# The Operation | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-operation
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 04:59 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-operation
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Operation
- Visible lyric pages: 13

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-operation`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 04:59 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-93fc8fc40508d1aa
- Visible lyric pages: 13
- Pages with stored lyric text: 13
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 6493
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 5
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: 8th And Washington, Catch (Something I Might Be Ashamed Of), Ships In Bottles, The Invisible Man Drinking Water, Wink With The Eye That Hate Me, A New Math, Beaten By The Best, and Fall Like Fire
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Operation formed in Los Angeles in 2002, originally calling themselves Operation: Cliff Clavin. The lineup included Jason Hill on vocals, Anthony Razo and Steve Edwars on guitars, Matthew Johnson on bass, and Brian Smith on drums. Their debut album '8th and Washington' came out in 2004, with the title track becoming one of their better-known songs. They followed that with several more albums over the next decade or so,...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. 8th And Washington — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/8th-and-washington
2. Catch (Something I Might Be Ashamed Of) — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/catch-something-i-might-be-ashamed-of
3. Ships In Bottles — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/ships-in-bottles
4. The Invisible Man Drinking Water — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/the-invisible-man-drinking-water
5. Wink With The Eye That Hate Me — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/wink-with-the-eye-that-hate-me
6. A New Math — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/a-new-math
7. Beaten By The Best — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/beaten-by-the-best
8. Fall Like Fire — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/fall-like-fire
9. Lectio Divina — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/lectio-divina
10. Our Steps Will Always Rhyme — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/our-steps-will-always-rhyme
11. Spirit Award — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/spirit-award
12. The Together Tree — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/the-together-tree
13. This May Not Have Happened — https://lyroverse.com/the-operation/this-may-not-have-happened