{"id":54844,"date":"2026-07-29T15:52:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54844"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:59:27","slug":"your-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/07\/29\/your-backyard\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Backyard"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Silence]<\/p>\n

[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n

[Intro]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Bright Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Steady Bass, Warm Organ]
\n[Minimal Beat, Spoken Vocal]
\nStep outside…<\/p>\n

Take a look around…<\/p>\n

You might notice…<\/p>\n

What’s to be found.<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nYou don’t have to look very hard
\n(Check out your backyard)<\/p>\n

Climate change?
\n(Not so strange)
\nDidn’t you hear
\n(It is here)<\/p>\n

It’s happening in your backyard
\n(You don’t have to search hard)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWatch the flowers bloom too soon
\nWarmer nights beneath the moon
\nRain arrives in sudden waves
\nFilling rivers, fields, and drains<\/p>\n

Birds appear at different times
\nChanging with the changing climbs
\nOne more season feels a bit
\nDifferent than you remember it<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nYou don’t need
\n(A satellite)
\nTo recognize
\n(What’s in sight)<\/p>\n

Watch the seasons
\n(Change their pace)
\nNature leaves
\n(A clear trace)<\/p>\n

One small clue
\n(Leads to more)
\nStanding right
\n(Outside your door)<\/p>\n

[Instrumental]
\n[Refrain]
\nYou don’t have to look very hard
\n(Check out your backyard)<\/p>\n

Climate change?
\n(Not so strange)
\nDidn’t you hear
\n(It is here)<\/p>\n

It’s happening in your backyard
\n(You don’t have to search hard)<\/p>\n

[Guitar Solo]
\n[Driving Drums, Piano, Organ Swells, Atmospheric Synth]<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nLonger summers, shorter snow
\nCreeks that rise and overflow
\nSmoke that travels miles away
\nTurning noon to shades of gray<\/p>\n

Trees respond to changing rain
\nFields reveal both loss and gain
\nNature writes without a pen
\nAcross the landscape now and then<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nNo special lens
\nNo secret code<\/p>\n

The evidence
\nLines the road<\/p>\n

Extreme storm
\nTurned up heat
\nPatterns rapidly
\nBecome complete<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\n[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nScience…<\/p>\n

Helps explain…<\/p>\n

What you’re seeing.<\/p>\n

Observation…<\/p>\n

Is part of being.<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nYou don’t have to look very hard
\n(Check out your backyard)<\/p>\n

Climate change?
\n(Not so strange)
\nDidn’t you hear
\n(It is here)<\/p>\n

It’s happening in your backyard
\n(You don’t have to search hard)<\/p>\n

Open your eyes
\n(Take a view)
\nThe changing world
\n(Is speaking to you)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\n[Instrumental Outro: Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Gentle Organ, Nature Sounds]
\nYour backyard…<\/p>\n

Your neighborhood…<\/p>\n

Your planet…<\/p>\n

Waiting to be noticed.<\/p>\n

… not tomorrow…
\n(Just look out your window)<\/p>\n

Climate Change Today<\/h2>\n
\"Climate <\/a>
Climate Change Today: When Weather Becomes Climate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

About the Song
\nMuch of the public discussion still focuses on historical trends and older climate models. But since 2023\u20132024, our understanding of the climate system has advanced significantly as scientists have increasingly examined real-time observations, accelerating changes, feedback loops, and complex Earth system behavior.<\/p>\n

Understanding climate acceleration no longer requires multiple advanced degrees or a deep background in nonlinear chaos theory. The evidence is increasingly visible in the world around us. In many ways, you can begin by simply looking out your window or out your backdoor.<\/p>\n

It’s happening in your backyard.<\/p>\n

Climate Change Today: When Weather Becomes Climate<\/a><\/h3>\n

From the album “Exactly<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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