[Intro \u2013 Low Drone, Distant Percussion]
\nDrip by drip, it starts so slow
\nLines we cross we barely know
\nShiny surface, hidden cost
\nEvery gain already lost<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nEasy answers, quick returns
\nFeed the fire that always burns
\nPromises in barrels sealed
\nTruth is something never revealed
\nBlackened rivers, poisoned air
\nWe pretend it isn\u2019t there
\nShort-term wins, long-term debt
\nA future we already bet<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nWe keep telling ourselves it\u2019s under control
\nWhile the ground keeps giving way below<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOil is a slippery slope
\n(Running out of rope)
\nBurning up destiny
\n(Burning right in front of me)
\nTrading all our hope
\n(For what we can\u2019t unsee)
\nOil is a slippery slope
\n(Pulling down you and me)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2 \u2013 Full Band Enters]
\nInfrastructure built on sand
\nPipelines drawn across the land
\nEvery mile a deeper tie
\nTo a system we can\u2019t deny
\nStorms are stronger, heat is high
\nStill we look to the other side
\nCounting profits, counting loss
\nNever counting what it costs<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nIf the warning signs are written in the sky
\nWhy do we keep choosing not to ask why?<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOil is a slippery slope
\n(Running out of rope)
\nBurning up destiny
\n(Burning right in front of me)
\nClinging just to cope
\n(Blind to what will be)
\nOil is a slippery slope
\n(No place left to flee)<\/p>\n
[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown, Piano + Ambient Synth]
\nStep by step, we justify
\n(Every reason, every lie)
\nSay it\u2019s progress, say it\u2019s need
\n(Still we feed the endless greed)
\nOne more drop, one more day
\n(Push the consequence away)
\nTill the edge is all we see
\n(And there\u2019s no Plan B)<\/p>\n
[Build \u2013 Drums Rising, Guitar Swell]
\nCan we turn before we fall?
\nCan we hear the final call?
\nOr are we too far gone to change
\nLocked inside a burning cage?<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus \u2013 Full Band, Layered Vocals]
\nOil is a slippery slope
\n(Running out of rope)
\nBurning up destiny
\n(Burning right in front of me)
\nReaching out for hope
\n(But it won\u2019t set us free)
\nOil is a slippery slope
\n(What will be, will be)<\/p>\n
[Outro \u2013 Guitar Fade, Low Ambient Pad]
\nDrip by drip\u2026 it takes control\u2026
\n(Have you thought of your own role)
\nOil is a slippery slope\u2026
\n(Who is the blatant dope?)<\/p>\n
[Silence]<\/p>\n