[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Gentle Piano, Warm Acoustic Guitar, Organ Pad, Soft Strings, Heartbeat Bass, Light Drums]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
This generation…
…writes a letter…
…to the next.
(Perplexed)
[Refrain]
To my children’s children’s children
(I hope you can begin again)
Seven generations
(Relations’ foundations)
The evolution
(Of solution)
[Verse 1]
Not just money left behind
But fresh air and peace of mind
Not just property or gold
But stories waiting to be told
[Chorus]
Children’s children’s children
(Beyond our names)
Living futures
(Not just dreams)
Seven generations
(Looking back)
Wondering if
(We stayed on track)
The evolution
(Of solution)
[Refrain]
To my children’s children’s children
(I hope you can begin again)
Seven generations
(Relations’ foundations)
The evolution
(Of solution)
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Warm Organ, Flowing Bass, Piano Arpeggios, Steady Drums]
[Verse 2]
The question isn’t only heat
Or every record that we beat
The deeper question still remains
What world survives beyond our names?
[Bridge]
An estate…
(Is more than things)
It’s the future
(That kindness brings)
The greatest wealth
(We’ll ever see)
Is possibility.
[Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
The ultimate inheritance…
…is opportunity.
Not certainty.
Simply…
…a chance…
…to begin again.
[Final Chorus]
To my children’s children’s children
(I hope you can begin again)
Seven generations
(Relations’ foundations)
The evolution
(Of solution)
Children’s children’s children
(May they always know)
We loved them…
…before…
… their birth on Earth.
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Organ Fade, Children’s Voices in the Distance, Gentle Wind]
To my children’s children’s children
(I hope you can begin again)
Seven generations
(Relations’ foundations)
The evolution
(Of solution)
To my children’s…
Children’s…
Children…
This view…
Is for you.
About the Song: Universal Estate Plan for the Next Seven Generations
The ultimate estate plan is remarkably simple:
To my children’s children’s children.
The greatest inheritance most of us hope to leave is not a larger bank account. It is the chance for our descendants to raise children of their own, watch them grow, and someday become grandparents themselves.
The question is no longer: How hot is the planet warming?
The more important question is:
“How difficult do we want life to be for the next seven generations?”
“Universal Estate Plan: What Are the Chances Your Descendants Will Inherit a Habitable World?”
From the album “Butterflies and Dominoes“