[Silence]<\/p>\n
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\n[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nPaleoclimate
\n(Meets the primate)
\nWhat will be the shape
\n(Of the hairless ape)
\n[Instrumental]
\n[Bass Solo]
\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]\t<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nOh, why, why, why
\n(Deny, deny, deny)
\nBetter if we try
\n(Not to die)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nPaleoclimate
\n(Meets the primate)
\nWhat will be the shape
\n(Of the hairless ape)<\/p>\n
[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown]
\n[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nBringing on mass extinction
\n(Termination)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo]<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nAnd, once more
\n(What about nuclear war)
\nAnd, if you please
\n(Out of control disease)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nPaleoclimate
\n(Meets the primate)
\nWhat will be the shape
\n(Of the hairless ape)<\/p>\n
[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown]
\n[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nBringing on mass extinction
\n(Termination)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nMaybe it’s time you woke
\n(‘Cause this ain’t no joke)
\nBringing on mass extinction
\n(Our eradication)<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE SONG
\nPaleoclimate evidence shows that during rapid warming events in Earth\u2019s history, approximately 66\u201380% of species were lost during major mass extinctions. The major difference between past paleoclimatic transitions and today is the presence of human civilization \u2014 and the behavioral, technological, and geopolitical dynamics that now influence the system. When we began our research, we assumed a baseline level of cooperation in response to clear scientific evidence. Unfortunately, that assumption has not held.<\/p>\n
Continued denial and politicization of climate change \u2014 coupled with intensified competition over water, food, and migration \u2014 could trigger large-scale conflict, including the potential for nuclear war. Such a collapse of human systems could lead to near-term extinction, even though the climate physics alone do not make that outcome likely.<\/p>\n
Research highlights another layer of risk: climate change aggravates infectious disease. Camilo Mora, data analyst and associate professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, found that climatic hazards exacerbate 58% of all known human pathogen \u2014 over half of the infectious diseases discovered since the end of the Roman Empire. Mora called this \u201cshocking,\u201d emphasizing that movement of humans and animals, as well as milder winters at higher latitudes allowing pathogen survival, are key factors.<\/p>\n
In short, while the physical limits of the Earth system constrain the ultimate magnitude of warming, human behavior, social instability, and geopolitical failures could still produce catastrophic outcomes far beyond what climate physics alone would dictate.<\/p>\n