[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Deep Bass Groove, Tight Drums, Rhythmic Electric Guitar, Analog Synth Pulse]
[Spoken Vocal]
Don’t wait for permission…
Change the position.
Don’t argue with demand.
Change de-maned.
[Refrain]
Demand
(Destruction)
Demand!
(The solution)
[Verse 1]
Money moves where money goes
That’s the way the market flows
Another purchase with a choice
Sends a signal, finds a voice
[Chorus]
Demand
(Destruction)
Demand!
(The solution)
Vote with dollars
(Every day)
Change the market
(Change the way)
Don’t just wait
(For the date)
Change the force
(That drives the rate)
Demand
(Destruction)
Demand!
(The solution)
[Verse 2]
You don’t have to win a fight
You can change the market’s light
When enough consumers choose
Fossil fuels have more to lose
[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Funky Blues-Rock Lead, Driving Bass, Tight Drums, Analog Synth Arpeggios]
[Bridge]
Not production
(Demand!)
Not prediction
(Demand!)
Don’t rely on supply
[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Deep Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Soft Piano]
You don’t need all…
… just enough…
Demand will fall
(Hang tough)
And again…
(And again.)
[Final Refrain]
Demand
(Destruction)
Demand!
(The solution)
[Final Chorus]
Demand
(Destruction)
Demand!
(The solution)
Vote with dollars
(Vote each day)
Change the market
(Change the way)
Demand
(Destruction)
Demand!
(The solution)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Bass Groove, Electric Guitar Riff, Analog Synth, Driving Drums]
Demand…
(Destruction…)
Less demand…
(Less extraction…)
You are the solution
[Spoken, fading]
Demand destruction…
That’s the transition.
About the Song
As both a climatologist and an economist, I’m less concerned with setting a specific date for eliminating fossil fuels than with changing the economic forces that sustain fossil-fuel demand. I’m unlikely to change the minds of the roughly 20% of Americans who are ideologically committed to policies that accelerate climate change. But that leaves roughly 80%—and economics can do much of the work.
Integrated Climate Stewardship begins with reducing unnecessary consumption. Consumerism drives energy demand, resource extraction, pollution, and habitat destruction. The less we consume, the less pressure we place on the climate and the ecosystems that sustain us.
Today, perhaps only ~0.5% of Americans are seriously pursuing a structured net-zero lifestyle through continuous behavioral reductions and intentional balancing. But when people discover that reducing their climate impact can save them thousands of dollars a year while leaving a healthier environment for their children and grandchildren, behavior can change.
When the remaining ~79.5% begin voting with their dollars, fossil-fuel demand falls. That demand destruction reduces the economic incentive to produce fossil fuels.
Demand destruction is the transition away from fossil fuels.
[Chorus]
Adrenaline
(The rush I’m feelin’)
Epinephrine
(Kickin’ in)
Sugar flowing
(Energy)
Eyes wide open
(What I see)
Adrenaline
(Feel it surge)
Fight or flight
(Feel the urge)
[Verse 2]
Stored-up energy hits the blood
Fuel arrives to feed the flood
Muscles get a faster supply
While alertness starts to multiply
[Instrumental]
Adrenaline
(The rush I’m feelin’)
Epinephrine
(Kickin’ in)
[Bridge]
Fight!
(Or flight!)
Heart!
(Alight!)
Breathe!
(In deep!)
Move!
(Can’t sleep!)
Focus!
(Locked in!)
Energy!
(Kickin’ in!)
[Breakdown]
Adrenaline…
Epinephrine…
(At it again)
Into the blood…
And suddenly…
(Ready.)
[Final Chorus]
Adrenaline
(The rush I’m feelin’)
Epinephrine
(Kickin’ in)
Energy released
(Quick supply)
Focus sharpened
(Eyes alive)
Adrenaline
(The rush I’m feelin’)
Epinephrine
(Kickin’ in)
Fear…
(Stress…)
Excitement…
(Yes!)
[Outro]
Adrenaline…
Epinephrine…
Heart racing…
Feel the rush.
(All aflush)
About the Song
Adrenaline (also called epinephrine) is a vital hormone and chemical messenger made by your adrenal glands on top of your kidneys. It pours into your blood during fear, stress, or excitement, triggering the “fight-or-flight” response to help you react quickly to danger.
How Adrenaline Affects the Body
Heart rate: Your heart beats faster to push more blood to your muscles.
Breathing: Your airways open up wide so you can take in more air.
Energy: Your body releases stored sugar into your blood for quick power.
Focus: Your brain becomes hyper-alert and sharp.
Calm
[Intro]
I don’t know…
(Hold tight…)
Or let go.
[Refrain]
In the hand’s palm
(Calm)
In the role to control
(Out-of-control)
[Verse 1]
Open hand and steady breath
Find the space between the steps
Grip too hard and tension grows
Let it loosen, let it flow
[Chorus]
Calm
(In the palm)
Control
(When the world rolls)
Calm
(Stay steady)
Let go
(When you’re ready)
Out-of-control
(Can take its toll)
Find your center
(Find your soul)
[Verse 2]
Control can be a fragile thing
Like trying to hold a bird’s wing
Close your hand and it may flee
Open wide and let it be
[Bridge]
In the hand
(There’s a palm)
In the palm
(There’s a calm)
In the role
(To control)
There’s a choice
(In the soul)
[Breakdown]
At ease…
(As you please)
[Final Refrain]
In the hand’s palm
(Calm)
In the role to control
(Out-of-control)
[Final Chorus]
Calm
(In the palm)
Steady
(When you’re ready)
Calm
(Stay steady)
Let go
(When you’re ready)
Out-of-control
(Won’t take its toll)
[Outro]
In the hand’s palm…
Calm…
In the role to control…
Out-of-control…
(Through rock n’ roll)
Feel
[Intro]
Don’t think about it…
(Push… don’t quit)
[Refrain]
Feel the rush
(Breathe it in)
Rush!
(Feel it begin)
Feel real!
[Verse 1]
Heartbeat racing, feet in motion
Energy like an open ocean
Air comes rushing through your chest
Moving fast and feeling blessed
[Pre-Chorus]
Breathe it in
(Feel it start)
Let it move
(Through your heart)
[Chorus]
Feel the rush
(Breathe it in)
Rush!
(Feel it begin)
Feel real
(Feel alive)
Catch the rhythm
(Watch it rise)
Feel the motion
(Feel the sound)
Feel the energy
(Moving round)
Feel real!
[Verse 2]
Wind against you, open road
Drop the weight and lose the load
Let the moment take its course
Feel the motion, feel the force
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
Feel it
(Feel it)
Hear it
(Hear it)
Touch the moment
(Let it flow)
Don’t just watch it
(Feel the glow)
Rush!
(Feel it begin)
Rush!
(Let it in)
[Breakdown]
Breathe…
In…
Out…
Feel…
What it’s about
[Final Refrain]
Feel the rush
(Breathe it in)
Rush!
(Feel it begin)
Feel real!
(Feel alive)
Rush!
(Know to thrive)
Feel the rhythm
(Feel the sound)
Feel the motion
(Moving round)
Feel real!
[Outro]
Feel…
The rush…
Breathe it in…
Feel it begin…
Feel real.
Right Past
[Intro]
There it was…
Right there…
But moving so fast…
(Walked right past.)
Missed the exit
(To exist)
[Refrain]
Rushed right past
(Speedin’ fast)
Rushed right past
(Couldn’t last)
[Verse 1]
Foot on the pedal, eyes ahead
Thinking ’bout the things unsaid
Miles are flying, scenery blurs
Chasing what might be, not what occurs
[Pre-Chorus]
Speedin’ fast
(Too fast)
Lookin’ forward
(Past the past)
[Chorus]
Rushed right past
(Speedin’ fast)
Rushed right past
(Couldn’t last)
What was there
(What did I see?)
What went by
(What could it be?)
Rushed right past
(Out of sight)
Moving fast
(Through the night)
[Verse 2]
Look around and read the signs
Notice patterns between the lines
The passing moment can reveal
Something real you didn’t feel
[Bridge]
Rushed right past
(Can’t rewind)
Rushed right past
(Changed my mind)
[Breakdown]
Speedin’ fast…
(Right past…)
Couldn’t last…
(Look around…)
Now here’s found.
[Final Refrain]
Rushed right past
(Speedin’ fast)
Rushed right past
(Couldn’t last)
Rushed right past
(Out of sight)
Won’t slow it down
(Head into the light)
[Final Chorus]
Rushed right past
(What couldn’t last)
Rushed right into
(The new knew)
[Outro]
Rushed right past
(All hopes dashed)
Rushed right to
(The new knew)
Juxtapose
[Intro]
Put it side by side…
Look at the difference…
Then ask yourself—
What happens…
When opposites collide?
(Where do you reside?)
[Refrain]
Just suppose…
(Juxtapose)
Take a position
(Be the solution)
Love and hate
(… there’s no debate)
Just suppose…
(Juxtapose)
[Verse 1]
Black beside the white can show
Shadows where the bright lights glow
Near and far can change the view
Old beside the something new
[Pre-Chorus]
Look left
(Look right)
Different
(Contrasting sight)
[Chorus]
Juxtapose
(Place it near)
What you thought
(Becomes clear)
Love and hate
(Choice and fate)
Light and dark
(Leave a mark)
Two positions
(Two directions)
Side by side
(Reflections)
Just suppose…
(Juxtapose)
Take a position
(Be the solution)
[Verse 2]
Calm beside the rushing storm
Cold beside the something warm
Truth beside a point of view
Makes you question what you knew
[Bridge]
Love
(Hate)
Hope
(Fear)
Near
(Far)
Here
(There)
Put them side by side…
What do you see?
(Reality)
[Breakdown]
Just suppose…
There’s a difference
In the reference
Juxtapose
[Final Refrain]
Just suppose…
(Juxtapose)
Take a position
(Be the solution)
Love and hate
(… there’s no debate)
Just suppose…
(Juxtapose)
[Final Chorus]
Juxtapose
(Place it near)
Make the difference
(Disappearing fear)
Take a position
(Make a choice)
Find a solution
(Use your voice)
Love and hate
(Choice and fate)
Side by side
(See the divide)
[Refrain]
Just suppose…
(Juxtapose)
Take a position
(Be the solution)
Love and hate
(… there’s no debate)
Just suppose…
(Juxtapose)
[Outro]
Just suppose…
Juxtapose…
Side by side…
Now decide.
Take a position…
Be the solution.
(Put love above)
Mad Dash
[Intro]
Ready?
Set?
(Let)
Go!
(Know!)
[Refrain]
In a mad dash
(Feet hit the floor)
In a mad dash
(Headin’ out the door)
Nooooo! Won’t take any more
(Time to stop)
Starting at the top
(Make a mad dash)
In a flash
[Verse 1]
Something’s burning, something’s bright
Gotta move, gotta get it right
Thoughts are racing, time is tight
Running straight into the night
[Pre-Chorus]
Mad dash
(Moving fast)
Mad dash
(Will it last?)
Feet go
(Head goes)
Where to?
(In the know)
[Refrain]
In a mad dash
(Feet hit the floor)
In a mad dash
(Headin’ out the door)
Nooooo! Won’t take any more
(Time to stop)
Starting at the top
(Make a mad dash)
In a flash
[Verse 2]
Start again from where you stand
Take a breath and make a plan
If the first move wasn’t right
Change direction, take another flight
[Bridge]
Nooooo!
(Won’t take any more!)
Stop!
(Starting at the top!)
Then—
(Know…)
… to go!
(Go, go, go)
Mad dash…
In a flash…
Feet hit the floor…
Headin’ out the door…
[Final Refrain]
In a mad dash
(Feet hit the floor)
In a mad dash
(Headin’ out the door)
Nooooo! Won’t take any more
(Time to stop)
Starting at the top
(Make a mad dash)
In a flash
Move with purpose
(And with speed)
Find the direction
(That we need)
[Outro]
Mad dash…
In a flash…
Wait—
Think—
Go!
On My Way
[Intro]
Where are you going?
(Not really knowing)
Wherever the music takes me…
(Come along… and see…)
[Refrain]
I’m on my way
(On my way to play)
Gonna play… all day
We’re on our way
(What do you say)
Come out and play?
[Instrumental, Harmonica Solo]
[Verse 1]
Shoes on, guitar in the case
Big wide grin upon my face
Morning’s calling, skies are bright
Something tells me today’s the night
[Pre-Chorus]
On the way
(On the way)
No need to wait
(No need to wait)
Grab your friends
(Bring them along)
Find the beat
(Find the song)
[Chorus]
I’m on my way
(On my way to play)
Gonna play… all day
We’re on our way
(What do you say)
Come out and play?
Bring a little rhythm
(Bring a little sound)
Bring a little laughter
(Spread it around)
No need for a reason
(No need to explain)
We’re on our way
(Do it again)
[Verse 2]
Maybe we’ll wander down the street
Find a place with a different beat
Maybe we’ll play beneath the sun
… likely stay until the day is done
[Bridge]
On my way
(On your way)
Our way
(Our way)
Play today
(Play today)
What do you say?
Don’t sit back
(Don’t wait)
Open the door
(It’s not too late)
[Breakdown]
Come out…
Come play…
Come laugh…
Come stay…
We’re on our way.
[Final Refrain]
I’m on my way
(On my way to play)
Gonna play… all day
We’re on our way
(What do you say)
Come out and play?
I’m on my way
(I’m on my way)
We’re on our way
(We’re on our way)
[Outro]
On my way…
On our way…
Come out…
Come play…
All day.
Wild Outside
[Intro]
There’s a little wild…
(Waiting inside…)
Don’t lock it up.
(No need to hide)
Take it for a ride.
[Refrain]
Is your wild
(Inside)
Take your wild
(Outside)
…for a ride
(Take your wild)
Outside
(Let it ride)
Ride, ride, ride
[Verse 1]
There’s a spark beneath the skin
Waiting for the day to begin
There’s a rhythm in your feet
There’s a restless little beat
[Chorus]
Take your wild outside
(Let it ride)
Take your wild outside
(Feel alive)
Take your wild outside
(Let it ride)
Ride, ride, ride
[Refrain]
Is your wild
(Inside)
Take your wild
(Outside)
…for a ride
(Take your wild)
Outside
(Let it ride)
Ride, ride, ride
[Verse 2]
Don’t need a map to find the way
Don’t need a plan for today
Take a walk, take a drive
Find a place that feels alive
Is your wild
(Inside?)
Take your wild
(Outside!)
Feel it move
(Improve!)
Find the groove
(Find the groove!)
Don’t cage it
(Don’t hide it)
Don’t waste it
(Go ride it)
[Breakdown]
Inside…
(Outside…)
Hear the sound…
(Let the wild be found)
Run around!
[Final Refrain]
Is your wild
(Inside)
Take your wild
(Outside)
…for a ride
(Take your wild)
Outside
(Let it ride)
Ride, ride, ride
[Final Chorus]
Take your wild outside
(Let it ride)
Take your wild outside
(Feel alive)
No need to hide
(No need to wait)
Open the door
(Don’t be late)
Take your wild outside
(Let it ride)
Take your wild
(Outside)
Ride, ride, ride!
[Outro]
Wild inside…
(Wild outside…)
Take it for a ride…
Let it ride…
(Ride, ride, ride)
Ride…
Ride…
Ride.
The Far Side
[Intro]
Been inside…
(Seen outside…)
But have you found beyond?
(Have you been to the far side.)
[Refrain]
Been inside
(Reside)
Seen (outside)
Collide
Knowin’
(Gowin’)
To the far side
(… the farside)
[Verse 1]
Been inside these four walls
Listening for the outside calls
Wondering what might be there
Beyond the familiar air
Seen the world through someone else’s eyes
Heard the questions, heard the replies
But knowing isn’t being there
You have to move beyond the chair
[Pre-Chorus]
Inside
(Outside)
Here
(There)
What we know
(What we find)
Could be waiting
(On the other side)
[Chorus]
To the far side
(The far side)
Step beyond
(What you know)
To the far side
(Let it guide)
Take a chance
(And let it go)
Seen outside
(Outside)
Feel the collision
(Feel the change)
Knowing
(Growing)
Can rearrange
[Refrain]
Been inside
(Reside)
Seen (outside)
Collide
Knowin’
(Gowin’)
To the far side
(… the farside)
[Bridge]
Been inside
(Reside)
Seen outside
(Collide)
Knowin’
(Gowin’)
Far side
(Farside)
Step outside
(Leave the known)
Find a world
(You haven’t shown)
[Breakdown]
What if the far side…
Isn’t really far?
What if it’s just…
One step…
Beyond where you are?
[Final Refrain]
Been inside
(Reside)
Seen (outside)
Collide
Knowin’
(Gowin’)
To the far side
(… the farside)
[Final Chorus]
To the far side
(The far side)
Out beyond
(The familiar)
To the far side
(Let it ride)
Find another
(Point of view)
… right there…
(In front of you)
Seen outside
(Outside)
Feel the collision
(Feel the change)
… Oh so strange
Knowin’
(Gowin’)
Isn’t knowing
(What you’ll find)
[Outro]
Been inside…
Seen outside…
Collide…
Knowin’…
Gowin’…
To the far side…
The far side…
Around and Around
[Intro]
Hush…
(Shhh…)
Don’t make a sound.
Notion…
(That moves with the motion…)
Seen as the scene.
[Refrain]
(Hush shshs)
Rush
(Around and around)
Stealth
(Rush)
Undercover
(Rush)
Around and around
(Seen as one… with the scene)
We might…
(Reach the speed of light)
[Verse 1]
Round the corner, out of sight
Moving quietly through the night
No direction standing still
Just the motion, thrill until
Shadow moving through the crowd
Not too quiet, not too loud
Like a current in the stream
Disappear into the scene
[Pre-Chorus]
Hush
(Don’t speak)
Rush
(Stay sleek)
Round and round
(Without a sound)
Move unseen
(Within the scene)
[Chorus]
Around and around
(Round and round)
Rush without a sound
(Underground)
Stealth in motion
(Like the tide)
Moving with the current
(From inside)
Seen as one
(With the scene)
Moving faster
(In the dream)
[Verse 2]
Spin the wheel and change the view
What was old becomes brand new
Patterns turning, circles bend
Where does beginning meet the end?
[Bridge]
Around…
(And around)
Rush…
(And rush)
Stealth…
(And stealth)
Seen…
(Unseen)
Faster…
(Faster!)
Come to know…
(“How fast can we go?”)
[Breakdown]
Hush (Shss shss)
Hush (Rush rush)
[Final Refrain]
(Hush shshs)
Rush
(Around and around)
Stealth
(Rush)
Undercover
(Rush)
Around and around
(Seen as one… with the scene)
We might…
(Reach the speed of light)
[Final Chorus]
Around and around
(Round and round)
Rush
(Without a sound)
Undercover
(Blending in)
Moving faster
(Feel the spin)
Seen as one
(With the scene)
Moving faster
(In the dream)
[Outro]
Around…
And around…
Hush…
Rush…
Around…
And around…
Faster…
Faster…
[Whispered]
Don’t blink.
(Think.)
Not the Band
[Intro]
Rush!
(No, not the band…)
The moment.
The movement.
(The movement of the moment)
The thrill…
Of being here still….
(Been given “livin’”
[Refrain]
Rush!
(Understand?)
Rush!
(Not the band)
Rush!
The thrill of livin’
(Livin’ n’ givin’)
Given livin’
[Verse 1]
Heartbeat jumpin’, feet in motion
Caught up in a wave of emotion
Wind comes rushing through my hair
Feel the energy fully aware
Not a name upon a stage
Not a song upon a page
It’s the spark that makes you move
It’s the rhythm, it’s the groove
[Pre-Chorus]
Rush!
(Feel it rise)
Rush!
(Open eyes)
[Chorus]
Rush!
(Understand?)
Rush!
(Love at hand)
Rush!
(The thrill of livin’)
Livin’ n’ givin’
(Given livin’)
Move!
(Feel the sound)
Live!
(Move around)
[Bridge]
Livin’!
(Givin’!)
Given…
(Livin’!)
Round and round
(Back around)
Energy
(Moving free)
Rush!
(Feel alive)
Rush!
(Feel it rise)
[Breakdown]
Strive (to thrive)
Alive
(Survive!)
[Final Refrain]
Rush!
(Understand?)
Rush!
(Love at hand)
Rush!
The thrill of livin’
(Livin’ n’ givin’)
Given livin’
Rush!
(The thrill of livin’)
Livin’ n’ givin’
(Given livin’)
Give!
(Live!)
Move!
(Thrive!)
Feel alive!
[Outro]
(Rush…)
The thrill…
Of livin’…
N’ givin’…
… been given livin’.
Raise the Roof
[Intro]
You want proof?
Don’t ask for a forecast…
(That time passed to past)
Look around.
(Found!)
[Refrain]
You want proof
(Raise the roof)
Just look outside
(Chaos resides)
There’s nowhere to hide
(Raise the roof)
[Verse 1]
Look at the sky, watch it change
Storm clouds gathering on the range
Wind starts howling down the street
Rain comes pounding with the beat
[Pre-Chorus]
Look outside
(See the signs)
Read the sky
(Read the lines)
[Chorus]
Raise the roof
(Shake the ground)
Raise the roof
(Feel the sound)
You want proof
(There’s your view)
What’s outside
(Is coming through)
[Refrain]
You want proof
(Raise the roof)
Just look outside
(Chaos resides)
There’s nowhere to hide
(Raise the roof)
Chaos resides
(Outside)
And the signs
(Can’t be denied)
[Bridge]
You want proof?
(Look outside!)
Want some more?
(Out your backdoor!)
[Breakdown]
Raise…
The…
Roof…
(Poof! Proof)
Listen…
Thunder in the distance…
Wind against the windows…
Rain against the ground…
The evidence…
Has a sound.
[Final Refrain]
You want proof
(Raise the roof)
Just look outside
(Chaos resides)
There’s nowhere to hide
(Raise the roof)
[Final Chorus]
Raise the roof
(Shake the ground)
Raise the roof
(Feel the sound)
You want proof
(Just look around)
There’s evidence
(In every sound)
Heat and rain
(Wind and fire)
Rising pressure
(Climbing higher)
Raise the roof
(Let it ring)
Look outside
(See the thing)
[Outro]
You want proof?
(Chaos… can’t hide.)
Look outside…
(Raise the roof…)
Feel the sound…
(Found.)
Acceleration
[Intro]
It starts with warming…
Then something changes.
(With no warning… rearranges)
A feedback wakes up.
Another one follows.
(Fate swallows)
They begin to interact…
(In fact…)
… the dominoes start to fall.
(One and all)
[Refrain]
Acceleration
(Moving faster)
Amplification
(Bound for disaster)
[Verse 1]
Warming sets the system turning
Feedback fires, the planet’s learning
One small change can start a chain
Then another joins the game
[Chorus]
Acceleration
(Moving faster)
Amplification
(Bound for disaster)
One domino
(Then another)
One feedback
(Feeds another)
Faster change
(More extreme)
Nothing happens
(As it seemed)
[Refrain]
Acceleration
(Moving faster)
Amplification
(Bound for disaster)
[Verse 2]
Feedback coupling changes things
When one response affects the wings
Of another process in the chain
Reinforcing loss and gain
Warming!
(Starts the chain!)
Feedback!
(Feeds the flame!)
Coupling!
(Links the strain!)
Acceleration!
(Changes pace!)
Manifestation!
(All over the place!)
[Breakdown]
Oh, domino…
(There you go)
One falls…
(The future calls)
[Spoken Vocal]
We cannot control the rules
(Silly, silly fools)
The solution…
(… control our pollution…)
[Refrain]
Acceleration
(Moving faster)
Amplification
(Bound for disaster)
[Final Refrain]
Acceleration
(Moving faster)
Amplification
(Bound for disaster)
[Outro]
Warming…
Feedback…
(Back, back, back)
Coupling…
Acceleration…
(Amplification)
Tipping point…
Cascade…
(Fade)
The domino effect.
[Spoken, fading]
The choice…
(to raise your voice!)
About the Song
The new release of the day, “Acceleration,” comes from the album Rush. It’s a retro-futuristic garage-rock track infused with elements of dubstep, before transitioning into experimental electronic glitch.
The song explores climate acceleration—the way warming, feedback activation, feedback coupling, and amplification can push the climate system into increasingly rapid change. The progression is much like water cascading over a waterfall: once the flow accelerates, each successive drop carries the system faster toward the next.
“Acceleration” features an Ibanez electric/acoustic guitar alongside a mix of analog and synthesizer keyboards, blending organic instrumentation with increasingly chaotic electronic textures.
The climate system is not simply warming—it is changing how it responds to that warming. Coupled climate feedbacks are becoming one of the most consequential dimensions of climate risk in the 21st century because they amplify changes and connect individual tipping-point pathways into larger cascading effects.
The longer warming persists, the more climate feedbacks become active. As these feedbacks interact, we are already observing nonlinear responses, amplification, and cascading impacts across the climate system. Hundreds of feedback mechanisms have been identified, and many can couple and reinforce one another, contributing to the accelerating pace and increasing magnitude of climate change—The Domino Effect.
Bottom line:The question is no longer how warm the planet becomes, but how life on Earth can endure when change outpaces our ability to adapt.
We cannot control the laws of physics, but we can control our pollution. The most effective action is to stop burning fossil fuels.
A Sudden Surge
[Intro]
You don’t always see it coming…
A little rise…
(Surprise)
Suddenly—
The urge…
(Surge!)
[Refrain]
Splurge
(A sudden surge)
Rush
(Flow of flush)
[Verse 1]
Something building underneath
Pressure rising, out of reach
Quiet water, standing still
Till it finds the slope and spills
Drop by drop and inch by inch
Then the current makes a switch
What was slow becomes a rush
Suddenly it’s more than much
[Pre-Chorus]
Rise
(Rise)
Flow
(Go)
Build
(Then break)
Move
(Then wake)
[Chorus]
A sudden surge
(Here it comes)
A sudden rush
(Beating drums)
Flow of flush
(Through the way)
Push it forward
(Find the day)
A sudden surge
(Feel the force)
Changing course
(Changing source)
[Verse 2]
No, don’t need a warning
When the river starts transforming
A channel fills, the banks give way
And yesterday becomes today
[Bridge]
Splurge!
(A sudden surge!)
Rush!
(Flow of flush!)
Rise!
(Watch it climb!)
Move!
(Out of time!)
[Breakdown]
Drop…
Drip…
Drop…
Then—
Surge!
(Purge)
[Final Refrain]
Splurge
(A sudden surge)
Rush
(Flow of flush)
[Final Chorus]
A sudden surge
(A sudden rush)
Flow of water
(Flow of flush)
Builds up
(Then breaks)
Changes course
(Overtakes)
A sudden surge
(Feel it move)
No time left
(To disprove)
[Outro]
Splurge…
Surge…
Rush…
Flow…
Flush…
(A sudden urge.)
Island Way
[Intro]
No hurry…
Well, maybe a little hurry…
But the island has its own way.
So… what do you say…
(Rush!)
[Refrain]
Rush (to the new day)
In an island sort of way
Rush (to dance in play)
On an island… stay the day
[Verse 1]
Morning breaks across the bay
Golden light begins the day
Barefoot walking, warm and slow
Where we’re headed, we don’t know
Ocean rhythm, island beat
Sun above and sand beneath
Catch the breeze and let it sway
There’s another kind of way
[Pre-Chorus]
Rush
(But take your time)
Move
(And catch the rhyme)
Go
(But don’t forget)
Feel
(The moment yet)
[Chorus]
Rush to the new day
(In an island sort of way)
Rush to dance and play
(On an island, stay the day)
Let the water
(Wash away)
All the hurry
(Of yesterday)
Find the rhythm
(Find the sway)
Rush
(In an island sort of way)
[Verse 2]
Palm trees bending in the breeze
Salt air drifting from the seas
Someone’s laughing down the shore
Maybe that’s what mornings are for
Music coming from afar
Sunlight dancing like a star
Nothing here needs quite the pace
Of the world we left in place
Island way
(Island day)
Come along
(Stay and play)
No need rushing
(But we rush)
No need pushing
(Feel the gush)
Ocean rolls
(We roll too)
Round the bend
(Into blue)
[Breakdown]
Rush…
To the new day…
Dance…
And play…
Stay…
and sway…
[Final Refrain]
Rush (to the new day)
In an island sort of way
Rush (to dance in play)
On an island… stay the day
[Final Chorus]
Rush to the new day
(In an island sort of way)
Rush to dance and play
(On an island, stay the day)
Feel the rhythm
(Feel the tide)
Let the island
(Be your guide)
Rush
(But don’t run away)
Take your time
(And stay the day)
[Outro]
Island way…
Island day…
Rush…
To the new day…
Dance…
And play…
Stay the day.
Mush! Mush!
[Intro]
Mush! Mush!
The musher said…
We’re in a rush!
Harness up…
Here we go!
(There is no whoa)
[Refrain]
“Mush! Mush”
(The musher said)
We’re in a rush
(As the dog sled led)
[Verse 1]
Snow is flying from the runners
Cold wind biting, frozen winters
Dogs are pulling, spirits high
Breath like clouds beneath the sky
[Chorus]
Mush! Mush!
(The musher said)
We’re in a rush
(As the dog sled led)
Through the white
(Into the night)
Pull together
(Hold on tight)
[Verse 2]
Harness leather, jingling bells
Echo through the frozen valleys
Moonlight shining on the trail
Dogs are running without fail
[Instrumental]
Mush!
(Mush!)
Rush!
(Rush!)
Pull!
(Pull!)
Push!
(Push!)
Run together
(One by one)
Chase the trail
(Chase the sun)
[Breakdown]
Mush…
(Rush…)
Mush! Mush!
[Final Refrain]
“Mush! Mush”
(The musher said)
We’re in a rush
(As the dog sled led)
Mush! Mush!
(The musher said)
We’re in a rush
(As the dog sled led)
[Outro]
Mush…
(Rush…)
Keep it moving…
(Keep improving)
Mush! Rush!
[Dogs Barking, Distant]
Mush! Mush!
Flurry
[Intro]
Time to scurry
(Into the flurry…)
There is no quitting…
(And the clock keeps ticking.)
[Refrain]
Caught up in the flurry
(Guess I’d better hurry)
The time is now
(And somehow…)
The day…
(Will slip away)
[Verse 1]
Morning breaks and off we go
One more thing and one more show
Messages and voices calling
Plans are rising, minutes falling
Round the corner, down the street
Trying hard to match the beat
So much moving, through the sound
Searching out what is found
[Pre-Chorus]
Hurry!
(What’s the hurry?)
Go!
(There’s no slow)
Time!
(Better get going)
Now!
(It’s flowing)
[Chorus]
Caught up in the flurry
(Guess I’d better hurry)
The time is now
(And somehow…)
The day…
(Will slip away)
Round and round
(The minutes fly)
Catch the moment
(Before goodbye)
[Verse 2]
Could be weather, could be life
Could be trouble, could be strife
Could be motion, could be chance
Hope it’s not our last dance
Flurry!
(Hurry!)
Time!
(Running!)
Day!
(Slipping!)
Now!
(Is how!)
Don’t wait
(Too long)
Don’t drift
(Along)
Take the moment
(While it’s here)
Make it matter
(Make it clear)
[Breakdown]
The flurry settles…
The noise fades…
And suddenly…
You can hear the clock.
(Tick tock, tick tock)
[Final Refrain]
Caught up in the flurry
(Guess I’d better hurry)
The time is now
(And somehow…)
The day…
(Will slip away)
[Final Chorus]
Caught up in the flurry
(Guess I’d better hurry)
Don’t let the moment
(Slip away)
The time is now
(Right here, right now)
The day is moving
(Anyhow)
Round and round
(The minutes fly)
Catch the moment
(Before goodbye)
[Outro]
Caught up…
In the flurry…
Guess I’d better hurry…
The time is now…
And somehow…
(Find away)
For the day…
(To stay)
Don’t let ‘er…
… slip away.
Close Brush
[Intro]
Sometimes it’s close…
A little too close.
One second…
One breath…
One brush.
[Refrain]
Run away today
(Rush!)
A close brush
(With death)
Escape the depth
(Escape the breadth)
[Verse 1]
Something moved just out of sight
Something changed in one short night
Footsteps fading, heart beats fast
Didn’t know if it would last
Close enough to feel the heat
Close enough to miss the beat
One small turn, one narrow space
One more chance to leave the place
[Pre-Chorus]
Run!
(Run!)
Move!
(Move!)
Don’t look back
(Stay on track)
Near!
(Too near!)
Clear!
(Get clear!)
[Chorus]
A close brush
(Too close)
A close call
(That’s all)
One more step
(Could have changed)
One more breath
(Could have rearranged)
Escape the depth
(Escape the breadth)
Find the edge
(And step away)
Run away today
(Rush!)
Live another day
[Verse 2]
Depth below and breadth around
Danger hiding without a sound
Sometimes what you cannot see
Is the thing that changes everything
A narrow path, a shifting line
A moment hanging on the time
No guarantee, no safety net
Just one more chance to not regret
Close brush!
(With death!)
Depth!
(Breadth!)
Run!
(Rush!)
Step away
(From the edge)
Turn around
(Leave the ledge)
One breath…
(Breath depth)
One heartbeat…
(Moments fleet)
[Final Refrain]
Run away today
(Rush!)
A close brush
(With death)
Escape the depth
(Escape the breadth)
[Final Chorus]
A close brush
(With death)
A close call
(And nothing less)
Escape the depth
(Escape the breadth)
Leave the edge
(And catch your breath)
Run away today
(Rush!)
Don’t wait
(Another day)
A close brush
(Too close)
But still alive
(To survive)
[Outro]
Close…
Brush…
One more breath…
One more day.
(Walk away)
Flush
[Intro]
Right on the edge…
The bleeding edge.
Moving fast enough to feel all around…
But slow enough to look down.
[Refrain]
Flush
(With the bleeding edge)
Rush
(Looking over the ledge)
The gravity
(Would get to me)
Per second
(Per second)
Come to be reckoned
(Wreck on… and on and on)
[Verse 1]
Standing where the old meets new
Wondering what the edge can do
Technology is moving fast
How long can yesterday last?
One more step and one more leap
Into waters running deep
Looking down and looking through
At what we know and what we knew
[Refrain]
Flush
(With the bleeding edge)
Rush
(Looking over the ledge)
The gravity
(Would get to me)
Per second
(Per second)
Come to be reckoned
(Wreck on… and on and on)
[Verse 2]
Progress can be quite a ride
With a little danger on the side
What seems distant comes around
What was solid leaves the ground
Faster systems, faster change
Moving through a wider range
When the pace begins to climb
Can we keep up with the time?
(32 feet)
Per second
(Per second)
Defeat the feat
Tick by tick
(Quick, quick, quick)
Step by step
(Watch your step)
Round and round
(Going down)
Gravity
(Won’t negotiate)
Reality
(Will calculate)
32 feet per second
… for every single second that we fall
(After all…)
1 second: 32 ft/s (22 mph)
2 seconds: 64 ft/s (44 mph)
3 seconds: 96 ft/s (65 mph)
Better hold on tight
(’cause we just might…)
Not endure the floor
[Final Refrain]
Flush
(With the bleeding edge)
Rush
(Looking over the ledge)
The gravity
(Would get to me)
Per second
(Per second)
Come to be reckoned
(Wreck on… and on and on)
[Final Chorus]
Flush with the bleeding edge
(Rush!)
Careful on the ledge
(Watch out!)
Shout:
Gravity!
(Falling free)
[Outro]
Flush…
Rush…
Bleeding edge…
Looking over…
The ledge…
Per second…
Per second…
Reckoned…
Wreck on…
And on…
And on…
And on.
Between the Eyes
[Intro]
Didn’t see it coming…
Didn’t have time to think…
(There goes the slack…)
Whack!
(Surprise!)
Right between the eyes.
[Refrain]
Whack!
(Right between the eyes)
Surprise…
(Can’t take it back)
[Verse 1]
Saw it coming? Not a chance
Caught me in a sideways glance
One second everything was fine
Next second crossed a line
No warning and no disguise
Truth can hit between the eyes
Sometimes what you don’t expect
Is exactly what you get
[Pre-Chorus]
Look!
(Look out!)
Wait!
(Too late!)
Hit!
(Right there!)
Truth!
(Everywhere!)
[Chorus]
Whack!
(Right between the eyes)
Surprise!
(Can’t take it back)
Wake up!
(Realize)
Open up!
(Recognize)
[Refrain]
Whack!
(Right between the eyes)
Surprise…
(Can’t take it back)
(There goes the slack…)
Whack!
(Surprise!)
Right between the eyes.
Right between
(The eyes)
No place to hide
(No alibis)
[Verse 2]
Maybe it was there all along
Hidden underneath the song
Maybe we just looked away
Hoping it would change someday
Then reality arrives
Cuts right through the alibis
No rewind and no reset
Once you know, you can’t forget
Surprise!
(Surprise!)
Whack!
(There it is!)
Right!
(Between!)
The!
(Eyes!)
Can’t take it back
(No!)
Can’t turn away
(No!)
Once you see it
(You know)
Once you know it
(It’ll show)
Look…
Look closely…
Sometimes the hardest thing to see…
Is what’s right in front of you… and me.
[Refrain]
Whack!
(Right between the eyes)
Surprise…
(Can’t take it back)
(There goes the slack…)
Whack!
(Surprise!)
Right between the eyes.
Right between
(The eyes)
No place to hide
(No alibis)
[Outro]
Whack!
Right between…
The eyes.
[Spoken]
Surprise.
Can’t take it back.
Deluge
[Intro]
Rain…
A little rain.
(Then more…)
Then the sky opens…
(The door)
[Refrain]
The reign of rain
(Deluge)
The pain of reign
(Brain bruise)
[Verse 1]
Clouds roll in across the town
Gray upon gray, coming down
Drop by drop, the pavement shines
Then the rain crosses the lines
[Pre-Chorus]
Rise
(Watch the skies)
[Refrain]
The reign of rain
(Deluge)
The pain of reign
(Brain bruise)
Water falling
(Down and down)
Water moving
(Through the ground)
Deluge
(Too much)
Rush
(Feel the flush)
[Verse 2]
When the atmosphere gets loaded
And the water vapor’s exploded
Energy moves from sea to sky
Then comes back… feel Mother cry
[Bridge]
The reign
(Of rain)
The pain
(Of reign)
Brain bruise
(Confuse)
What can we do
(What can we choose?)
When the water
(Starts to rise)
Look around
(Open your eyes)
That’s not just rain
(A vein… of energy)
Strain… capacity
[Final Refrain]
The reign of rain
(Deluge)
The pain of reign
(Brain bruise)
[Final Chorus]
Deluge
(Coming down)
Deluge
(Through the town)
Reign of rain
(Feel the strain)
Pain of reign
(Brain drain)
Flow and flush
(Rush and gush)
Overflow
(Where does it go?)
Deluge
(Feel the force)
Changing channels
(Changing course)
[Outro]
The reign…
Of rain…
Deluge…
The pain…
Of reign…
Brain bruise…
[Thunder Crack]
Deluge.
Plunge
[Intro]
Don’t just skim the surface…
Take a breath…
Open your mind…
And find…
[Refrain]
Brain like a sponge
(Deep dive)
Take a plunge
(Into being alive)
[Verse 1]
Soak it up, let the water in
Let the learning begin again
Questions waiting underneath
Pull the surface back and breathe
[Pre-Chorus]
Deep dive
(Go deeper)
Open wide
(Become a seeker)
Let it flow
(Let it in)
Feel the pull
(Begin again)
[Chorus]
Brain like a sponge
(Deep dive)
Take a plunge
(Into being alive)
Feel the current
(Feel the flow)
Where it takes you
(You don’t know)
Take a plunge
(Leave the shore)
Dive into
(A little more)
[Verse 2]
Somewhere underneath the noise
There’s a world beyond the choice
Facts and feelings, sound and sight
Turning questions into light
You don’t have to know it all
You just have to take the call
One new thought can change the view
One new question starts anew
[Bridge]
(Begin)
Plunge!
(Dive in!)
Think!
(Go deep!)
Learn!
(Let it seep!)
Feel!
(Be free!)
No shallow end
(No retreat)
Meet the world
(Underneath)
[Breakdown]
Brain like a sieve…
(No! Learn to give…)
The sound…
(Can be found)
[Final Refrain]
Brain like a sponge
(Deep dive)
Take a plunge
(Into being alive)
[Final Chorus]
Brain like a sponge
(Deep dive)
Take a plunge
(Into being alive)
Take the question
(Take the chance)
Let the current
(Lead the dance)
Go beneath
(The surface line)
Find the depth
(And make it fine)
Take a plunge
(Deep dive)
Into being alive
[Outro]
Deep dive…
(Let it flow…)
Come to know…
(Alive.)
Runaround
[Intro]
Run!
Where to?
Around!
Why?
Just for fun…
[Refrain]
Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Just for fun
(Bound for sound)
… all around
[Verse 1]
Round the corner, down the street
Moving to a different beat
Left, then right, then back again
Here we go, around the bend
No destination on the chart
Just a little change of heart
Feet are moving, feeling free
Come and take a run with me
[Chorus]
Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Just for fun
(Bound for sound)
Move your feet
(Feel the beat)
Find the rhythm
(Ears love treats)
Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Just for fun
(Bound for sound)
[Verse 2]
Maybe we’re not getting far
Maybe that’s the way things are
Laugh a little, change the route
See what running brings about
Runaround!
(Here we go!)
Turn around!
(There we go!)
Run again!
(And again!)
Round and round!
(Bound for sound!)
[Breakdown]
Run…
Run…
Run…
Around…
Around…
Around…
Found the sound!
[Final Refrain]
Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Just for fun
(Found the sound)
[Final Chorus]
Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Turn up down
(And come around)
Find the beat
(Feel the street)
Let the rhythm
(Move your feet)
Run, run, run
(Runaround)
Just for fun
(Found the sound)
[Outro]
Run…
Run…
Runaround…
Just for fun…
Found the sound.
Wild Eyes
[Intro]
Surprise!
Look alive…
Open your eyes.
The wild is watching back.
[Refrain]
Surprise!
(Wild I’s)
Rise!
(Wild eyes)
Wild I’s…
(Me… and you… and you, too)
[Verse 1]
Eyes wide open, looking out
What we see is what it’s about
Something moving, something strange
Something wild is on the range
Look to the left, look to the right
Something’s changing in plain sight
No need searching far away
The wild is here today
[Pre-Chorus]
Wild I’s
(Wild eyes)
See!
(See!)
Rise!
(Rise!)
Look!
(Look!)
[Chorus]
Wild eyes
(Wide eyes)
Surprise
(No disguise)
Me and you
(You and you)
Looking out
(What we see)
Wild I’s
(You and me)
Wild eyes
(Realize)
[Verse 2]
Maybe we’ve been looking down
While the world keeps spinning round
Screens are glowing, heads are low
Meanwhile something’s starting to grow
Raise your eyes above the noise
Hear the wind without the voice
See the clouds and feel the air
Notice what’s already there
[Instrumental, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ, Synth]
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Distant Thunder, Rolling Toms, Deep Bass, Atmospheric Synth, Sparse Guitar]
[Spoken Vocal]
Rain…
A little rain.
(Then more…)
Then the sky opens…
(The door)
[Refrain]
The reign of rain
(Deluge)
The pain of reign
(Brain bruise)
[Verse 1]
Clouds roll in across the town
Gray upon gray, coming down
Drop by drop, the pavement shines
Then the rain crosses the lines
[Pre-Chorus]
Rise
(Watch the skies)
[Refrain]
The reign of rain
(Deluge)
The pain of reign
(Brain bruise)
Water falling
(Down and down)
Water moving
(Through the ground)
Deluge
(Too much)
Rush
(Feel the flush)
[Verse 2]
When the atmosphere gets loaded
And the water vapor’s exploded
Energy moves from sea to sky
Then comes back… feel Mother cry
[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Dark Blues-Rock Lead, Rolling Bass, Thunderous Drums, Organ Swells, Rain FX]
[Bridge]
The reign
(Of rain)
The pain
(Of reign)
Brain bruise
(Confuse)
What can we do
(What can we choose?)
When the water
(Starts to rise)
Look around
(Open your eyes)
[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Low Synth Pulse, Rain and Thunder FX, Acoustic Guitar Harmonics]
That’s not just rain
(A vein… of energy)
Strain… capacity
[Final Refrain]
The reign of rain
(Deluge)
The pain of reign
(Brain bruise)
[Final Chorus]
Deluge
(Coming down)
Deluge
(Through the town)
Reign of rain
(Feel the strain)
Pain of reign
(Brain drain)
Flow and flush
(Rush and gush)
Overflow
(Where does it go?)
Deluge
(Feel the force)
Changing channels
(Changing course)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Rolling Drums, Rain FX, Deep Bass, Guitar Feedback, Distant Thunder]
The reign…
[Intro]
[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Angular Electric Guitar, Tight Drums, Glitching Synth]
[Spoken Vocal]
Right on the edge…
The bleeding edge.
Moving fast enough to feel all around…
But slow enough to look down.
[Refrain]
Flush
(With the bleeding edge)
Rush
(Looking over the ledge)
The gravity
(Would get to me)
Per second
(Per second)
Come to be reckoned
(Wreck on… and on and on)
[Verse 1]
Standing where the old meets new
Wondering what the edge can do
Technology is moving fast
How long can yesterday last?
One more step and one more leap
Into waters running deep
Looking down and looking through
At what we know and what we knew
[Refrain]
Flush
(With the bleeding edge)
Rush
(Looking over the ledge)
The gravity
(Would get to me)
Per second
(Per second)
Come to be reckoned
(Wreck on… and on and on)
[Verse 2]
Progress can be quite a ride
With a little danger on the side
What seems distant comes around
What was solid leaves the ground
Faster systems, faster change
Moving through a wider range
When the pace begins to climb
Can we keep up with the time?
[Instrumental]
[Electric Guitar Solo: Sharp, Experimental Lead, Distorted Bass, Driving Drums, Glitch Synth Pulses]
[Bridge]
(32 feet)
Per second
(Per second)
Defeat the feat
Tick by tick
(Quick, quick, quick)
Step by step
(Watch your step)
Round and round
(Going down)
Gravity
(Won’t negotiate)
Reality
(Will calculate)
[Breakdown]
[Drums Drop Out: Deep Bass Pulse, Distant Guitar Harmonics, Filtered Synth]
32 feet per second
… for every single second that we fall
(After all…)
1 second: 32 ft/s (22 mph)
2 seconds: 64 ft/s (44 mph)
3 seconds: 96 ft/s (65 mph)
Better hold on tight
(’cause we just might…)
Not endure the floor
[Final Refrain]
Flush
(With the bleeding edge)
Rush
(Looking over the ledge)
The gravity
(Would get to me)
Per second
(Per second)
Come to be reckoned
(Wreck on… and on and on)
[Final Chorus]
Flush with the bleeding edge
(Rush!)
Careful on the ledge
(Watch out!)
Shout:
Gravity!
(Falling free)
[Outro]
[Instrumental Outro: Guitar Feedback, Pulsing Bass, Glitching Synth, Drums Building Then Abrupt Stop]
Flush…
