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bookmark_borderThe Chicken Has Crossed the Road

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LYRICS
The bottom’s the floor
The exit’s the door
These rules apply no more
Turned upside-down
Is going around
The chicken has crossed the road
Why? Nobody knows
(Carry the load…
Anyway the wind blows)

Some days you see the sun
Night gives way to dawn
These rules are dead and gone
Turned upside-down
Is going around
The chicken has crossed the road
Why? Nobody knows
(Carry the load…
Anyway the wind blows)

Some days are hot and others not
It’s not always flood or drought
Those rules are now in doubt
Turned upside-down
Is going around
The chicken has crossed the road
Why? Nobody knows
(Carry the load…
Anyway the wind blows)

Chords: F# / F# E A F# / F# B F# / F# C#7 A F#; Part II @ 144 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderThe Dream

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LYRICS
The thrill into a chill
The will to free freewill
The vision you envision
Is your dream
Once you know what it means
Guess it’s on you
To follow through?
Yes, it’s up to you
To follow through

To drill into the chill
The skill to free freewill
To envision your vision
Is the dream
Once you know what it means
Guess it’s on you
To follow through?
Yes, it’s up to you
To follow through

Fulfill into the chill
No frills to free freewill
The decision to envision
Is to dream
Once you know what it means
Guess it’s on you
To follow through?
Yes, it’s up to you
To follow through

Written at Gay, Church, Market, and High Streets in West Chester, PA
Chords: A Ab Ab A / D C A; Part II @ 99 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

bookmark_borderOver the Sunset

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LYRICS
Over the sunset
Under the clouds
The last ray of the day
Makes it my way
With a shine so fine
I’m golden
Loving the time
I’m holdin’

Lover of “not yet”
Wonder out-loud
Grasp the last ray
Coming this way
With a shine so fine
I’m golden
Loving the time
I’m holdin’

Under the sunset
Bouncing off clouds
Hey! One more ray
Found it my way
With a shine so fine
I’m golden
Loving the time
I’m holdin’

I see the light
Red and blue scattered in the hue
The sight
I see the light

Why is the sky blue?
“Sunlight reaches Earth’s atmosphere and is scattered in all directions by all the gases and particles in the air. Blue light is scattered more than the other colors because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. This is why we see a blue sky most of the time.” — NASA

Why are sunsets red and purple?
“More atmosphere means more molecules to scatter the violet and blue light away from your eyes. If the path is long enough, all of the blue and violet light scatters out of your line of sight. The other colors continue on their way to your eyes. This is why sunsets are often yellow, orange, and red.” — University of Wisconsin

What is the effect of atmospheric refraction at sunset?
“The sun is visible to us about after the actual sunset. This is because of atmospheric refraction, which is due to the apparent flattening of the sun’s disc at sunrise and sunset.” — BYJU’s

Chords: Bb Db / Db F Db Eb Bb / Db Eb F
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderBlack is Black

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LYRICS
One foot forward
The other one back
Is it courage
That we lack?
Some thoughts backward
The others are whack
So called outrage
Calling the kettle black
(Whack)

We know
We gotta go
We go
Blow-by-blow
We blew
A fuse
Use, use, use

One foot forward
The other one back
Is it courage
That we lack?
Some thoughts backward
The others are whack
So called outrage
Calling the kettle black
(Whack)

We whine
Don’t wanna go
I’m fine
Don’t wanna know
We knew
Refuse
Use, use, use

One foot forward
The other one back
Is it courage
That we lack?
Some thoughts backward
The others are whack
So called outrage
Calling the kettle black
(Whack)

We lie
It’ll be alright
We’ll die
Blind to what’s right
In spite
We lose
Use, use, you’s

Chords: E F# F E / E Bb A E / C A / C E; Part II @ 128 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Ibanez Acoustic Guitar, Ibanez Electric Guitar, Yamaha Jazz Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderThe Breakup Song

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LYRICS
My girlfriend
Is cold as ice
Said “The end.”
And, that’s not nice
Polar opposites
We’re breaking up
Solar refugees
Adrift at sea
Calving
Halving
Split and shed
Humanity
Insanity
Soon be dead
Should we dread?

My girlfriend
Skates thin ice
Said “The end.”
Didn’t think twice
Polar opposites
We’re breaking up
Solar refugees
Adrift at sea
Calving
Halving
Split and shed
Humanity
Insanity
Soon be dead
Should we dread?

Is it absurd to love an iceberg
or the pleasure of a glacier?
Think of how she must have felt
When we made her heart melt

Chords: Em D@m Dm Dm D#m Em / C Am / C D / G Em Em D# Dm / Dm D#m Em; Part II @ 123 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderNatural View

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LYRICS
Such a beautiful thing
When you hear her sing
In the whispering wind
And the howling rain
Transcend
Her pain
Ascend
Regain
Astral plane

The point-of-view
In-store for you
The reality of Earth’s entirety
Amend
Our strain
Ascend
Regain
Astral plane

What are you going to do
Now the knew is new
Time our hearts grew
The view is up to you
Transcend
The same
The End… or remain?
Terrestrials sane

A song about coming to the realization that you are part of nature. Take a look down on Earth from outer space. To destroy nature is to destroy yourself.

Chords: E F# F E / E Bb A E / C A / C E; Part II @ 128 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderFree?

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LYRICS
Free… is that what you want to be?
Free of responsibility?
Well, golly
Excuse me
I didn’t see you were drowning
In self-pity

Free… is that what you want to be?
Free of responsibility?
Well, what’s right
With your rights
Comes responsibilities
Then, what’s left
Is a civil society
Free… have we come to be
Rationally?

Written and recorded on July 4, 2023. With your freedom comes responsibilities. You have the responsibility not to litter, pollute, or impede others’ freedom. In the Nash equilibrium, each player’s strategy is optimal when considering the decisions of other players. “If things are not so good, you may be one to imagine something better,” said John Forbes Nash, Jr. (1994 Nobel Prize for Economics)

Chords: E / G D A C B7 E / E A A E / B7 E; Part II @ 108 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderA Better Bet Yet

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LYRICS
Said it before
Better say it once more
“Get heading for the door”

The more I implore
The more you ignore
Let’s see who will endure?
A better bet yet
Let’s not forget
The young and innocent
The ‘ole human race
Trashed the place
The dumb and arrogant
Resolve to solve your difference
Revolve to evolve indifference
Resolve to solve your difference
Evolve to involve our essence
The essence of presence

Chords: F Bb / Db Eb Ab AbM7 F / F Eb Bb F / C7 F; Part II @ 128 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Ibanez Acoustic Guitar, Ibanez Electric Guitar, Fender Jazz Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderTo Cause a Change (Theme Song)

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LYRICS
I heard you ranting
I heard you rave
Does it leave you wanting
To go out and save
Hey! How about now
We make a change anyhow?
Or will the will stand still
Will it?
Will it!

I heard you screaming
I heard you shout
Does it have meaning
What’s it about
Hey! How about now
We make a change anyhow?
Or will the will stand still
Will it?
Will it!

I heard you swearing
I heard you curse
Is the frown you’re wearing
Making things worse
Hey! How about now
We make a change anyhow?
Or will the will stand still
Will it?
Will it!

Uppercase delta (Δ) means “change” or “the change” in math. An example in which a variable x stands for the movement of an object: “Δx” means “the change in movement.” Scientists make use of this mathematical meaning of delta in various branches of science. (So do artists and musicians)

This song is the theme song for the audio / visual experience known as To Cause a Change (With the Delta Force) — a multimedia experiment about how we can help change the world!

Chords: Fm Cm Fm / Db Bb Bb Db F / Fm Db Eb F/m; Electric Version @ 120 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderWhat Did You Pay For?

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LYRICS
You get what you pay for
Regret — Post-purchase dissonance
And yet, we expect more
Bliss is ignorance
No, nevermore
It’s true
We’re do to pay our dues
Me. You.
And, I’ve a hunch
We borrowed too much
Then sum/some
Then sum
Then some
Then some more

We took more than we paid for
And yet we expect more
Forget regret just pay the debt
Bliss is ignorance
No, nevermore
It’s true
We’re do to pay our dues
Me. You.
And, I’ve a hunch
We borrowed too much
Then sum/some
Then sum
Then some
Then some more

Chords: E/9/6/7 C D G / G D E / B A E / B7 E / C D E; Part II @ 120 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderNotion in Motion

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LYRICS
Mention a notion
Point the direction
Just to be fair
I’m already there
For those who care:
We’re of like mind
Define kind
Try to be fair
… and stay aware
Of those who care
As times get tough
And the going gets rough
We can be
In harmony

Mention the notion
We’ve inspiration
All declare
We’ll help you get there
As times get tough
And the going gets rough
We can be
In harmony

Mention the notion
We’re in motion
With love to share
And some to spare

As times get tough
And the going gets rough
We can be
In harmony

Chords: E G D C E / E C E / E C D E; Part II @ 124 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

bookmark_borderAvoid a Void

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LYRICS
A void growing in heads
“Avoid going outdoors”
Is how the headline read
Who knows the timeline any more?
If you must go out
Figure it out
Best how not to breathe
Got to figure out
Beyond doubt
Less your kinfolk grieve

A void growing in heads
“Avoid going outdoors”
Is how the headline read
Who knows the timeline any more?
If you want to put of death
Hold your breath
Try not to move
Still behoove
Want to prove?
Consider the depth and breadth
To groove

A void growing in heads
“Avoid going outdoors”
Is how the headline read
Who knows the timeline any more?
Yeah, a void growing in heads
Clear ear-to-ear
Made their beds…
Hate and fear
A void growing in heads
“Avoid going outdoors”
Is how the headline read
Who knows the timeline any more?

A song about the health impacts of air pollution being both cumulative and irreversible. You can (and should) check your local air quality several times a day at AirNow.gov.

Chords: F Bb / Db Eb Ab AbM7 F / F Eb Bb F / C7 F; Part II @ 128 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderSmoke Signals

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LYRICS
Their smoke signals
Traveled such a long way
Invoke channels
To save the day
“Take a breath
You’ll risk premature death,”
They say

Is it wild how the wildfires
Stole the role of the town criers?
“Take a breath
You’ll risk premature death,”
They say

In the era of the new skywriters
Human error… now we’re fire fighters
“Take a breath
You’ll risk premature death,”
They say

Climate change was on the way
It’s here today
It’s here to stay
Hey folk,
Wake up! Smell the smoke

A song about the summer of 2023 and the Canadian wildfires causing days of air quality alerts in the United States. See The Long-term Breathing Experiment and What is a Corsi-Rosenthal Box and how do you build one?

Chords: EbM7 Gm / Eb F Gm; Part II @ 113 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderWeather Wars

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LYRICSWhile the herd is aimlessly grazing
What I’ve heard is hair-raising
All the cows lay with a storm on the way
No not me
Seek shelter out of harm’s way
Grab your lover
And run for cover
Weather war
Is dishing out more
Fore sure
It’s up to us
If you’re prosperous

We’ve been given the time
Yet ended sublime
Chose to self-anoint
Then, exploit
While the herd is aimlessly grazing
What I’ve heard is hair-raising
All the cows lay with a storm on the way
No not me
Seek shelter out of harm’s way
Grab your lover
And run for cover
Weather war
Is dishing out more
Fore sure
It’s up to us
If we’re prosperous

This song is about 2 social media posts I made the day the song was written and recorded:

For those people living in Southeastern PA, extreme weather warning for this afternoon. Please remember:
Q: Is there a limiting factor to the size of raindrops… that will prevent them from becoming lethal?
A: “A Hard Rain Is Falling” and, yes, hail can kill you.

I responded to a post about climate change being “frightening” and what we need to do. Most people want the government and/or businesses to take responsibility. Here was my response:
It is in everybody’s best interest to abandon fossil fuels immediately. The inevitable is already bad enough… if we continue on as usual, the severity and immediacy will increase exponentially. All need to take action… governments and businesses as organizations, and even more importantly — us… people. Everybody (at least in the USA) can go net-zero today and save money at the same time. Reaching “net zero” is easy, cheap, and saves you thousands of dollars, not to mention, you can help save the planet. Electricity and heat, food and land use, transportation, and investment. Here is what I’ve done to go carbon negative: Go Net Zero Now.

When I say “The inevitable is already bad enough”… this is what we are talking about… your guaranteed future:
Sea-level Rise: Greenland and the Collapse of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet

Chords: Dm F Em / G Em / C D E / D F; Part II @ 101 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderThunder and Lightning

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LYRICS
Upon first sighting
Of the lightning
No need to wonder
Of the thunder
The sound is found
It’ll come around
Takes ‘er a while
’bout five seconds for a mile
Count your drive to stay alive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Thunder or lightning
Which is frightening?
The jolt of a bolt
Will strike you down
The sound lag found
It’ll come around
Takes ‘er a while
’bout five seconds for a mile
Count your drive to stay alive
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Mile per hour: 7 6 7
Our race pace
To heaven
[The might
Of the speed of light]

The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. The speed of sound is 767 miles per hour. You can tell how far away the lightning strikes are from your location by counting the time between the light and the sound. It takes about 5 seconds for the thunder to travel 1 mile. As climate change brings more extreme weather events, cumulonimbus clouds will become more common. Cumulonimbus clouds create the conditions the conditions for thunder and lightning, as well as, creating extreme precipitation momentum that is deadly.

Chords: Em/Em7 / G A E/Em / E A G E / B7 A G E/Em ; Part II @ 116 to 130 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-500, Korg N364, MiniNova, MicroKorg)

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment