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\"Out<\/p>\n

Out Your Window<\/div>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

From the album “Out Your Window<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n

Look Out Your Window<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nYou don\u2019t need a supercomputer.
\n(No, no robot rooter)
\nYou don\u2019t need a laboratory.
\n(\u2026 to see)
\nYou don\u2019t need a PhD.
\nSometimes\u2026
\nyou just need to look.
\n(\u2026 to see)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThe seasons feel a little different
\n(Than they used to feel before)
\nThe rainfall comes in bursts now
\n(And pounds upon the door)
\nThe winters seem less certain
\n(The summers linger long)
\nTiny observations
\n(Begin to form a song)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nOne signal
\n(By itself)
\nAnother signal
\n(On the shelf)
\nThen together
\n(Something else)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nJust look out your window
\n(You\u2019ll know)
\nAll it takes is curiosity
\n(To see)
\nPatterns emerge
\n(As they grow)
\nThe world keeps leaving clues
\n(For you and me)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nSigns, signs, signs
\n(Everywhere you\u2019ll find)
\nA sign
\nSigns, signs, signs
\n(Look for the me, my, mine\u2019s)
\nCausing the signs<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe creek floods more often
\n(The garden blooms too soon)
\nThe smoke arrives from far away
\n(Beneath a summer moon)
\nThe insects seem fewer
\n(The heat hangs around)
\nThe ordinary starts revealing
\n(What\u2019s happening on the ground)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nOne observation
\n(By itself)
\nAnother observation
\n(On the shelf)
\nThen together
\n(Something else)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nJust look out your window
\n(You\u2019ll know)
\nAll it takes is curiosity
\n(To see)
\nThe clues accumulate
\n(As they grow)
\nA thousand local stories
\n(Form the whole)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nNo single sign explains everything
\nNo single storm proves a trend
\nBut systems leave fingerprints
\nAgain and again and again
\nThe challenge is not finding signals
\nThe challenge is paying attention
\nThe world is speaking constantly
\nThrough observation<\/p>\n

Watch\u2026
\n(The weather)
\nWatch\u2026
\n(The sea)
\nWatch\u2026
\n(The forests)
\nWatch\u2026
\n(The trees)<\/p>\n

[Verse 3]
\nThe feedbacks find each other
\n(The pathways intertwine)
\nWhat once seemed disconnected
\n(Begins to align)
\nThe story isn\u2019t hidden
\n(Behind some distant screen)
\nIt\u2019s written all around us
\n(In places we have seen)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nJust look out your window
\n(You\u2019ll know)
\nAll it takes is curiosity
\n(To see)
\nThe future isn\u2019t abstract
\n(Anymore)
\nIt\u2019s standing at the doorstep
\n(Of every door)
\nJust look out your window
\n(You\u2019ll know)
\nThe evidence keeps growing
\n(As we go)
\nThe world is changing
\n(Noticeably)
\nFor anyone willing
\n(To see)<\/p>\n

[Extended Refrain]
\nSigns, signs, signs
\n(Everywhere you\u2019ll find)
\nA sign
\nSigns, signs, signs
\n(Look for the me, my, mine\u2019s)
\nCausing the signs
\nSigns, signs, signs
\n(Follow the lines)
\nConnecting the signs<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe atmosphere keeps records.
\nThe oceans keep records.
\nThe forests keep records.
\nAnd so can we.
\nJust look out your window\u2026
\nand pay attention.<\/p>\n

\u2026. Look out your window
\n[Fade Out]
\n(Look out your window)
\nYou\u2019ll know\u2026
\n(Go!)
\nYou\u2019ll know\u2026
\n(Go!)<\/p>\n

About the Song: Look Out Your Window<\/p>\n

Climate feedback loops do not act independently.
\nThey interact synergistically \u2014 a cascade of tipped tipping points in which each destabilized system accelerates the next.<\/p>\n

At the time we started our experiment, it was largely theoretical.
\nBy 2024, the acceleration was visible to the layperson.
\nAs Sidd once said: \u201cJust look out your window.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

What Do You See?<\/h2>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThe morning came quietly
\n(Like it usually does)
\nThe sunlight crossed the sidewalk
\n(Without because)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWell?
\n(Did it go well\u2026?)
\nWhen you looked
\n(Out your window)<\/p>\n

Did you come to know?
\n(Past your windowsill)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nDid you see the changing seasons?
\n(Or only the day?)
\nDid you see the little details?
\n(Or look away?)<\/p>\n

The birds?
\n(The breeze?)
\nThe clouds?
\n(The trees?)
\n\u2026 any of these<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWell?
\n(Did it go well\u2026?)
\nWhen you looked
\n(Out your window)<\/p>\n

Did you come to know?
\n(Past your windowsill)
\nWell\u2026<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nWell?
\n(Did it go well\u2026?)
\nWhen you looked
\n(Out your window)<\/p>\n

Did you come to know?
\n(Past your windowsill)
\nWell\u2026
\nWhat did you see?
\n(What did you see?)
\n\u2026 please tell me<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe world was there.
\n(As it always is.)
\nWaiting\u2026
\nto be noticed.
\n(Nice!)<\/p>\n

Spinning ‘Round You<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nPerspective is a strange thing.
\nIt feels like the center of everything.
\nBut it might just be one point
\non a much larger turning world.<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThe morning light is shifting
\nAcross your bedroom wall
\nThe same old street is changing
\nThough you may not see it all<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nOne step
\n(One frame)
\nOne breath
\n(One name)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nFrom your point of view
\n(Is the world spinning \u2019round you?)
\nDo you look out your window and cry
\n(As the world keeps spinning by?)<\/p>\n

Or do you see the motion
\n(As something passing through)
\nFrom your point of view
\n(Is the world spinning \u2019round you?)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe seasons keep on turning
\nWithout a thought of pause
\nThe trees adjust their posture
\nWithout explaining cause<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nOne truth
\n(So near)
\nOne doubt
\n(So clear)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nFrom your point of view
\n(Is the world spinning \u2019round you?)
\nDo you look out your window and cry
\n(As the world keeps spinning by?)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nSpin
\n(Again)
\nTurn
\n(Spinnin\u2019)
\nShift
\n(Within)
\nBegin<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nFrom your point of view
\n(Is the world spinning \u2019round you?)
\nDo you watch it fall apart
\n(Or see it coming through?)<\/p>\n

The motion never stops
\n(It only changes hue)
\nFrom your point of view
\n(Is the world spinning \u2019round you?)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe world is not centered.
\nBut every view is.
\nSpinning\u2026
\n\u2019round you\u2026<\/p>\n

About the Song
\nThe new release of the day, \u201cSpinning \u2018Round You,\u201d is a retro-futuristic take on relativity. It also contains a hidden message for climate science citizens: denialism.<\/p>\n

When I was growing up, looking out your window wasn\u2019t considered scientific evidence. Today, in many cases, it is. The changes have become that visible.<\/p>\n

When confronted with a climate denialist, try asking a simple question:<\/p>\n

\u201cHave you looked out your window?\u201d<\/p>\n

See Society<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nIs a just a window.
\nOr a reflection.
\nA connection.
\nA way of seeing ourselves
\nthrough each other.<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nI see neighbors helping neighbors
\n(On an ordinary day)
\nPeople building little bridges
\n(In their own imperfect way)<\/p>\n

A thousand unseen interactions
\n(Keeping everything alive)
\nMore connected than we realize
\n(Helping all of us survive)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nEach choice
\n(You voice)
\nFrom the heart
\n(Plays a part)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWhen I look out
\n(I see society)
\nSo, I lookout!
\n(For you and me)<\/p>\n

A web of relationships
\n(As far as I can see)
\nWhen I look out
\n(I see society)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nI see roads and schools and markets
\n(The products of our past)
\nGenerations building structures
\n(They hoped would last)<\/p>\n

Some are strong and some are fragile
\n(Some need repair)
\nThe future takes shape daily
\n(In whether we still care)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nYou and me
\n(We agree)
\nYou and me
\n(Partially)
\nYou and me
\n(In community)
\nYou and me
\n(See society)<\/p>\n

[Verse 3]
\nI see differences and conflicts
\n(The friction of the whole)
\nDifferent dreams and expectations
\n(Pulling toward a goal)<\/p>\n

Yet beneath the daily noise
\n(A common thread remains)
\nWe share the same horizon
\n(Weather the same rains and pains)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nEvery hope
\n(Every fear)
\nEvery life
\n(Brings us here)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWhen I look out
\n(I see society)
\nSo, I lookout!
\n(For you and me)<\/p>\n

Not just individuals
\n(But possibility)
\nWhen I look out
\n(I see society)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nLook out
\n(And see)
\nLook out
\n(And be)
\nLook out
\n(Responsibly)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nWhen I look out
\n(I see society)
\nSo, I lookout!
\n(For you and me)<\/p>\n

The view is more than scenery
\n(It\u2019s shared reality)
\nWhen I look out
\n(I see society)<\/p>\n

When I look out
\n(I see possibility)
\nWhen I look out
\n(I see society)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe window faces outward.
\nThe lesson faces inward.
\n[Fade Out]
\nFor you and me\u2026
\nSee society\u2026<\/p>\n

Rolling Down<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nSome people read reports.
\nSome people watch the news.
\nSometimes\u2026
\nI just roll it down
\n(Rollin\u2019 town)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThe sunlight hit the pavement
\n(A warm familiar glow)
\nI turned onto the highway
\n(To see what I could know)<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s a moving classroom
\n(If you\u2019re willing to look around)
\nSo I rolled down the window
\n(To hear the living sound)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nOne street
\n(One town)
\nOne glance
\n(Looking around)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI\u2019m rolling down
\n(My window)
\nDriving around town
\n(For the info.)
\nWatching life unfold
\n(In the flow)
\nI\u2019m rolling down
\n(My window)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nRolling down
\n(Down, down, down)
\nYou know\u2026
\n(The window!)
\nHere we go!<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe spirit was running high
\n(A change caught by my eye)
\nA thousand tiny stories
\n(Visible in the light)
\nShining in delight
\n(Insight to incite)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI\u2019m rolling down
\n(My window)
\nDriving around town
\n(For the info.)<\/p>\n

The world keeps singing our song
\n(If we listen so)
\nSing along!
\n(Yes, we know)
\nWe\u2019re rolling down
\n(Our window)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nRolling down
\n(Down, down, down)
\nYou know\u2026
\n(The window!)
\nHere we go!<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nObservation starts with attention
\nAttention starts with curiosity
\nCuriosity starts with a question
\nAnd questions start
\n(A lovin\u2019 heart)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nI\u2019m rolling down
\n(My window)
\nDriving around town
\n(For the info.)<\/p>\n

Not looking for conclusions
\n(Just something true)
\nI\u2019m rolling down
\n(My window)
\nWatching all the little clues
\n(Come into view)<\/p>\n

[Extended Refrain]
\nRolling down
\n(Down, down, down)
\nYou know\u2026
\n(The window!)
\nHere we go!
\nRolling down
\n(Down, down, down)
\nThe world\u2019s still talking
\n(If we listen now)
\n[Outro]
\nSometimes the best data set\u2026
\n(You\u2019ll never forget\u2026)
\nis right outside the window.
\n[Fade Out]
\nRolling down\u2026
\nRolling down\u2026
\n(Down, down, down)<\/p>\n

Sun Day<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nSometimes the forecast is wrong.
\nSometimes the clouds part.
\nSometimes the light arrives
\nExactly when you need a fresh start.<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThe sky looked gray this morning
\n(A blanket overhead)
\nI almost stayed inside today
\n(And hid away instead)<\/p>\n

But something said keep going
\n(Don\u2019t let the shadows stay)
\nSo I opened up the curtains
\n(And stepped into the day)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nOne ray
\n(Finds a way)
\nOne beam
\n(Lights the day)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nWhat once seemed the wrong way
\n(Turned out to be alright)
\nLook out the window\u2026 sun day
\n(Step in\u2026 delight in the light)<\/p>\n

The clouds drift slowly away
\n(Revealing what was bright)
\nLook out the window\u2026 sun day
\n(Step in\u2026 delight in the light)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe garden caught the sunshine
\n(After days of rain)
\nThe birds resumed their singing
\n(Their familiar refrain)<\/p>\n

The world was still the same world
\n(And yet it somehow changed)
\nA shift in perspective
\n(Made everything rearrange)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nSun day
\n(One day)
\nSun day
\n(Fun day)
\nSun day
\n(Come what may)
\nSun day
\n(Find your way)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nNot every story ends in darkness
\nNot every path bends toward despair
\nSometimes resilience looks like sunlight
\nReturning to places that still care
\nSometimes the lesson is not warning
\nSometimes the lesson is grace
\nA reminder that hope still exists
\nIn an ordinary place<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nWhat once seemed the wrong way
\n(Turned out to be alright)
\nLook out the window\u2026 sun day
\n(Step in\u2026 delight in the light)<\/p>\n

What felt like endless night
\n(Gave way to morning bright)
\nLook out the window\u2026 sun day
\n(Step in\u2026 delight in the light)<\/p>\n

[Extended Refrain]
\n(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
\nSun day
\n(One day)
\nSun day
\n(Fun day)
\nSun day
\n(Find your way)
\nSun day
\n(Let it stay)
\nHey! Hey! Hey!<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe sun was there all along.
\nSometimes\u2026
\nwe just needed to look out the window.
\n[Fade Out]
\nSun day\u2026
\n(Hey! Hey! Hey!)
\nSun day\u2026
\n(Hey! Hey! Hey!)<\/p>\n

Most Anything<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nNot every song needs a place\u2026
\nSome just need a space.<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nIf you know this song
\n(Hum along)
\nOr feel free to sing
\n(\u2026 dance\u2026 most anything)
\nSometimes\u2026
\nmost anything
\n(Rolls and rhymes)
\nMost times\u2026
\n(If you dance and sing)<\/p>\n

Leave It a Crack<\/h2>\n

[Verse 1]
\nA little fresh air
\n(Never hurt a thing)
\nA whisper from outside
\n(Make the spirit sing)<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to throw it open
\n(You don\u2019t have to look back)
\nJust leave a little space
\n(Leave it a crack)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nBefore you close it all the way
\n(Leave it a crack)
\nSo the stray breeze may sway
\n(From the front to the back)<\/p>\n

Before you shut the world outside
\n(Leave it a crack)
\nYou never know what might arrive
\n(From the front to the back)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nA drifting scent of flowers
\n(After a summer rain)
\nA distant sound of laughter
\n(Traveling down the lane)<\/p>\n

A thought you hadn\u2019t thought before
\n(A different kind of track)
\nSometimes that\u2019s all it takes
\n(Leave it a crack)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nLeave it a crack
\n(Just a little)
\nLeave it a crack
\n(Not too little)<\/p>\n

Leave it a crack
\n(See what comes through)
\nLeave it a crack
\n(For something new)<\/p>\n

[Verse 3]
\nCertainty\u2019s a sturdy wall
\n(Brick by brick it\u2019s stacked)
\nBut curiosity begins
\n(When a window\u2019s cracked)<\/p>\n

The world is full of questions
\n(And answers we may lack)
\nYou don\u2019t need all the answers
\n(Leave it a crack)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n[Instrumental Break]<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nBefore you close it all the way
\n(Leave it a crack)
\nSo the ever stray breeze may sway
\n(From the front to the back)<\/p>\n

Before you settle everything
\n(Leave it a crack)
\nYou might hear a different song
\n(From the front to the back)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nLeave it a crack
\n(Just enough)
\nLeave it a crack
\n(Not too much)<\/p>\n

Leave it a crack
\n(And you may find)
\nLeave it a crack
\n(A broader mind)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nA little fresh air
\n(A little light)<\/p>\n

A little wonder
\n(A little sight)<\/p>\n

Before you close it all the way
\n(Leave it a crack)<\/p>\n

Leave it a crack\u2026
\n(Leave it a crack\u2026)<\/p>\n

Sunrise<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nIn the morning a reminder.
\nThe world keeps turning.
\nThe light returns.
\nBut because that\u2019s what living earns.<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThe horizon starts to brighten
\n(Before the colors show)
\nA hint of gold emerging
\n(From places shadows go)
\nThe night still holds the landscape
\n(But not for very long)
\nThe morning gathers quietly
\n(And joins the waking song)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nOne more dawn
\n(One more chance)
\nOne more day
\n(One more dance)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nA favorite part of day
\n(Is in the way)
\nDarkness turns to light
\n(Turning day from last night)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWill the sun rise
\n(Sunrise)
\nNo surprise
\n(Sunrise)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe birds begin their singing
\n(Before the world is loud)
\nThe dew still clings to grasses
\n(Beneath a fading cloud)<\/p>\n

The colors spread across the sky
\n(In shades we can\u2019t quite name)
\nA daily act of wonder
\n(That never stays the same)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nOne more morning
\n(One more view)
\nOne more chance
\n(To start anew)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nA favorite part of day
\n(Is in the way)
\nDarkness turns to light
\n(Turning day from last night)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nA favorite part of day
\n(Is in the way)
\nDarkness turns to light
\n(Turning into day what was last night)<\/p>\n

Will the sun rise
\n(Sunrise)
\nNo surprise
\n(Sunrise)
\nWill the morning
\n(Appear)
\nLike it has
\n(Year after year)
\nWill the sun rise
\n(Sunrise)
\nNo surprise
\n(Sunrise)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe sunrise draws my attention.
\n(Creating tomorrow\u2019s reflection)<\/p>\n

[Fade Out]
\nSunrise\u2026
\n(Sunrise\u2026)<\/p>\n

Beautiful<\/h2>\n

[Chorus]
\nHow\u2019s the weather?
\n(Beautiful)
\nWonderin\u2019 whether
\n(It could get any better)<\/p>\n

How\u2019s the weather?
\n(Beautiful)
\nStandin\u2019 together
\n(It could get even better)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nBlue skies above me
\n(Everywhere I see)
\nA gentle breeze is blowin\u2019
\n(Through the trees right to me)<\/p>\n

The sunlight paints the landscape
\n(In colors rich and bright)
\nThe simple things remind me
\n(Everything\u2019s alright)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nLooking out
\n(It\u2019s full of beautiful)
\nShout it out
\n(Full of beautiful)<\/p>\n

All around
\n(It\u2019s full of beautiful)
\nFrom the ground
\n(To the beautiful)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nA child laughs in the distance
\n(A melody so clear)
\nA bird sings from a rooftop
\n(For anyone to hear)<\/p>\n

The flowers line the sidewalk
\n(In every shape and hue)
\nSometimes the world is waiting
\n(To show itself to you)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nTake your time
\n(Have a look)
\nLife\u2019s not always
\n(In a book)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nHow\u2019s the weather?
\n(Beautiful)
\nWonderin\u2019 whether
\n(It could get any better)<\/p>\n

How\u2019s the weather?
\n(Beautiful)
\nStandin\u2019 together
\n(It could get even better)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n[Music Drops Back]
\nA rainbow after rainfall
\n(A sunrise after night)
\nA thousand little moments
\n(Hiding in plain sight)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nLooking out
\n(It\u2019s full of beautiful)
\nShout it out
\n(Full of beautiful)<\/p>\n

Looking near
\n(Full of beautiful)
\nLooking far
\n(Full of beautiful)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nHow\u2019s the weather?
\n(Beautiful)
\nWonderin\u2019 whether
\n(It could get any better)<\/p>\n

How\u2019s the weather?
\n(Beautiful)
\nNow I know better
\n(Beautiful)
\nAll is full\u2026
\n(Of beautiful)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\n[Acoustic Guitar Fade]
\nBeautiful
\n(Beautiful)<\/p>\n

Beautiful
\n(Beautiful)<\/p>\n

All is full\u2026
\n(Of beautiful)
\n\u2026 for all<\/p>\n

Climbed Through<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nOpened it wide
\n(And climbed outside)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nThe glass was just a boundary
\n(A picture in a frame)
\nBut something in the distance
\n(Would never look the same)<\/p>\n

So I moved a little closer
\n(Then closer still again)
\nUntil the line between inside
\n(Began to bend and thin)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nNot above
\n(Not below)
\nBut through the place
\n(You didn\u2019t know)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI climbed out
\n(My window)
\nFound out about
\n(The downlow)<\/p>\n

What was hidden in the angles
\n(And the undertow)
\nI climbed out
\n(My window)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nI climbed down
\n(Down, down)
\nTo look around<\/p>\n

I climbed down
\n(Down, down, down)
\n\u2026 and found\u2026.<\/p>\n

The world was not as still
\n(As it would sound)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nThe wind was not a whisper
\nIt was a moving tide
\nThe patterns in the streetlights
\n(Were shifting side to side)<\/p>\n

What looked like simple distance
\n(Was layers underneath)
\nAnd every step revealed
\n(A deeper kind of reach)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nNot a view
\n(Not a scan)
\nBut the texture
\n(Understand)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nI climbed out
\n(My window)
\nFound out about
\n(The downlow)<\/p>\n

What I thought was observation
\n(Turned into the flow)
\nI climbed out
\n(My window)<\/p>\n

The world is not a painting
\nIt is something to pass through
\nAnd a fixed perspective
\nIs only partially true<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nI climbed down
\n(Down, down)
\nTo look around<\/p>\n

I climbed down
\n(Down, down, down)
\n\u2026 and found\u2026.<\/p>\n

The edges weren\u2019t edges
\n(Just lines that wore down)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nI climbed out
\n(My window)
\nFound out about
\n(The downlow)<\/p>\n

What stays inside the frame
\n(Once you let go)
\nI climbed out
\n(My window)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nWhat I saw from inside
\nWas never quite the same
\nAs what I found
\nWhen I stepped beyond the frame<\/p>\n

Climbed through\u2026
\n(Coming, too?)<\/p>\n

Rain on the Windowpane<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nDrip drop
\n(Non-stop)<\/p>\n

Tap tap
\n(On the glass)<\/p>\n

Watching weather wander by
\n(Hoping this one lasts)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nMonths we waited for a cloud
\n(The fields were turning brown)
\nEvery day the ground grew harder
\n(Cracking all around)<\/p>\n

Now the gutters overflow
\n(And creeks begin to rise)
\nFunny how relief arrives
\n(In a different disguise)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nIs it good
\n(Or is it bad)
\nRain on the windowpane<\/p>\n

Helps grow would
\n(After the drought we\u2019ve had)
\nRain on the windowpane<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWhiplash
\n(Mad dash)<\/p>\n

Whiplash
\n(Run, run, run)<\/p>\n

The dry is done
\n(Only battle won)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nGrass turns green in just a week
\n(What a welcome sight)
\nBut the river\u2019s climbing fast
\n(Day and night)<\/p>\n

What we prayed for yesterday
\n(Become way too much)
\nNature doesn\u2019t always play
\n(With a gentle touch)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nIs it good
\n(Or is it bad)
\nRain on the windowpane<\/p>\n

Helps grow would
\n(After the drought we\u2019ve had)
\nRain on the windowpane<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWhiplash
\n(Mad dash)<\/p>\n

Whiplash
\n(Run, run, run)<\/p>\n

The dry is done
\n(But, the war\u2019s not won)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n[Piano and Organ]
\nToo little
\n(Too long)<\/p>\n

Too much
\n(All at once)<\/p>\n

Swinging from one side to another
\n(Like a pendulum run wild)<\/p>\n

One extreme
\n(Feeds the next)<\/p>\n

A climate learning
\n(New tricks)<\/p>\n

[Verse 3]
\nLooking through the window glass
\n(Watching drops combine)
\nTiny streams become a river
\n(One line at a time)<\/p>\n

The storm contains a lesson
\n(If we\u2019re willing to see)
\nBalance isn\u2019t what it was
\n(Or what it used to be)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nIs it good
\n(Or is it bad)
\nRain on the windowpane<\/p>\n

A blessing and a warning
\n(All wrapped up the same)
\nRain on the windowpane<\/p>\n

[Extended Refrain]
\nWhiplash
\n(Mad dash)<\/p>\n

Whiplash
\n(Run, run, run)<\/p>\n

The dry is done
\n(Was the battle won?)<\/p>\n

The war was lost
\n(And, at what cost)<\/p>\n

Drought next
\n(What\u2019s to come?)<\/p>\n

Run, run, run
\n(From the setting sun)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nDrip drop
\n(Non-stop)<\/p>\n

Tap tap
\n(On the glass)<\/p>\n

Watching weather wander by
\n(Hoping balance lasts)<\/p>\n

Rossby Waves<\/h2>\n

[Intro]
\nWay up there\u2026
\n(A river in the sky)<\/p>\n

Bending\u2026
\n(Turning)<\/p>\n

Wandering\u2026
\n(Why?)<\/p>\n

And did you know\u2026
\n(It\u2019s just outside your window)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWay up high above the plain
\n(A river in the sky)
\nUsed to wander, used to flow
\n(And gently drift on by)<\/p>\n

Now the bends are growing wide
\n(Taking longer every year)
\nWeather stalls above the land
\n(And refuses to disappear)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nNorth is warming faster now
\n(Changing every line)
\nThe gradient is fading
\n(Along the jet stream spine)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nDid you see Rossby wave?
\n(Hello, I\u2019m dropping by)
\nDid you see Rossby wave?
\n(Why? Hello and goodbye)<\/p>\n

Did you see Rossby wave?
\n(I think I\u2019ll stay awhile)
\nDid you see Rossby wave?
\n(And rearrange another mile)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWhat was moving keeps on slowing
\n(A train that lost its steam)
\nPatterns linger in one place
\n(Longer than we\u2019ve ever seen)<\/p>\n

High pressure settles overhead
\n(Like a guest who missed the train)
\nDay by day the ground grows hotter
\n(Waiting patiently for rain)<\/p>\n

[Pre-Chorus]
\nFlood here
\n(Fire there)
\nDrought arrives
\n(Everywhere)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nDid you see Rossby wave?
\n(Hello, I\u2019m dropping by)
\nDid you see Rossby wave?
\n(Why? Hello and goodbye)<\/p>\n

Did you see Rossby wave?
\n(I think I\u2019ll stay awhile)
\nDid you see Rossby wave?
\n(And rearrange another mile)<\/p>\n

[Verse 3]
\nYesterday we begged for rain
\n(Today we\u2019re drowning in our feet)
\nRecords falling one by one
\n(In cold and heat)<\/p>\n

The weather keeps on changing
\n(Faster than before)
\nEach swing a little stronger
\n(Than the swing before)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nBack and forth
\n(North turns south)
\nAnd south turns north<\/p>\n

Slower flow
\n(Bigger bends)
\nOne feedback
\n(Leads to friends)<\/p>\n

Persistence grows
\n(Amplification)
\nThe pattern finds
\n(A new location)<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nDid you see Rossby wave?
\n(Hello, I\u2019m dropping by)
\nDid you see Rossby wave?
\n(Why? Hello and goodbye)<\/p>\n

Did you see Rossby wave?
\n(I stayed a little while)
\nDid you see Rossby wave?
\n(And changed another mile)<\/p>\n

Did you see Rossby wave?
\n(Blocking all the way)
\nDid you see Rossby wave?
\n(I wasn\u2019t meant to stay)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe question now is not if
\n(We can see the change arrive)
\nBut how fast the atmosphere
\n(Rewrites the rules of stayin\u2019 alive)<\/p>\n

Did you see Rossby wave?
\n(Hello, I\u2019m dropping by)<\/p>\n

Did you see Rossby wave?
\n(Why? Hello and goodbye)<\/p>\n

And did you know\u2026
\n(It\u2019s just outside your window)<\/p>\n

\n

About the Song
\n\u201cRossby Waves, Climatic Whiplash, and the Nonlinear Destabilization of Atmospheric Circulation\u201d<\/p>\n

The destabilization of atmospheric circulation represents one of the clearest emerging manifestations of nonlinear climate acceleration.<\/p>\n

Rossby-wave amplification, atmospheric blocking, Arctic amplification, and Sudden Stratospheric Warming events are increasingly interacting within a destabilizing Earth system characterized by:<\/p>\n