[Silence]
[Arrangement: Low bass drone, slow rhythmic pulse like a heartbeat, distant atmospheric synths, sparse guitar harmonics.]
[Intro]
It started small
(A change in the air)
Barely a whisper
(But it was there)
We watched it build
(Without a sound)
Now look around
(Homeward bound)
[Chorus]
Oh, yes
(He did that)
Confess
(Where we’re at)
Oh, yes
(We’re in this track)
No way back
(He did that)
[Refrain]
Man, it was you
(Man, it was me)
Oh, yes… you, too
(Everyone that’s we)
All of us
(In the chain)
All of us
(Through the strain)
[Verse 1]
Our spew rising
(In the sky)
Records breaking
(Year by high)
Systems linking
(Feedback loops)
Tipping points in
(All the groups)
[Arrangement: Percussion builds slowly. Subtle electric guitar enters.]
[Chorus]
Oh, yes
(He did that)
Confess
(Where we’re at)
Oh, yes
(The impact stack)
We signed that
(He did that)
[Refrain]
Man, it was you
(Man, it was me)
Oh, yes… you, too
(Collectively)
Every hand
(Every choice)
Every land
(Every voice)
[Verse 2]
Ice retreats
(From the pole)
Forests burn
(Out of control)
Rivers rise
(And fall again)
Storms arrive
(Without end)
Not one system
(Stands alone)
All are tied
(To what we’ve sown)
[Bridge]
Not a single switch
(But a network wide)
Not a single cause
(We can isolate and hide)
But still the driver
(Is clear to see)
Human hands
(Shaping destiny)
[Arrangement: Full band swell, urgent percussion, rising synth tension.]
[Final Chorus]
Oh, yes
(He did that)
Confess
(Where we’re at)
Oh, yes
(The feedback stack)
We all act
(He did that)
Oh, yes
(No turning back)
We confess
(The path we track)
[Refrain]
Man, it was you
(Man, it was me)
Oh, yes… you, too
(History)
Everywhere
(Everywhere)
In the air
(Everywhere)
[Outro]
We built the frame
(We shaped the flame)
We know the name
(Of what we became)
He did that
(So did we)
Now we see
(Clearly)
About the Song
The Continued Role of Human Activities
A growing body of evidence suggests that Earth’s major climate systems are increasingly interconnected through a network of reinforcing feedback loops. Sea-level rise, polar amplification, ocean heat content, marine heatwaves, atmospheric rivers, Rossby-wave persistence, AMOC weakening, wildfire feedbacks, permafrost thaw, methane release, ecosystem shifts, and climatic whiplash all appear to be interacting in ways that increase complexity and reduce predictability.
Through our analysis of highly coupled nonlinear systems, we remain convinced that human forcing is still the primary driver and determinant of the ultimate outcome.
From the album “Unwritten“