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\"Raze<\/p>\n

Raze<\/div>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

From the album “Raze<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raze<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nSmoke on the skyline, glass in the rain
\nBuilding tomorrow from the wreckage and pain
\nEverybody watching as the old world sways
\nOne spark away from another raze<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]<\/p>\n

We paved the forests, drained the sea
\nSold every sunset for economy
\nConcrete rivers, blackened skies
\nStill we act so surprised<\/p>\n

Machines keep humming, louder each year
\nProfits rise while the coastlines disappear
\nEverybody scrolling through the end-of-days craze
\nCheering while the headlines blaze<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRaise your hand
\n(If you understand)
\nThe world we raze
\n(Causes jaw dropping \u201camaze\u201d)<\/p>\n

Raise your voice
\n(Like we had a choice)
\nAshes fall like haze
\n(From the world we raze)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nStorm clouds spinning over broken towns
\nRecords shattered while the markets rebound
\nFlood the valley, burn the plains
\nThen monetize the pain<\/p>\n

Children asking why the winter feels strange
\nOld men saying everything has changed
\nStill the engines roar in endless phase
\nFueling up the raze<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nBrick by brick
\nFlame by flame
\nEverybody wants someone else to blame
\nSign the papers, light the fuse
\nCall it progress on social media news<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRaise your hand
\n(If you understand)
\nThe world we raze
\n(Causes jaw dropping \u201camaze\u201d)<\/p>\n

Raise your eyes
\n(To the orange haze)
\nNothing stays the same
\n(In the world we raze)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nWhen the silence finally fills the haze
\nWill anybody count the cost of raze?
\nOr just build again
\nAnd start another phase\u2026
\nOf the world we raze.<\/p>\n

Phoenix<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nSmoke curls upward through the midnight glow
\nEvery ending plants a seed below
\nBroken wings can still remember flight
\nWaiting for the spark tonight<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nCity lights flicker in the pouring rain
\nEvery scar tattooed with loss and pain
\nBut the embers underneath the dust
\nStill whisper hope to us<\/p>\n

Ash and ruin scattered in the wind
\nAnother chance about to begin
\nEvery heartbeat pounding like a drum
\nCalling us to overcome<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nCan we rise from the ashes
\nMaking mad dashes
\n(For the skies)
\nCan we rise
\n(Rise)<\/p>\n

Can we burn through the night
\nTill the dark meets the light
\n(And survives)
\nCan we rise
\n(Rise)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nEvery failure feeding future flame
\nNo one leaves this life the same
\nFrom the wreckage of what came before
\nWe become something more<\/p>\n

Falling down is just another phase
\nFire reshapes us in countless ways
\nEvery spark becomes a guiding sign
\nDrawing out the fire inside<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nAshes to ashes
\n(Stardust to stardust)
\nBetwixt
\n(Earth and Phoenix)
\nGotta raise
\n(Raise up)
\nFly
\n(Kiss the sky)
\nAshes to ashes
\n(Stardust to stardust)<\/p>\n

Between
\n(Shadow and sunlight)
\nWe ignite
\n(Burn bright)
\nHigh
\n(We will survive)
\nAshes to ashes
\n(Stardust to stardust)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nFrom the ruins we climb
\nOutrunning the hands of time
\nEvery blaze leaves a mark on the soul
\nBut the fire makes us whole<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nCan we rise from the ashes
\nMaking mad dashes
\n(For the skies)
\nCan we rise
\n(Rise)<\/p>\n

Can we shatter the chains
\nWash away all the pain
\n(Still alive)
\nCan we rise
\n(Rise)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nAshes falling like snow in the dawn
\n(Ashes to ashes)
\n(Stardust to stardust)
\nBut the flame inside keeps moving on
\n(Ashes to ashes)
\n(Stardust to stardust)
\nEvery ending fuels another life
\nPhoenix learns to rise.<\/p>\n

Over the Fire<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nShadows dancing on the canyon wall
\nHear the distant voices call
\nIn a heartbeat\u2026 spark a wire
\nPulling us over the fire<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWe were drifting through the sunset\u2019s haze
\nCounting down our restless days
\nThen a flash cut through the night
\nTurning darkness into light<\/p>\n

Every step across the flame
\nLeaves us different than we came
\nBurning fear to free desire
\nClimbing over the fire<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nUp above
\n(Flyin\u2019 high)
\nInto love
\n(We go)
\n\u2026 feel the flow\u2026
\n(Ohhhh, ohhhh, yeah!)
\nGettin\u2019 to know (know)
\nIn sight (Insight)
\nIncite (Insight)
\nAlright!<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nStreetlights shimmer in electric rain
\nPleasure dancing close to pain
\nTurning to dessert frame by frame
\nReturning to zero\u2026 chances lame<\/p>\n

Hands together, worlds collide
\nNothing left for us to hide
\nEvery dream climbing higher
\nLeaping over the fire<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nUp above
\n(Flyin\u2019 high)
\nInto love
\n(We go)
\n\u2026 feel the flow\u2026
\n(Ohhhh, ohhhh, yeah!)
\nGettin\u2019 to know (know)
\nIn sight (Insight)
\nIncite (Insight)
\nAlright!<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nSmoke fades into morning light
\nStill the embers burn so bright
\nEvery soul fueled by desire
\nCrossing over the fire.<\/p>\n

Clear of the Stratosphere<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nStatic fades beyond the atmosphere
\nGravity dissolves out here
\nCity lights become a thread
\nAs silence fills my head<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nEngines burning through the velvet night
\nLeaving storms beneath the flight
\nClouds below like shattered glass
\nWatching all the chaos pass<\/p>\n

Every signal starts to blur
\nNothing certain anymore
\nJust the glow of distant stars
\nCalling from afar<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nOh, yes\u2026 I can see
\n(Clearly)
\nClear of the stratosphere
\n(Some place in space)<\/p>\n

Far beyond the noise and fear
\n(Weightlessly)
\nEverything just disappears
\n(Without a trace)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nOrbiting the edge of time
\nLeaving old illusions behind
\nEvery heartbeat slows its pace
\nDrifting into open space<\/p>\n

Down below the borders fade
\nLines humanity once made
\nFrom up here it all feels small
\nOne world after all<\/p>\n

[Bridge]<\/p>\n

Weightless thoughts begin to flow
\nPast the things we think we know
\nEvery answer disappears
\nClear of the stratosphere<\/p>\n

[Chorus]<\/p>\n

Oh, yes\u2026 I can see
\n(Clearly)
\nClear of the stratosphere
\n(Some place in space)<\/p>\n

Light-years from uncertainty
\n(Finally free)
\nNothing left to interfere
\n(With what we face)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nFloating where the stars appear
\nClear of the stratosphere
\nSome place beyond the fear
\nSome place in space.<\/p>\n

The Devil<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nMidnight crawls across the floor
\nI hear a knock without a door
\nWhispers curling through the hall
\nLike something ancient in the wall<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nPromises carved in candle smoke
\nAs if truth begins as a joke
\nTemptation dressed in borrowed skin
\nSmiles like it\u2019s always been<\/p>\n

The choice you try to hide
\nEchoes louder deep inside
\nNo escape and no delay
\nJust the price you\u2019ll have to pay<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nOh, well
\n(Raze hell)
\nRise until
\n(You recognize freewill)<\/p>\n

Oh, well
\n(Break the spell)
\nClimb through fire
\n(Climb higher!)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nHe don\u2019t come with horns and flame
\nHe just calls you by your name
\nThe bargain feels like gold
\nTill the story starts to fold<\/p>\n

The \u201cyes\u201d you thought was free
\nWrites another prophecy
\nAnd the mirror starts to show
\nWhat you already know<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIf you stare into the flame
\nDon\u2019t pretend you don\u2019t feel the same
\nEvery shadow knows your face
\nEvery sin leaves a trace<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nOh, well
\n(Raze hell)
\nRise until
\n(You recognize freewill)<\/p>\n

Oh, well
\n(Stand or fell)
\nOnly you decide
\n(To fall victim to pride)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nNo chains, no gate, no cell
\nJust the stories you must tell
\nAnd the fire you walk through still
\nTo recognize freewill.<\/p>\n

Tear It Down<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nConcrete shaking under restless feet
\nAnger marching through the street
\nEverybody screaming loud
\nTrying to disappear into the crowd<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]<\/p>\n

Signs held high in the pouring rain
\nEverybody swearing they can end the pain
\nBut nobody\u2019s saying what comes next
\nJust another slogan to project<\/p>\n

Burn the bridge, erase the wall
\nWatch another system fall
\nSmoke rising through the sound
\nAs the chaos spins around<\/p>\n

[Chorus]<\/p>\n

Tear it down
\n(Without a plan)
\nAnother round
\n(For no plan man)<\/p>\n

Break the will
\n(With empty hands)
\nSpin until
\n(We don\u2019t understand)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]<\/p>\n

Every side declares they\u2019re right
\nFeeding flames all through the night
\nTruth dissolves into the feed
\nFueled by outrage, fear, and greed<\/p>\n

History repeats again
\nDifferent flags, familiar ends
\nEverybody takes a stand
\nNobody knows how to land<\/p>\n

[Bridge]<\/p>\n

If you tear away the ground
\nWhat will hold you when you\u2019re down?
\nIf you burn away \u201cwe\u2019ll begin\u201d
\nCan you build it back again?<\/p>\n

[Chorus]<\/p>\n

Tear it down
\n(Without a plan)
\nAnother round
\n(For no plan man)<\/p>\n

Raise the fire
\n(Watch it expand)
\nTill it\u2019s dire
\n(All the land)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nRound and round the cycle spins
\nRevolution starts again
\nEvery empire built on sand
\nFalls to ever understand.<\/p>\n

The Question<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nA whisper drifting through the noise
\nBuried under louder voices
\nThe answer feels rehearsed
\nThe blessing hides a curse<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nYou spoke like certainty was fact
\nBurned the map and won\u2019t look back
\nEvery warning brushed aside
\nWith another wave of pride<\/p>\n

Broken pieces on the floor
\nStill demanding something more
\nRunning hard but standing still
\nChasing after hollow thrills<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nYou razed the question
\n(With no suggestion)
\nFor a new scene seen<\/p>\n

You razed the concern
\n(You\u2019ll never learn)
\nWhy turn the dream mean?<\/p>\n

You crossed the line
\n(Without a sign)
\nNow nothing feels clean<\/p>\n

You lost the thread
\n(Inside your head)
\nOf what the dream means<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nYour promise starts to crack
\nWhen there\u2019s no intention backing that
\nWords become another shield
\nHiding what you won\u2019t reveal<\/p>\n

Those who want control
\nBut forget the human soul
\nTrading wisdom for display
\nWhile the future slips away<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nQuestions echo in the dark
\nWaiting for a single spark
\nNot to tear the whole thing down
\nBut to turn it back around<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nYou razed the question
\n(With no suggestion)
\nFor a new scene seen<\/p>\n

You razed the concern
\n(You\u2019ll never learn)
\nWhy turn the dream mean?<\/p>\n

You blurred the light
\n(Into the night)
\nTill truth went unseen<\/p>\n

You changed the frame
\n(But stayed the same)
\nInside the machine<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe question still remains
\nBeneath the noise and flames
\nSomewhere inside the dream
\nWaiting to be redeemed.<\/p>\n

The Limit<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nFalling shadows on the wall
\nThe boundary starts to fall
\nSignals racing through the wire
\nFueling hearts with reckless fire<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThey said stay inside the line
\nDon\u2019t go searching past the signs
\nBut every dream begins to crack
\nWhen fear is holding people back<\/p>\n

The system has a seam
\nA lock can lose the key
\nAs the ceiling starts to shake
\nWhen there\u2019s enough refuse to break<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRaze the limit
\n(Wipe it out)
\nYes, we\u2019ve found
\n(There is no bound)<\/p>\n

Break the frame
\n(Turn it round)
\nLift the sound
\n(Above the ground)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWe were taught to hesitate
\nTo surrender dreams to fate
\nBut the fire inside the mind
\nWas never meant to stay confined<\/p>\n

Your heartbeat wants release
\nYour voice demands belief
\nThrough the static and the doubt
\nWe are breaking out<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nCome on, shout:
\n(Wipe it out!)
\nShout it out
\n(Wipe it clean)
\nA new scene<\/p>\n

Down the wall
\n(Set it free!)
\nHear the call
\n(Of what could be)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nLimits live inside the mind
\nBuilt from fear and passed through time
\nBut once the cracks begin to show
\nThere\u2019s no stopping where we\u2019ll go<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRaze the limit
\n(Wipe it out)
\nYes, we\u2019ve found
\n(There is no bound)<\/p>\n

Raise the vision
\n(Turn it loud)
\nWe are more
\n(Than we\u2019re allowed)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nCome on, shout:
\n(Wipe it out!)
\nShout it out
\n(Wipe it clean)
\nA new scene<\/p>\n

Down the wall
\n(Set it free!)
\nHear the call
\n(Of what could be)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nBeyond the edge, beyond the doubt
\nAnother world is breaking out
\nA new scene rising clean
\nPast the limit once unseen.<\/p>\n

The Roof<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nRain tapping like a warning sign
\nCracks spreading down the line
\nEverybody laughed before
\nNow the water floods the floor<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThey said the damage looked alright
\nJust patch it quick and dim the light
\nCover truth with paint and tape
\nHope the storm would change its shape<\/p>\n

But the shortcuts leave a trace
\nEach lie erodes the base
\nNow the ceiling starts to bend
\nFrom neglect we tried to defend<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRazed the roof
\n(Now the reign pours in)
\nCrazed a spoof
\n(Now the place is ragin\u2019)<\/p>\n

Cut too deep
\n(And the walls grow thin)
\nLost the proof
\n(Of the state we\u2019re in)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWe all knew the score
\nStill we kicked apart the door
\nSold illusion as repair
\nWhile the rot spread everywhere<\/p>\n

Now the wind screams through the beams
\nShattering the borrowed dreams
\nBuckets filling through the night
\nTrying to survive the bite<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nYou can\u2019t tear away the frame
\nAnd pretend it stays the same
\nEvery structure needs support
\nTruth is stronger than report<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRazed the roof
\n(Now the reign pours in)
\nCrazed a spoof
\n(Now the place is ragin\u2019)<\/p>\n

Storms arrive
\n(Where the cracks begin)
\nNow the truth
\n(Is exposing everything)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nDrip by drip the lesson falls
\nThrough the fractured, weakened walls
\nWhat we break without repair
\nAlways finds us waiting there.<\/p>\n

No, Raise<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nSo many shouting through the haze
\nCaught between destruction and change
\nWords collide in the heat of the night
\nTrying to define what\u2019s wrong or right<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nSome say burn it to the floor
\nLike nothing matters anymore
\nBut broken pieces don\u2019t explain
\nHow to heal the hurt and pain<\/p>\n

Know the future starts with hands
\nBuilding more than making demands
\nBrick by brick and soul by soul
\nTurning fragments into whole<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nDid you say raze?
\n(No, no \u2013 raise)
\nDon\u2019t tear it down
\n(Build up from the ground)<\/p>\n

Lift the lame
\n(Don\u2019t spread blame)
\nTurn the light
\n(Into a sound)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThis movement needs a dream
\nSomething more than rage and steam
\nIf you only clear the land
\nWhat survives to take a stand?<\/p>\n

Hope requires a steady hand
\nMore than slogans in the sand
\nEvery vision worth the climb
\nNeeds a heart that lasts through time<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nRaze?
\n(Raise!)
\nHigher and higher<\/p>\n

Raze?
\n(Raise!)
\nYour heart\u2019s desire<\/p>\n

Rise
\n(Above the fire)
\nReach
\n(For something higher)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThere\u2019s enough ash in the sky
\nEnough reasons left to cry
\nMaybe now the stronger art
\nIs rebuilding from the heart<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nDid you say raze?
\n(No, no \u2013 raise)
\nDon\u2019t tear it down
\n(Build up from the ground)<\/p>\n

Raise the dream
\n(Make it seen)
\nRaise the world
\n(Without burning it down)
\nDown, down, down<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nNot destruction, not decay
\nBut something stronger on the way
\nHands together, voices raised
\nTurning darkness into days.<\/p>\n

Hopes<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nMorning breaks through fractured glass
\nNeverending starts to pass
\nHolding on to something small
\nEven when we risk it all<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nI\u2019ve been here before the fall
\nAnswering a distant call
\nEvery promise in my hand
\nAlways slipping like sand<\/p>\n

Still I reach and still I try
\nUnderneath a shifting sky
\nEven when the nights are long
\nSomething pulls me on<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRaised my hopes
\nDon\u2019t let me down
\n(Down, down, down)<\/p>\n

Off the ropes
\nSpinning round
\n(Round, round, round)<\/p>\n

Hold me close
\nDon\u2019t let go now
\n(How, how, how)<\/p>\n

Lost and found
\nStill I vow
\n(I won\u2019t bow)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nIf the rise has its cost
\nThen retain gain and lessen the loss
\nStill I gamble with the light
\nIn the shadow of the night<\/p>\n

Even bruised, I stand again
\nThe everending guides a friend
\nTelling me to not retreat
\nWhen the world knocks at my feet<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIf hope is just a fragile flame
\nWhy does it still call my name?
\nThrough the chaos, through the sound
\nIt keeps spinning me around<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nRaised my hopes
\nDon\u2019t let me down
\n(Down, down, down)<\/p>\n

Off the ropes
\nSpinning round
\n(Round, round, round)<\/p>\n

Break the fall
\nTurn it around
\n(Found, found, found)<\/p>\n

Still I rise
\nFrom the ground
\n(Without a sound)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nEven if I lose my way
\nHope keeps spinning every day
\nRound and round, it won\u2019t erase
\nThe light I still chase.<\/p>\n

That’s a Lot<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nNumbers climbing off the chart
\nLike a warning from the start
\nWatch graphs begin to bend
\nFaster now than we pretend<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nBack in the day the models said
\n\u201cSlow progression lies ahead\u201d
\nCentury scales, measured pace
\nGradual shifts we thought we\u2019d face<\/p>\n

But the signals changed their tone
\nFeedback loops have overgrown
\nWhat once doubled over years
\nNow explodes through all the gears<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThat is a big number
\n(That is for sure)
\nRaise it more
\n(Raze for sure)<\/p>\n

Every line climbs higher
\n(Than before)
\nOpen the door
\n(To what\u2019s in store)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWow!
\n(Holy cow)
\nThat\u2019s a lot
\n(A lot of a lot)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nSixty times the growth rate now
\nEverybody asking \u201cHow?\u201d
\nTwo orders faster than before
\nLike a runaway reactor core<\/p>\n

Every feedback fuels the next
\nClimate spinning hyper-flexed
\nIce to heat and heat to flame
\nNothing staying quite the same<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWow!
\n(Holy cow)
\nThat\u2019s a lot
\n(A lot of a lot)<\/p>\n

Look out now
\n(It won\u2019t stop)
\nClimbing up
\n(Right to the top)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nWe thought the future moved in lines
\nMeasured slowly over time
\nBut systems pushed beyond the seam
\nCan accelerate extreme<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThat is a big number
\n(That is for sure)
\nRaise it more
\n(Raze for sure)<\/p>\n

Feedback grows stronger
\n(Than before)
\nChanging the score
\n(At the core)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWow!
\n(Holy cow)
\nThat\u2019s a lot
\n(A lot of a lot)<\/p>\n

Look out now
\n(It won\u2019t stop)
\nClimbing up
\n(Right to the top)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nNumbers echo through the haze
\nWarnings hidden in the phase
\nA lot of a lot, they say
\nAs tomorrow arrives today.<\/p>\n

About the Song
\nAt the time the hypothesis was first developed in the 1990s, observed acceleration rates were closer to ~2^1-fold per century doubling behavior. More recent analyses across multiple independent datasets suggest much shorter characteristic timescales consistent with stronger feedback amplification of 2^6-fold on a decadal basis.<\/p>\n

* a ~60\u00d7 increase in the effective growth constant
\n* or about two orders of magnitude faster system amplification<\/p>\n

The Nonlinear Acceleration Framework: Collapsing Doubling Times in Climate Change Impacts<\/a><\/h3>\n

Erasure<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nLines begin to fade away
\nMemory dissolves in gray
\nSomething shifting in the code
\nWhere the old beliefs once rode<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nHistory written, then erased
\nTruth rewritten, re-replaced
\nEvery record starts to blur
\nNothing solid to concur<\/p>\n

Names and numbers lose their place
\nFaces vanish without trace
\nStill we ask who draws the line
\nBetween decay and design<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nErasure
\n(Are you sure?)
\nErasure
\n(Premature)<\/p>\n

Ensure
\n(The future)<\/p>\n

Strive to thrive!
\n(Survive alive)<\/p>\n

Break the seal
\n(Unreal reveal)
\nWhat is real?
\n(We redefine)
\n\u2026 fine\u2026.<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe system built to last
\nGets rewritten from the past
\nThe truth begins again
\nWhen control begins to end<\/p>\n

But what remains when all is gone?
\nWhat do we evolve upon?
\nIs erasure just the start
\nOf a rewritten heart?<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIf we clear the ancient script
\nDo we lose what made us lift?
\nOr is clearing just the way
\nWe make room for something new someday?<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nErasure
\n(Are you sure?)
\nErasure
\n(Premature)<\/p>\n

Ensure
\n(The future)<\/p>\n

Strive to thrive!
\n(Survive alive)<\/p>\n

Recompose
\n(The unknown)
\nSeeds are sown
\n(From what\u2019s grown)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nWhat is gone is not the end
\nJust the place where we begin
\nErasure writes a different page
\nAs we turn into the age.<\/p>\n

Level<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nCity lights are leaning low
\nAs if they don\u2019t know where to go
\nEverything begins to tilt
\nBuilt on fractures, pride, and guilt<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWe keep drawing crooked lines
\nCalling chaos \u201cjust designs\u201d
\nBut the balance starts to slip
\nRight beneath the fingertip<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nCome on\u2026
\nLevel with me
\n(Do you want to level the ground)<\/p>\n

Come on\u2026
\nPlease tell me
\n(Are we really bent\u2026 hell bound?)<\/p>\n

Come on\u2026
\nBreak the seam
\n(What does it mean?)<\/p>\n

Come on\u2026
\nWake the dream
\n(From what\u2019s unseen)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWe pretend the floor is straight
\nWhile ignoring what we create
\nBut distortion starts to show
\nIn the places we don\u2019t go<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIf the world is off by just a line
\nAt what point do we redefine
\nWhat is stable, what is real
\nWhat we break and what we heal?<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nCome on\u2026
\nLevel with me
\n(Do you want to level the ground)<\/p>\n

Come on\u2026
\nPlease tell me
\n(Are we really bent\u2026 hell bound?)<\/p>\n

Come on\u2026
\nStand or fall
\n(Through it all)<\/p>\n

Come on\u2026
\nHear the call
\n(To unfall)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe world still tilts when no one sees
\nBalance lost in subtle degrees
\nAnd somewhere in the shifting frame
\nWe keep calling out a name\u2026 \u201clevel.\u201d
\n(Well\u2026)
\n\u2026 level
\n(Well\u2026)<\/p>\n

Clearing<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nMorning opens through the gray
\nClouds begin to drift away
\nSilence settling after years
\nWashing out the noise and fears<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nI was running without rest
\nCarrying the weight in my chest
\nEvery answer felt too far
\nLike chasing after fading stars<\/p>\n

But the storm began to slow
\nAnd something deeper started to show
\nNot perfection, not design
\nJust a quiet state of mind<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThere\u2019s a clearing
\n(Of the skies)
\nThere\u2019s a clearing
\n(Of my mind)<\/p>\n

As I find\u2026
\nThe worth of tries<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a feeling
\n(Deep inside)
\nThat the meaning
\n(Is a rising tide)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe failure left a mark
\nTiny lanterns in the dark
\nPointing where I shouldn\u2019t go
\nTeaching what I couldn\u2019t know<\/p>\n

Now the wind feels less severe
\nAnd distant voices sound more clear
\nNot because the world has changed
\nBut because I rearranged<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nWhen the road bends apart
\nFollow the map inside the heart
\nWith a fall and then a climb
\nIt shapes the rhythm over time<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThere\u2019s a clearing
\n(Of the skies)
\nThere\u2019s a clearing
\n(Of my mind)<\/p>\n

As I find\u2026
\nThe worth of tries<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a reason
\n(We survive)
\nThrough the breaking
\n(We arrive)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nClouds dissolve into the blue
\nAnd I finally follow through
\nNot by force or perfect timing
\nBut by simply still trying.<\/p>\n

Sow<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nAsh still drifting through the air
\nEchoes of what used to be there
\nSilent earth beneath the smoke
\nWaiting for a hand to cope<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nYou watched it all collapse in flame
\nCalled it change, called it a name
\nBut nothing grows from empty pride
\nIf nothing lives on either side<\/p>\n

Every ending leaves a ground
\nWhere new beginnings can be found
\nPerhaps ruin has a role
\nIf you let it make you whole<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nSo, you burned it down
\n(Razed to the ground)
\nSow, plant the seed
\n(For what we need)<\/p>\n

Turn the soil
\n(From ash and heat)
\nBreak the cycle
\n(Make it complete)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWhat you tear away in rage
\nBecomes the opening of a page
\nBut only if you choose to grow
\nNot just let destruction show<\/p>\n

The field begins as dust
\nThe future builds on trust
\nEven fire has to fade
\nTo let the new world be made<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIf you scatter seeds in ash
\nWill they vanish in the crash?
\nOr will something find a way
\nTo rise again another day?<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nSo, you burned it down
\n(Razed to the ground)
\nSow, plant the seed
\n(For what we need)<\/p>\n

Heal the land
\n(Start again)
\nLet it stand
\n(Where it\u2019s been)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nFrom the ashes something grows
\nThat\u2019s the truth that everyone knows
\nWhat we break and what we sow
\nDecides the world we\u2019ll come to know.<\/p>\n

Fine-ally<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nSunlight pouring through the haze
\nWe\u2019re waking from a thousand days
\nSomething shifting deep inside
\nNo more reason left to hide<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nSpent so long inside my head
\nReplaying every word once said
\nCarrying the weight around
\nTill I nearly hit the ground<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nFinally
\n(Feeling oh so fine)
\nFine-ally
\n(In totality)
\nFine, fine, fine
\n(Feel fine?)
\nLet it shine<\/p>\n

Finally
\n(Aligned in time)
\nFine-ally
\n(Body and mind)
\nLight the sky
\n(And redefine)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nNo perfection, no disguise
\nJust a clearer set of eyes
\nNow the rhythm feels alive
\nMore than just a way to survive<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nFinally
\n(Feeling oh so fine)
\nFine-ally
\n(In totality)
\nFine, fine, fine
\n(Feel fine?)
\nLet it shine<\/p>\n

Rise above
\n(The old design)
\nFeel the pulse
\n(Of the lifeline)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nFine at last beneath the sun
\nNot because the race was won
\nBut because I learned to find
\nA lovely peace of mind.<\/p>\n

In the Real<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nWaking up with all these choices
\nTrying to distinguish all the voices
\nIn each signal pulling through
\nDo you wonder what is true?<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nFlickering lights on every screen
\nHalf the truth and in-between
\nThose out selling extreme dreams
\nNot much is quite what it seems<\/p>\n

But underneath the shifting glow
\nThere\u2019s a place I think I know
\nWhere the signal cuts it clear
\nAnd everything becomes sincere<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nDo you feel
\n(In the real)
\nIs your soul
\n(On a roll)<\/p>\n

Are you here
\n(Crystal clear)
\nCan you reveal
\n(Not conceal)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nAnother thought gets amplified
\nAnother feeling quantified
\nBut beyond the data stream
\nLives a quieter kind of dream<\/p>\n

Not a filter, not a code
\nBut the path beneath the road
\nWhere the heartbeat meets the ground
\nAnd the truth stops spinning round<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIf the world is just a show
\nHow would anyone ever know
\nWhat is real and what is spun
\nUnderneath the artificial sun?<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nDo you feel
\n(In the real)
\nIs your soul
\n(On a roll)<\/p>\n

Break the seal
\n(Start to feel)
\nWhat is real
\n(Find ideal)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nStrip away the static veil
\nLet the quieter truth prevail
\nIn the real, we learn to be
\nSomething closer to free.<\/p>\n

Oh, I See<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nScrolling headlines blur the truth
\nEveryone selling their proof
\nVoices louder every day
\nMeaning slowly stripped away<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nFacts dissolve inside the spin
\nOutrage always seems to win
\nEach question turned to flame
\nSame side repeats the same<\/p>\n

Learning takes a little time
\nBut rage arrives on cue online
\nQuick reactions feed the feed
\nWhile reflection starts to bleed<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nOh, I see
\n(Now you razed the question)
\nObviously
\n(There\u2019s little room for education)<\/p>\n

Oh, I know
\n(You want sensation)
\nNot the \u201cknow\u201d
\n(Process of realization)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nLibraries replaced by streams
\nThought compressed to tiny memes
\nSo many want the prize
\nWithout the work of deeper eyes<\/p>\n

Wisdom doesn\u2019t trend too fast
\nThat\u2019s why shallow moments don\u2019t last
\nNoise becomes the atmosphere
\nTill nobody can truly hear<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nIf every fact gets shouted down
\nTruth gets buried underground
\nQuestions may be the roots we need
\nTo help a better future lead
\nBut listening to the reply
\nIs essential for knowing \u201cwhy\u201d<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nOh, I see
\n(Now you razed the question)
\nObviously
\n(There\u2019s little room for education)<\/p>\n

Oh, beware
\n(Of imitation)
\nEmpty glare
\n(Without illumination)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nSomewhere underneath the noise
\nStill remains a wiser voice
\nWaiting through the separation
\nFor the return of education.
\n(Man, when can man understand)<\/p>\n

Ahead of the Blaze<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nSmoke on the horizon line
\nAnother warning sign in time
\nMost people standing still
\nWhile the fire climbs the hill<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nSome keep saying \u201cwait and see\u201d
\nLike delay will set us free
\nBut the sparks are in the wind
\nAnd the cycle starts again
\nAll the seconds matters now
\nNo more asking only how
\nWhen the edge begins to glow
\nYou either move or lose below<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nGet out in front of the blaze
\n(So that you don\u2019t get razed)
\nRun as fast as you can
\n(To be the last standing man)
\nMove before the flames arrive
\n(If you want to stay alive)
\nSee the signs through the haze
\n(Get ahead of the blaze)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nHistory repeats its path
\nBuilt from denial, greed, and wrath
\nWho doesn\u2019t want escape
\nAfter sealing their own fate
\nBut survival takes more sight
\nThan reacting in the night
\nPreparation beats regret
\nBefore the world is soaking wet<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nAshes fall where warnings failed
\nWhere the slow response derailed
\nBut the ones who read the sky
\nLearned when it was time to fly<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nGet out in front of the blaze
\n(So that you don\u2019t get razed)
\nRun as fast as you can
\n(To be the last standing man)
\nThink ahead and change your ways
\n(Before you feed the blaze)
\nRaise the future from the flame
\n(Or repeat the same old game)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nSmoke still rising through the night
\nSome escaped by seeing right
\nAhead of the blaze they ran
\nBefore it swallowed all the land.<\/p>\n

Pour Some Water on It<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nSmoke curling up into the air
\nWhy ya\u2019ll standing there
\nWatching sparks become a blaze
\nAre we trapped inside a phase?<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nTempers rising, markets crash
\nWatch it all moving way too fast
\nAnother headline screams alarm
\nWhy are people adding harm<\/p>\n

Heatwaves rolling through the town
\nStill nobody slows it down
\nFueling every fire lit
\nInstead of cooling any bit<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThat thing is on fire
\n(Pour some water on it)
\nBefore it gets any higher
\n(Pour some water on it)<\/p>\n

Cool it down
\n(Before we drown)
\nTurn around
\n(And think about it)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nArguments burn through the night
\nWho really wants to fight
\nFanned flames don\u2019t care who\u2019s right or wrong
\nThey just spread along and on<\/p>\n

Perhaps wisdom starts with pause
\nNot just pushing harder cause
\nSometimes strength is knowing when
\nTo cool the fire again<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nIt\u2019s way too hot
\n(Oh, so hot)
\nSo why not\u2026
\n(Pour some water on it)<\/p>\n

Take a breath
\n(Count the cost)
\nBefore it all
\n(Gets totally lost)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThis system has a seam
\nEach pressure builds up steam
\nAnd if nobody cuts the heat
\nThe fire becomes complete<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nThat thing is on fire
\n(Pour some water on it)
\nBefore it gets any higher
\n(Pour some water on it)<\/p>\n

Save the frame
\n(Without more flame)
\nWe don\u2019t need
\n(To keep feeding it)
\n\u2026 gasoline\u2026
\n(Know what I mean?)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nDrop by drop the temperature falls
\nEcho cooling through the halls
\nMaybe not too late to quit
\nAnd pour some water on it.<\/p>\n

About the Song<\/h3>\n

A Follow-Up to Heat Stress, Human Survivability, and the Emerging Physiological Limits of Climate Change<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n


\nhttp:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Heat-Survivability-Thresholds.html
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Q: How Adaptable Are Humans to Rising Heat and Compounding Environmental Stressors?<\/h2>\n

A: Far less adaptable than many assume.<\/h3>\n

For decades, many researchers assumed humans could generally survive \u201cwet-bulb\u201d temperatures near 35\u00b0C (95\u00b0F at 100% humidity) for limited periods. This threshold was widely treated as the upper survivability boundary for healthy individuals under shaded and ventilated conditions.<\/p>\n

Many newer experiments now indicate that:<\/p>\n