By Surprise

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[Intro]
Were you taken by surprise
(Open your eyes)

[Verse 1]
Will the eyes twinkle
(Awaken Rip Van Winkle)
Space-time wrinkle
(Before you’re R.I.P. Van Winkle)

[Bridge]
Were you taken by surprise
(Open your eyes)

[Chorus]
Are you snoozin’
(Instead of cruisin’)
You snooze, you lose
(You choose the blues)

[Verse 2]
Poor sleeping beauty
(Missing out on reality)
Fast asleep… can’t see
(The false dichotomy)

[Bridge]
Were you taken by surprise
(Open your eyes)

[Chorus]
Are you snoozin’
(Instead of cruisin’)
You snooze, you lose
(You choose the blues)

[Bridge]
Were you taken by surprise
(Open your eyes)

[Chorus]
Are you snoozin’
(Instead of cruisin’)
You snooze, you lose
(You choose the blues)

[Outro]
Were you taken by surprise
(Open your eyes)
Take a look around
(At what’s going down)
Come to realize
(Ruled by a clown)

From the album “Taken

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(Taken) Down

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[Intro]
Have they been taken down
(And out)
Fall of the crown
(Shout!)

[Verse 1]
Are last year’s decorations
(Still up n’ hangin’)
Almost time for restoration
(As that time rolls ’round agin’)

[Chorus]
Have they been taken down
(And out)
Talk of the town
(Shout!)

[Bridge]
Down and out!
You know it’s way past due
(Don’t you?)

[Verse 2]
Last year’s resolutions
(Still up n’ hangin’)
Best implement solutions
(As that time rolls ’round agin’)

[Chorus]
Have they been taken down
(And out)
Fall of the clown
(Shout!)

[Bridge]
Down and out!
You know it’s way past due
(Don’t you?)

[Chorus]
Have they been taken down
(And out)
Reverse the frown
(Shout!)

[Outro]
Down and out!
You know it’s way past due
(Don’t you?)
We can pull us through
(Stop!)
Change what’s on top

From the album “Taken

A Christmas Bonus Song

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In a Heartbeat

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[Intro]
You know (the flow)
Taken (in a heartbeat)
Given (back again)
You know (the flow)
[Instrumental, Drum Solo]
In a heartbeat
(Feel the blood flow)
To to fro
(In a heartbeat)

[Refrain]
Pumping
(Pushing you around)
Pumping
(Pounding upside down)

[Bridge]
Pound! (round n’ round n’ round)
Taken (in a heartbeat)
Given (back again)
You know (the flow)
In a heartbeat
(Feel the blood flow)
To to fro
(In a heartbeat)

[Refrain]
Pumping
(Pushing you around)
Pumping
(Pounding upside down)

[Outro]
You know (the flow)
Pound! (round n’ round n’ round)
Beat! (from head to feet)
Pumping
(Pounding upside down
Taken (in a heartbeat)
Given (back again)
You know (the flow)
In a heartbeat
(Feel the blood flow)
To to fro
(In a heartbeat)
To know (the flow)

From the album “Taken

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Mary, May I

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[Intro]
Mary, may I…
(Take another)

[Refrain]
The same refrain
(Gonna do it again)
Sound insane?
(Over and over again)

[Bridge]
Mary, may I…
(Take another)
Take another
(Merry)
Quite…
(Or contrary)

[Refrain]
The same refrain
(Gonna do it again)
Sound insane?
(Over and over again)

[Bridge]
Back to start…
(Begin!)
Over and over again
Mary, may I take another
(Take another)
Take another
(Merry)
Quite…
(Contrary)

[Refrain]
The same refrain
(Gonna do it again)
Sound insane?
(Over and over again)

[Outro]
Can we do it again?
(Depart)
Back to start…
(Begin!)
Over and over again
Mary, may I take another
(Take another)
Take another
(Merry)
Quite…
(Contrary)
Extraordinary
(Future)
Until failure

From the album “Taken

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Taking the Hard Way

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[Intro]
What’s that you say…
(Ya wanna take the hard way?)

[Verse 1]
The high road
(Or the low road)
Do you know
(Which way to go)

[Bridge]
What’s that you say…
(Ya wanna take the hard way?)

[Chorus]
Bye (bye, bye)
You can take the low road
(I’ll go high)
Hi, hi, hi

[Bridge]
Bye (bye, bye)
Oh, whoa woe (please don’t cry)
You chose the hard way
(What can I say?)

[Verse 2]
The low road…
(How low can you go)
A heavy load
(Or don’t you know)

[Bridge]
What’s that you say…
(Ya wanna take the hard way?)

[Chorus]
Bye (bye, bye)
You can take the low road
(I’ll go high)
Hi, hi, hi

[Bridge]
Bye (bye, bye)
Oh, whoa woe (please don’t cry)
You chose the hard way
(What can I say?)

[Outro]
Bye (bye, bye)
Why did you go low?
(I dunno)
Sigh…
(I’ll go high)
Hi, hi, hi

From the album “Taken

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What’s Large

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[Intro]
Go big or stay home?
(Moan)
How large is big?
(Like a fat pig)

[Verse 1]
So, you wanna bet the farm
(Maybe you should think twice)
Sound the alarm for self-harm
(Before throwing the dice)

[Chorus]
Go big or stay home?
(Moan)
How large is big?
(Like a fat pig)

[Bridge]
Maybe it’s time to realize
(We need to downsize)
Better off staying home
(Alone)

[Verse 2]
Give life your full commitment
(Give ‘er everything ya got)
Loving life without resentment
(Give er’ all ya got… why not?)

[Chorus]
Go big or stay home?
(Get out and roam!)
How large is big?
(Whirl n’ spin like a whirligig)

[Bridge]
Maybe it’s time to realize
(We need to energize)
Better off going big
(Big heart right from the start)

[Chorus]
Go big or stay home?
(Get out and roam!)
How large is big?
(Whirl n’ spin like a whirligig)

[Outro]
Maybe it’s time to realize
(We need to organize)
We’re going big (big, big, big)
To erase our trace
We’re going big (big, big, big)
To save our plade
We’re going big (big, big, big)
Wield a big heart (right from the start)

From the album “Taken

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Awaken

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[Intro]
Awaken
A wakening (Awakening)

[Refrain]
Awaken
(Break in to reality)
Awaken
(Wake, rise, and see)

[Bridge]
Awaken
A wakening (Awakening)
Before the reckoning

[Refrain]
Awaken
(Break in to reality)
Awaken
(Wake, rise, and see)
Rise! (Open your eyes)

[Bridge]
Awaken
A wakening (Awakening)
Before the reckoning
(Your life is beckoning)

[Refrain]
Awaken
(Break in to reality)
Awaken
(Wake, rise, and see)
Rise! (Open your eyes)
Realize

[Outro]
Awaken (to take in)
Let insight (begin)
A wakening (Awakening)
Before the reckoning
(Your life is beckoning)
A wakening (Awakening)
Anyway…
(… to the light of day)

From the album “Taken

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Parking Space

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[Intro]
The spot was empty
(Awaken to being taken)

[Verse 1]
Hurried around the block
(Trying to beat the clock)
But when I returned
(I learned… I was burned)

[Bridge]
The spot was empty
(Awaken to being taken)

[Chorus]
Like a parking space
(Can happen any place)
What once was free
(May no longer be)

[Verse 2]
Was gonna back it in
(Parallel parkin’)
How could a dirty rat
(Make a move like that)

[Bridge]
The spot was empty
(Awaken to being taken)

[Chorus]
Like a parking space
(Can happen any place)
What once was free
(May no longer be)

[Bridge]
The spot was empty
(Awaken to being taken)

[Chorus]
Like a parking space
(Can happen any place)
What once was free
(May no longer be)

[Outro]
The spot was empty
(Awaken to being taken)
No space left in this place
(Are you starting to see)
The spot was empty
(Awaken to being taken)

From the album “Taken

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Gone

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[Intro]
Guess she’s gone

[Bridge]
For how long?

[Refrain]
Taken (for better or worse)
Gone (gone, gone)
Taken (better call a hearse)
Long gone

[Bridge]
Best say goodbye
(Why?)
Taken (for better or worse)
Gone (gone, gone)
Taken (better call a hearse)
Long gone

[Verse 2]
Guess she’s gone
(What went wrong?)
Pissed life away
(With strife everyday?)

[Bridge]
Now it’s gone
(For how long?)
Anyway
(Forever and a day)
Gone

[Refrain]
Taken (for better or worse)
Gone (gone, gone)
Taken (better call a hearse)
Long gone

[Bridge]
Best say goodbye
(Why?)
Taken (for better or worse)
Gone (gone, gone)
Taken (better call a hearse)
Long gone

[Outro]
Taken (for better or worse)
Gone (gone, gone)
Taken (better call a hearse)
Long gone…
… gone (gone, gone)

From the album “Taken

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(Taken) In

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[Intro]
Taken in… (by beauty)
Starin’ (right at me)

[Verse 1]
I was so stressed out
I couldn’t take it in
Did a turnabout
… a restart (to begin)

[Chorus]
Look to the sky
(For the answer, why)
Look deep inside
(Meaning hides in hide)

[Bridge]
Taken in… (by beauty)
Starin’ (right at me)
If only (we could see)

[Verse 2]
If we figure out
About the love within
Maybe we’ll turnabout
And let the love (rise above)

[Chorus]
Look to the sky
(For the answer, why)
Look deep inside
(Meaning hides in hide)

[Bridge]
Taken in… (by beauty)
Starin’ (right at me)
If only (we could see)

[Outro]
Look to the sky
(For the answer, why)
Look deep inside
(Meaning hides in hide)
On our outsides
(Reality resides)

 

From the album “Taken

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Take a Picture

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[Intro]
Did you take a picture
(Of our future?)

[Refrain]
Are you sure
(We’ll endure)
Let’s take a look
(At the end of the book)

[Bridge]
Maybe it’s illustrated
(With our freewill, ill and updated)
Did you take a picture
(Of the future?)

[Refrain]
Are you sure
(We’ll endure)
Let’s take a look
(At the end of the book)

[Bridge]
Perhaps there’s a graphic
(Of our freewill, ill and sooo sick)
Did you take a picture
(Of the future?)

[Refrain]
Are you sure
(We’ll endure)
Let’s take a look
(At the end of the book)

[Outro]
There’s a picture
(Of the future)
Belief… I become aware
(We’re not there)

ABOUT THE SONG AND SCIENCE

7. Toward a Unified Framework

Our ensemble-based probabilistic climate model integrates socio-economic, ecological, and biogeophysical feedbacks within a nonlinear dynamical system. The results indicate that global temperatures are on course to become unsustainable within this century, far surpassing earlier projections of a 4°C rise over a millennium26*.

The transition from a stable Holocene equilibrium to a runaway Anthropocene trajectory is characterized by compounding, interdependent feedbacks across multiple systems — thermal, hydrological, biological, and societal.

8. Conclusion: A Closing Window

The events of 2024–2025 reveal the limits of incremental mitigation. Stabilizing Earth’s climate now demands more than emission reductions — it requires active carbon removal, ecosystem restoration, and an immediate global phase-out of fossil fuels.

As the planet’s natural stabilizers fail, humanity faces a critical juncture: continue deferring action or act decisively to preserve habitability. The evidence is unequivocal — the feedback loops have tipped, the tipping points have cascaded, and the window for prevention is rapidly closing.

 

26* 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.

 

Tipping points and feedback loops drive the acceleration of climate change. When one tipping point is toppled and triggers others, the cascading collapse is known as the Domino Effect.

From the album “Taken

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Miss Took

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[Intro]
I mistook Miss Took (too bad)
She took me for everything (I had)

[Verse 1]
I went out on a limb
(Looking for her)
She was out to lunch on him
(Like minds concur)

[Chorus]
I mistook Miss Took (too bad)
She took me for everything (I had)
Such a sad tale… after all
(I fell for the fall)

[Bridge]
Fell down (down, down)
Do you recall
(Anything at all?)
I mistook Miss Took (too bad)
She took me for everything (I had)

[Verse 2]
The man could not understand
(The situation in hand)
A square in a circle jerk
(… with a smirk)

[Chorus]
I mistook Miss Took (too bad)
She took me for everything (I had)
Such a sad tale… after all
(I fell for the fall)

[Bridge]
Fell down (down, down)
Do you recall
(Anything at all?)
I mistook Miss Took (too bad)
She took me for everything (I had)

[Outro]
She took me down (down, down)
You know (down below)
Down (down, down)
Here we go (down below)
Oh (oh, oh)
I mistook Miss Took (too bad)
She took me for everything (I had)
I don’t miss Miss Took (today)
I let her (fade away) (away, away)

From the album “Taken

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Not (Taken)

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[Intro]
Are you taken?
Shaken (but not taken)

[Verse 1]
Fancy meeting you here
(A pleasant surprise)
The fog starts to clear
(As my hopes begin to rise)

[Bridge]
Are you taken?
(Whoa, oh, no)
Shaken (but not taken)

[Chorus]
I’ve found
(The world keeps turning ’round)
All the while
(In search of your style)

[Bridge]
All the while
(In search of your smile)

[Verse 1]
Fancy meeting you here
(A pleasant surprise)
The fog starts to clear
(As my hopes begin to rise)

[Bridge]
Are you taken?
(Whoa, oh, no)
Shaken (but not taken)

[Chorus]
I’ve found
(The world keeps turning ’round)
All the while
(In search of your style)

[Outro]
All the while
(In search of your smile)
Looking high and low
(And now I know)
Taken aback by you
(Yes, yes you do)

From the album “Taken

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(Taken) Over

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[Intro]
The world
(Has been taken over)
I’m told:
(Opposable thumb hangover)

[Verse 1]
The abstract
(Is no longer abstract)
In fact…
(Should be no surprise to realize)

[Bridge]
Under self-reinforcing feedback attack

[Chorus]
The world
(Has been taken over)
I’m told:
(Opposable thumb hangover)

[Verse 2]
Get this
(Hypothesis)
Is disastrous
(It’s a doubling time crime)

[Bridge]
Under self-reinforcing feedback attack

[Chorus]
The world
(Has been taken over)
I’m told:
(Opposable thumb hangover)

[Bridge]
Under self-reinforcing feedback attack

[Chorus]
The world
(Has been taken over)
I’m told:
(Opposable thumb hangover)

[Bridge]
Under self-reinforcing feedback attack
(Got to start giving back)
What does humanity lack
(But to start our heart)

ABOUT THE SCIENCE
Abstract
Earth’s climate is a nonlinear, chaotic system composed of interdependent subsystems—atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. Drawing from chaos theory and nonlinear thermodynamics, this paper examines how feedback loops and tipping points interact to accelerate global warming. Building on prior work establishing the non-linear acceleration hypothesis, we present evidence that the doubling time of climate change impacts has decreased from approximately 100 years to less than 2 years. Data from 2024–2025 confirm record atmospheric CO2 concentrations, fossil fuel emissions, and temperatures, signifying a transition to a phase of self-reinforcing instability. We synthesize recent research showing that cascading climate feedbacks are now driving a compound collapse of planetary systems — from carbon sinks turning into carbon sources to economic, health, and ecological destabilization. These interlinked “tipped tipping points” constitute what we term the Domino Effect — a systemic cascade that threatens global habitability within the century.

Interactive Easy-Read Format

* 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.

Tipped Tipping Points and the Domino Effect: Accelerating Climate Collapse
(Scientific Journal Format)

 

Tipping points and feedback loops drive the acceleration of climate change. When one tipping point is toppled and triggers others, the cascading collapse is known as the Domino Effect.

 

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

From the album “Taken

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(Taken) Out

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[Intro]
Have you been taken out
(Of the rat race bout)

[Verse 1]
Are the top guns
(Gunning for you)
Everyone runs
(To try to get through)

[Bridge]
Have you been taken out
(Of the rat race bout)

[Chorus]
Taken out
(Of circulation)
Taken out
(By retribution)

[Verse 2]
Are all the big wigs
(Trying to bring you down)
As the fat pig jigs
(Foundations crumbling all around)

[Bridge]
Have you been taken out
(Of the rat race bout)

[Chorus]
Taken out
(Of circulation)
Taken out
(By retribution)

[Bridge]
Have you been taken out
(Of the rat race bout)

[Chorus]
Taken out
(Of circulation)
Taken out
(By retribution)

[Outro]
Failed institution
(We seek relief)
From the commander in chief
Have you been taken out
(Of the rat race bout)
Have you been taken down
(By the self-anointed crown)
… or should I say clown
(Down, down, down)

From the album “Taken

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