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[Intro]
\nWe were
\n(Skating away into a new day)
\nNow we’re
\n(Sailing… on the verge of the edge)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nAfter all
\n(We’re all)
\nHeaded for a waterfall<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWe were
\n(Skating away into a new day)
\nNow we’re
\n(Sailing… on the verge of the edge)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nAfter all
\n(We’re all)
\nHeaded over a waterfall (fall… fall… falllll….)<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nWe were
\n(Skating away into a new day)
\nNow we’re
\n(Sailing… on the verge of the edge)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nOver urge (splurge)
\nDropping like a rock
\n(Tick-toc, tick-toc)
\nAfter all
\n(We’re all)
\nSlaves to gravity
\n(Can’t you see?)
\nFreefall… over a waterfall (all… fall… awful….)<\/p>\n

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

\u201cSee Ice\u201d \u2014 An Arctic Climate Metaphor<\/h3>\n

At its core, \u201cSee Ice\u201d<\/strong> is a meditation on irreversible momentum\u2014how a system that once felt stable slips quietly into freefall. Read through the lens of Arctic climate change, the lyrics become an unusually precise metaphor for human-induced warming and its cascading feedbacks.<\/p>\n

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From Stability to Instability<\/h3>\n
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\u201cWe were \/ (Skating away into a new day)\u201d<\/em>
\u201cNow we\u2019re \/ (Sailing\u2026 on the verge of the edge)\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cSkating\u201d evokes a frozen surface\u2014solid, predictable, safe. This mirrors the historical Arctic, where perennial sea ice stabilized global climate through high albedo, strong temperature gradients, and reliable seasonal cycles.<\/p>\n

\u201cSailing,\u201d by contrast, implies open water. The ice is gone. The system that once supported us is no longer beneath our feet\u2014it\u2019s beneath our hull, and we\u2019re drifting toward something we can\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n

This is a direct parallel to the Arctic\u2019s transition from ice-dominated to ocean-dominated<\/strong>, a shift that accelerates warming by absorbing rather than reflecting solar energy.<\/p>\n

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The Waterfall: Climate Tipping Points<\/h3>\n
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\u201cAfter all \/ (We\u2019re all) \/ Headed for a waterfall\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A waterfall is not a sudden cliff\u2014you only realize the danger once the current has you. This mirrors climate tipping points<\/strong>, especially in the Arctic:<\/p>\n