[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Bright Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Steady Bass, Warm Organ]
[Minimal Beat, Spoken Vocal]
Step outside…
Take a look around…
You might notice…
What’s to be found.
[Refrain]
You don’t have to look very hard
(Check out your backyard)
Climate change?
(Not so strange)
Didn’t you hear
(It is here)
It’s happening in your backyard
(You don’t have to search hard)
[Verse 1]
Watch the flowers bloom too soon
Warmer nights beneath the moon
Rain arrives in sudden waves
Filling rivers, fields, and drains
Birds appear at different times
Changing with the changing climbs
One more season feels a bit
Different than you remember it
[Chorus]
You don’t need
(A satellite)
To recognize
(What’s in sight)
Watch the seasons
(Change their pace)
Nature leaves
(A clear trace)
One small clue
(Leads to more)
Standing right
(Outside your door)
[Instrumental]
[Refrain]
You don’t have to look very hard
(Check out your backyard)
Climate change?
(Not so strange)
Didn’t you hear
(It is here)
It’s happening in your backyard
(You don’t have to search hard)
[Guitar Solo]
[Driving Drums, Piano, Organ Swells, Atmospheric Synth]
[Verse 2]
Longer summers, shorter snow
Creeks that rise and overflow
Smoke that travels miles away
Turning noon to shades of gray
Trees respond to changing rain
Fields reveal both loss and gain
Nature writes without a pen
Across the landscape now and then
[Bridge]
No special lens
No secret code
The evidence
Lines the road
Extreme storm
Turned up heat
Patterns rapidly
Become complete
[Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Science…
Helps explain…
What you’re seeing.
Observation…
Is part of being.
[Final Chorus]
You don’t have to look very hard
(Check out your backyard)
Climate change?
(Not so strange)
Didn’t you hear
(It is here)
It’s happening in your backyard
(You don’t have to search hard)
Open your eyes
(Take a view)
The changing world
(Is speaking to you)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Gentle Organ, Nature Sounds]
Your backyard…
Your neighborhood…
Your planet…
Waiting to be noticed.
… not tomorrow…
(Just look out your window)
Climate Change Today
About the Song
Much of the public discussion still focuses on historical trends and older climate models. But since 2023–2024, our understanding of the climate system has advanced significantly as scientists have increasingly examined real-time observations, accelerating changes, feedback loops, and complex Earth system behavior.
Understanding climate acceleration no longer requires multiple advanced degrees or a deep background in nonlinear chaos theory. The evidence is increasingly visible in the world around us. In many ways, you can begin by simply looking out your window or out your backdoor.
It’s happening in your backyard.
Climate Change Today: When Weather Becomes Climate
From the album “Exactly“