[Silence]
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Deep Bass Pulse, Thunder Drum Rolls, Rising Synth, Distorted Guitar Swells, Organ Drone]
[Spoken Vocal]
Something’s changing…
(Feel the strain)
Something’s building…
(Again and again)
[Refrain]
Extreme energy
(Overtakes me)
Extreme energy
(Severe intensity)
[Verse 1]
Heat goes in and doesn’t hide
The system feels the tide
Air and oceans store the gain
Then release it back again
Storms grow larger, rain falls hard
Fires race from yard to yard
Droughts expand and rivers fade
New extremes are being made
[Pre-Chorus]
More than heat
(More than warm)
More than numbers
(In a storm)
Add more energy and see
Fluctuations multiply
[Chorus]
Extreme energy
(Overtakes me)
Extreme energy
(Severe intensity)
More storms
(More droughts)
More fires
(More floods)
More swings
(Of every kind)
What was rare
(Comes around)
What was distant
(Is now found)
Extreme energy
(All around me)
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Driving Bass, Organ Stabs, Cymbal Crashes, Synth Lead Mimicking Sirens]
[Verse 2]
Once a century, they said
Now an annual visit instead
Longer lasting, spreading wide
No place left to fully hide
Coasts and valleys, plains and hills
Face intensifying drills
Patterns once considered strange
Now describe accelerating change
[Bridge]
Has there ever
(Been this way?)
This much change
(In one display?)
Speed and scale
(At once combined)
Across the Earth
(Of humankind)
No comparison remains
Within our memory’s domains
[Breakdown]
[Minimal Beat, Pulsing Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
The laws of physics never vote.
They simply operate.
What we add…
(Changes everything)
What we burn…
(Fuels the swing)
[Final Chorus]
Extreme energy
(Overtakes me)
Extreme energy
(Severe intensity)
More frequent
(More intense)
More persistent
(More immense)
Heat the system
(Watch it bend)
Push it farther
(See the trend)
Extreme energy
(Overtakes me)
Extreme energy
(Severe intensity)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Thunder Drums Fade, Sustained Organ, Echo Guitar, Synth Dissolves Into Silence]
Extreme energy…
(All around me)
Extreme energy…
(Severe intensity)
About the Song
Severe weather is becoming more frequent, more intense, and more persistent, with extreme events lasting longer and affecting larger areas.
What Are Extreme “Energy” Events
“We are not saying that the Earth’s temperature is just going to rise. In general, as energy is added to a system, the fluctuations in the system increase. So, we expect more storms, more droughts, more wildfires, more floods, more fluctuations of all kinds. What we are saying is that weather conditions will become more volatile due to the impact of humans,” said Sidd Mukherjee and Daniel Brouse (2004)
“What used to be a once-in-a-hundred-year event is now an annual event.” (2017)
Q: “Has Earth ever experienced a climate change with this combination of speed, acceleration, and simultaneous disruption across Earth?”
A: No.
There is no comparison in the geological record. The present is revealing a system changing at a rate that may be outside the range experienced throughout human civilization and perhaps for millions of years.
Q: “What Are the Immediate Impacts?”
A: More extreme weather.
Severe weather is becoming more frequent, more intense, and more persistent, with extreme events lasting longer and affecting larger areas.
Bottom line: We cannot control the laws of physics, but we can control the amount of heat-trapping gases we add to the atmosphere. The most effective action is to phase out fossil fuel combustion as quickly as possible. (2026)
From the album “Extreme Energy“