[Intro]
Once again
(We’re slowing the spin)
Faster and faster
(Can’t slow disaster)
[Verse 1]
Which way to go
(We don’t know)
What a (Shhh) it show
(A fatal blow)
[Bridge]
Drip by drip
(Drop by drop]
We’re fillin’ ‘er up
[Chorus]
Once again
(We’re slowing the spin)
Faster and faster
(Can’t slow disaster)
[Verse 2]
The future is now
(Can’t stop it… know how)
Oh, didn’t you hear
(We’re bringing it here)
[Bridge]
Drip by drip
(Drop by drop]
We’re fillin’ ‘er up
[Chorus]
Once again
(We’re slowing the spin)
Faster and faster
(Can’t slow disaster)
[Outro]
Drip by drip
(Drop by drop]
We’re fillin’ ‘er up
ABOUT THE SONG
If the Earth were to spin faster, time would pass more slowly relative to an outside observer, according to Einstein’s 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 “negative leap seconds” to keep atomic clocks aligned with Earth’s rotation. At Earth’s 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.
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’s axis of rotation. Like a spinning skater extending their arms, this increases Earth’s 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’s rotation for billions of years.
Conclusion:
Relativity and climate change affect time and Earth’s 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’s spin show that human activity is now influencing even the planet’s 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.
From the album “The Future“
Also found on the album “Reggae Getaway“