[Silence]
[Instrumental Intro: slow atmospheric guitar, deep bass pulse, distant choir]
[Verse 1]
Can you see reality
(It’s coming into view)
A world that’s getting hotter
(What are we gonna do?)
[Refrain]
Can you see reality
(The future of humanity)
Travesty of our trajectory
(We’ll go down in history)
[Verse 2]
Eight billion people
(Need more than air)
They need food and water
(And somewhere safe to care)
[Refrain]
Can you see reality
(The future of humanity)
Travesty of our trajectory
(We’ll go down in history)
[Bridge]
What happens
(When free is gone)
… will it be our swansong?
[Instrumental Break: rising synth, pounding toms, guitar feedback]
[Refrain]
Can you see reality
(The future of humanity)
Travesty of our trajectory
(We’ll go down in history)
[Break]
History…
(What will it say?)
Did we see it coming?
(Did we look away?)
[Outro]
Can you see reality
(The future of humanity)
Travesty of our trajectory
(We’ll go down in history)
Can you change reality
(The future of humanity)
Change the trajectory
(Before it changes me)
Can you see reality
(The future of humanity)
(Are you sure…)
Of the future…
About the Song
🌎 THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY
+4°C → +7°C: From Civilization Crisis to Human Survival Crisis
What happens to humanity if Earth doesn’t stop at +2°C or +3°C—but eventually reaches +4°C and then +7°C?
There is no scientifically established population number for a +7°C Earth.
But the physical constraints are becoming increasingly clear.
At approximately +4°C, humanity could face a civilization-scale crisis:
🔥 Extreme heat
💧 Water shortages
🌾 Agricultural disruption
🏙️ Infrastructure failures
🌍 Mass migration
⚡ Energy-system stress
Over the following centuries, continued warming toward +7°C could transform the question entirely.
The issue would no longer be simply:
How do we adapt civilization to a hotter planet?
It becomes:
How many humans can the planet physically support?
Technology could keep some people alive through underground facilities, controlled environments, hydroponic agriculture, protective equipment and advanced energy systems.
But there is an enormous difference between keeping thousands or millions of people alive in artificial environments and maintaining a civilization of 8+ billion people.
Today’s population depends upon the Earth providing enormous services essentially for free:
☀️ Solar energy
💧 Rainfall and freshwater
🌾 Productive soils
🌳 Ecosystems
🌬️ Breathable air
🌊 Functioning oceans
🌡️ Manageable temperatures
🌱 Outdoor agricultural space
At +7°C, humanity could increasingly have to manufacture artificially what the Earth currently provides naturally.
And that creates a fundamental problem:
Energy requires infrastructure.
Infrastructure requires materials.
Materials require mining and manufacturing.
Manufacturing requires energy and water.
Technology can extend human habitability.
But technology cannot be assumed to recreate the Earth for eight billion people.
The path from +4°C to +7°C could therefore represent a transition from:
Fighting to preserve civilization
to
Fighting to preserve humanity itself.
The Future of Humanity: +4°-7°C
From the album “Present Tense“