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Breakdown-Best-Of.mp3<\/a>
\nBreakdown-Best-Of.mp4<\/a>
\nBreakdown.mp3<\/a>
\nBreakdown.mp4<\/a><\/p>\n

Breakdown-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nBreak (down)
\nBreak (down)
\nBreakdown<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nSomething smells fishy
\n(And wishy-washy)
\nThe authority tellin’ me
\n(A fictional story)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nDefine: (whale decline)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nIt’s a whale of a decline
\n(In real time)
\nTo the resounding sound…
\n(Of an ecological breakdown)
\nGoing down (down, down)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nPenguins and polar bears
\n(Dying raising fears)
\nAgain, the children crying
\n(Why aren’t we even trying)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nDefine: (whale decline)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nIt’s a whale of a decline
\n(In real time)
\nTo the resounding sound…
\n(Of an ecological breakdown)
\nGoing down (down, down)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThe whales wail:
\n(It’s a whale of a decline)
\nHumanity’s crime
\n(In real time)
\nTo the resounding sound…
\n(Of an ecological breakdown)
\nGoing down (down, down)
\nJust look (around… look around)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG AND THE SCIENCE<\/p>\n

Whales and Cascading Collapse<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Whale decline illustrates the mechanics of compound climate collapse:<\/p>\n

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    Physical forcing<\/strong><\/p>\n