[Silence]
\n[Arrangement: Low bass drone, slow rhythmic pulse like a heartbeat, distant atmospheric synths, sparse guitar harmonics.]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nIt started small
\n(A change in the air)
\nBarely a whisper
\n(But it was there)<\/p>\n
We watched it build
\n(Without a sound)
\nNow look around
\n(Homeward bound)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOh, yes
\n(He did that)
\nConfess
\n(Where we\u2019re at)<\/p>\n
Oh, yes
\n(We\u2019re in this track)
\nNo way back
\n(He did that)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nMan, it was you
\n(Man, it was me)
\nOh, yes… you, too
\n(Everyone that’s we)<\/p>\n
All of us
\n(In the chain)
\nAll of us
\n(Through the strain)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nOur spew rising
\n(In the sky)
\nRecords breaking
\n(Year by high)<\/p>\n
Systems linking
\n(Feedback loops)
\nTipping points in
\n(All the groups)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Percussion builds slowly. Subtle electric guitar enters.]<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nOh, yes
\n(He did that)
\nConfess
\n(Where we\u2019re at)<\/p>\n
Oh, yes
\n(The impact stack)
\nWe signed that
\n(He did that)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nMan, it was you
\n(Man, it was me)
\nOh, yes… you, too
\n(Collectively)<\/p>\n
Every hand
\n(Every choice)
\nEvery land
\n(Every voice)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nIce retreats
\n(From the pole)
\nForests burn
\n(Out of control)<\/p>\n
Rivers rise
\n(And fall again)
\nStorms arrive
\n(Without end)<\/p>\n
Not one system
\n(Stands alone)
\nAll are tied
\n(To what we\u2019ve sown)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nNot a single switch
\n(But a network wide)
\nNot a single cause
\n(We can isolate and hide)<\/p>\n
But still the driver
\n(Is clear to see)
\nHuman hands
\n(Shaping destiny)<\/p>\n
[Arrangement: Full band swell, urgent percussion, rising synth tension.]<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nOh, yes
\n(He did that)
\nConfess
\n(Where we\u2019re at)<\/p>\n
Oh, yes
\n(The feedback stack)
\nWe all act
\n(He did that)<\/p>\n
Oh, yes
\n(No turning back)
\nWe confess
\n(The path we track)<\/p>\n
[Refrain]
\nMan, it was you
\n(Man, it was me)
\nOh, yes… you, too
\n(History)<\/p>\n
Everywhere
\n(Everywhere)<\/p>\n
In the air
\n(Everywhere)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nWe built the frame
\n(We shaped the flame)
\nWe know the name
\n(Of what we became)<\/p>\n
He did that
\n(So did we)<\/p>\n
Now we see
\n(Clearly)<\/p>\n
About the Song
\nThe Continued Role of Human Activities
\nA growing body of evidence suggests that Earth’s major climate systems are increasingly interconnected through a network of reinforcing feedback loops. Sea-level rise, polar amplification, ocean heat content, marine heatwaves, atmospheric rivers, Rossby-wave persistence, AMOC weakening, wildfire feedbacks, permafrost thaw, methane release, ecosystem shifts, and climatic whiplash all appear to be interacting in ways that increase complexity and reduce predictability.<\/p>\n
Through our analysis of highly coupled nonlinear systems, we remain convinced that human forcing is still the primary driver and determinant of the ultimate outcome.<\/p>\n