From the album “Exactly“
Exactly
[Intro]
Questions remain…
Answers emerge…
Look again…
(Start at “begin”)
[Refrain]
That’s reality?
(Exactly)
Hard as it is to believe
(Difficult to conceive)
Exactly
(Reality)
[Verse 1]
One small clue becomes a sign
Patterns form through space and time
Pieces gather, side by side
Showing what they cannot hide
Nature speaks without a word
Through the things we’ve seen and heard
Physics writes the score each day
Whether we agree or stray
[Pre-Chorus]
Watch it grow
(Watch it change)
Watch the pieces
(Rearrange)
[Chorus]
Exactly
(Reality)
Truth unfolds
(Rapidly)
Cause and consequence
(Move as one)
Long before
(The race is run)
That’s reality?
(Exactly)
[Refrain]
That’s reality?
(Exactly)
Hard as it is to believe
(Difficult to conceive)
Exactly
(Reality)
[Verse 2]
Heat moves through the sea and sky
Clouds drift slowly passing by
Hidden links begin to show
Far beyond what eyes can know
Signals travel, paths combine
Crossing oceans over time
Small beginnings leave their mark
Lighting up the growing spark
[Pre-Chorus]
Take a look
(Beyond the view)
See the story
(Coming through)
[Bridge]
Reality asks no permission
It follows its own condition
The laws of nature keep their pace
Across each moment, time, and place
Listen close
(Read the signs)
See the patterns
(Between the lines)
[Breakdown]
Belief…
doesn’t alter…
the laws of physics.
Understanding…
… brings relief.
[Final Chorus]
That’s reality?
(Exactly)
Hard as it is to believe
(Difficult to conceive)
Exactly
(Reality)
Choose with care
(Shape tomorrow)
Hope can rise
(Beyond the sorrow)
Exactly
(Reality)
[Refrain]
That’s reality?
(Exactly)
Hard as it is to believe
(Difficult to conceive)
Exactly
(Reality)
[Outro]
Reality…
Keeps
Point
[Intro]
A difference…
A detail…
A decimal…
Can change what you mean…
(To obscene)
[Refrain]
That’s the point
(Exactly)
Not zero point 1
(Not zero point 2, too)
Obviously
(Not zero point 3)
Zero
(Exactly)
…now you know
(That’s the point)
[Verse 1]
Small numbers can seem so small
Barely noticed, barely tall
But the scale can shift the view
When the numbers multiply through
[Pre-Chorus]
Point by point
(Line by line)
Truth appears
(Over time)
[Chorus]
That’s the point
(Exactly)
Precision matters
(Actually)
Not a guess
(Not a game)
Numbers tell us
(What became)
[Refrain]
That’s the point
(Exactly)
Not zero point 1
(Not zero point 2, too)
Obviously
(Not zero point 3)
Zero
(Exactly)
…now you know
(That’s the point)
That’s the point
(Exactly)
[Verse 2]
A small degree, a small delay
Can shift the outcome of the day
Systems move and patterns bend
Following where the numbers send
[Pre-Chorus]
Count the change
(See the trend)
Follow where
(The numbers bend)
[Bridge]
Not opinion
(Not belief)
A measured signal
(Brings relief)
Look closer
(Find the clue)
The point itself
(Points to truth)
[Breakdown]
The point…
isn’t the decimal.
The point…
is what the decimal reveals.
[Final Chorus]
That’s the point
(Exactly)
Not zero point 1
(Not zero point 2, too)
Obviously
(Not zero point 3)
Zero
(Exactly)
[Refrain]
That’s the point
(Exactly)
Not zero point 1
(Not zero point 2, too)
Obviously
(Not zero point 3)
Zero
(Exactly)
…now you know
(That’s the point)
…now you know
(That’s the point)
[Outro]
That’s the point
(Exactly)
Not zero point 1
(Not zero point 2, too)
Obviously
(Not zero point 3)
Zero
(Exactly)
…now you know
(That’s the point)
unfolding…
Exactly.
Answered
[Intro]
Sing the song:
the answer…
has been there…
(all along.)
Sing along!
[Refrain]
You answered
(Your own question)
Measured
(Optimism)
…friendly suggestion.
[Verse 1]
Looking high and looking low
Searching where the answers go
Turning pages, asking why
Watching signals passing by
Then a moment, clear and bright
Brings the picture into sight
What seemed distant, hard to find
Was already on your mind
[Chorus]
You answered
(Your own question)
Finding truth
(Through reflection)
Not by guessing
(Not by chance)
But by giving
(The facts a glance)
Measured
(Optimism)
Growing from
(Realism)
[Verse 2]
Questions open, questions lead
Toward the answers that we need
Evidence begins to speak
Strong enough for all to seek
[Pre-Chorus]
Keep asking
(Keep learning)
Keep listening
(Keep turning)
[Bridge]
Hope is strongest
(When it’s real)
Built on what
(We can reveal)
Face the future
(Eyes open wide)
With understanding
(As your guide)
[Breakdown]
The best questions…
don’t end conversations.
They begin…
better better observations.
[Final Chorus]
You answered
(Your own question)
Measured
(Optimism)
…friendly suggestion.
[Refrain]
You answered
(Your own question)
Measured
(Optimism)
…friendly suggestion.
You answered…
The next question.
[Outro]
Keep asking…
Keep listening…
Keep learning…
…and keep answering.
High Noon
[Intro]
Step outside…
The clock keeps ticking…
Physics…
…is driving our ride.
[Refrain]
Showdown
At high noon
(It’ll end this debate)
No slowdown
Coming soon
(That’s a minute late)
[Verse 1]
The evidence is plain to all
Right there written on the wall
Heat keeps building, oceans rise
No disguise before our eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
Tick… tock…
(The clock goes on)
Day by day…
(Until it’s gone)
[Chorus]
High noon
(The shadows fall)
Time arrives
(For one and all)
No retreat
(No delay)
Tomorrow forms
(From today)
Showdown
At high noon
(It’ll end this debate)
[Verse 2]
The numbers in the atmosphere
Recording changes crystal clear
Questions matter, facts do too
Reality comes shining through
[Pre-Chorus]
One more year
(Moves the line)
One more choice
(Changes time)
[Bridge]
No revolvers
(No disguise)
Only data
(Before our eyes)
No opponents
(To defeat)
Only futures
(We may meet)
[Breakdown]
… when delay…
costs more…
than action…
(That’s not a solution!)
[Final Chorus]
Showdown
At high noon
(It’ll end this debate)
No slowdown
Coming soon
(That’s a minute late)
High noon
(The choice is clear)
The time…
Is already…
Here.
[Outro]
The sun is high…
The choice remains…
High noon…
(Coming to your town… soon.)
Warthog
[Intro]
Monday…
Earn it.
Saturday…
Spend it.
Repeat.
Don’t forget…
(With no regret)
[Refrain]
Workin’ all day like a dog
(Problem of production)
Weekends… I’m a warthog
…again…
(Problem of consumption)
[Verse 1]
Punch the clock from nine to five
Trying just to stay alive
Build another, make another
Buy another for your brother
Fill the cart and fill the shed
Need a bigger house instead
Out with old and in with new
Before the old is hardly through
[Pre-Chorus]
Buy it now
(Buy some more)
Another box
(At the door)
[Chorus]
Work all week
(Spend all day)
Running hard
(The modern way)
Making stuff
(Shipping fast)
Buying things
(That rarely last)
Workin’ all day like a dog
(Problem of production)
Weekends… I’m a warthog
…again…
(Problem of consumption)
[Verse 2]
Forests fall for one more chair
Plastic floating everywhere
Energy behind the scene
Keeps the shelves forever green
More extraction, more demand
More pressure placed upon the land
The cycle spins without a pause
Driven by its own applause
[Pre-Chorus]
Need or want?
(Hard to tell)
Consumption addiction
(Casts its spell)
[Bridge]
Less can still
(Mean enough)
Living well
(Without more stuff)
[Breakdown]
Production…
meets consumption.
Supply…
meets demand.
(Man’s damned demand)
[Final Chorus]
Workin’ all day like a dog
(Problem of production)
Weekends… I’m a warthog
…again…
(Problem of consumption)
[Refrain]
Workin’ all day like a dog
(Problem of production)
Weekends… I’m a warthog
…again…
(Problem of consumption)
[Outro]
Work all week…
Live with purpose…
Not just…
For the purchase.
Based on Evidence
[Intro]
A question…
A hypothesis…
A measurement…
Let’s see what the evidence says.
(Experiment… underway)
Hey! Hey! Hey!
[Refrain]
Really?
(Based on evidence)
Reality
(With full confidence)
[Verse 1]
Start with what the data shows
Not the story someone chose
Measure twice before you speak
Truth is stronger when you seek
Charts and numbers, year by year
Making patterns crystal clear
Test the claim against the light
See if it survives the night
[Pre-Chorus]
Ask again
(Then compare)
Follow facts
(Anywhere)
[Chorus]
Based on evidence
(Not assumption)
Based on observation
(Not consumption)
Question first
(Then explore)
Learn a little
(Then learn more)
Really?
(Based on evidence)
(Experiment… underway)
Hey! Hey! Hey!
[Refrain]
Really?
(Based on evidence)
Reality
(With full confidence)
[Verse 2]
Ideas grow when tested well
Failure has a tale to tell
Confidence can rise with proof
Built beneath a stronger roof
(Experiment… underway)
Hey! Hey! Hey!
[Refrain]
Really?
(Based on evidence)
Reality
(With full confidence)
[Bridge]
What best explains reality
(Look. See.)
[Breakdown]
Opinion…
starts…
the conversation.
Evidence…
moves it…
past self-motivation.
[Final Chorus]
Really?
(Based on evidence)
Reality
(With full confidence)
Measure carefully
(Test again)
Follow where
(The facts have been)
Really?
(Based on evidence)
Reality…
With earned confidence.
[Outro]
Ask…
Observe…
Measure…
Understand.
(Before you demand demand)
As Expected
[Intro]
Run the model…
Back to begin…
Compare the outcome…
Again.
[Refrain]
Exactly
(Naturally corrected)
Time to open eyes
(It comes as no surprise)
Exactly
(As expected)
Time to realize
(It comes as no surprise)
[Verse 1]
Question first and test the claim
See if results remain the same
Measure what the record shows
Follow where the evidence goes
[Chorus]
As expected
(When tested well)
The observations
(Have a tale to tell)
Prediction meets
(Reality)
Theory joins
(Practicality)
Exactly
(As expected)
[Refrain]
Exactly
(Naturally corrected)
Time to open eyes
(It comes as no surprise)
Exactly
(As expected)
Time to realize
(It comes as no surprise)
[Verse 2]
Storms evolve and oceans rise
Heat collects beneath the skies
Signals link from sea to shore
Showing what we’ve seen before
[Bridge]
When fresh evidence appears
Understanding shifts the gears
Changing minds
(Sometimes finds)
Turning pages
(Page by turn)
[Breakdown]
Exactly
(As expected)
Time to realize
(It comes as no surprise)
[Final Chorus]
Exactly
(Naturally corrected)
Time to open eyes
(It comes as no surprise)
Exactly
(As expected)
Time to realize
(It comes as no surprise)
Exactly
(Reality)
As expected…
Stand corrected.
[Outro]
Observe…
Measure…
Understand…
Lend a hand.
Approximately
[Intro]
Numbers can guide you…
But time keeps moving…
Future’s comes to view.
The question is…
How close are we?
[Refrain]
Approximately
(We don’t have very long)
Exactly
(Till the end of this swan song)
[Verse 1]
A line is drawn across the years
Measured hopes and measured fears
Predictions change as systems shift
Searching for the narrow drift
[Pre-Chorus]
Estimate
(Refine the view)
Calculate
(What we can do)
[Chorus]
Approximately
(Within the range)
A changing system
(Is rearranged)
How close are we?
[Refrain]
Approximately
(We don’t have very long)
Exactly
(Till the end of this swan song)
[Verse 2]
The future carries uncertainty
But that does not mean we cannot see
A weather map, a climate trend
A warning message we can send
[Pre-Chorus]
No crystal ball
(No perfect view)
Just better questions
(For a better clue)
[Bridge]
A range of futures, paths ahead
Choices made by words we’ve said
The clock moves forward
(The moments pass)
Decisions shape
(The hourglass)
[Breakdown]
A forecast…
is not fate.
(It will not last)
A probability…
is a chance to change.
(Sound too strange?)
[Final Chorus]
Approximately
(We don’t have very long)
Exactly
(Till the end of this swan song)
Approximately
(We see the trend)
Exactly
(Where choices end)
[Outro]
Not a number…
Not a date…
A direction…
We create.
(How close are we?)
… approching…
(“Not very long”)
Exactly
(It’s the end of this swan song)
For Rock ‘N Roll
[Intro]
Maybe this time’s…
close enough…
(Not exactly)
But close…
To where the music begins.
(Again)
[Refrain]
It’s close enough
(For Rock ‘N Roll)
When the going gets tough
(Time to play in the rough)
[Verse 1]
No perfect note, no perfect sound
Just turn it up and shake the ground
A little dirt beneath the tone
A little fire of your own
[Pre-Chorus]
Turn it up
(Let it flow)
Feel the rhythm
(Let it go)
[Chorus]
Close enough
(Is where we start)
Rough around
(The edge of art)
Mistakes become
(A brand-new sound)
When the volume rises
(Shake the ground)
It’s close enough
(For Rock ‘N Roll)
[Refrain]
It’s close enough
(For Rock ‘N Roll)
When the going gets tough
(Time to play a ‘lil rough)
[Verse 2]
The road gets long, the nights get loud
Sometimes you lose yourself in the crowd
But when you put up a fight
Turns to a song beneath the light
[Pre-Chorus]
Push ahead
(Through the noise)
Find the spark
(Find your voice)
[Bridge]
Precision has its place in line
But rock was born from crossing signs
A little wild, a little free
A little bit of you and me
When the world says
(Stand aside)
Turn the amp up
(Enjoy the ride)
[Refrain]
It’s close enough
(For Rock ‘N Roll)
When the going gets tough
(Time to play in the rough)
[Breakdown]
Close enough…
isn’t giving up.
It’s knowing…
when the moment…
has arrived…
(To feel alive!)
[Final Chorus]
It’s close enough
(For Rock ‘N Roll)
When the going gets tough
(Time to say we’ve had enough)
Raise your voice
(Let it roll)
Feel the thunder
(Feel the soul)
It’s close enough…
For Rock ‘N Roll.
[Refrain]
It’s close enough
(For Rock ‘N Roll)
When the going gets tough
(Time to call their bluff)
[Outro]
Turn it up…
Let it roll…
Close enough…
For Rock ‘N Roll.
(Roll, baby, roll)
Change in Position
[Intro]
When the ground…
begins to shift…
(The sound’s not found)
Standing still…
becomes a choice.
(Freewill)
[Refrain]
Do you find it hard to remain
(Gettin’ tougher to sustain)
It’s time for a…
(Change in position)
A formula…
(For the solution)
[Verse 1]
Holding tight to yesterday
Won’t always light tomorrow’s way
The map evolves, the landscape bends
The beginning finds new ends
[Pre-Chorus]
Shift your view
(Change your stance)
Take the moment
(Take the chance)
[Chorus]
Move with purpose
(Not with fear)
See tomorrow
(Coming near)
A different angle
(A clearer sight)
Turning questions
(Into light)
It’s time for a…
(Change in position)
[Refrain]
Do you find it hard to remain
(Gettin’ tougher to sustain)
It’s time for a…
(Change in position)
A formula…
(For the solution)
[Verse 2]
When new evidence arrives
Understanding comes alive
Changing minds is how we grow
Following where the signals go
[Bridge]
A formula is more than numbers
It’s the pattern underneath
Observation, thought, and testing
Building confidence beneath
Take one step
(Then one more)
Open up
(Another door)
[Breakdown]
Changing…
your position…
… may be the solution.
It’s progress…
guided…
by comprehension.
[Final Chorus]
Do you find it hard to remain
(Gettin’ tougher to sustain)
It’s time for a…
(Change in position)
A formula…
(For the solution)
Move ahead
(Don’t stand still)
Shape tomorrow
(With thought and will)
Change your view
(Change your mind)
Leave old limits
(Far behind)
[Refrain]
Do you find it hard to remain
(Gettin’ tougher to sustain)
It’s time for a…
(Change in position)
A formula…
(For the solution)
[Outro]
Yep, one new step…
One new direction…
One new position…
One better solution.
Movement
[Intro]
Sometimes…
the greatest movement…
that turns the tide…
starts on the inside.
[Refrain]
Under threat of attack
(She made no movement)
For what might she might lack
(Her soul is heaven sent)
[Verse 1]
The world was pushing from all sides
Still she let her thoughts decide
No, no need for speed
Sometimes patience plants the seed
Standing still to understand
Can reveal another plan
A quiet mind can often see
What escapes anxiety
[Pre-Chorus]
Pause a while
(Breathe it in)
Clear the noise
(Before you begin)
[Chorus]
Movement starts
(Before the stride)
Changing first
(The thoughts inside)
Under threat of attack
(She made no movement)
[Refrain]
Under threat of attack
(She made no movement)
For what might she might lack
(… in might… she might exceed in what’s meant)
[Verse 2]
Pressure has a way of showing
What is worth protecting, growing
Fear may whisper, “Stand and hide”
Hope replies, “Decide without pride.”
[Bridge]
Mind before
(The hands begin)
Vision first
(Then comes the win)
[Breakdown]
Under threat of attack
(She stood so still)
For what she might lack
(… in might… she might.. she could thrill with will)
[Final Chorus]
Under threat of attack
(She made no movement)
For what might she might lack
(There was mental improvement)
[Refrain]
Under threat of attack
(She made no movement)
For what might she might lack
(She has superior mental amusement)
[Outro]
Quiet mind…
Steady heart…
Movement…
Starts.
About the Song
This song was inspired by an intense encounter between a red squirrel and a mockingbird. Nearly 25 feet above the ground, they raced around the side of a large tree at astonishing speed, creating a scene that was both mesmerizing and intimidating to watch.
At seemingly random moments, the squirrel would freeze, clinging upside down to the bark high above the my head. The mockingbird would perch nearby, patiently waiting for the slightest movement. The instant the squirrel twitched, all hell would break loose. Around and around the tree they went—then another sudden freeze. Repeat.
As a bystander, it felt inevitable that one of them was eventually going to come flying straight into the audience. Fortunately, they never did. Instead, they demonstrated a remarkable blend of speed, timing, patience, and instinct—a natural dance of pursuit and evasion that was as fascinating as it was exhilarating.
About Half Past
[Intro]
Half past…
Not the end of the dance…
Just the middle…
Of another chance.
[Refrain]
About half past
(Our hour)
Can we make it last
(Our power)
[Verse 1]
The hands keep moving, never still
Another choice, another will
Moments pass but leave a trace
The decision finds its place
We borrow time we cannot own
Building futures from what’s known
The sunrise asks once more
What we’re really striving for
[Chorus]
About half past
(Not too late)
Time remains
(To navigate)
Hold the line
(Change the course)
Hope grows stronger
(At the source)
About half past
(Our hour)
[Refrain]
About half past
(Our hour)
Can we make it last
(Our power)
[Verse 2]
Power isn’t only might
It’s choosing what we know is right
Passing on a better day
Before the light can fade away
Generations share the load
Walking down the same long road
What we leave becomes the key
For those who’ll write tomorrow’s story
[Bridge]
The hour isn’t fixed in stone
Its outcome hasn’t yet been known
Each new voice and every hand
Can help redraw tomorrow’s plan
Minute by minute
(Choice by choice)
Power grows
(With your voice)
[Breakdown]
The clock…
doesn’t choose.
We do…
(Win or lose?)
[Final Chorus]
About half past
(Our hour)
Can we make it last
(Our power)
Turn the page
(Begin anew)
The future waits
(On what we do)
[Refrain]
About half past
(Our hour)
Can we make it last
(Our are?)
[Outro]
About half past
(Our hour)
Can we make it last
(Our are?)
Half past…
Still moving…
Still choosing…
Still time.
(To come chime…)
Come chiming in
Where There’s Smoke
[Intro]
You smell it…
Before you see it…
One spark…
Lights up the dark.
[Refrain]
Where there’s smoke
(There’s fire)
It’s no joke
(Fanning flames higher)
[Verse 1]
The forest dries beneath the sun
Another season has begun
One small ember finds its way
Turning night into the day
Ashes riding on the breeze
Carried far beyond the trees
The sky grows dim at noon again
Smoke starts… where will it end
[Chorus]
Tiny sparks
(Growing fast)
Building futures
(From the past)
[Refrain]
Where there’s smoke
(There’s fire)
It’s no joke
(Fanning flames higher)
[Verse 2]
Blackened forests lose their shade
Carbon debts are quickly paid
Soot on snow absorbs the light
Melting ice with darker white
Smoke can cool the sky today
Blocking sunlight on its way
Yet after all the haze is gone
The warming keeps on carrying on
[Bridge]
Fire feeds the warming air
Warming makes more fire there
Round and round the cycle grows
How far it ends… nobody knows
[Breakdown]
Smoke…
is more than smoke.
It’s a signal…
of energy…
moving through all we see.
[Final Chorus]
Where there’s smoke
(There’s fire)
It’s no joke
(Fanning flames higher)
Ash to sky
(Sky to flame)
Changing climates
(Change the game)
Where there’s smoke
(Understand)
That the human
(Has changed the land)
[Outro]
Where there’s smoke…
There’s fire…
Still rising…
Higher…
The Spot
[Intro]
A single moment…
A quiet decision…
One direction…
Can reshape our vision.
[Refrain]
The exact spot
(To choose why or why not)
The specific location
(Of our acceleration)
[Verse 1]
Standing where two pathways meet
History beneath our feet
Small decisions shape the day
More than words can ever say
Tiny choices, one by one
Quiet work is never done
Fresh directions leave a trace
Changing time and changing place
[Chorus]
Find the spot
(Where futures bend)
Where beginnings
(Meet an end)
[Refrain]
The exact spot
(To choose why or why not)
The specific location
(Of our acceleration)
[Verse 2]
Change arrives a little at a time
Building rhythm, building rhyme
Momentum gathers through the years
Growing stronger through our fears
Small beginnings multiply
Lifting dreams toward the sky
One direction leads to two
Opening another view
[Bridge]
The exact spot
May seem so small
Changing pace
After all
[Breakdown]
The future…
Doesn’t appear…
Instantly.
It unfolds…
Gradually.
[Final Chorus]
The exact spot
(To choose why or why not)
The specific location
(Of our acceleration)
One more choice
(Makes a start)
Changing minds
(Changing hearts)
Find the spot
(Hold it true)
Tomorrow starts
(With what we do)
[Outro]
The exact spot…
The turning point…
A quiet choice…
Then raise your voice…
Whereabouts
[Intro]
Looking around…
Looking within…
Searching…
For where to begin.
[Refrain]
Where about
(Are your whereabouts)
Have you lost your mind
(Is it hard to find)
Is freewill lost
(Ohhh, at what cost?)
[Verse 1]
Standing at a crossroads still
Caught between desire and will
Voices pulling different ways
Clouding clear and simple days
Maps can show where roads begin
Not the place that’s found within
Questions echo through the night
Searching for a guiding light
[Pre-Chorus]
Which direction?
(Who decides?)
Which tomorrow?
(Where truth hides?)
[Chorus]
Whereabouts
(Do we stand?)
Drawing futures
(By our hand)
Searching outward
(Looking in)
Where the journey
(Might begin)
[Refrain]
Where about
(Are your whereabouts)
Have you lost your mind
(Is it hard to find)
Is freewill lost
(Ohhh, at what cost?)
[Verse 2]
The path ahead is rarely straight
Built through choices, chance, and fate
Some will wander, some will stay
Still deciding day by day
No compass points to certainty
Only possibility
One more step can change the view
Opening a path that’s new
[Bridge]
The question isn’t where you’ve been
It’s where the next step may begin
Pause and listen
(Breathe it in)
Move with purpose
(Not just spin)
[Breakdown]
Your location…
Doesn’t have to be…
Dreaded.
Instead, make it…
Where you’re headed.
[Final Chorus]
Where about
(Are your whereabouts)
Have you lost your mind
(Is it hard to find)
Is freewill lost
(Ohhh, at what cost?)
Choose your course
(While there’s time)
One more step
(One more climb)
Whereabouts…
(Lead the way)
… find today.
[Outro]
Where about
(Are your whereabouts)
Have you lost your mind
(Is it hard to find)
Ohhh, now it’s found…
(Playing out in the sound)
Whereabout…
(No longer in doubt)
Found in sound
In the Middle
[Intro]
The center…
Keeps shifting.
(Drifting)
What once seemed ordinary…
Feels unfamiliar.
(How about where you are?)
[Refrain]
In the middle
Isn’t normal
(Any more?)
…for sure…
Gone extreme
(Know what I mean?)
[Verse 1]
Yesterday’s unusual
Becomes today’s familiar call
Records fall without a sound
Soon another comes around
What once made the evening news
Now becomes expected views
[Pre-Chorus]
Moving lines
(Changing scale)
New extremes
(Leave a trail)
[Chorus]
Where’s the middle?
(Hard to say)
Keeps on moving
(Day by day)
Normal shifts
(Out of sight)
Slow enough
(To seem right)
[Refrain]
In the middle
Isn’t normal
(Any more?)
…for sure…
Gone extreme
(Know what I mean?)
[Verse 2]
Floods arrive with greater force
Storms adjust another course
Piece by piece the baseline bends
Quietly the pattern trends
Not because the Earth stood still
But because it climbed the hill
[Bridge]
The middle moves
Without a sound
Until new limits
Can be found
One more year
(A little more)
Is the end clearer
(Than before)
[Breakdown]
The danger…
Isn’t only…
The extremes.
It’s forgetting…
What the mean…
Means.
[Final Chorus]
In the middle
Isn’t normal
(Any more?)
…for sure…
Gone extreme
(Know what I mean?)
…for sure…
Gone extreme
(Know what I mean?)
In the middle…
(Or so it seems…)
[Outro]
Where’s the middle?
Still moving…
Still changing…
Out of sight.
(Out of the light)
Your Backyard
[Intro]
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)
[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]
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]
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
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.
Crisis? What Crisis?
[Intro]
What’s normal…
Depends…
On where you’re standing.
(… on understanding)
[Refrain]
Crisis?
(What crisis?)
Exactly
(Reality)
You’re soaking in it
(Our habitat habit)
[Verse 1]
The weather fills another page
Another flood, another stage
Smoke rolls in across the sky
Still we simply wonder why
One more record, one more heat
Water flowing through the street
After seeing it so long
It starts to feel like we belong
[Pre-Chorus]
Slowly changed
(Before our eyes)
Growing used
(To new surprise)
[Chorus]
Crisis?
(What crisis?)
Life goes on
(Another dawn)
Changing baselines
(Quietly)
Becoming part
(Of memory)
One more headline
(Passes by)
Until another
(Catches the eye)
[Refrain]
Crisis?
(What crisis?)
Exactly
(Reality)
You’re soaking in it
(Our habitat habit)
[Verse 2]
Habit has a subtle way
Of reshaping yesterday
What once seemed beyond belief
Gradually becomes routine
Comfort lives inside the known
Even when the world’s outgrown
Yesterday’s extreme event
Becomes tomorrow’s precedent
[Bridge]
The greatest change
May not be heat
It may be what
We still repeat
Seeing less
(Of what’s begun)
Until the changes
Blend as one
The climate…
Doesn’t ask…
Whether we’ve adapted.
It simply…
Keeps changing.
(… what we’re rearranging…)
[Final Chorus]
Crisis?
(What crisis?)
Exactly
(Reality)
You’re soaking in it
(Our habitat habit)
Open your eyes
(Look around)
Changing ground
(Beneath the ground)
Crisis?
(Not someday)
It’s unfolding
(Day by day)
[Outro]
What crisis…
The one…
We’ve been living through…
(Me and you)
All along.
(Sing the song)
[Refrain]
Crisis?
(What crisis?)
Exactly
(Reality)
You’re soaking in it
(Our habitat habit)
About the Song
Apathy
[Intro]
Not because…
People don’t know.
(They let it go)
Sometimes…
They simply look away.
(Day after day after day)
[Refrain]
This apathy
(Is insanity)
…I mean…
(Really)
…obscene
(Scene)
Seen
[Verse 1]
Headlines fade before they’re read
Tomorrow’s story moves ahead
Another warning, another sign
Lost beneath the daily grind
[Chorus]
Open your eyes
(Take a look)
Read the pages
(Of the book)
Truth remains
(Standing still)
Waiting on
(A change in will)
Time keeps moving
(Day by day)
While concern
(Fades away)
[Instrumental]
[Refrain]
This apathy
(Is insanity)
…I mean…
(Really)
…obscene
(Scene)
Seen
[Verse 2]
Change is easier to ignore
When it builds a little more
Until one morning comes around
And yesterday can’t quite be found
[Bridge]
Hope begins
With seeing clear
Not through panic
Not through fear
Face the facts
(Understand)
The future’s built
(By our hands)
[Breakdown]
Apathy…
Doesn’t delay…
The decay.
It only delays…
Our number of days.
[Final Chorus]
This apathy
(Is insanity)
…I mean…
(Really)
…obscene
(Scene)
Seen
Wake up now
(Open wide)
Don’t let reason
(Step aside)
This apathy…
(Isn’t destiny)
[Outro]
This apathy
(Is insanity)
…I mean…
(Really)
… completely
(Clean)
Whack-A-Mole-E!
[Intro]
Ready?
Here it comes…
Another one!
(Better run!)
[Refrain]
Whack! (A mole) E!
Not (Exactly)
Close enough
(To call the bluff)
Head in the hole
(Or… Whack!)
The goal
(Whacked!)
[Verse 1]
One pops up, another drops
Thinking somehow the problem stops
Plug one leak, ignore the next
Life becomes another test
[Chorus]
Whack-a-mole!
(Here we go!)
Round and round
(The same old show)
Treat the symptom
(Not the cause)
Playing by
(The old applause)
Swing again
(Miss the point)
Time to fix
(The broken joint)
[Instrumental]
[Refrain]
Whack! (A mole) E!
Not (Exactly)
Close enough
(To call the bluff)
Head in the hole
(Or… Whack!)
The goal
(Whacked!)
[Verse 2]
Build a wall against the tide
Another river changes sides
Fight one fire, another starts
Playing games with loaded cards
[Bridge]
… understanding
The whole disaster
(The need… comin’ on faster)
Cause and effect
(Link as one)
That’s the race
(To be won)
[Breakdown]
You can…
Keep swinging…
Or, I mean…
Fix the machine…
Making…
The moles appear.
(Here)
[Final Chorus]
Whack! (A mole) E!
Not (Exactly)
Close enough
(To call the bluff)
Head in the hole
(Or… Whack!)
The goal
(Whacked!)
See the pattern
(That’s the key)
Solve the cause
(Set it free)
[Outro]
Whack!
Whack!
Whack…
…or maybe…
Stop feeding the moles.
(Defeating the goals)
Six Possible Futures
[Intro]
The future…
Is not a single path.
It is a landscape…
Of possibilities
(Into future realities)
[Refrain]
Six possible futures
(Of how we’ll endure)
…or not
Six possible futures
(Our choice for sure)
…so why not?
[Verse 1]
A thousand choices shape the road
Carrying a changing load
Systems moving, signals clear
Paths emerging year by year
[Pre-Chorus]
Probability
(Not prophecy)
Possibility
(For humanity)
[Chorus]
Six possible futures
(Standing ahead)
Choices we make
(Choices we’ve led)
One path toward balance
(One toward strain)
One through disruption
(One through pain)
[Verse 2]
A changing climate, changing state
Decisions shape the final rate
Feedbacks grow and systems bend
Where we arrive depends on when
Adaptation, innovation
Transformation, preparation
The choices made across the years
Can alter outcomes that appear
[Bridge]
Not a prediction
(Not a fate)
A probability
(We calculate)
A range of futures
(A fan of light)
Six possible paths
(Beyond tonight)
[Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
The question…
Is not:
“What future will happen?”
The question is…
“Which future…”
Will we choose?
(Win or lose?)
[Final Chorus]
Six possible futures
(Of how we’ll endure)
…or not
Six possible futures
(Our choice for sure)
…so why not?
The future is waiting
(Not written in stone)
The path we create
(Is the path we own)
Six possible futures
(Standing in view)
The next step forward…
Depends on what we do.
[Outro]
Six possible futures…
Six possible ways…
One shared planet…
Our choice today.
About the Song
This graphic emphasizes a fundamental idea: **the future is not predetermined.** Humanity is actively choosing which of these six climate futures we move toward through the decisions we make today.
It also represents an effort to visualize some very complex mathematics and nonlinear climate dynamics in a way that is accessible to a broad audience.
For those interested in the underlying science and calculations, there are two versions of the paper:
**Graduate-Level Version**
A Physics-Based Scenario Framework for Nonlinear Climate Outcomes
**General Audience Version**
Understanding Climate Change as a Cascading System: The Domino Effect
As always, comments and constructive feedback are welcome.
Voice
[Intro]
A whisper…
Can become a signal.
(To all… make the call)
A single voice…
Can change the direction.
(Solution contribution)
[Refrain]
You’ve a voice
(Then you’ve a choice)
Will you choose
(Win… or lose?)
[Verse 1]
Words can travel through the air
Reaching places most everywhere
Silent thoughts can come alive
When a voice decides to rise
Choices made from day to day
Shape the path along the way
One decision, one reply
Can lift a dream or let it die
[Pre-Chorus]
Speak your mind
(Stand your ground)
Listen close
(To what you’ve found)
[Chorus]
You’ve a voice
(Use it well)
A story
(Only you can tell)
Raise the question
(Seek the truth)
Build tomorrow
(From the proof)
Win or lose
(The choice remains)
A voice can change
(The future’s frame)
[Instrumental]
[Refrain]
You’ve a voice
(Then you’ve a choice)
Will you choose
(Win… or lose?)
[Refrain]
You’ve a voice
(Then you’ve a choice)
Will you choose
(Win… or lose?)
[Verse 2]
A voice can challenge what we know
A voice can help awareness grow
A voice can question, voice can learn
A voice can guide the next concern
[Bridge]
A voice ignored
(Can fade away)
A voice shared
(Can light the way)
A choice begins
(With what we say)
A future forms
(From today)
[Breakdown]
The power…
Is not only…
In having a voice.
It is in the choice!
[Final Chorus]
You’ve a voice
(Then you’ve a choice)
Will you choose
(Win… or lose?)
Speak with reason
(Seek what’s true)
The next chapter
(Starts with you)
You’ve a voice
(You have a choice)
Make it right…
See the light.
[Outro]
A voice…
A choice…
A moment…
To decide.
(Live or die)
Period.
[Intro]
A period…
Can mark an ending.
Or…
A moment before something new begins.
[Refrain]
The end.
(Period.)
Wait! (Wait!)
Hesitate
(Cause it’s not over yet)
Don’t wait!
(Nooo… don’t procrastinate)
And, don’t forget…
(Participate!)
[Verse 1]
A final word, a closing line
A point that marks a place in time
But endings often hide the start
Another chapter, another part
The choice arrives before the page
A moment waiting in the age
Stand aside or step ahead
Choose the path that will be led
[Pre-Chorus]
One more chance
(One more day)
One more voice
(One more say)
[Chorus]
Period.
(The sentence ends)
But the story
(Bends again)
Not complete
(Not defined)
Still unfolding
(Through our time)
[Refrain]
The end.
(Period.)
Wait! (Wait!)
Hesitate
(Cause it’s not over yet)
Don’t wait!
(Nooo… don’t procrastinate)
And, don’t forget…
(Participate!)
[Instrumental]
[Refrain]
The end.
(Period.)
Wait! (Wait!)
Hesitate
(Cause it’s not over yet)
Don’t wait!
(Nooo… don’t procrastinate)
And, don’t forget…
(Participate!)
[Verse 2]
Waiting for the perfect sign
Can leave the moment far behind
Questions grow when actions stall
Silence cannot solve it all
[Bridge]
A period
(Can close a door)
A question mark
(Can ask for more)
An exclamation
(Can ignite)
A voice can turn
(Darkness into light)
[Breakdown]
Don’t confuse…
An ending…
With giving up.
A period…
Can be…
A beginning point.
[Final Chorus]
The end.
(Period.)
Wait! (Wait!)
Hesitate
(Cause it’s not over yet)
Don’t wait!
(Nooo… don’t procrastinate)
And, don’t forget…
(Participate!)
The next line…
(Is yours to write)
The next chapter…
(Is yours tonight)
[Outro]
Period…
Not finished…
Just continuing…
(Being better beings)