Everything-but-the-Kitchen-Brink.mp3
Everything-but-the-Kitchen-Brink.mp4
Everything-but-the-Kitchen-Brink-Reggae.mp3
Everything-but-the-Kitchen-Brink-Reggae.mp4
Everything-but-the-Kitchen-Brink-intro.mp3
[Intro]
Shout!
(Throwin’ out)
What do you think
(Everything but the kitchen brink)
[Verse 1]
Sit around the breakfast table
(Wonderin’ if we’ll be able)
To figure out peace (and harmony)
Or at least… (some humanity)
[Break]
Shout!
(Throwin’ out)
What do you think
(Everything but the kitchen brink)
[Chorus]
Bail faster
(Don’t wanna sink)
To avoid disaster
(Bail faster)
Or drink…
(Drink, drink, drink)
[Bridge]
Swim!
(’cause we’re fallin’ in)
[Verse 2]
Through out the baby
(With the bath water)
No, it’s not a “maybe”
(Your son… or our daughter)
[Break]
Shout!
(Throwin’ out)
What do you think
(Everything but the kitchen brink)
[Chorus]
Bail faster
(Don’t wanna sink)
To avoid disaster
(Bail faster)
Or drink…
(Drink, drink, drink)
[Outro]
Swim!
(’cause we’re fallin’ in)
ABOUT THE SONG
Health feedback loops, violent rain, and deadly humid heat are fueling an exponential rise in climate-related deaths. This lethal triad — disease, extreme heat, and intense rainfall — demonstrates that climate change is not a distant threat but a rapidly accelerating public health emergency. These stressors interact and amplify one another, creating a cascade of compounding impacts that demand urgent intervention.
All 50 U.S. states — including Alaska — are already experiencing deadly humid heat advisories. Large regions of the country are becoming uninhabitable for weeks or even months each year due to extreme heat. Wet-bulb temperatures are approaching 31°C (87.8°F) in multiple states — a physiological threshold beyond which sustained outdoor survival is impossible, even with water and shade. Meanwhile, violent rain events are killing hundreds and causing billions in annual damage. Climate-driven health feedback loops have become the leading cause of mortality in the United States — fueled by systemic interactions between temperature extremes, air quality degradation, disease vectors, and infrastructure collapse. Addressing climate change is no longer just an environmental imperative — it is a public health necessity.
* Our probabilistic, ensemble-based climate model — which incorporates complex socio-economic and ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system — projects that global temperatures are becoming unsustainable this century. This far exceeds earlier estimates of a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, highlighting a dramatic acceleration in global warming. We are now entering a phase of compound, cascading collapse, where climate, ecological, and societal systems destabilize through interlinked, self-reinforcing feedback loops.
We examine how human activities — such as deforestation, fossil fuel combustion, mass consumption, industrial agriculture, and land development — interact with ecological processes like thermal energy redistribution, carbon cycling, hydrological flow, biodiversity loss, and the spread of disease vectors. These interactions do not follow linear cause-and-effect patterns. Instead, they form complex, self-reinforcing feedback loops that can trigger rapid, system-wide transformations — often abruptly and without warning. Grasping these dynamics is crucial for accurately assessing global risks and developing effective strategies for long-term survival.
What Can I Do? → “Solutions to the Fossil Fuel Economy and the Myths Accelerating Climate and Economic Collapse.“
There are numerous actions you can take to contribute to saving the planet. Each person bears the responsibility to minimize pollution, discontinue the use of fossil fuels, reduce consumption, and foster a culture of love and care. The Butterfly Effect illustrates that a small change in one area can lead to significant alterations in conditions anywhere on the globe. Hence, the frequently heard statement that a fluttering butterfly in China can cause a hurricane in the Atlantic. Be a butterfly and affect the world.
What you can do today. How to save the planet.
From the album “Brink“
Also found on the album “Reggae Getaway“