{"id":32176,"date":"2024-02-16T16:45:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T16:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=32176"},"modified":"2024-03-18T12:48:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T12:48:38","slug":"realize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/02\/16\/realize\/","title":{"rendered":"Realize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LYRICS<br \/>\nReal, real, realize<br \/>\nOpen our eyes<br \/>\nReal, real, realize<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s that time<br \/>\nI&#8217;m&#8230;<br \/>\nTo surmise<br \/>\nAt 1.5<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s hard to stay alive<br \/>\nLet alone thrive<br \/>\nAdd to the fear<br \/>\nThe atmosphere<br \/>\nWhen ppm&#8230;<br \/>\nBut it&#8217;s not then<br \/>\nGotta strive<br \/>\nFor a temperature dive<br \/>\nAspire&#8230;<br \/>\nStrive to thrive<br \/>\nBeyond alive<br \/>\nAspire<br \/>\nHigher<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danielle.membrane.com\/Daniel-Brouse\/Rawhide-ous\/240215_0697-Realize.mp3\">Realize.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chords: E F F# slide back to E \/ C D G \/ G F# E \/ E C \/ C B7 E<br \/>\nInstrumentation: Vocals, Ibanez Acoustic Guitar (AW54CE)<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE SONG<br \/>\nAccording to the European Geosciences Union&#8217;s statement on January 2, 2024, specific tipping points include a temperature increase of 1.2\u2103 above pre-industrial levels and atmospheric CO2 concentrations exceeding 350 parts per million. Disturbingly, as of February 2024, the Earth&#8217;s yearly average temperature has already risen to +1.5\u2103 and CO2 to 425 ppm.<\/p>\n<p>These lyrics convey a sense of urgency and concern about the escalating impact of climate change. The reference to the European Geosciences Union&#8217;s statement sets the context, emphasizing specific tipping points, such as a temperature increase of 1.2\u2103 above pre-industrial levels and atmospheric CO2 concentrations exceeding 350 parts per million.<\/p>\n<p>The repeated use of &#8220;Real, real, realize&#8221; suggests a call to acknowledge the harsh reality of the situation. &#8220;Open our eyes&#8221; reinforces the idea of recognizing the seriousness of climate change. The repetition of &#8220;It&#8217;s that time&#8221; implies a critical moment that demands attention and action.<\/p>\n<p>The lines &#8220;At 1.5, it&#8217;s hard to stay alive, let alone thrive&#8221; conveys the dire consequences of a 1.5\u2103 temperature increase. The addition of &#8220;Add to the fear, the atmosphere, when ppm&#8230;&#8221; implies that rising CO2 concentrations contribute to the overall fear and threat to the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase &#8220;But it&#8217;s not then, gotta strive&#8221; suggests a need for proactive efforts to address the current situation. &#8220;For a temperature dive, aspire, strive to thrive, beyond alive, aspire, higher&#8221; emphasizes the aspiration for a temperature decrease and a call to not merely survive but to thrive and aim for higher goals.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, these lyrics are a poetic expression urging awareness, action, and a collective effort to mitigate the impacts of climate change, especially in the face of surpassing critical thresholds mentioned by scientific organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Can I Do?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/index.html\">Our climate model<\/a> uses <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Chaos-Theory-and-Climate-Change.html\">chaos theory<\/a> in an attempt to adequately account for humans and forecasts a global average temperature increase of 9\u2103 above pre-industrial levels. Everybody has the responsibility not to pollute. There are plenty of things you can do to help save the planet. Stop using fossil fuels. Consume less. Love more. <b>Be a butterfly and affect the world.<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/chaos\/sidd.html\">The Butterfly Effect<\/a>: &#8220;a small change in one small area can cause _large_ changes in conditions _anywhere_ on the globe.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/go-net-zero.html\">Here is a list of additional actions you can take.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/allrealestate\/\"><b>How is All Real Estate at Risk From Climate Change?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ALSO SEE:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Domino-Effect-Tipping-Points-Toppled.html\">Toppled Tipping Points: The Domino Effect<\/a> \/ Brouse and Mukherjee (2023)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/notes\/Greenland-Melting-Inevitable.html\">Sea-level Rise: Greenland and the Collapse of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet<\/a> \/ Mukherjee and Brouse (2022 and 2023)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/Sea-Level-Rise-Historic.html\">Sea Level Rise: Then and Now<\/a> \/ Mukherjee and Brouse (2023)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/notes\/feedback-loops.html\">Feedback Loops<\/a> \/ Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee (2016)<\/p>\n<p><b>ExperiMental Music<\/b>: The music and lyrics are written and recorded extemporaneously. Extemporaneous, spontaneous, improvisation, jamming, freestyle, and impromptu music are most closely related to pure <b>chaos<\/b>. The music and lyrics evolve from the &#8220;sensitive initial conditions&#8221; similar to &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/chaos\/sidd.html\">a butterfly flapping its wings in China causing a hurricane in the Atlantic<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music as a Universal Language:<\/strong> Music has the power to communicate emotions universally. Certain melodies, harmonies, or rhythms can evoke specific feelings that resonate with people across different cultures and backgrounds.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/Chaos-M-Theory-Music.html\"><b>The Science of Chaos Theory, String Theory, and Music<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LYRICS Real, real, realize Open our eyes Real, real, realize It&#8217;s that time I&#8217;m&#8230; To surmise At 1.5 It&#8217;s hard to stay alive Let alone thrive Add to the fear The atmosphere When ppm&#8230; But it&#8217;s not then Gotta strive For a temperature dive Aspire&#8230; Strive to thrive Beyond alive Aspire Higher Realize.mp3 Chords: E [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,6,9,14,16,3878],"tags":[163,3938],"class_list":["post-32176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-chaos-theory","category-chords","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-mother-natures-sons","category-rawhide","tag-climate-change","tag-rawhide-ous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32179,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32176\/revisions\/32179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}