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bookmark_borderNot Quite

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LYRICS
Is this not how you thought
Things ought to be
When you said you wanted things for free?

But, when these things are yours
Opens different doors
Your years of fears
An eye for an eye
An I for an I
Might gain insight
Into might
Slight-of-hand
Understand
Night
Just might
Insight
Into might
Right?

Not-Quite.mp3 (Free Download)

This is a song about Man’s worst enemy — Man. In July of 2023 we wrote the paper, Climate Change: End of Times.

I love sunlight, elevation, trees, fresh air, and wildlife. It is becoming ever more obvious my dreamlife is coming to an end, and I will be forced to tunnel under.

Fresh air, water, food, and light will also be problematic; however, your most severe concern will likely be security. Those with supplies will be at high risk of being raped and looted. Good luck!

Chords: C B / C G / C D E / C D Em / Em G / g f# Em / B Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

What you can do today. How to save the planet.

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderWord Search

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LYRICS
Search for the words
Put down the swords
The sounds of birds
Enchanting
It won’t be long
Till their songs are gone

To right our wrong
De-Man-ding
The thorns of the thistle
Set scorn with a bristle
Grasp the wasp’s stinger
To feel poison linger
The snake mistake
Men take in their own venom
Should have seen it comin’
These stories I can not make
As we watch Man overtake
Epic fail
Overtakes his own tail
Epic fail
Swallowing his own tale

This is a song about Man’s worst enemy — Man. In July of 2023 we wrote the paper, Climate Change: End of Times.

All of my life I have located my office and bedrooms in the uppermost southern exposure (preferably in the tree canopy.) I love sunlight, elevation, trees, fresh air, and wildlife. It is becoming ever more obvious my dreamlife is coming to an end, and I will be forced to tunnel under. For those forward thinkers, think about your poop. Pumping sewage above ground level will be a major problem at all times. In addition, the inability to pump flood water will become deadly during extreme weather events. In July of 2020 NPR reported, “The remnants of Hurricane Ida dropped unprecedented rainfall on several eastern states, killing dozens of people. Eleven of them were Queens residents who died when their basement apartments flooded.” In August of 2022 CNN reported, “Seoul has vowed to move some of the city’s poorest families out of underground and semi-subterranean homes after 13 people were killed in flooding caused by record rainfall this week, sparking public horror and calls for government accountability.” Drowning in your own poop may result for those unprepared.

Fresh air, water, food, and light will also be problematic; however, your most severe concern will likely be security. Those with supplies will be at high risk of being raped and looted. Good luck!

Chords: D D9 / D C / Am Em Em Am / C Em Am / C B7 Em; Part II starts at 88 BPM goes to 105 and 177
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

What you can do today. How to save the planet.

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderWatching the Sunset

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LYRICS
Limited knowledge
Never went to college
Doesn’t know true
I tried to tell you

Watching the sunset come into view
Wild how the wildfires inspire
Skies that hypnotize
Just don’t choke
On the smoke

I tried to warn you
Watching the sunset come into view
Trying to figure out what to do
Wild how the wildfires inspire
Skies that hypnotize
Just don’t choke
On the smoke

Took vacation
Missed education
Dimwitted, too
I tried to warn you
Watching the sunset come into view
Trying to figure out what to do
Wild how the wildfires inspire
Skies that hypnotize
Just don’t choke
On the smoke

Out to lunch
Drank too much punch
Never comes through
(Human race, you’re drunk.
Can’t think, thank, nor thunk)
I tried to tell you
I tried to warn you
Watching the sunset come into view
Trying to figure out what to do
Wild how the wildfires inspire
Skies that hypnotize
Just don’t choke
On the smoke

DR0000_0167-Watching-the-Sunset.mp3

A song about people taking pictures of the sunset through the smoke of the Canadian wildfires. “Smoke particles also scatter light, and because they are larger than air molecules, they also scatter the orange and red colors. That results in far more red and orange in the sky than we are used to seeing during the daytime, imparting a surreal hue,” as reported in the New York Times. Is it ironic that people take pictures of pollution and comment on how beautiful it is?

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, PA
Chords: E/7/m7 D A E / G E / B A E / E E+Bb / E A D / D A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderSpiders and Snakes

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Coversong originally made famous by Jim Stafford
Written by Jim Stafford and David Bellamy

[Intro] E G A  A G E / E G A  A G E
E
I remember when Mary Lou said
"You wanna walk me home from school"
     A               E
Well I said, "Yes, I do"
E
She said, "I don't have to go right home
And I would kinda like to be alone some
   A
If you would"
             E
I said, "Me, too"
B
And so we took a stroll
Wound up down by the swimmin' hole
    A                              E
And she said, "Do what you want to do"
B
I got silly and I found a frog
In the water by a hollow log
      A
And I shook it at her
                            E
And I said "This frog's for you"

           E
She said, "I don't like spiders and snakes
                                A
And that ain't what it takes to love me
              E
You fool, you fool
E
I don't like spiders and snakes
                                A
And that ain't what it takes to love me
                           E G A A G E
Like I want to be loved by you"
E G A A G E

Well, I think of that girl from time to time
I call her up when I got a dime
I say, "Hello, baby"
She says, "Ain't you cool"
I say, "Do you remember when
"And would you like to get together again"
She says, "I'll see you after school"
I was shy and so for a while
Most of my love was touch and smile
Til she said, "Come on over here"
I was nervous as you might guess
Still looking for somethin' to slip down her dress
And she said, "Let's make it perfectly clear"
[Chorus]

DR0000_0166-Spiders-and-Snakes.mp3

Coversongs

The Beatless Sense Mongers

bookmark_borderA Gag

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LYRICS
Where are we going
With no one knowing
It must be some sort-of gag
Blindfolded and bagged
Shortcomings showing

We were to embark
Now just a thud in the dark

Where are we going
With no one knowing
“It must be some sort-of joke?”
The Grim Reaper spoke
Shortcomings growing

We were to set sail
Instead flail and bail

Where are we going
With no one knowing
It must be some sort-of hoax
When the truth cannot coax
Shortcomings flowing

We were to ride high
But chose to subside

DR0000_0165-A-Gag.mp3

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, PA
Chords: G F#m Dm Em / G Em / C D G Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderTrain of Thought

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LYRICS
Train of thought
Get ‘er running
Hey, why not
Make it stunning?
Let’s see if Man can
Start again
After we bring The End
Begin

Jumped the tracks
With their facts
Runaway train
Of harebrained
Let’s see if Man can
Start again
After we bring The End
Begin

Off the rails
Rides collide
Tattered sails
Crew divides
Let’s see if Man can
Start again
After we bring The End
Begin

All our trains of thought
Have come to their final stop
The last station on the line
Damnation of our time
Let’s see if Man can
Start again
After we bring The End
Begin

Chords: Bb Eb F / Eb F / Db Eb F; Part II @ 160 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderWhen Humans Fly

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LYRICS
Out the southern exposure
A clear sky is on the make
While northern low pressure
Gives fear as it overtakes
In the middle
Of in between
Twist and meddle
A peaceful scene
Birds take flight toward the light
As men learn to fly… or die
My, oh, my
Do or die?
Touch the sky
Or kneel and cry?

In the middle
Of in between
Twist and meddle
A peaceful scene
Birds take flight toward the light
As men learn to fly… or die
When pigs grow wings
… and other things
(I’m flyyying)

Chords: A D A D A E / E A G A / C D A / A E; Part II @ 120 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderAnswer

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LYRICS
To see with clarity
The facts we face
Human race,
Pick-up the pace
Answer questions
A smidge faster
Sinister suggestions
A risk factor

To be reality
Face-to-face
Human race,
Pick-up the pace
Answer questions
A smidge faster
Sinister suggestions
A risk factor

One with clarity
The truth we see
Human race
Razed the pace
Answer questions
A smidge faster
Sinister suggestions
A risk factor

Human race
Razed the pace
Human race,
Pick-up the pace
Human race,
Pick-up the place

Chords: A / C G A / C D A / A E E A; Part II @ starts at 86 BPM / Accelerando
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderFree Time

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LYRICS
Those days of living free
With no responsibility
Elude me
Those times of living large
Oh so arrogant
Pay the rent
Racking up dues
For the Age of the Blues
The present
Feel free to chime in
Help with the timing
I present the present
Breaking news
Free time blues
Breaking knews
It’s a crime
What happened to free time
What happened to free time
Is a crime

Chords: C / E G C / C B7 E / E A / C B7 E / C E / C B7 E; Part II @ 110 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderLong Fade Away

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LYRICS
When the storms that loom
Bring the doom
… from…
Every which way
Wouldn’t you say
The days to pray
Long fade away?
Day-by-day
Fade away
Find our way
… or fade away

When wildfires transpire
Growing every higher
… and…
Every which way
Wouldn’t you say
The days to pray
Long fade away?
Day-by-day
Fade away
Find our way
… or fade away

When all are in awe of the thaw
… water…
Every which way
Wouldn’t you say
The days to pray
Long fade away?
Day-by-day
Fade away
Find our way
… or fade away

DR0000_0146-Long-Fade-Away.mp3

Chords: E/7/m7 / E B A / A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderHarebrained

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LYRICS
Trying to maintain the harebrained
Harder and harder to sustain
Regain
The strength in our numbers
Woke the giant who slumbers
Today it’s best to run away
Due to our ignorance
Of our arrogance
I’d say today
It’s best to run away (run away!)

Fact of the matter
We’re deep in sheep
And that flock of sheep is in deep sleep
Bo-Peep?
[Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep and doesn’t know where to find them.]
The strength in our numbers
Woke the wolf who slumbers
Today it’s best to run away
Due to our ignorance
Of our arrogance
I’d say today
It’s best to run away (run away!)

Could it be a lemming conspiracy?
“Follow me into catastrophe”
Into the sea!
The strength in our numbers
Woke the rodent who slumbers
Today it’s best to run away
Due to our ignorance
Of our arrogance
I’d say today
It’s best to run away (run away!)

Chords: F#/7 / B A / A F# / F# D E F#; Part II @ 112 to 130 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderGumption

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LYRICS
How long do you think we can all live
When all there is is take and no give
At first it was hard to conceive
Then, it was hard to believe
Man’s gumption
For consumption

How long do you think there’s left to live
When we squandered what’s meant to give
At first it was hard to conceive
Then, it was hard to believe
Man’s gumption
For consumption

What are the odds that your gods
Forgive your debts let alone regrets?
Our dues past due
What shall we do
Our past, rear-view
Welcome to our big ta-do
Too
Ta-do, too

At first it was hard to conceive
Then, it was hard to believe
Man’s gumption
For consumption

Chords: E G A / A G E; Part II @ 122 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderAdrift at See

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LYRICS
Adrift at see
I see me
Which way the wind blows
Nobody knows
While the clouds crowd the scene
Sky’s looking mean
Waves misbehave
As the sea see’s me

There we go!
Another blow
Do you have a sinking feeling
On my knees
If you please
I’m bailing

Are you getting see sick
Now the plots getting thick?

Written in a boat on Lake Wynonah, PA
A song about introspection as dark storm clouds roll in over your stalled boat. Similar to the feeling you will get when you realize you are adrift in the climate crisis… and start to consider the possibilities of bailing.

Chords: E C E / B A E / C E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderDraggin’ the Line

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Originally made famous by Tommy James
Written by Tommy James, Bob King

	F#
	Makin' a living the old hard way
	Takin' and giving by day by day
	                                        E
	I dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
	              F#
	Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)


	My dog Sam eats purple flowers
	We ain't got much but what we got's ours
	We dig snow and rain and the bright sunshine
	Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
	Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
[Chorus]
	F#  E    F#
	I  feel fine
	     E            F#   E   F#
	I'm talkin' bout peace of mind
	E          F#  E   F#
	I'm gonna take my time
	                 E
	I'm gettin' the good sign
	              F#
	Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
                      F#
	Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
 
	Loving the free and feelin' spirit
	Of huggin' a tree when you get near it
	Diggin' the snow and the rain and the bright sunshine
	Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)
	Draggin' the line (draggin' the line)

	(repeat chorus)

	F#
	La la la la la la la la
	draggin' the line (draggin' the line)

Draggin-the-Line.mp3

Coversongs

The Beatless Sense Mongers

bookmark_borderSqueeze

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LYRICS
Try to squeeze out a little bit more
Let the drill spill
Then bore some more
No defense
Till we come to our senses
A consensus
To our well-being
We can drive straight through the night
And still can’t seem to get it right
Navigating for miles and miles
Never contemplating pollution compiles
Piles and piles

Try to burn up all in store
Fire-up higher
Truth?
Ignore
No defense
Till we come to our senses
A consensus
To our well-being
We can drive straight through the night
And still can’t seem to get it right
Navigating for miles and miles
Never contemplating pollution compiles
Piles and piles

Land dries up
You tryin’ to fry us?
Poor on water
“My life” bias
No defense
Till we come to our senses
A consensus
To our well-being
We can drive straight through the night
And still can’t seem to get it right
Navigating for miles and miles
Never contemplating pollution compiles
Piles and piles

DR0000_0130-Squeeze.mp3

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, PA
Chords: Em/7 / Em G D / D A D / D G Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment