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[Silence]

[Low Drone – Organ Pad, Sub Bass Pulse]

[Intro]
[Clean Guitar Arpeggio, Sparse Piano Notes]

[Verse 1]

Counting numbers
(On the evening news)
Line by line
(What did we choose?)
Seven hundred seventy-nine
(In a single day)
Who signs off
(Who will pay?)

[Instrumental]
[Piano Motif Repeats, Bass Builds]
[Synth Swell — restrained, ominous]

[Pre-Chorus]

Add it up
(Add it up)
Stack it high
(Stack it high)
Forty billion
(Ninety-five?)

[Chorus]

The bill comes due
(It always does)
For what we did
(Because, because)
You can win the fight
But still lose more
When the bill comes due
For war

[Organ Lift, Drums Enter Full, Harmony Vocals]

[Verse 2]

Carrier groups
(Thirteen a day)
Tomahawks
(Fired away)
Two hundred flames
(Three hundred forty gone)
Steel and smoke
(And moving on)

Three jets falling
(Friendly fire)
Six names spoken
(Choir by choir)

[Instrumental]
[Angular Synth Lead, Guitar Echoes Melody]
[Snare March Returns]

[Pre-Chorus]

Trade winds shake
(Markets slide)
Oil climbs
(We all ride)
Two hundred ten
(Billion wide)

[Chorus – Bigger]

The bill comes due
(It always does)
For what we did
(Because, because)
You can draw the line
You can close the door
But the bill comes due
For war

[Harmonized Vocals, Organ Glide, Cymbal Wash]

[Bridge – Breakdown]

[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]

What’s the cost
(Of a borrowed year?)
What’s the price
(Of living in fear?)
What’s the weight
(Of a trillion sighs?)
Who counts the tears
(Who tallies lives?)

[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Synth & Guitar Duel — tense, unresolved]
[Drums Double-Time, Then Drop to Half-Time]

[Verse 3 – Softer, Reflective]

Schools and bridges
(Not repaired)
Hospitals waiting
(Unprepared)
All the futures
(Put on hold)
Traded for fire
(Sold for gold)

[Final Chorus – Expansive, Choir Layered]

The bill comes due
(It always does)
For what we did
(Because, because)
You can raise the flag
You can keep the score
But the bill comes due
For war

(Say no more…)
(Say no more…)

[Outro – Slow, Fading]

Bye-bye
(Why?)
Buy and buy
(Why buy?)
Add it up
(Add it up…)

[Final Hit — Organ + Distorted Guitar + Piano Cluster, Sudden Silence]

ABOUT THE SONG
Trump, Israel, Spain, and Iran: War, Drones, the Socialization of Risk, and Economic Terror Tactics
Israel essentially lured the Trump administration into starting a war with Iran, driven largely by religious and geopolitical motives. In response, Iran is striking back economically, targeting fossil fuel infrastructure to pressure the Arab states into pushing Trump to de-escalate.

Their strikes — mainly carried out with drones — are precise rather than massively destructive. They disrupt production just enough to temporarily shut down facilities (which can take at least two weeks to restart), particularly in oil and LNG. The ripple effects are significant: ships waiting to load, insurance gaps preventing transport, and downstream facilities struggling to convert LNG back into natural gas. The disruption spreads across the entire supply chain, amplifying economic impacts without the need for outright destruction.
“No matter what, the United States will ensure the FREE FLOW of ENERGY to the WORLD,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

I’m currently working on a paper examining the costs for both sides. Drones are dirt cheap, while the missiles the Kuwaitis used cost millions — not to mention the value of the US jets shot down. The contrast is stark: a few hundred-dollar drone versus multi-million-dollar weaponry.

I’m listening to the business news on this right now. Insurance is a big deal. Trump seems to believe that sinking Iran’s navy and providing battleship escorts for cargo ships will reassure insurers, making Iran’s drone swarms seem like no threat. As a risk management professional, I can tell you — it’s a bad plan.
Seizing foreign land is even worse. And yet, at the same time, he was justifying Russia’s annexation of Crimea, so a land grab certainly isn’t out of the question.

Most recently, he announced that the U.S. has effectively socialized cargo ship insurance guarantees. Incredible — what the American taxpayer is being asked to cover just so Trump can attempt to prop up the stock market.
Oh, yeah — almost forgot. He also said the U.S. is cutting off all trade with Spain because they wouldn’t let us fly our bombs over their country. Because, of course, when international diplomacy gets tricky, the answer is apparently: cancel trade and roll out the tantrums.

From the album “Beyond Belief“

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Verse 1]
Allies
(Shootin’ planes outta the skies)
At what cost
(Is all lost)

[Instrumental]
[Synth Solo — sharper, angular]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Chorus]
The rising cost of war
(Say no more!)
Will we endure
(Say no more!)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
What’s the price
(Of the loss of life?)
[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Synth Lead Duel with Guitar]
[Drums Double-Time, Organ Glide]

[Verse 2]
Watching cities burn
(What did we learn)
At what cost
(Is all lost)

[Instrumental]
[Synth Solo — sharper, angular]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Chorus]
The rising cost of war
(Say no more!)
Will we endure
(Say no more!)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
What’s the price
(Of the loss of life?)
[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Synth Lead Duel with Guitar]
[Drums Double-Time, Organ Glide]

[Chorus – Bigger, Harmonized]
The rising cost of war
(Say no more!)
Will we endure
(Say no more!)

[Instrumental – Extended Jam]
[Synth Lead Duel with Guitar]
[Drums Double-Time, Organ Glide]

[Final Bridge]
Bye-bye
(Sigh)
Sigh… good bye?
(Bad buy)
[Final Hit — Organ + Distorted Guitar Chord, Sudden Stop]

ABOUT THE SONG
The war in Iran, which began on February 28, 2026, as part of Operation Epic Fury, has already incurred massive financial costs for the United States.

Direct Military and Operational Costs
* Initial Strikes: The U.S. spent approximately $779 million in the first 24 hours of the operation.
* Mobilization: Pre-strike military buildup, including moving aircraft and more than a dozen naval vessels, cost an additional $630 million.
* Daily Naval Operations: Operating the two carrier strike groups currently in the region (the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln) costs roughly $13–$15 million per day.
* Munitions: Approximately 200 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired in the opening wave, totaling about $340 million.

Aircraft and Equipment Losses
* Three Planes Destroyed: U.S. officials have confirmed that three U.S. fighter jets were lost in Kuwait during what was described as a friendly-fire incident. While the exact replacement value for these specific losses is not fully disclosed, total aircraft and equipment costs for the opening phase are estimated at roughly $423 million.
* Human Cost: As of March 2, U.S. Central Command reported that six U.S. service members have been killed.

Projected Long-Term Impact
* Direct Military Budget: Total direct military costs, including replacing munitions and equipment, are projected to range between $40 billion and $95 billion.
* Broader Economic Cost: When accounting for trade disruptions and energy market shocks, the total economic impact on the U.S. could reach as high as $210 billion.
* Regional Allies: Israel has already authorized an additional $2.9 billion for its defense budget to fund its part in the conflict.

From the album “Beyond Belief“

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Synth, Bass, Chant Vocals]

[Intro]

[Heavy Drumbeat, Bass Pulse, Rising Synth Chords]
Spoken (proud, echoing):
We survived…
(The higher-ups thought they’d win)
But here we stand…
(Still breathing, still alive)

[Chanting Layered Vocals: “Rise… rise… rise…”)

[Verse 1]

Fire in our veins
(Sparks of defiance)
Hands on the earth
(We claim our guidance)

They said we were weak
(Low on the chain)
We fought the shadow
(And broke the reign)

[Pre-Chorus]

No throne is safe
(No crown endures)
Every blade they raised
(Every plot ensures…)

Our strength is rooted
(Deep as the trees)
Our song is rising
(Carried on the breeze)

[Chorus]

Rising tide!
(Crush the old lie)
We are the storm
(Watch them cry)
Rising tide!
(Earth reclaims)
We are the hunters
(No more chains)

[Percussion crescendo, tribal chanting, layered synths]

[Instrumental Break]

[Guitar Riff — bold and sharp]
[Percussion — toms, hand drums, metallic clangs]
[Call-and-response vocals echo: “They fell… We rise… They fall… We rise…”]

[Verse 2]

No more shadows
(They can’t hide)
We walk the rivers
(With ancestral pride)

Every tower toppled
(Every mask torn)
The feast reversed
(We are reborn)

[Bridge]

Chanting (ominous → triumphant):
From the ashes…
(From the chains…)
From the fear…
(From the pain…)
We rise…
(We rise…)

[Snare rolls, rising synth, bass growl]

[Chorus — Bigger, Harmonic]

Rising tide!
(Crush the old lie)
We are the storm
(Watch them cry)
Rising tide!
(Earth reclaims)
We are the hunters
(No more chains)

[All instruments in unison, layered vocal chants]

[Outro — Triumphant Fade]

[Percussion slows, bass hums, synths shimmer like dawn]
Spoken:
The higher-ups feared us…
But the earth…
(And its people)
Will always endure.

[Final layered chant: “We rise… We rise… We rise…”]
[Single drum hit → silence]

From the album “Beyond Belief“

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Clavinet, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]

[Clavinet, Rising Synth Arpeggio, Pulsing Bass]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]

Run toward it…
(Chasing light!)

[Clavinet Solo, Guitar Feedback]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Verse 1]

Shadows linger
(Holding back the day)
But hearts remember
(The brighter way)

Clouds may gather
(Storms try to bind)
But shine keeps calling
(Leave fear behind)

[Bridge – Breakdown]

[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]

Run toward it…
(Chasing light!)
Feel the warmth
(It’s infinite!)

[Build: Synth Arpeggio Rising, Organ Swell, Guitar Feedback]

[Chorus – Bigger, Harmonized]

Lift up your eyes
(See it rise)
Golden rays
(Break through the lies)

Purest fire
(Lights the sky)
Chasing light
(We will not hide!)

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Clavinet Solo, Whistle Echo, Synth Swells, Driving Bass]
[Guitar Feedback Loop, Organ Stabs]

[Verse 2]

Turn your face
(To where it shines)
Let it wash
(Through all your lines)

Energy rising
(From heart to hand)
Radiance flowing
(A cosmic band)

[Bridge – Breakdown]

[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]

Run toward it…
(Chasing light!)
Let it fill you
(It’s alive!)

[Build: Guitar Feedback, Synth Arpeggio, Organ Swell]

[Chorus – Bigger, Harmonized]

Lift up your eyes
(See it rise)
Golden rays
(Break through the lies)

Purest fire
(Lights the sky)
Chasing light
(We will not hide!)

[Outro]

[Clavinet + Bass + Organ Strip Down]

Come get it…
(Untainted sun!)
Feel the fire…
(It’s begun!)
Out of the shadows
(We are the spark)

From the album “Beyond Belief“

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Can you do two things (at once)
Or… to your mind it brings… (a dunce?)
[Instrumental]
[Bass Solo]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Refrain]
Stuck between a rock
(And a dumb thing)
What they bring
(Sure does suck)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Won’t let it bring us down
(Down, down, down)
Won’t get us down
(Down, down, down)
We don’t give up!

[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo — sharper, angular]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Refrain]
Stuck between a rock
(And a dumb thing)
Won’t let ’em bring
(Their bad luck)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Won’t let it bring us down
(Down, down, down)
Won’t get us down
(Down, down, down)
We don’t give up!

[Refrain]
Stuck between a rock
(And a dumb thing)
Won’t let ’em bring
(Their bad luck)

[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Can you do two things (at once)
Or… to your mind it brings… (a dunce?)
Is the skull (null)
Void and dank
(Should’a thank)

From the album “Beyond Belief“

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Low Drone, Heartbeat Kick, Distant Reverb Guitar]
[Whispered Vocal]
Who put the fear there?
(Who fed the fuse?)
Who pulled the lever?
(The bejebus…)

[Snare Roll Rising]

[Verse 1]
They light a matchstick
(Call it the truth)
Sell you a nightmare
(As living proof)

Rattle the cage bars
(Shake the news)
Wind up the panic
(Tighten the screws)

[Pre-Chorus – Tight, Minimal Beat]
Turn up the volume
(Drown out the facts)
Circle the wagons
(Ready attack)

[Chorus]
Scared!
(The bejebus)
Out of us!
(Out of us!)
Fear in the bloodstream
(Rush and combust)
Scared!
(The bejebus)
Out of us!
Who profits most
When we mistrust?

[Instrumental Break — Guitar Feedback + Organ Stabs]

[Verse 2]
Flash red headlines
(End of days)
Point at a scapegoat
(Set ablaze)

March to a rhythm
(Manufactured)
Truth gets fractured
(Fact redacted)

[Bridge – Breakdown]

[Sub Bass Pulse, Sparse Percussion]
Are you just slightly bit…
(Curious?)
Who writes the script when
(We’re furious?)

Deliver us?
(From what we choose?)
Or is the terror
(Just well-used?)

[Angular Guitar Solo — tense, clipped]

[Chorus]
Scared!
(The bejebus)
Out of us!
(Dared to trust?)
Spin the wheel of
(Fear and dust)
Scared!
(The bejebus)
Out of us!
Divide the crowd
And watch it rust

[Break – Snare March, Bass Drive]
Ominous…
(Us, us, us)
Anonymous…
(Blame the bus)
Synonymous…
(With power’s lust)

[Final Chorus – Bigger, Louder]
Scared!
(The bejebus)
Out of us!
(Out of us!)
Break the spell or
(Break to dust)
Scared!
(The bejebus)
Out of us!
Beat it back —
Or it beats all of us

[Outro – Instruments Strip Away]
[Just Bass + Distant Organ]
Bejesus…
(Beat it out of us)
All of us…
(All of us…)

[Single Guitar Harmonic — Fade]

ABOUT THE SONG
It was not my intention to uncover what appears to be an international ideological network.

So far, ecofascist patterns have been identified in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., EU member states, Russia, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Exposure carries risk.

Publishing quickly and publicly is not theatrical — it is strategic documentation. Transparency is protection.

The Accidental Fascist Hunter: How a Climate Investigation Uncovered Ecofascist Networks

From the album “Beyond Belief“

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Scared!
(The bejebus)
Out of us!
(Us, us, us)
[Instrumental]
[Bass Solo]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Bridge]
Are you the slightly bit…
(Curious)
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Guitar Solo]
Deliver us

[Instrumental: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]

[Refrain]
Scared!
(The bejebus)
Out of us!
(Dared…. )
The bejebus
(Us, us, us)
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Bridge]
So how ’bout it
(Are you the slightly bit…)
Curious?
(Will they deliver us?)
Ominous
(Us, us, us?)
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Guitar Solo]
Deliver us
(Us, us, us)
[Instrumental: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]

[Refrain]
Scared!
(The bejebus)
Out of us!
(Dared…. )
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Outro]
Scared!
(The bejebus)
Out of us!
(Dared…. )
Bejesus!
(Beat it out of us)
All of us

From the album “Beyond Belief“

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Tense Synth Pulses, Muted Guitar Chops]
Question: Who?
(Answer: We)
Question: How?
(Answer: Here…)

[Instrumental]
[Bass Solo, Short Staccato Hits]
[Organ Stabs, Sparse Snare]

[Verse 1 – Cross-Examination Style]
You say you tried?
(Was it enough?)
You say you knew?
(How did it turn so rough?)
Witness your own steps
(Can you recall?)
Trace every misstep
(Where did you fall?)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal – clipped, urgent]
Objection!
(Point unclear)
Sustained!
(We must hear)

[Instrumental, Guitar Screeches — angular, dissonant]

[Chorus – Interrogation Call-and-Response]
How did we get here?
(Answer me!)
Lost in our own fear
(Can’t you see?)
Every choice, every turn
(Witness the burn)
How did we get here?
(Confess to me!)

[Instrumental]
[Saxophone Solo — jagged, tense]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Percussion]

[Verse 2 – Pressing the Witness]
Who led the way?
(You know the names)
Who stayed behind?
(Played their games)
Every silence, every lie
(Recorded in the sky)
Do you plead guilty
(To turning blind eyes?)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal — clipped, echoing]
Court is in session
(Eyes on you)
Truth is the question
(What will you do?)

[Instrumental, Guitar Solo — sharp, chaotic]

[Chorus – Interrogation Call-and-Response]
How did we get here?
(Answer me!)
Lost in our own fear
(Can’t you see?)
Every choice, every turn
(Witness the burn)
How did we get here?
(Confess to me!)

[Outro – Judgement / Reflection]
[Instrumental, Dissonant Synth Whines, Whispered Vocals]
We stand… and…
(Broken and small)
Time to reckon
(Own it all)
How did we get here?
(The truth is near…)

From the album “Beyond Belief“

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Ethereal Organ Swell, Sparse Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Stranger in the crowd…
(Where do I belong?)

[Instrumental]
[Bass Solo]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Verse 1]
Faces pass me by
(Blurred and fleeting)
Whispers in the sky
(Secrets I’m meeting)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Stranger in the crowd…
(Where do I belong?)

[Chorus]
Worlds collide inside my head
(Echoes of the things unsaid)
Every step feels out of place
(Searching for a familiar face)

[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo — angular, echoing]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Verse 2]
Windows glow at night
(Reflections don’t reply)
I reach for the light
(But shadows multiply)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Stranger in the crowd…
(Where do I belong?)

[Chorus]
Worlds collide inside my head
(Echoes of the things unsaid)
Every step feels out of place
(Searching for a familiar face)

[Outro]
[Instrumental, Whistle Solo]
Stranger in the crowd…
(Where do I belong?)
Lost between two skies
(Can you hear the silent song?)

From the album “Beyond Belief“

[Silence]

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Here I am again…
(Feelin’ like a local alien)
[Instrumental]
[Bass Solo]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Verse 1]
Look out the window
(As they live in shadows)
From another planet
(If only… damn it)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Here I am again…
(Feelin’ like a local alien)

[Chorus]
In my own place
(Hard to call home)
Humanity lost from the race
(Am I left all alone)

[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Verse 2]
Open up the door
(Look around some more)
From another world
(No… dangerously bold)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Here I am again…
(Feelin’ like a local alien)

[Chorus]
In my own place
(Hard to call home)
Humanity lost from the race
(Am I left all alone)

[Outro]
[Instrumental, Whistle Solo]
Here I am again…
(Feelin’ like a local alien)
Lost in my own skin
(Do you know the battle we’re in)

From the album “Beyond Belief“

[Silence]

[Low Organ Drone]
[Single Kick — Slow Pulse]
[Muted Guitar Harmonics]

[Clerk]
All rise.

[Judge]
Be seated.

[Snare — Dry. Minimal.]

[Verse 1 — Examination]

[Counsel]
State your name.

[Witness]
Climate Working Group.

[Counsel]
Authorized?

[Witness]
Advisory.

[Counsel]
Under FACA?

[Pause]

[Witness]
We believed so.

[Bass — One Note Repeats]

[Counsel]
Public notice?

[Witness]
Limited.

[Counsel]
Balanced membership?

[Witness]
Selected experts.

[Counsel]
Selected how?

[Silence]

[Refrain — Whispered]

Department
of Energy
(D.O.E.)
Gee.
(Really.)

Could’ve sworn
this was policy.

[Verse 2 — Tighter]

[Percussion — Heartbeat Kick]

[Counsel]
Did you study feedback loops?

[Witness]
We reviewed uncertainties.

[Counsel]
Tipping points?

[Witness]
Debated.

[Counsel]
Sea level rise?

[Witness]
Projected.

[Counsel]
Accelerating?

[Witness]
Contested.

[Counsel]
By whom?

[Witness]
Members present.

[Bridge — Rising Tension]

[Organ Swell — Distorted]
[Snare March — Louder]

[Counsel]
Were transcripts kept?

[Witness]
Not formally.

[Counsel]
Public access?

[Witness]
Unavailable.

[Counsel]
Transparency?

[Witness]
Implied.

[Counsel]
Implied.

[Echo: Implied… implied…]

[Break — Guitar, Sharp Stabs]

[Counsel]
Was the report cited?

[Witness]
Yes.

[Counsel]
In reconsidering
the Endangerment Finding?

[Witness]
Referenced.

[Counsel]
To weaken?

[Witness]
To reassess.

[Counsel]
Reassess what?

[Witness]
Risk.

[Counsel]
Whose?

[Silence]

[Refrain — Louder]

Department
of Energy
(D.O.E.)
Gee.
(Really.)

Operating
off the record.

[Verse 3 — Names Entered]

[Low Piano Notes — Sparse]

[Counsel]
Dr. Koonin —
book titled Unsettled?

[Witness]
Yes.

[Counsel]
Dr. Curry —
“alarmism”?

[Witness]
Her term.

[Counsel]
Dr. Spencer —
CO₂ Coalition?

[Witness]
Affiliated.

[Counsel]
Dr. Christy?

[Witness]
Satellite data.

[Counsel]
Dr. McKitrick?

[Witness]
Economics.

[Counsel]
Common thread?

[Witness]
Skepticism.

[Counsel]
Of models?

[Witness]
Yes.

[Counsel]
Of consensus?

[Witness]
Yes.

[Counsel]
Of urgency?

[Silence]

[Final Break — Everything Drops Out]

[Counsel — Soft]
Did you consider harm?

[Witness]
We considered uncertainty.

[Counsel]
Did you consider delay?

[Witness]
We considered cost.

[Counsel]
Of action?

[Witness]
Yes.

[Counsel]
Of inaction?

[Long Silence]

[Final Refrain — Whispered, Layered Voices]

Department
of Energy
(D.O.E.)
Gee.
(Really.)

Court finds
non-compliant.

[Snare — Three Sharp Hits]

[Judge]
Stricken.

[Organ Drone Fades]
[Single Bass Note]
[Silence]

From the album “Account“

[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Low Organ Drone, Sparse Guitar Harmonics, Slow-Build Bass Pulse]
[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Advisory…
(In name only)
Public record…
(Or so we’re told)

[Instrumental]
[Bass Solo — restrained, deliberate]
[Organ Stabs, Snare March — slower, heavier]

[Verse 1]
Federal statute
(Plain and clear)
Transparency required
(Year by year)
Balanced viewpoints
(On display)
Open minutes
(Of what they say)

Filed and formed
(Behind closed doors)
Drafted findings
(Policy wars)
Cited later
(To justify)
Rollbacks written
(In black and white)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Read it back)
Operate openly
(That’s the pact)

[Instrumental — Angular Guitar Figures]

[Chorus]
Advisory in name only
(Quietly convened)
Public trust eroding
(What does it mean?)
If the record’s hidden
(And balance undone)
Is it counsel given
(Or outcome spun?)

[Instrumental]
[Saxophone Solo — tense, restrained]
[Driving Bass, Snare March]

[Verse 2]
Five assembled
(Question the frame)
Model disputes
(Recurrent refrain)
Unsettled science
(So they claim)
Yet policy turns
(All the same)

Coalitions orbit
(Network ties)
Funding streams
(Strategic replies)
Reports referenced
(In legal review)
Endangerment weighed
(And overruled too)

[Bridge – Breakdown]
[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
Transparency
(Balanced view)
Public oversight
(Did it occur?)

[Instrumental — Guitar Solo, sharper, angular]

[Chorus]
Advisory in name only
(Quietly convened)
Public trust eroding
(What does it mean?)
If the record’s hidden
(And balance undone)
Is it counsel given
(Or outcome spun?)

[Outro]
[Organ Swell, Bass Pulse Slowing]
D.O.E.
(Accountability)
Working group
(Under scrutiny)
Advisory…
(In name only)

[Instrumental Fade — Single Sustained Organ Note]

From the album “Account“