{"id":39926,"date":"2025-01-05T17:41:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T17:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=39926"},"modified":"2025-01-16T14:25:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T14:25:01","slug":"overtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/01\/05\/overtime\/","title":{"rendered":"Overtime"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Overtime-0.mp3\"> Overtime-0.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Overtime-0.mp4\"> Overtime-0.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Overtime-I.mp3\"> Overtime-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Overtime-I.mp4\"> Overtime-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Overtime-Reggae.mp3\"> Overtime-Reggae.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Overtime-Reggae.mp4\"> Overtime-Reggae.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Overtime-Unplugged-Underground-XII.mp3\"> Overtime-Unplugged-Underground-XII.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Overtime-Unplugged-Underground-XII.mp4\"> Overtime-Unplugged-Underground-XII.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Overtime-intro.mp3\"> Overtime-intro.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Verse]<br \/>\nAre we in overtime&#8230;<br \/>\n(Or over time)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nIs time over&#8230;<br \/>\n(None leftover)<br \/>\nAre we in overtime&#8230;<br \/>\n(Or over time)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse]<br \/>\nAre we in overtime&#8230;<br \/>\n(Or over time)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nIs time over&#8230;<br \/>\n(None leftover)<br \/>\nAre we in overtime&#8230;<br \/>\n(Or over time)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nIs it time to discover<br \/>\n(If time&#8217;s over)<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<\/p>\n<h3>Does time serve any purpose outside of human perception?<\/h3>\n<p>Time exists as a fundamental aspect of the universe, independent of human perception. In physics, it is a measurable dimension that allows events to be ordered sequentially and durations to be quantified. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In the Universe:<\/strong> Time governs the evolution of stars, the expansion of the universe, and the decay of particles. These processes occur irrespective of whether they are observed by humans.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biological Systems:<\/strong> Non-human organisms, from plants to animals, also rely on time in biological rhythms (e.g., circadian cycles).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thus, time is not merely a human construct but a foundational component of the natural world.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>What would happen to time if humans became extinct?<\/h3>\n<p>If humans became extinct, time would continue to exist and function as it does now. The absence of human perception would not affect the fundamental laws of physics:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>In Physics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Time would still govern the motion of planets, the aging of stars, and the laws of thermodynamics (e.g., entropy increasing over time).<\/li>\n<li>The universe would continue its trajectory, expanding or contracting, regardless of human observation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biological and Ecological Systems:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The natural cycles of Earth, such as seasons and day-night transitions, would persist.<\/li>\n<li>Other species would still experience time in their own ways, such as migration patterns or growth cycles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Philosophical Considerations:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>While time would remain as a measurable aspect of the universe, its <em>meaning<\/em> might become irrelevant without sentient beings to contemplate it. However, meaning is a human construct and separate from the physical reality of time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In essence, time is not contingent upon human existence. Its role as a universal dimension transcends human perception, ensuring that the cosmos continues to evolve with or without us.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/longview\/\">Longview<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/Daniel\/\">Daniel<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Also found on the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/reggae-way\/\">Reggae Way<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/rombox\/Narley_Marley\/\">Narley Marley<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overtime-0.mp3 Overtime-0.mp4 Overtime-I.mp3 Overtime-I.mp4 Overtime-Reggae.mp3 Overtime-Reggae.mp4 Overtime-Unplugged-Underground-XII.mp3 Overtime-Unplugged-Underground-XII.mp4 Overtime-intro.mp3 [Verse] Are we in overtime&#8230; (Or over time) [Chorus] Is time over&#8230; (None leftover) Are we in overtime&#8230; (Or over time) [Verse] Are we in overtime&#8230; (Or over time) [Chorus] Is time over&#8230; (None leftover) Are we in overtime&#8230; (Or over time) [Outro] Is it time [&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":[3,9,14,3955,17],"tags":[4074,546,563,4068,857],"class_list":["post-39926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","category-narley-marley-reggae","tag-longview","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos","tag-reggae-way","tag-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39926","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=39926"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40370,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39926\/revisions\/40370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}