[Intro]
[Percussive Pulse, Bass Drone, Atmospheric Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Rarely does a system fail…
From a single cause.
Because more often…
Many pressures arrive together…
Turning is…
To was.
[Verse 1]
Another extreme storm
Creating a new (knew) norm
A splinter by itself may seem
Like something incomplete…
(But, just wait until they meet)
[Pre-Chorus]
One stressor here
(One stressor there)
Another arrives
(From everywhere)
[Chorus]
Many stressors
(Over time)
Humanity’s aggressors
(All the while… feedbacks rhyme)
[Verse 2]
Ecofascists wine and dine
Order another course (of course!)
While separate pieces intertwine
And magnify the force
[Pre-Chorus]
One becomes two
(Two become more)
Small disturbances
(Open a door)
[Chorus]
Many stressors
(Over time)
Humanity’s aggressors
(All the while… feedbacks rhyme)
Adding pressure
(Year by year)
Making futures
(Less than clear)
[Bridge]
[Music Drops to Bass and Drums]
Habitat loss
(Push)
Pollution
(Push)
Overconsumption
(Push)
Climate disruption
(Push)
Invasive species
(Push)
Resource depletion
(Push)
One alone may bend a system
(Together they can break “I am”)
[Build]
Stress upon stress
(Stronger still)
Force upon force
(Against the will)
Feedback loops
(Begin to grow)
Accelerating
(What we sow)
[Chorus]
Many stressors
(Over time)
Humanity’s aggressors
(All the while… feedbacks rhyme)
[Final Chorus]
[Full Band, Choir Harmony]
Many stressors
(Over time)
Humanity’s aggressors
(All the while… feedbacks rhyme)
Not one cause
(Not one line)
But countless pressures
(All combined)
Many stressors
(Every day)
Shaping futures
(Along the way)
[Outro]
[Drums Fade, Ambient Synth Remains]
A system can withstand…
A great deal.
Until it can’t.
The challenge…
Is recognizing the total weight.
Not just the heaviest stone.
(Man, man alone)
[Fade Out]
Many stressors…
Over time…
From the album “Cracked Windshield“