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[Verse 1]
\nWhat time is it?
\n(Time to check where you’re at)
\nWhat time is it?
\n(Time to check your habitat)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nLiving in tumultuous times
\n(Man upon man crimes)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nDoes the state of our politics
\n(Make you sick)
\nPollution’s getting much too thick
\n(Need more music)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nLet the hope in sound
\n(Be found)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWhat time is it?
\n(Time to check who’s our king)
\nWhat time is it?
\n(Time to check our rate of sinking)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nLiving in tumultuous times
\n(Man upon man crimes)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nDoes the state of our politics
\n(Make you sick)
\nPollution’s getting much too thick
\n(Need more music)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nLet the hope in sound
\n(Be found)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe hope in sound is found
\n(All around)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG<\/p>\n

The song “Tumultuous Times”<\/strong> is a powerful reflection on the dual crises of the Trump presidency\u2019s economic and environmental policies<\/strong>, using music as both diagnosis and medicine<\/strong>. It conveys a sense of urgency, chaos, and moral decay\u2014while holding out a fragile hope through collective awareness and artistic resistance.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Climate Crisis and Environmental Deregulation:<\/h3>\n