Almost Now

[Intro]
The present (is present)
The future (is unsure)

[Verse 1]
I heard someone say
(“The future is now”)
And, somehow…
(That doesn’t sound OK)
Know no how

[Bridge]
The present (is present)
The future (is unsure)

[Chorus]
It should be clear
(The future’s almost here)
So, have no fear
(It’s very, very near)

[Verse 2]
Is it just another day
(Or different some way)
Is it somehow
(Getting closer to now)
Oh, that’s OK

[Bridge]
The present (is present)
The future (is unsure)

[Chorus]
It should be clear
(The future’s almost here)
So, have no fear
(It’s very, very near)

[Outro]
Oh, so very close
(You could reach out and touch it)
Though no one knows
(Exactly when it will hit)

From the album “The Future

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Past Last

[Intro]
Will the past last?

[Verse 1]
I can’t quite put my finger on it
(Not really within my grasp)
Given some thought… perhaps not
(Hard to present the past)

[Bridge]
Will the past last?
As permanent as it may be
(History is illusionary)

[Verse 2]
Yesterdays slip through my fingers
(It’s only memory that lingers)
In fact… is there any other time
(Than the one I’m in)

[Bridge]
I’m not certain
Alas, the past can’t last
As permanent as it may be
(History is illusionary)
Though it will never change
(Yes, it seems quite strange)

[Outro]
Yesterdays slip through my fingers
(It’s only a memory that lingers)
No, I can’t put my finger on it
(No, not within my grasp)
Does the past last
(Given some thought… perhaps not)

From the album “The Future

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Where Will You Be

[Intro]
Where will you be tomorrow
(Do you know?)
Where will you be next year
(Any where near?)

[Verse 1]
The sun will rise
(The sun will set)
That’s no surprise
(You can’t forget)

[Chorus]
Where will you be tomorrow
(Do you know?)
Where will you be next year
(Any where near?)

[Bridge]
Yes, my birth (on Earth)
Dictates (how one navigates)

[Verse 2]
The Earth spins around
(The Earth goes around)
The fact is — on its axis
(As it orbits the sun some)

[Chorus]
Where will you be tomorrow
(Do you know?)
Where will you be next year
(Any where near?)

[Bridge]
Yes, my birth (on Earth)
Dictates (how one navigates)

[Outro]
Join the human race
(… as we race in place)
Through space
Yes, my birth (on Earth)
Does dictate (how I navigate)

From the album “The Future

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Things Never Change

[Intro]
Some things never change
(Despite how we might rearrange)
They stay the same
(Remain)

[Verse 1]
The inevitability
(Of gravity)
And the supposed need
(Of greed)

[Instrumental, Electric Piano Solo]

[Chorus]
Some things never change
(Despite how we might rearrange)
They stay the same
(Remain)

[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Bass, Percussion]

[Verse 2]
Fundamental laws
(Natural flaws)
And to participate
(In hate)

[Instrumental, Electric Piano Solo]

[Chorus]
Some things never change
(Despite how we might rearrange)
They stay the same
(Remain)

[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Bass, Percussion]

[Verse 3]
Another setting sun
(2 equals one plus one)
Love, hate, and tears
(Darkness and fears)

[Instrumental, Electric Piano Solo]

[Chorus]
Some things never change
(Despite how we might rearrange)
They stay the same
(Remain)

[Bridge]
Can we put love above
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Bass, Percussion]
(Lighten the load)
Take the high road
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Bass, Percussion]

[Chorus]
Some things never change
(Despite how we might rearrange)
They stay the same
(Remain)

[Outro]
Can we put love above
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Bass, Percussion]
(Lighten the load)
Take the high road
As for the fate of hate
(The message we send)
In the end
(The end)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Bass, Percussion]

ABOUT THE SONG
Things that never change often fall into fundamental laws, enduring aspects of human nature, or life’s unavoidable realities, such as physics (gravity), natural cycles (sunsets), core human emotions (love, fear, bias), the past’s permanence, the inevitability of change itself, and persistent societal issues like inequality, while spiritual beliefs often focus on eternal truths or unchanging deities.

From the album “The Future

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Slowing the Spin

[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

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Ample

[Intro]
How much time do we have
(Is it ample)
If you don’t mind…
(Could you give us a sample)

[Bridge]
[Chorus]
The sands of time
(They don’t know)
They just flow
(Flow, flow, flow)

[Verse]
How much time is on the clock
(Is there enough… is it ample)
Or, has our ship… already left the dock
(Rendering my plea… a bad example)

[Bridge]
tick-tock
(tick-tock)

[Chorus]
The sands of time
(They don’t know)
They just flow
(Flow, flow, flow)

[Verse]
How much time does remain
(Enough to keep this soul alive)
Or, has the world gone insane
(Now, to beg to survive)

[Bridge]
tick-tock
(tick-tock)

[Chorus]
The sands of time
(They don’t know)
They just flow
(Flow, flow, flow)

[Outro]
As for me
(Swimming against the tide)
Can’t you see
(That ain’t my ride)

From the album “The Future

Also found on the album “Reggae Getaway

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Tomorrows

[Intro]
Will I be alive
(When tomorrows arrive)

[Verse]
Living day by day
(Try to get some play)
Not a total jerk
(Work, work, work)

[Bridge]
Will I be alive
(When tomorrows arrive)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Will tomorrow ever come
(Is the future at bay)
On borrowed time (and then some)
When is our prime (coming our way)
From the album “The Future

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Retro

[Intro]
Yo!
(What do you know)
About retro
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Verse 1]
What do you say
(About the music they play)
Does it digress…
(Day after day)

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
Yo!
(What do you know)
About retro
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Have we found the sound
(We’ve been lookin’ for)
Can we score some more
(It’s found all around)

[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo]

[Verse 2]
Can you please play
(The sounds of yesterday)
With a new twist
(I can’t resist)

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
Yo!
(What do you know)
About retro
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Have we found the sound
(We’ve been lookin’ for)
Can we score some more
(It’s found all around)

[Outro]
Futuristic music
(Soundin’ retro)
Come on
(Go, cat, go)
Retro
From the album “The Future

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Particle Accelerators

[Intro]
Accelerating particles practically
(To the speed of light)
Out of sight!

[Verse]
To get to live
(Along alive)
Would would I give
(To live)
… to thrive

[Bridge]
(Survive)
[Instrumental, Piano Solo, Strings, Bass, Percussion]
Accelerating particles practically
(To the speed of light)
Out of sight!
[Instrumental, Synth Solo]

[Verse]
To arrive alive
(What’s the destination)
To merely survive
(Or love procreation)
… mind dive

[Bridge]
(Extracurricular education)
[Instrumental, Piano Solo, Strings, Bass, Percussion]
Accelerating particles practically
(To the speed of light)
Out of sight!
[Instrumental, Synth Solo]

[Outro]
If you could live forever
(Would you ever)
Accept the endeavor?

ABOUT THE SONG
Particle Accelerators: At facilities like the GSI Helmholtz Centre in Germany, physicists accelerate ions to near-light speeds, observing that these particles “live” much longer than they do at rest—a direct confirmation of time dilation.

From the album “The Future

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Theoretically Possible

[Intro]
Impossible?
(Theoretically possible)

[Verse 1]
Would you like to go
(On a trip both far and near)
Exploring what we know
(And what’s to fear)

[Bridge]
Impossible?
(Theoretically possible)

[Chorus]
Into the future
(Let’s ride)
An endeavor
(End? …nevermore)

[Verse 2]
Yow would come to know
(The physics… and quick)
The speed of light we go
(Better bring some music)

[Bridge]
Impossible?
(Theoretically possible)

[Chorus]
Into the future
(Let’s ride)
An endeavor
(End? …nevermore)

[Outro]
Speed and gravity
(Indeed gain clarity)
How fast can we go
(Guess it’s time we know)

ABOUT THE SONG
In physics, time travel into the future is not only theoretically possible but a well-established and measured phenomenon known as time dilation. According to Albert Einstein’s theories of relativity, the rate at which time passes is relative and can change depending on speed and gravity.

Primary Mechanisms of Future Time Travel
Physicists have identified two main ways to “jump” into the future by slowing down your own internal clock relative to the rest of the world:

* Velocity-Based Time Dilation (Special Relativity): The faster you move through space, the slower you move through time.
* The Effect: If you were to travel on a spaceship at near-light speeds (e.g., 99.9% the speed of light) for what felt like one year to you, several decades might have passed on Earth when you returned.
* Real-World Example: Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) travel at 17,500 mph. After six months, they have aged approximately 0.005 seconds less than people on Earth.

Gravitational Time Dilation (General Relativity): Time passes more slowly in stronger gravitational fields.
* The Effect: Clocks near massive objects (like stars or black holes) run slower than clocks in deep space.
* Extreme Scenarios: A person who orbits the edge of a massive black hole for a few hours might return to Earth to find 1,000 years have passed.
* Daily Technology: GPS satellites are farther from Earth’s gravity than we are, causing their clocks to run about 38 microseconds faster per day than clocks on the ground. Engineers must constantly correct for this “time travel” to keep GPS accurate.

Comparison with Past Time Travel
While traveling to the future is a standard consequence of modern physics, traveling into the past is far more controversial. Theories like “wormholes” or “closed timelike curves” suggest it might be mathematically possible, but many physicists, including the late Stephen Hawking, argue that the laws of nature likely prevent it to avoid causality paradoxes (like the “grandfather paradox”).

From the album “The Future

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This Is Freaky

[Intro]
Dialed in to (dilation)
Man, is this freaky
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Verse 1]
Ma, do you know the formula
(Dad can you fill me in)
No, no said my mama
(My dad didn’t know where to begin)

[Bridge]
Now, I’m dialed in…
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Percussion]
Dialed in to (dilation)
Man, is this freaky
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Just in time
(My brain keeps up to my mind)
If it were to go slow
(Ohhh, I just don’t know)

[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Percussion Solo]

[Verse 2]
Pa, do you know the formula
(Ma can you fill me in)
They said, “No son. Not for this sun.”
(So my birth on earth did begin)

[Bridge]
Now, I’m dialed in…
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Percussion]
Dialed in to (dilation)
Man, is this freaky
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Just in time
(My brain keeps up to my mind)
If it were to go slow
(Ohhh, I just don’t know)

[Outro]
[Instrumental, Whistle Solo]
Will it take a toll (on my soul)
I dunno
Will a arrive alive
(Survive the drive)
I dunno
(No, no know)

ABOUT THE SONG
Velocity-Based Time Dilation (Special Relativity): The faster you move through space, the slower you move through time. Acore tenet of Einstein’s Special Relativity, describes how time slows down for an object as its speed increases relative to a stationary observer.

 

Time Dilation

From the album “The Future

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Jump Into

[Intro]
Slow down
(And jump)
… into the future
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Verse 1]
Wanna get a taste
(Of velocity based)
Faster through space
(Slower through time)

[Bridge]
I’m….
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Percussion]
Slow down
(And jump)
… into the future
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Jump! (Ahead)
Jump up!
(Book read)
Jump!
(Come on and…)
Jump!

[Instrumental, Saxophone Solo]

[Verse 2]
Wanna race against space
(Time without a trace)
Decades gone (they fly by)
No time to wonder (“Wonder why?”)

[Bridge]
Bye…. (Bye-bye)
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Percussion]
Slow down
(And jump)
… into the future
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Jump! (Ahead)
Jump up!
(Book read)
Jump!
(Come on and…)
Jump!

ABOUT THE SONG
Primary Mechanisms of Future Time Travel
Physicists have identified two main ways to “jump” into the future by slowing down your own internal clock relative to the rest of the world:

* Velocity-Based Time Dilation (Special Relativity): The faster you move through space, the slower you move through time.
* The Effect: If you were to travel on a spaceship at near-light speeds (e.g., 99.9% the speed of light) for what felt like one year to you, several decades might have passed on Earth when you returned.
* Real-World Example: Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) travel at 17,500 mph. After six months, they have aged approximately 0.005 seconds less than people on Earth.

From the album “The Future

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Space Truckin’

Deep Purple Coversong

[Verse 1]
Well, we had a lot of luck on Venus
We always had a ball on Mars
We meet with all the groovy people
We rocked the Milky Way so far

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Synth Solo]
Been around with Borealis
We’re space truckin’ ’round the stars

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Come on
(come on)
Come on
(Let’s go space truckin’)
Come on
(come on)
Come on
(Yeah….)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]
Remember when we did the moonshot
Pony Trekker led the way
We moved through the Canaveral moonstop
Dancin’ and gone away

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Synth Solo]
We got music in our solar system
We’re space truckin’ every day

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
Come on
(come on)
Come on
(Let’s go space truckin’)
Come on
(come on)
Come on
(Yeah….)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Synth Solo]

[Verse 3]
The fireball that we rode was moving
But now we’ve got a new machine
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, the freaks said
“Man this cat can really swing”

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Bass Solo]
They got music in the solar system
Rocked around the Milky Way, yeah-yeah
They danced around with Borealis
Space truckin’ every day

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
Come on
(come on)
Come on
(Let’s go space truckin’)
Come on
(come on)
Come on
(Yeah….)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Synth Solo]
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Bass Solo, Percussion, Drum Fills]
Come on
(come on)
Come on
Let’s go space truckin’
Come on
(come on)
Come on
Yeah-yeah, space truckin’
Yeah-yeah-yeah….
(Yeah-yeah-yeah….)

[Outro]
Yeah-yeah-yeah
(Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Bass Solo, Percussion, Drum Fills]

From the album “The Future

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I’m Back

[Intro]
I’m back
(Your back)
We’re back

[Bridge]
In divergence
(From before)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
Sense (the scene)
Imagine (the dream)

[Verse]
So why not go
(Hear we go)
Here we go
(There we go)

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Synth Solo]
In divergence
(From before)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
Sense (the scene)
Imagine (the dream)
[Instrumental, Organ Solo]

[Verse]
So here go
(Near no no)
Just so ya know…
(Off we go)

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Synth Solo]
In divergence
(From before)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
Sense (the scene)
Imagine (the dream)
[Instrumental, Organ Solo]

[Outro]
[Instrumental, Synth Solo]
In divergence
(From before)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo]
Sense (the scene)
Imagine (the dream)
[Instrumental, Organ Solo]

From the album “The Future

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Out There

[Intro]
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Bass, Percussion]
I’m somewhere….
(Out there)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Verse 1]
If you should pass my way
(What do you say)
We make it a day
(And play, play, play)

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Bass, Percussion]
I’m somewhere….
(Out there)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Chorus]
If you’re comin’ this far
(Bring your guitar)
If you’re going bizarre
(I know right where you are)

[Instrumental, Drum Solo, Synth, Bass, Percussion]

[Verse 2]
Don’t go out of your way
(But if you crave the “hey!”)
That’s A-OK
(Let’s play, play, play)

[Bridge]
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Bass, Percussion]
I’m somewhere….
(Out there)
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

[Chorus]
If you’re comin’ this far
(Bring your guitar)
If you’re going bizarre
(I know right where you are)

[Outro]
Floating past our star…
[Instrumental, Synth Solo, Bass, Percussion]
We’re everywhere….
(Out there)
Space-time
(Continuum)
And, then some
[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]

From the album “The Future

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