[Silence]
\n[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Hammond Organ, Synth]<\/p>\n
[Intro]<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Intro: Low Atmospheric Synth, Distant Guitar Harmonics, Deep Bass Pulse and Sparse Drums; Gradually Building Tension]
\n[Spoken Vocal]<\/p>\n
Step right this way…<\/p>\n
Come see the show.<\/p>\n
Not a movie.<\/p>\n
Not a simulation.<\/p>\n
The Earth system…<\/p>\n
In action.<\/p>\n
The feature:
\n(Our future)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nFor thousands of years
\nThere she stood
\nNo worries… no fears
\nHolding on good<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nStep right this way
\n(See 1.5\u00b0C in Action)
\nIt’s your lucky day
\n(We’re the main attraction)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nWhat to do
\n(When the glue)
\nComes unstuck
\n(Out of luck)<\/p>\n
But hey
\n(Say)
\nYou get to see
\n(Manmade destiny)<\/p>\n
See it move
\n(See it move)
\nSee it slide
\n(See it slide)<\/p>\n
No place to hide
\n(No, no place to run)
\n… ain’t that fun<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nFreeze and thaw
\nNo sound ground found
\nFractures open
\nAll around<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nStep right this way
\n(See 1.5\u00b0C in Action)
\nIt’s your lucky day
\n(We’re the main attraction)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nWhat to do
\n(When the glue)
\nComes unstuck
\n(Out of luck)<\/p>\n
But hey
\n(Say)
\nYou get to see
\n(Manmade destiny)<\/p>\n
See our grip
\n(Drip, drip, drip)
\n… behold!
\n(Lost our hold)<\/p>\n
See the crack
\n(Hear the wack)
\nSee it grow
\n(Now you know)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]
\n[Progressive-Rock Instrumental: Driving Guitar Riff, Heavy Bass, Rolling Drums, Hammond Organ and Rising Synth; Increasingly Complex Rhythmic Layers]<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nThe interesting part…<\/p>\n
Isn’t simply
\none tipping point.<\/p>\n
It’s what happens
\nwhen systems
\nbegin talking to each other.<\/p>\n
And you know…
\n(Albedo.)<\/p>\n
Oh dear!
\n(The atmosphere.)<\/p>\n
[Rap Vocal Break]
\nGlue!
\n(Flew!)<\/p>\n
Comes unstuck!
\n(What the phfff…)
\nAwe…
\n(Thaw!)<\/p>\n
What the heck?<\/p>\n
Feedback finds
\nOther kinds<\/p>\n
Loop dee loop
\n(That’s the scoop)<\/p>\n
Watch the story
\nNow unfold!<\/p>\n
Rock!
\n(On!)
\n… on…
\nRock!
\n(On!)
\n… on… <\/p>\n
Slide!
\n(Slide!)<\/p>\n
Flow!
\n(Now you know!)<\/p>\n
[Breakdown]
\n[Music Drops to Deep Bass, Soft Piano and Distant Guitar Feedback]<\/p>\n
See…<\/p>\n
1.5\u00b0C…<\/p>\n
In action.<\/p>\n
[Pause]<\/p>\n
No satisfaction<\/p>\n
[Pause]<\/p>\n
No retraction<\/p>\n
[Whispered]<\/p>\n
And that’s the facts.<\/p>\n
[Build]
\n[Low Drums Enter]<\/p>\n
Permafrost… lost
\n(At what cost)<\/p>\n
[Response]<\/p>\n
The glue…<\/p>\n
… flew<\/p>\n
[Response]
\n(Oh no!)<\/p>\n
[Response]<\/p>\n
Oh no, no, no<\/p>\n
[Response]<\/p>\n
(Oh, no know)<\/p>\n
[Full Band]
\nSee…
\n(When the mountains crumble to the sea!)<\/p>\n
[Final Pre-Chorus]
\nStep right this way
\n(See 1.5\u00b0C in Action)
\nIt’s your lucky day
\n(We’re the main attraction)<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nWhat to do
\n(When the glue)
\nComes unstuck
\n(Out of luck)<\/p>\n
But hey
\n(Say)
\nYou get to see
\n(Manmade destiny)<\/p>\n
See it move
\n(See it slide)
\nSee it flow
\n(See it ride)<\/p>\n
And the mountains crumble
\nTo the sea…<\/p>\n
See?<\/p>\n
[Climactic Instrumental]
\n[Extended Progressive-Rock Finale: Massive Guitar, Hammond Organ, Synth, Bass and Drums; Rising Harmonic Tension Resolves Into a Descending Guitar Figure Mimicking a Mountain Collapse]<\/p>\n
[Spoken Over Instrumental]<\/p>\n
Destabilizes
\n(Fluidizes)
\nDied…
\n(By liquefied)<\/p>\n
The mass begins to move.
\n(Physics will prove)<\/p>\n
And the feedbacks…<\/p>\n
Keep walking the walk.<\/p>\n
[Final Hit]<\/p>\n
No talk, talk, talk<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\n[Instrumental Outro: Guitar Feedback and Low Synth Fade Into Wind and Distant Rumble]<\/p>\n
The glue comes unstuck…<\/p>\n
[Pause]<\/p>\n
What the phhfff…
\n(Heck!)<\/p>\n
[Whispered]
\n(Introspect)
\nAnd the mountains…<\/p>\n
Crumble to the sea.<\/p>\n
See?<\/p>\n
About the Song
\nSee 1.5\u00b0C in Action: The Nepal\u2013Tibet Glacial Collapse<\/p>\n
The permafrost tipping point\u2014and its feedbacks with other tipping points\u2014is the most interesting part to me. Permafrost was kind of the glue holding everything together\u2026 until 1.5\u00b0C. Then the coupled feedbacks start feeding each other, and the whole system begins to unravel. And the mountains crumble to the sea\u2026 see? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n