Wasi River Rage

[Intro — vocal percussion] Bmm-ka, bmm-ka, tik-a-tik, hey! Doo-ba, dum-ba, count it in—hey! [Verse 1 — high tenor lead] You left three forms beside the kettle, A cracked blue mug, a crooked chair. I read the note, I check the label, I name the weight that’s hanging there. [Low bass] Mm—steady now. [Tenor] No grand display, no blame parade, Just one clear line and plans we’ve made. [Pre-Chorus — call and response] [Lead] What do we do when the pressure climbs? [Harmony] Name it clearly, one step at a time. [Lead] What do we do when the room gets tight? [Harmony] Make room for truth, make room for light. [Chorus — full quartet] [Lead] Wasi River Rage, but we keep our hands precise, [Quartet] Doo-ba, ba-da, everything accounted twice. [Lead] Hazards, controls, and banjo rolls, [Quartet] Low-end thunder in our souls. [Lead] Not in anger, but in light, [Quartet] Stack the truth till it stands upright. [All] Wasi River Rage—hey! [Verse 2 — syncopated lead] The inbox grew a second hallway, The calendar learned to growl. We drew a map across the table, Put every loose end in a file. [Low bass] Bum-bum, bring it down. [Lead] No one’s a target, no one’s a joke, We fix the latch, we clear the smoke. [Call and response] [Lead] Who holds the signal? [Quartet] We hold it here. [Lead] Who makes the pathway? [Quartet] Make it clear. [Lead] What kind of rodeo? [Quartet] Psychosocial hazard rodeo! [Chorus — thicker harmony] [Lead] Document the risk, then kick the drum, [Quartet] Bap-ba-da, here the next good measure comes. [Lead] Hazards, controls, and banjo rolls, [Quartet] Four-part fire with a steady pulse. [Lead] Not in anger, but in light, [Quartet] We don’t bury the signal in the noise. [All] Wasi River Rage—hey! [Breakdown — vocal percussion and block chords] [Beatbox] Tss-ka, tss-ka, bmm—cut! [Low bass] Doom, doom, doom. [Tenor] Ba-da-ba, ba-da-ba—hold! [Quartet] HEY! / HOLD! / NAME! / SOLVE! [All] No threats, no blame, just a cleaner choice! [Bridge — half-time vocal stack] [Lead] If the river runs high by the old boardwalk, We mark the edge and move the tools. [Harmony] If the paperwork knots like fishing line, We take it apart by practical rules. [Lead] Four voices, one careful signal, [Quartet] One low note under every choice. [Lead] The chorus arrives like a work light, [Quartet] And every person gets a voice. [Final Chorus — escalating] [Lead] Wasi River Rage, hear the high line rise, [Quartet] Doo-ba, ba-da, open skies. [Lead] Hazards, controls, and banjo rolls, [Quartet] Fiddle answers, bass still holds. [Lead] Document the risk, then kick the drum, [Quartet] Vocal thunder, here it comes. [Lead] Not in anger, but in light, [Quartet] We don’t bury the signal in the noise. [All] Wasi River Rage—HEY! Wasi River Rage—HEY! [Outro — voices with restrained banjo and fiddle replies] Doo-ba, dum-ba, steady and bright, Name the risk, then set it right. Bmm-ka, bmm-ka, voices join— Four-part fire, one shared point.