Momentum

[Silence]

[Instrumental – Guitar, Synth, Organ, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
Moe, moe, moe, moe, moe
(Momentum)
And, then some….
[Instrumental Intro – Low Sub Bass Pulse, Thunder-like Drums, Rising Synth Pad]
[Spoken Vocal]
Pressure rising
(In the sky)
Clouds are forming
(Stacking high)

[Verse 1]
Heavy air now
(Loaded tight)
Warm winds lifting
(Into night)
Drop by drop the
(Masses grow)
Storms collecting
(What they’ll throw)

[Chorus]
The reign…
(Is raining down)
Insane
(Look around)

[Verse 2]
Clouds grow darker
(Weight above)
Energy turning
(Heat to shove)
Thunder rolling
(Through the plain)
Every drop holds
(More of the rain)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Don’t you know
(About the flow)
It’s about to show
(Oh, oh, oh)
Moe, moe, moe, moe, moe
(Momentum)
And, then some….
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo – fast cascading runs like falling rain]
[Synth Solo – swirling, storm-like modulation]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Verse 3]
Rivers racing
(Down the street)
Storm drains fighting
(Flow and heat)
Momentum building
(Mass and speed)
Nature answers
(What we feed)

[Final Chorus]
The reign…
(Is raining down)
Insane
(Look around)

The rain…
(Gaining ground)
Sustained
(Pounding down)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Fade – Rain-like percussion and echoing synth]
Drop by drop
(The pressure grows)
Storm by storm
(The power flows)
Moe, moe, moe, moe, moe
(Momentum)
And, then some….

About “Momentum”

“Momentum” explores the physics behind violent rain, one of the increasingly visible impacts of climate change. Many people think of global warming only as hotter temperatures, but the additional heat in the climate system represents extra energy. That energy intensifies weather systems — especially storms and rainfall.

One key factor is atmospheric moisture. Warmer air can hold more water vapor. For every 1°C (1.8°F) increase in temperature, the atmosphere can hold about 7% more moisture. When storms form in this warmer, wetter atmosphere, they have more water available to release, producing heavier rainfall events.

As raindrops form in moisture-rich clouds, they can grow larger and more numerous, increasing the mass (m) of rainfall. The song’s title refers to the physics equation for momentum:

p = mv

where p is momentum, m is mass, and v is velocity.

As raindrop mass increases, the momentum of falling rain increases, meaning each drop strikes surfaces with greater force. Some of that energy transfers to the air, contributing to turbulence and stronger storm dynamics. Most of it transfers when the raindrop impacts the ground, where you can sometimes see rain splashing higher off pavement during intense storms.

Once rain hits the ground, the physics continues. Flowing water in streets, drainage channels, and rivers carries greater mass and velocity, increasing the destructive power of runoff. Flow forces grow rapidly because wind and water forces scale with the square of velocity (v²). This means small increases in flow speed can produce much larger increases in damage.

For example:

A 20 mph wind exerts 4× the force of a 10 mph wind.
A 40 mph wind exerts 16× the force.
A 60 mph wind exerts 36× the force.

Density multiplies this even further. Water is about 800 times denser than air, meaning a moving flow of water can exert dramatically greater force than wind at the same speed. As storms intensify and rainfall becomes heavier, drainage systems can fail, floodwaters accelerate, and hillsides become unstable.

“Momentum” uses the imagery of building storms and cascading instruments to represent this growing physical force. The music mirrors the science: as energy builds in the atmosphere, the momentum of rain and runoff increases, transforming storms from ordinary weather into destructive events.

The message of the song is simple: climate change is not only about heat — it is about energy, motion, and momentum in the Earth’s atmosphere and water systems.

From the album “Turn“