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bookmark_borderBack When When Was When

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LYRICS
Do you remember when
It wasn’t then
Like it is now?
When we were sure
To ensure
More future
Do whatever we need to do
Those days are over
No matter how long you long
Forget recover
From all we’ve done wrong
And you do what we need to do
Fantastic plastic
More polymer
Fast with gas
Burn, baby, burn
Burn, burn, burn
Yearn…
Do you remember when
It wasn’t then
Like it is now?
Wow
Somehow?
Take the vow
Do what we need to do, too
Without a big tadoo

Chords: E Em6 / C B7 E / E A A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderMan-ipulation

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LYRICS
Destiny
What’s meant to be
Mystery
What’s happening to me
Definition
Man-ipulation
Evolution
Pollution
Your destiny
My tragedy

Tragedy
It’s what we see
Trajectory
Of where we’ve come to be
Definition
Man-ipulation
Evolution
Pollution
Your destiny
My tragedy

Comedy
Our legacy
History
Of our humanity
Definition
Man-ipulation
Evolution
Pollution
Your destiny
My tragedy

Chords: C B Bb / C F Bb / Bb Eb Bb / Bb Eb Eb F Bb
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderThe Sincerity of Gravity

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LYRICS
Somersaults in the air
Falling without care
As if not there
Under the spell
I fell
The sincerity of gravity
It’s all around
Don’t let it get you down
Down, down, down

The severity of gravity
It’s all around
Don’t let it get you down
Down, down, down

The clarity
I found in gravity
Reality
Groundbreaking
No faking
Reality
Gravity
It’ll hit you hard
Leave you marred

DR0000_0092-The-Sincerity-of-Gravity.mp3

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, PA
Chords: C G D / D A / D C A / S / A E D A / A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

bookmark_borderHot Summer Days (The Crisis of Ices)

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LYRICS
Hot summer days
Wonder if it’ll be cool tonight
Scorching away
I’d say
Chances are slight
The crisis of ices
Is today

I better make-way
It’s not right to make light
A public display
An array of might can’t make right
The crisis of ices
Fabrics fray

Hot summer nights
Hot in oh so many ways
Summon up fright
Insight into decay
The crisis of ices
Tonight

DR0000_0090-Hot-Summer-Days.mp3

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, PA
Chords: Bb Eb Bb / F Eb Bb
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderCenter of Gravity (Pushing Buttons)

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LYRICS
What does the center of gravity
Have to do with my belly
You push my button

How novel the navel
How low or how high
Swim as if fins
Or run like I fly
Let’s push our buttons
Equilibrium glutton
Push the button
But out
Butt in
Pushin’ buttons

No spin or rotate debate
Sure, I participate
No doubt I flail about
But for certain the button
Is quick to be smooth…
Slick
… in the grove
Parabolic
Trajectory
Live relative
To an ape’s escape velocity
Force of gravity
Getting to me
Coming down to Earth
For what it’s worth

DR0000_0089-Center-of-Gravity.mp3

The center of gravity, in physics, is an imaginary point in a body of matter where the total weight of the body may be considered to be concentrated. If supported at the center of gravity, the body remains in equilibrium in any position.

“Your navel is your center of gravity, so that affects your sense of balance. Researchers say the exact location of your belly button can even determine your best sport. Your potential to be a good runner is greater if your navel is high, and, if it’s lower, you may be a better swimmer.” — Deutsche Welle (DW)

“An object thrown through the air may spin and rotate, but its center of gravity will follow a smooth parabolic path,” — Boston University

“A radial parabolic trajectory is a non-periodic trajectory on a straight line where the relative velocity of the two objects is always the escape velocity.” — Wikipedia

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, PA
Chords: Em / Em D6 G Em / Em A7 Em / C D G Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

bookmark_borderThe Chicken Has Crossed the Road

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LYRICS
The bottom’s the floor
The exit’s the door
These rules apply no more
Turned upside-down
Is going around
The chicken has crossed the road
Why? Nobody knows
(Carry the load…
Anyway the wind blows)

Some days you see the sun
Night gives way to dawn
These rules are dead and gone
Turned upside-down
Is going around
The chicken has crossed the road
Why? Nobody knows
(Carry the load…
Anyway the wind blows)

Some days are hot and others not
It’s not always flood or drought
Those rules are now in doubt
Turned upside-down
Is going around
The chicken has crossed the road
Why? Nobody knows
(Carry the load…
Anyway the wind blows)

Chords: F# / F# E A F# / F# B F# / F# C#7 A F#; Part II @ 144 BPM
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_borderThe Dream

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LYRICS
The thrill into a chill
The will to free freewill
The vision you envision
Is your dream
Once you know what it means
Guess it’s on you
To follow through?
Yes, it’s up to you
To follow through

To drill into the chill
The skill to free freewill
To envision your vision
Is the dream
Once you know what it means
Guess it’s on you
To follow through?
Yes, it’s up to you
To follow through

Fulfill into the chill
No frills to free freewill
The decision to envision
Is to dream
Once you know what it means
Guess it’s on you
To follow through?
Yes, it’s up to you
To follow through

Written at Gay, Church, Market, and High Streets in West Chester, PA
Chords: A Ab Ab A / D C A; Part II @ 99 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

bookmark_borderOver the Sunset

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LYRICS
Over the sunset
Under the clouds
The last ray of the day
Makes it my way
With a shine so fine
I’m golden
Loving the time
I’m holdin’

Lover of “not yet”
Wonder out-loud
Grasp the last ray
Coming this way
With a shine so fine
I’m golden
Loving the time
I’m holdin’

Under the sunset
Bouncing off clouds
Hey! One more ray
Found it my way
With a shine so fine
I’m golden
Loving the time
I’m holdin’

I see the light
Red and blue scattered in the hue
The sight
I see the light

Why is the sky blue?
“Sunlight reaches Earth’s atmosphere and is scattered in all directions by all the gases and particles in the air. Blue light is scattered more than the other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. This is why we see a blue sky most of the time.” — NASA

Why are sunsets red and purple?
“More atmosphere means more molecules to scatter the violet and blue light away from your eyes. If the path is long enough, all of the blue and violet light scatters out of your line of sight. The other colors continue on their way to your eyes. This is why sunsets are often yellow, orange, and red.” — University of Wisconsin

What is the effect of atmospheric refraction at sunset?
“The sun is visible to us about after the actual sunset. This is because of atmospheric refraction, which is due to the apparent flattening of the sun’s disc at sunrise and sunset.” — BYJU’s

Chords: Bb Db / Db F Db Eb Bb / Db Eb F
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_borderSpecial Delivery

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LYRICS
I’m really happy you made it here
In spite of all your fear
The path ahead is crystal clear
Now that we all can hear
In short order
We’ve gotta deliver
Abort former
to be a liver
You’ve figured out why
It’s do or die?
Sigh

I’m oh so glad you can hear
And dissipate your fear
The word let’s spread
To all dear
Now that we all are here
In short order
We’ve gotta deliver
Abort former
to be a liver
You’ve figured out why
It’s do or die?
Try?

We’re really happy to be here
We’ve overcome the fear
The sign ahead says
All clear
Now that we all hear here
In short order
We’ve gotta deliver
Abort former
to be a liver
You’ve figured out why
It’s do or die?
Try!

DR0000_0073-Special-Delivery.mp3

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

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderBlack is Black

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LYRICS
One foot forward
The other one back
Is it courage
That we lack?
Some thoughts backward
The others are whack
So called outrage
Calling the kettle black
(Whack)

We know
We gotta go
We go
Blow-by-blow
We blew
A fuse
Use, use, use

One foot forward
The other one back
Is it courage
That we lack?
Some thoughts backward
The others are whack
So called outrage
Calling the kettle black
(Whack)

We whine
Don’t wanna go
I’m fine
Don’t wanna know
We knew
Refuse
Use, use, use

One foot forward
The other one back
Is it courage
That we lack?
Some thoughts backward
The others are whack
So called outrage
Calling the kettle black
(Whack)

We lie
It’ll be alright
We’ll die
Blind to what’s right
In spite
We lose
Use, use, you’s

Chords: E F# F E / E Bb A E / C A / C E; Part II @ 128 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Ibanez Acoustic Guitar, Ibanez Electric Guitar, Yamaha Jazz Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderThe Breakup Song

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LYRICS
My girlfriend
Is cold as ice
Said “The end.”
And, that’s not nice
Polar opposites
We’re breaking up
Solar refugees
Adrift at sea
Calving
Halving
Split and shed
Humanity
Insanity
Soon be dead
Should we dread?

My girlfriend
Skates thin ice
Said “The end.”
Didn’t think twice
Polar opposites
We’re breaking up
Solar refugees
Adrift at sea
Calving
Halving
Split and shed
Humanity
Insanity
Soon be dead
Should we dread?

Is it absurd to love an iceberg
or the pleasure of a glacier?
Think of how she must have felt
When we made her heart melt

Chords: Em D@m Dm Dm D#m Em / C Am / C D / G Em Em D# Dm / Dm D#m Em; Part II @ 123 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_borderNatural View

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LYRICS
Such a beautiful thing
When you hear her sing
In the whispering wind
And the howling rain
Transcend
Her pain
Ascend
Regain
Astral plane

The point-of-view
In-store for you
The reality of Earth’s entirety
Amend
Our strain
Ascend
Regain
Astral plane

What are you going to do
Now the knew is new
Time our hearts grew
The view is up to you
Transcend
The same
The End… or remain?
Terrestrials sane

A song about coming to the realization that you are part of nature. Take a look down on Earth from outer space. To destroy nature is to destroy yourself.

Chords: E F# F E / E Bb A E / C A / C E; Part II @ 128 BPM
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?

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LYRICS
Free… is that what you want to be?
Free of responsibility?
Well, golly
Excuse me
I didn’t see you were drowning
In self-pity

Free… is that what you want to be?
Free of responsibility?
Well, what’s right
With your rights
Comes responsibilities
Then, what’s left
Is a civil society
Free… have we come to be
Rationally?

Written and recorded on July 4, 2023. With your freedom comes responsibilities. You have the responsibility not to litter, pollute, or impede others’ freedom. In the Nash equilibrium, each player’s strategy is optimal when considering the decisions of other players. “If things are not so good, you may be one to imagine something better,” said John Forbes Nash, Jr. (1994 Nobel Prize for Economics)

Chords: E / G D A C B7 E / E A A E / B7 E; Part II @ 108 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_borderA Better Bet Yet

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LYRICS
Said it before
Better say it once more
“Get heading for the door”

The more I implore
The more you ignore
Let’s see who will endure?
A better bet yet
Let’s not forget
The young and innocent
The ‘ole human race
Trashed the place
The dumb and arrogant
Resolve to solve your difference
Revolve to evolve indifference
Resolve to solve your difference
Evolve to involve our essence
The essence of presence

Chords: F Bb / Db Eb Ab AbM7 F / F Eb Bb F / C7 F; Part II @ 128 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Ibanez Acoustic Guitar, Ibanez Electric Guitar, Fender Jazz Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderTo Cause a Change (Theme Song)

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LYRICS
I heard you ranting
I heard you rave
Does it leave you wanting
To go out and save
Hey! How about now
We make a change anyhow?
Or will the will stand still
Will it?
Will it!

I heard you screaming
I heard you shout
Does it have meaning
What’s it about
Hey! How about now
We make a change anyhow?
Or will the will stand still
Will it?
Will it!

I heard you swearing
I heard you curse
Is the frown you’re wearing
Making things worse
Hey! How about now
We make a change anyhow?
Or will the will stand still
Will it?
Will it!

Uppercase delta (Δ) means “change” or “the change” in math. An example in which a variable x stands for the movement of an object: “Δx” means “the change in movement.” Scientists make use of this mathematical meaning of delta in various branches of science. (So do artists and musicians)

This song is the theme song for the audio / visual experience known as To Cause a Change (With the Delta Force) — a multimedia experiment about how we can help change the world!

Chords: Fm Cm Fm / Db Bb Bb Db F / Fm Db Eb F/m; Electric Version @ 120 BPM
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