappeared
Everything I thought I feared
Turns to fuel beneath my feet
Pounding out a steady beat

[Pre-Chorus]
When the ground won’t hold you still
Motion is your only will

[Chorus]
Exit strategy
(I had none)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)
Every doorway weighs a ton
(So I choose to run)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)

[Refrain]
Run!
(Into the setting sun)
Run!
(Until your days are done)
Run!
(Run, run, run)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Half-Time, Echo Vocals]
No direction, just escape
Every step a different shape
Not a plan but not defeat
Just refusing to repeat

If I stop, I face it all
If I move, I never fall
Somewhere in the endless race
I might finally find my place

[Build – Rising Synth + Drums]
Faster now, don’t lose the thread
Leave the past where it has bled
Every mile strips away
What I couldn’t face to stay

[Final Chorus – Full, Intense]
Exit strategy
(I had none)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)
All the damage overrun
(Still I choose to run)
Exit strategy
(Now it’s run)

[Final Refrain – Layered, Chanting]
Run!
(Into the setting sun)
Run!
(Until your days are done)
Run!
(Run, run, run)

Run!
(No more holding on)
Run!
(Until the night is gone)

[Outro – Beat Drops, Soft Synth Fade]
Run…
Still running…

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Theatrical Organ, Audience Murmur, Dramatic Guitar Stabs]
Curtain twitching in the wind
Another scene about to begin
Spotlight flickers like a thought
Between what’s real and what is not

[Verse 1]
Lines rehearsed but half forgot
Improv life, ready or not
Every gesture overdone
When the crowd thinks it’s all fun
Backstage chaos, quiet sweat
Every cue I can’t forget
Stagehands whisper, count me in
For the next time I begin

[Pre-Chorus]
But somewhere in the chaos I recall
A voice that cuts through it all

[Chorus]
What Snagglepuss said
(Keeps going through my head)
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
(Play some Pink Floyd)
Exits shine a stop sign red
(Still ringing overhead)
A line I can’t avoid
(Play some Pink Floyd)

[Refrain]
Exit!
(Stage left)
Exit!
(Stage right)
Take a break
(From the spotlight)
Make a break
(For broad daylight)

[Verse 2 – Groove Tightens, Bass Prominent]
Every act just blends to one
Underneath the burning sun
Costume changes, name tag too
But I still feel strangely new
Audience dissolves to smoke
Every joke becomes a cloak
Hiding something I can’t say
In the role I play each day

[Pre-Chorus]
And in the wings where silence grows
That strange old wisdom softly flows

[Chorus]
What Snagglepuss said
(It rattles in my head)
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
(Reality deployed)
Curtains drawn in shades of red
(Still echoing instead)
Some cosmic twisted ploy
(Play some Pink Floyd)

[Refrain]
Exit!
(Stage left)
Exit!
(Stage right)
Slip away
(Out of sight)
Fade to gray
(Out of light)
Exit!
(No applause tonight)
Just the fade
(Of spotlight)

[Bridge – Psychedelic Breakdown, Reverb Guitar + Synth Swells]
Is it acting if I stay?
Or just forgetting how to play?
Every mask becomes my face
Every space becomes the stage
Time dissolves into the cue
Nothing left I didn’t do
But somewhere in the painted scene
I’m not sure what I mean

[Build – Rising Drums, Choir-like Vocals]
Cue the silence, cue the break
Every line begins to shake
Curtain breathing, open wide
Something waiting just outside

[Final Chorus – Full, Anthemic]
What Snagglepuss said
(It lives inside my head)
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
(The walls of sound deployed)
Exit signs in burning red
(Still glowing where I tread)
Play the truth I can’t avoid
(Play some Pink Floyd)

[Refrain – Final Repeat, Layered Vocals]
Exit!
(Stage left)
Exit!
(Stage right)
Slip away
(Out of sight)
Into night
(Out of light)
Exit!
No more role to play
Just fade away

[Outro – Soft Piano, Curtain Closing Sound]
What Snagglepuss said…
Still echoes in the head…
Exit… stage left…
[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Heavy Drum Hit, Distorted Guitar Stabs]
Lights go red, crowd goes thin
I count it down and dive back in
No safety net, no second guess
Just noise and motion, nothing less

[Verse 1]
They said play safe, I said no way
I came here just to misbehave
Turn the volume up too loud
Make the silence scream out proud
Every doubt I used to know
Gets swallowed in the overload
No retreat and no delay
Gonna blow the whole thing away

[Pre-Chorus]
When the pressure starts to climb
I don’t fold—I detonate all time

[Refrain]
Man,
I’ve got no backup plan
(Once again)
Gonna bomb ’em
(Bomb ’em!)
Yes, I am

[Verse 2 – Driving Groove]
Every word is gasoline
Every line is pure machine
Built to crash and built to despise
Underneath these flashing lights
Crowd has left… what’s left’s far-right
Caught inside the rage and frigth
No more rules to hold me in
Let the chaos now begin

[Pre-Chorus]
If you want control, forget
Sanity has lost her bet

[Refrain]
Man,
You’ve got no backup plan
(Once again)
Stop! Don’t harm ’em
(Don’t bomb ’em!)
No, that’s no win

[Bridge – Breakdown, Half Time, Echo Vocals]
Destruction, but not the end
Some day the energy mends
Every silence gets replaced
By the “our” we’ve embraced
No collapse, no final fall
Just a signal through it all
Turning nothing into flame
Calling out you’re filthy blame

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Explosive Energy]
Gonna blow the truth wide
Make the night electrified
Every wall I ever knew
Falls apart in what I do
Gonna shake the whole place down
Turn the silence inside out
No retreat and no demand
Just the power in my hand

[Outro – Guitar Feedback Fades, Crowd Noise Distant]
Bomb ’em…
(No not again)
Bomb ’em…
(Time for your end to begin)
[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Muted Guitar, Light Percussion]
We had it mapped out line by line
Every move by your design
No room left for chance or doubt
Now I’m staring at the fallout

[Verse 1]
We built it up like it couldn’t break
Every promise we chose to make
Stacked so high on certainty
Now it’s crashing down on me

You pulled the thread, it all came loose
Every win turned to an excuse
All the trust we tried to save
Buried in the plans we gave

[Pre-Chorus]
When everything we counted on just disappears
We’re left with all the questions and the fears

[Chorus]
Can you please tell me
(Is there a Plan B)
O.K. so you say
(Failed Plan A)
So, we’d really love to see
(Plan B)
Something more than make-believe
(Plan B)

[Verse 2 – Fuller Band Enters]
Every fallback feels the same
Just a different kind of blame
Shifting ground beneath our feet
Turning circles on repeat

You say we’ll figure something new
But it sounds like déjà vu
Another version, different name
Still the ending stays the same

[Pre-Chorus]
If every road we take just leads us back again
Are we adapting or pretending we can win?

[Chorus]
Can you please tell me
(Is there a Plan B)
O.K. so you say
(Failed Plan A)
So, we’d really love to see
(Plan B)
Not just words in theory
(Plan B)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Piano + Ambient Synth]
Plan A failed
(Now that you’ve bailed…)
Left us stranded in between
(All the what-could-have-beens)

Plan A fell
(Nothing left to sell…)
Every promise out of reach
(Just beyond our speech)

Plan A’s gone
(But we carry on…)
Still we’re searching endlessly
(For a Plan B)

[Build – Drums + Guitar Rising]
If there’s another way, then show it now
No more empty lines or broken vows
We don’t need perfection, just a sign
That we’re not running out of time

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Layered Vocals]
Can you please tell me
(Is there a Plan B)
O.K. so you say
(Failed Plan A)
So, we’d really love to see
(Plan B)
Something we can finally be
(Plan B)

Can you please tell me
(Is there a Plan B)
No more drifting aimlessly
(Plan B)
Give us something we can read
(Plan B)

[Outro – Guitar Arpeggio, Fading Synth]
Maybe there’s no master key
Just fragments of a Plan B…

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Clean Guitar, Soft Keys]
Compass spinning in my hand
Lines erased we thought were planned
Every mile feels unsure
Nothing pointing like before

[Verse 1]
We were certain at the start
Every map a work of art
But the road began to bend
And we lost it in the end

Every sign we passed on by
Now just questions asking “why?”
Every turn we didn’t take
Feels like some forgotten stake

[Pre-Chorus]
If direction’s just a guess we made
Then maybe we can still unmake the maze

[Chorus]
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)
Of course…
(We need to find our way)
So far gone, what can we say
(Lost the path along the way)
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)

[Verse 2 – Drums Enter Lightly]
We keep tracing steps in sand
Trying hard to understand
How the lines we thought were true
Faded into something new

Every wrong begins to show
Places we don’t want to go
But the further that we stray
The more we learn along the way

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe every detour has a cost
But not every turn means we are lost

[Chorus]
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)
Of course…
(We need to find our way)
Drifting farther every day
(Still we try to navigate)
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)

[Bridge – Piano + Ambient Pads]
If there’s no clear line to follow
Do we lead or do we borrow
Every step a leap of faith
Through the doubt we can’t erase

Maybe wrong is just a view
From a point we once outgrew
Maybe lost is just a sign
We’re ahead of our own time

[Build – Full Band Rising]
No more waiting for the chart
We redraw it from the heart
Every path we carve ourselves
Is the truth we never felt

[Final Chorus – Big, Layered Vocals]
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)
Of course…
(We need to find our way)
Through the night into the day
(We’ll create a brand new way)
Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)

Oh, no we’re way
(Off course)
But maybe that’s the way
(To find a better way)

[Outro – Guitar Arpeggio, Soft Fade]
Off course…
(Reality rehearse)
Still moving…
(Toward proving)
Still choosing…

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Low Drone, Sub Bass, Slow Metallic Percussion]
Dust in the light, no sound to hold
Air feels heavy, thin and cold
Every step just echoes back
Along the same invisible track

[Verse 1]
Walls don’t move but they close in
Like they know where I’ve been
Every room feels twice its size
But there’s nowhere to hide inside

Faces fade into the floor
Like I’ve seen them all before
Time keeps slipping out of reach
Leaving nothing left to teach

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep searching through the seams
Of these repeating dreams

[Chorus]
Is there a trapdoor
In this floor
(’cause I can’t stand any more)

Is there a trapdoor
Anywhere ’round here
(So that I can disappear)

[Verse 2 – Rhythm Enters, Tension Builds]
Footsteps follow, though I’m still
Standing perfectly still
Like the room is breathing slow
And I’m the only one that knows

Every corner looks the same
Every exit calls my name
But when I reach, it’s just the wall
Closing in and that is all

[Pre-Chorus]
If escape is just a thought
Why does it feel like I forgot

[Chorus]
Is there a trapdoor
Beneath me here
(’cause I can’t think clear)

Is there a trapdoor
Some hidden seam
(Inside this dream)

Is there a trapdoor
Anywhere ’round here
(So that I can disappear)

[Bridge – Sparse Piano + Echoing Vocals]
Maybe it’s not in the floor
Maybe it’s something more
A fracture in the way I see
A break in continuity

Maybe I don’t need to fall
Maybe I just need to call
To something underneath the skin
To let the outside in

[Build – Percussion Intensifies, Synth Rising]
Every surface starts to bend
Every loop begins to end
Something shifting out of view
Like the room is splitting through

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Heavy Atmosphere]
Is there a trapdoor
In this floor
(’cause I can’t stand any more)

Is there a trapdoor
Right beneath me here
(To erase the fear)

Is there a trapdoor
Anywhere ’round here
(So that I can disappear)

Is there a trapdoor
Or is it me
(That sets me free)

[Outro – Sound Diminishes, Ambient Fade]
No door…
No floor…
Just the thought of something more…

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Funky Bassline, Muted Guitar, Light Drums]
Every entrance looks the same
Different sign, same old game
Front row seats to the parade
While the exits slowly fade

[Verse 1]
Locked into a grand display
Smile like it’s all O.K.
But behind the velvet rope
I’m just scanning lines for hope

Every hallway leads to more
Of what I’ve already seen before
Every answer dressed in gold
But the truth is getting old

[Pre-Chorus]
If there’s a way around the scene
It’s somewhere in between

[Refrain]
Doesn’t any place
Have a backdoor
(Any more)

Some way to get out
When in doubt
(Shout!)

Need a no doubt route!
(Backdoor!)

[Verse 2 – Groove Builds]
Every spotlight feels too bright
Every day turns into night
Every rule I didn’t write
Still defines me left and right

Whispers travel wall to wall
There’s a way beyond it all
Not the path they advertise
But the one they keep disguised

[Pre-Chorus]
Not every exit’s in plain sight
Some only show when you don’t fight

[Refrain]
Doesn’t any place
Have a backdoor
(Any more)

Some way to get out
When in doubt
(Shout!)

Need a no doubt route!
(Backdoor!)

[Bridge – Breakdown, Percussion + Organ]
Check the corners, check the seams
Hidden in the in-betweens
Every structure has a flaw
Every system breaks a law

Pull the curtain, find the crack
Every “forward” leads you back
Unless you step outside the frame
And stop playing by the game

[Build – Full Band Rising]
If the front is all a show
Then the side is where I go
If the path is all mapped out
Then I’m taking the way out

[Final Refrain – Big, Layered Vocals]
Doesn’t any place
Have a backdoor
(Any more)

Some way to get out
When in doubt
(Shout!)

Need a no doubt route!
(Backdoor!)

Find the hidden detour!
(Backdoor!)

[Outro – Bass Groove + Guitar Fade]
Every place…
Every space…
There’s a backdoor…
(Like before)

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“

[Intro – Low Ambient Pad, Distant Guitar Echo]
Footsteps fade on hollow ground
Every answer circles round
Signs keep pointing everywhere
But nothing really takes me there

[Verse 1]
I followed lines that felt so sure
Every promise sold as cure
But every cure just masked the ache
Of every choice I didn’t make

Walls keep shifting where I stand
Like they’re drawn by someone’s hand
Every map I try to read
Leaves me more than I can need

[Pre-Chorus]
I keep thinking clarity will break through the noise
But every silence feels like borrowed voice

[Chorus]
Which way out
(Turn left or turn right)
Figure out
(Does the tunnel have light)
Which way out
(Or is it all the same)
Figure out
(Who’s calling my name)

[Verse 2 – Drums Enter Softly]
Every corridor looks new
But they all lead back to you
Or the version that I knew
Before I lost what felt like true

Doors are open, doors are shut
But I can’t tell what’s what
Every step I try to take
Feels like ground about to break

[Pre-Chorus]
If direction is a lie we tell ourselves to cope
Then every step I take is just another rope

[Chorus]
Which way out
(Turn left or turn right)
Figure out
(Does the tunnel have light)
Which way out
(Is it escape or disguise)
Figure out
(Or just closing my eyes)

[Bridge – Sparse Piano, Reverb Heavy]
Do you know
(Which way to go?)
I’ve been circling the edge of everything I know

Do you see
(What’s left of me?)
Or just reflections of what used to be

Do you know
(Which way to go?)
Or is the answer something I can’t know

[Build – Guitar + Percussion Rising]
Every signal turns to noise
Every choice destroys the choice
Still I move without a plan
Trying just to understand

[Final Chorus – Full Band, Layered Vocals]
Which way out
(Turn left or turn right)
Figure out
(Does the tunnel have light)
Which way out
(Or is there no door)
Figure out
(Am I lost or just more)

Which way out
(Still searching the signs)
Figure out
(Where the end of the line)

[Outro – Guitar Fade, Soft Synth Drones]
Which way out…
Or is there no way out at all…

[Silence]

From the album “Exit Strategy“