[Intro]
[Instrumental: Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Piano, Bass, Light Drums]
[Spoken Vocal]
You don’t need a supercomputer.
(No, no robot rooter)
You don’t need a laboratory.
(… to see)
You don’t need a PhD.
Sometimes…
you just need to look.
(… to see)
[Verse 1]
The seasons feel a little different
(Than they used to feel before)
The rainfall comes in bursts now
(And pounds upon the door)
The winters seem less certain
(The summers linger long)
Tiny observations
(Begin to form a song)
[Pre-Chorus]
One signal
(By itself)
Another signal
(On the shelf)
Then together
(Something else)
[Chorus]
Just look out your window
(You’ll know)
All it takes is curiosity
(To see)
Patterns emerge
(As they grow)
The world keeps leaving clues
(For you and me)
[Refrain]
Signs, signs, signs
(Everywhere you’ll find)
A sign
Signs, signs, signs
(Look for the me, my, mine’s)
Causing the signs
[Verse 2]
The creek floods more often
(The garden blooms too soon)
The smoke arrives from far away
(Beneath a summer moon)
The insects seem fewer
(The heat hangs around)
The ordinary starts revealing
(What’s happening on the ground)
[Pre-Chorus]
One observation
(By itself)
Another observation
(On the shelf)
Then together
(Something else)
[Chorus]
Just look out your window
(You’ll know)
All it takes is curiosity
(To see)
The clues accumulate
(As they grow)
A thousand local stories
(Form the whole)
[Bridge]
[Music Drops to Piano and Organ]
No single sign explains everything
No single storm proves a trend
But systems leave fingerprints
Again and again and again
The challenge is not finding signals
The challenge is paying attention
The world is speaking constantly
Through observation
[Build]
Watch…
(The weather)
Watch…
(The sea)
Watch…
(The forests)
Watch…
(The trees)
[Instrumental Break]
[Guitar Solo]
[Organ Swells]
[Driving Bass]
[Verse 3]
The feedbacks find each other
(The pathways intertwine)
What once seemed disconnected
(Begins to align)
The story isn’t hidden
(Behind some distant screen)
It’s written all around us
(In places we have seen)
[Final Chorus]
Just look out your window
(You’ll know)
All it takes is curiosity
(To see)
The future isn’t abstract
(Anymore)
It’s standing at the doorstep
(Of every door)
Just look out your window
(You’ll know)
The evidence keeps growing
(As we go)
The world is changing
(Noticeably)
For anyone willing
(To see)
[Extended Refrain]
Signs, signs, signs
(Everywhere you’ll find)
A sign
Signs, signs, signs
(Look for the me, my, mine’s)
Causing the signs
Signs, signs, signs
(Follow the lines)
Connecting the signs
[Outro]
[Acoustic Guitar and Organ Fade]
The atmosphere keeps records.
The oceans keep records.
The forests keep records.
And so can we.
Just look out your window…
and pay attention.
…. Look out your window
[Fade Out]
(Look out your window)
You’ll know…
(Go!)
You’ll know…
(Go!)
About the Song: Look Out Your Window
Climate feedback loops do not act independently.
They interact synergistically — a cascade of tipped tipping points in which each destabilized system accelerates the next.
At the time we started our experiment, it was largely theoretical.
By 2024, the acceleration was visible to the layperson.
As Sidd once said: “Just look out your window.”
A Call to Citizen Climate Scientists: Observe, Record, and Contribute
From the album “Out Your Window“