[Intro]
\nOnce again
\n(We’re slowing the spin)
\nFaster and faster
\n(Can’t slow disaster)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nWhich way to go
\n(We don’t know)
\nWhat a (Shhh) it show
\n(A fatal blow)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nDrip by drip
\n(Drop by drop]
\nWe’re fillin’ ‘er up<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOnce again
\n(We’re slowing the spin)
\nFaster and faster
\n(Can’t slow disaster)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nThe future is now
\n(Can’t stop it… know how)
\nOh, didn’t you hear
\n(We’re bringing it here)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nDrip by drip
\n(Drop by drop]
\nWe’re fillin’ ‘er up<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOnce again
\n(We’re slowing the spin)
\nFaster and faster
\n(Can’t slow disaster)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nDrip by drip
\n(Drop by drop]
\nWe’re fillin’ ‘er up<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE SONG
\nIf the Earth were to spin faster, time would pass more slowly relative to an outside observer, according to Einstein\u2019s theory of relativity. For people on Earth, however, time would feel completely normal. What would change is the length of the day: faster rotation would shorten days and could even require \u201cnegative leap seconds\u201d to keep atomic clocks aligned with Earth\u2019s rotation. At Earth\u2019s current rotational speed, these relativistic effects are extremely small, but they are very real. GPS satellites, for example, experience measurable time shifts due to both their high orbital speed and weaker gravity, and must correct for relativity to function accurately.<\/p>\n
Climate change, by contrast, is causing the Earth to spin slightly more slowly, lengthening days by tiny but measurable amounts. As polar ice melts, water is redistributed toward the equator, moving mass farther from Earth\u2019s axis of rotation. Like a spinning skater extending their arms, this increases Earth\u2019s moment of inertia and slows its spin. This effect adds to other long-term influences, such as tidal friction from the Moon, which has been gradually slowing Earth\u2019s rotation for billions of years.<\/p>\n
Conclusion:
\nRelativity and climate change affect time and Earth\u2019s rotation in very different ways, but both are observable, measurable, and governed by well-understood physics. While relativistic time dilation reminds us that time itself is not absolute, climate-driven changes in Earth\u2019s spin show that human activity is now influencing even the planet\u2019s most fundamental motions. The changes are small, but their significance lies in what they reveal: Earth is a dynamic system, and human actions are increasingly part of that system.<\/p>\n
From the album “The Future<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n