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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_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

bookmark_borderSweat It Out

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LYRICS
Oh, Baby
Can’t you see
It’s not the heat
It’s the humidity
(Likely both to some degree)
Need to cool down
Find out how to dry things out
Drowning in drought
Bound…
… to cool things down
Saturation seeks evaporation
Got to sweat it out

Oh, Baby, can you believe
There’s no belief we’ll get relief
Found we’ve unwound
Need to cool down
Find out how to dry things out
Drowning in drought
Bound…
… to cool things down
Saturation seeks evaporation
Got to sweat it out

Though heat is hot
It’s not all we’ve got
There’s plenty of humidity
Pushin’ up “feels like” degree
Need to cool down
Find out how to dry things out
Drowning in drought
Bound…
… to cool things down
Saturation seeks evaporation
Got to sweat it out
Saturation in need of evaporation
About “sweat it out”

During July of 2023, much of the world was suffering through a heatwave. June and July saw hundreds of new record temperatures. Some of the days were also extremely humid. Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.

Sweating is essential to cooling down when hot weather causes the body temperature to climb. “Sweat is one of the main ways the body cools itself. But on a humid day, sweat has a harder time evaporating into the air.’ In high humidity, the air is already nearly full of water vapor and can’t hold any more. “That’s where the hot, sticky feeling comes from,” explains Dr. Benjamin of Health Partners.

When water evaporates, it turns from liquid to a gas which requires the transfer of a huge amount of energy. In our experiment from 2003 “The Waterfall House” and “The Economics of Turning Water Into Electricity“, Sidd found, “for every cubic foot of water that evaporated it took 61000 BTU with it.”

Chords: A D A / G A C A / C G D A; Part II @ 108 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 Trash and Smash

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LYRICS
A little bit of mischief
And off you go
Know there’s no respite
Off you go
Into how to learn introspect
How to earn respect
Pre-retrospect
(I mean… what the heck?)

A whole lotta meddling
Friend or foe?
The lies you’re peddling
Got to go
Into how to learn introspect
How to earn respect
Pre-retrospect
(I mean… what the heck?)

The trash and smash
Then off you go
Re-hash
More trash
Enough you know!
Into:
How to learn introspect
How to earn respect
Pre-retrospect
(I mean… what the heck?)

Chords: A / C G A / C D A / A E E A; Part II @ 140 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_borderTo Today

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LYRICS
Buried the dead
Packed my head
Now I’m on my way
To today
Scurried, then led
Find what’s ahead
Now we’re on our way
To today
Crossing the line
I feel fine
Take on time
Fight decline
All fall?
Might decline
Recall
We might incline
A song to get along
… get along

The resting in peace
Broke their lease
Now they’re on their way
Far away
Hope life won’t cease
Our cares are least
We’re on our way
To today
We’re on our way
Off to play
We’re on our way
To today

Crossing the line
I feel fine
Take on time
Fight decline
All fall?
Might decline
Recall
We might incline
A song to get along
… get along
We’re on our way
To today
We’re on our way
Off to play
We’re on our way
To today

Chords: E7 E / E A D E / D E / D A E / G E D A E / C G E; Part II @ 127 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

bookmark_borderSome Other Time?

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LYRICS
You know what I think would be nice
Put back snow
Put back ice
Maybe to start thinking…
Thinking twice
Not some other time

Lead us through a revolution
Seed solution for pollution
Maybe get the notion of motion
Not some other time

You know what I think would be cool
Temperature not so cruel
Educate the primate
… climate fool
Not some other time
Not some of time

Participate
Syncopate
With the rhythm and rhyme
Not some other time
Not some of time
Not some other time
Not some of time
Rhythm and rhyme

A song inspired by Tommy James & the Shondells’ “Draggin’ the Line”:
Takin’ and givin’ my day by day
I dig snow and rain and bright sunshine
We ain’t got much but what we got’s ours
We dig snow and rain and bright sunshine
I feel fine, I’m talkin’ ’bout peace of mind
I’m gonna take my time
I’m gettin’ the good sign
Draggin’ the line (draggin’ the line)

Chords: F#7 F# / F# E / E B B F#7/F#; Part II @ 112 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_borderNo Reason for Season

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LYRICS
She’s got a Spring in her step
Depth and breadth
Until the Fall
Less our malfeasance
Scour consequence
With no reason for season

[Bob Marley inspired interlude]
Don’t be absurd
There’s not a bird
To sing sweet songs
Melodies pure and true
This is my message to you
Best hurry
Here’s the thing
Every little thing
Ain’t quite right

She’s got a Spring in her step
Depth and breadth
Until the Fall
Less our malfeasance
Scour consequence
With no reason for season

DR0000_0105-No-Reason-for-Season.mp3

A song about how human induced climate change is taking the Spring out of Mother Nature’s step. It is feeling more and more like summer from February through November. There use to be signs of hope. Signs that humans would make sure every thing would be alright. Now we are killing all the insects, trees, and birds. Monitored populations of vertebrates (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish) have already seen a devastating 69% drop.

Chords: E / G A E / A C B7 E / E / D A / A D A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

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