{"id":32914,"date":"2024-04-15T11:38:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=32914"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:42:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:42:18","slug":"plymouth-meeting-where-the-past-meets-the-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/04\/15\/plymouth-meeting-where-the-past-meets-the-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Plymouth Meeting (Where the Past Meets the Present)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/change\/Philadelphia-Experiment\/videos\/The-Past-Meets-the-Present.mp4\"> The Past Meets the Present.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/change\/Philadelphia-Experiment\/songs\/The-Past-Meets-the-Present.mp3\">The Past Meets the Present.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nAll we owe<br \/>\nWe owe Her<br \/>\nAll we Oh!<br \/>\nWe owe Her<br \/>\nAll we Oh!<br \/>\nWe owe<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nIn the heart of Plymouth Meeting, where the past meets the present<br \/>\nLies a tale of revolution, commerce, and the essence<br \/>\nFrom the birthplace of freedom to the cradle of commerce&#8217;s rise<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s a story of creation, hidden &#8216;neath the azure skies<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nIn 1688, on historic ground they tread<br \/>\nQuakers met to forge a nation, where freedom&#8217;s flame was spread<br \/>\nBut across the way, where shadows start to loom<br \/>\nLies the genesis of industry, and nature&#8217;s impending doom<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nOh Plymouth Meeting, where the limekilns burn so bright<br \/>\nYou were once the birthplace of dreams, now shrouded in the night<br \/>\nAs the rain falls heavy, and the waters rise high<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re left to face the consequences, of the past&#8217;s silent cry<\/p>\n<p>[Break]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nAll we owe<br \/>\nWe owe Her<br \/>\nAll we Oh!<br \/>\nWe owe Her<br \/>\nAll we Oh!<br \/>\nWe owe<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nFrom the quarry to the railroad, the echoes still remain<br \/>\nOf a time when progress beckoned, with every passing train<br \/>\nBut beneath the tracks, where the earth begins to shake<br \/>\nLies the truth of our folly, a decision we can&#8217;t forsake<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nFor the limekilns of old, with their fiery breath<br \/>\nReleased the carbon&#8217;s curse, in the dance of life and death<br \/>\nNow as the storms rage on, and the floods start to rise<br \/>\nWe must reckon with our legacy, beneath the darkened skies<\/p>\n<p>[Break]<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nOh Plymouth Meeting, where the limekilns stand tall<br \/>\nYou once fueled a revolution, now you&#8217;re beckoning our fall<br \/>\nAs the waters swallow, and the echoes start to fade<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re left to ponder the cost, of the choices we have made<\/p>\n<p>[Break]<br \/>\n[Instrumental]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nAll we owe<br \/>\nWe owe Her<br \/>\nAll we Oh!<br \/>\nWe owe Her<br \/>\nAll we Oh!<br \/>\nWe owe<br \/>\nOh, oh, oh<\/p>\n<p>[Break]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 3]<br \/>\nSo let us heed the warning, in the rain&#8217;s relentless pour<br \/>\nAnd remember Plymouth&#8217;s lesson, from the days of yore<br \/>\nFor in the face of climate change, we stand at a crossroads now<br \/>\nWith the power to alter destiny, if only we&#8217;d allow<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nOh Plymouth Meeting, may your story be a guide<br \/>\nTo the perils of our actions, and the hope we hold inside<br \/>\nFor in the shadow of your past, lies a path we must reclaim<br \/>\nTo forge a future worthy, of our children&#8217;s cherished name<br \/>\nAll we owe<br \/>\nWe owe Her<br \/>\nAll we Oh!<br \/>\nWe owe Her<br \/>\nAll we Oh!<br \/>\nWe owe<br \/>\nOh, oh, oh<br \/>\n&#8230;. ohhhhhhhh<\/p>\n<p>[End]<br \/>\n[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT<br \/>\n<b>Hypothesis: Plymouth Meeting is the cradle of climate change.<\/b><br \/>\nThe train derailment in Plymouth Meeting (July 17, 2023) and the seven people swept away by flood waters in Washington&#8217;s Crossing (July 15, 2023) may have been influenced by the historical legacy of climate-altering activities initiated by our forefathers. During the 1600s and 1700s, the United States played a significant role in global events, including movements for freedom, abolition, revolution, and industrialization. In 1688, the establishment of a limestone quarry and limekilns in Plymouth Meeting, PA, marked a pivotal moment in human-induced global warming.<\/p>\n<p>Limekilns are utilized to produce quicklime by heating limestone to temperatures exceeding 1,650 \u2109. Quicklime finds applications in various industries, including agriculture, construction, and manufacturing. Prior to the introduction of limekilns, colonists relied on crushing oyster shells to obtain quicklime, a process that later contributed to funding significant historical events such as the American Revolution and the Underground Railroad.<\/p>\n<p>The decomposition of limestone (CaCO3) into quicklime (CaO) during the production process emits substantial CO2 emissions, both from the combustion of fuel to heat the kiln and from the chemical reaction itself (CaCO3 &#8211;&gt; CaO + CO2). Given quicklime&#8217;s crucial role in cement production, steel manufacturing, and other sectors, ongoing efforts are focused on reducing the carbon footprint associated with this industrial process.<\/p>\n<p>The deaths and infrastructure damage resulting from these events may reflect the long-term repercussions of the cultural, economic, and environmental practices established in Plymouth Meeting centuries ago. This serves as a reminder of the interconnectedness of past actions and present-day consequences, reinforcing the adage that &#8220;what goes around comes around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/change\/Philadelphia-Experiment\/\">To Cause a Change: Philadelphia Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/4D-Music\/\">4D Music: Songs About Science<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Past Meets the Present.mp4 The Past Meets the Present.mp3 [Intro] All we owe We owe Her All we Oh! We owe Her All we Oh! We owe [Verse 1] In the heart of Plymouth Meeting, where the past meets the present Lies a tale of revolution, commerce, and the essence From the birthplace of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,3945,5,9,14],"tags":[163,546,563,3946],"class_list":["post-32914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-change","category-chaos-theory","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-climate-change","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos","tag-philadelphia-experiment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32914"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32935,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32914\/revisions\/32935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}